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Tag Archives: Rhode Island
When you see graffiti like this ….
…. you know, without a doubt, that you are in Rhode Island.
Please do not disturb.
I am moved by this story. The best in that thing called “community”.
“[The river] has crested over the top of Route 95.”
Some of the stories coming out of Rhode Island right now beggar belief. It is an flood unprecedented in Rhode Island history. I have never seen anything like it. The blizzard of 78 comes close, in terms of shutting down … Continue reading Continue reading
Bloody Marys, Michael Jackson, rocks in the tub, and a random object from the cellar
During my second week on Block Island, the ferry brought me some visitors: Mitchell, Luisa and Meghan. Mitchell was in Rhode Island for 5 days and so they took the ferry out and spent the day with me. They arrived … Continue reading
Island snapshots
— “He had a way of making a simple walk down a country lane into a Grand Adventure.” — Patricia Flynn, on her husband Errol’s acting ability — Thomas Hardy bums me out, man. But I love him. Also, when … Continue reading
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Tagged Errol Flynn, Ginger Rogers, Katharine Hepburn, Rhode Island, snapshots, Thomas Hardy
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Snapshots with Wilde bookends
— “Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or comedy … But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications.” — … Continue reading
On the island
— There is only one four-way intersection on the island. No stoplights. The intersection is referred to one and all as “The Four Corners.” “Excuse me, can you tell me where the bank is?” “The Four Corners.” “Got it.” — … Continue reading
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Tagged Loretta Young, Maud Gonne, Rhode Island, Ron Chernow, snapshots, W.B. Yeats
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That’ll Learn Ya reunites
That’ll Learn Ya was a band formed at URI, and their heyday was when I was a student there. Their success as a local band was not only on the URI campus, although that was their main fan base. If … Continue reading
The beach
… during a windy sunset. Continue reading
