Myself standing outside the small white cottage that once belonged to Edgar Allan Poe.

From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC

July 3, 2025, Leave a Comment on From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC

During our visit to New York City we spent a lot of time walking. We also made several short stops to places that just didn’t make the cut as full blog posts. So here is a round-up of some of the places we stopped at during our visit. Grand Central Terminal. 89 E. 42nd St.…

Exploring the Country Music Hall of Fame

May 27, 2025, Leave a Comment on Exploring the Country Music Hall of Fame

There would be no better place than Nashville for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Originally opening April 1, 1967 along Music Row, it moved to downtown Nashville in 2001, and has only expanded from there. Today the history of country music unfolds across 350,000 square feet and three floors. The museum showcases…

Exterior view of the Ryman, a multi story brick building with white details and a peaked roof.

Behind the Curtain of the Ryman, the Mother Church of Country Music

May 19, 2025, 3 Comments

Running through Nashville is the Cumberland River, and in the 1880s it meant Nashville was a rough and tumble river town with saloons, gambling, and of course riverboats. Thomas Ryman was a man of the river, owning a successful riverboat company, and not exactly a man of God, but all that changed on May 10,…

Guide to Gram Parsons’ Southern California

March 19, 2025, Leave a Comment on Guide to Gram Parsons’ Southern California

Today is a blog post that has literally been years in the making. As some of you may know, Gram Parsons is one of my favorite musicians, and I have been spending the last several years seeking locations linked to him across Southern California. Originally hailing from Winter Haven, Florida and growing up in Georgia,…

Close-up of the marquee in color, red neon script reads "Whisky a Go Go" and below in interchangeable block letters it reads "Robby Krieger"

Time Traveling back to 1966 at The Whisky A Go Go with Robby Krieger

August 8, 2024, 1 Comment

If you pick up any book about music in the 1960s or 70s, there is a more than likely chance that one venue will be mentioned more than any other, and that is The Whisky A Go Go. In the summer of 1964 The Whisky opened its doors, eventually becoming a legendary mecca for the…

Myself, wearing a shirt featuring the cover of Sweetheart of the Rodeo, which is an image of a cowgirl surrounded by flowers, and jeans, standing just outside the door with a view of the other Tudor cottages behind me.

Spending my Birthday the Faux English Village Gram Parsons Once Called Home

April 24, 2024, Leave a Comment on Spending my Birthday the Faux English Village Gram Parsons Once Called Home

Charlie Chaplin was, and remains, an important icon of motion picture history. His on screen antics are classic, and his contribution to the industry in a variety of ways cannot be underestimated. One way he sought to improve production at his studio, which he built in 1917, was to provide housing for employees close to…

An English cottage style complex with an arched gateway reads "The Jim Henson Company" and atop one building is a large statue of Kermit the Frog dressed in Charlie Chaplin's The Tramp outfit, of a black suit, bowler hat, and bamboo cane.

Over 100 years of Entertainment History at the Jim Henson Company Studio

November 28, 2023, 1 Comment

JUNE 2024 UPDATE: The Jim Henson Company has decided to sell and vacate the lot. Read more from The Wrap. MARCH 2024 UPDATE: The studio is being bought by singer John Mayer, read more via Rolling Stone. FEBRUARY 2026 UPDATE: The studio was purchased by music artist John Mayer and filmmaker McG. The pair tried…

Myself, wearing a cream cowboy hat, jean jacket, black shirt with script reading "Flying Burrito Brothers" and red corduroy pants, leaning on the gate to our room.

Retracing the Final Steps of Gram Parsons at the Joshua Tree Inn

November 20, 2023, 3 Comments

For our weekend in the desert for Orville Peck’s Rodeo, Patrick and I stayed at my favorite place in the high desert, the Joshua Tree Inn. Long time readers may be familiar with the small motel, as I’ve featured it several times. But this stay was extra special because we stayed in Room 2, which…

Recreating Gram's GP cover, myself seated in a chair, wearing a jean jacket, black tee, striped pants, and black boots. Behind are arched alcoves with gold fabric hanging in them.

Celebrating my Birthday at the Infamous Chateau Marmont

April 26, 2023, 8 Comments

For my birthday this year Patrick and I spent the weekend at the famed Chateau Marmont. While the Chateau has become a well known for a variety of reasons, for me it’s important because it’s one more place linked to my favorite musician, Gram Parsons. Built to resemble a French chateau, Chateau Marmont looms alluring…

Myself, wearing a brown hat, blue jean jacket, tee featuring a desert landscape, tan corduroy pants, and dark brown boots, standing in front of the Copper Room.

Flying High at the Copper Room

December 8, 2022, 2 Comments

Just a few blocks off of Highway 62, (the highway that takes you to Joshua Tree National Park) is the Yucca Valley Airport, a small, hobbyist style airport catering to those in the high desert. Attached is the quaint, but delightful Copper Room, which was once frequented by one of my favorite musicians, Gram Parsons.…

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Gram Parsons pilgrimage

From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC

Exploring the Country Music Hall of Fame

Behind the Curtain of the Ryman, the Mother Church of Country Music

Guide to Gram Parsons’ Southern California

Time Traveling back to 1966 at The Whisky A Go Go with Robby Krieger

Spending my Birthday the Faux English Village Gram Parsons Once Called Home

Over 100 years of Entertainment History at the Jim Henson Company Studio

Retracing the Final Steps of Gram Parsons at the Joshua Tree Inn

Celebrating my Birthday at the Infamous Chateau Marmont

Flying High at the Copper Room