When visiting the Chernobyl site a couple of years ago, I ran into a guy that was writing about “Disaster Tourism”. I thought that was an interesting concept and for some reason I’ve been thinking about that conversation and disaster tourism destinations in general tonight… Now, I should clarify what he meant by “disaster tourism” … Continue reading
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Photo Of The Day: Bad Seven Motorcycle Club
This was taken in London in early 2009… I should have gone out for a beer with him as I’m sure he’s an interesting gentleman with some great stories. Continue reading
The Vox Pop Article: “What Makes Your Job Interesting?”
I very recently did a series of vox pop interviews in my neighborhood for Reuters and figured the resulting article was sufficiently interesting to merit posting on The Velvet Rocket: ****** “And then there was the giraffe incident…” I’m with 56-year-old sanitation worker Travis Greene as he describes his job. Certainly, it’s easy to find … Continue reading
The Moods of Lake Ontario
Believe it or not, these photos (and the video) were all shot in the span of one afternoon. Conditions change quickly on Lake Ontario… The morning was stormy. Howling winds whipped the water up and drove flurries of snow in all directions: * * But, just two hours after the above were taken, Lake Ontario … Continue reading
The Best Moments in Film: Speeches
I haven’t worked on this series in a while, but now seems as apt a time as any to continue this project. You’ll recall that the earlier focus was on the best car chases and the best shootouts in film. Well, as indicated above, in this post I hope to draw attention to some of … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street – The Day After…
At the request of our Middle East correspondent, Ben Walker, The Velvet Rocket staff braved the rain and foul weather to explore the aftermath of the New York Police Department’s eviction of the Occupy Wall Street protesters at Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park. The scene tonight: Yes, there is still some activity at Zuccotti Park – police, … Continue reading
‘The Golden Road’ of Maine
Timber companies have always faced a problem with moving logs from the stump to sawmills often many miles away… This is particularly of relevance in a state such as Maine where there are still many vast tracts of wilderness. Historically, oxen and horses dragged the logs to streams and rivers that would then carry them … Continue reading
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