“Basically, amoral social climber from poor background seduces poor factory girl, gets her pregnant, wants to marry a rich socialite and so kills poor factory girl by smashing her in the head with his tennis racket and dumping her body in a lake, fakes a canoe accident, trips self up by being basically an idiot, dies in electric chair after mercy is refused by Governor Charles Evans Hughes.”
“There are obviously many websites on WWII weapons, and many on post-war weapons, but I have always been fascinated with WWII weapons being used after the war.”
“On this page you will find maps showing almost every building in the United States. Why did we make such a thing? We did it as an opportunity for you to connect with the country’s cities and explore them in detail.”
“On every airline flight, a crew member talks to passengers in the exit rows to see whether they can, as Federal Aviation Administration regulations specify, “pass expeditiously through the emergency exit” if needed. Given how passengers have grown in inverse proportion to the spaciousness of airliner seats, anything like “expeditious” evacuation of an entire airliner seems doubtful.”
Remembering Bill Schock on his 100th birthday … and the 52nd anniversary of Braniff 250 in Falls City. Also … feeling old from … time flying and stuff. Since the AM2431 crash in Durango a few days ago appears to be from weather-related causes, never forgetting the lessons of BN250, as well as CO426, OZ809,…
Is there anything better than a warm summer night playing in – er, rather sitting near the lawn sprinkler under a street light while watching the 21:00 evening arrivals at KBNA? Well, maybe if I was still 10 …
Back in 2014, I included a chapter in my book detailing Bill Schock’s war experiences as they related to his reporting on the crash of Braniff International flight 250 in 1966.
«This is Bill’s final column» out of countless ones he wrote over 71 years for the Falls City Journal. With this column, he said farewell; the Journal has been sold and moved to a much smaller space in downtown Falls City which it had occupied until 1950. It’s all extremely symbolic of the state of…
This is kind of like how I feel about my (possibly four) upcoming surgeries: I don’t want to do this, but I have to, and I hate it. Received a kind e-mail yesterday telling me of the death of Bill Schock of Falls City, NE, on Thursday evening, six weeks short of his 100th birthday….
Welcome to KBNA, 787-8 BA223, arriving on 20R after an 8 hour, 56 minute flight from LHR. British Airways began five-times-a-week, nonstop service between London Heathrow and Nashville International last week and I’ve been trying to get the beautiful Dreamliner on film all week and the stars aligned today. Not great lighting, but I got…
Hard to tell in this pic, but it’s snowing to beat the band in Music City. Thoughts and prayers to grocery store workers… Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, January 29, 2018
We got snow over ice … at least on our patio lights. Don’t want to know about the streets. Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, January 12, 2018
Snowing to beat the band in Music City and they’re as panicked as if General George Thomas and his Yankees was a-comin’ agin. Winter is always amusing in Dixie. Snow is purty though! Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, January 12, 2018
The story is sordid and long, but the details were made clear by Matt Viser’s excellent Globe piece. To wit: Lorenzo sold the Donald the Eastern Shuttle for an overvalued $365 million (if DT had created a brand-new shuttle from the ground up with brand-new planes, not old worn-out 727s, estimates were that he could have done it for $300 million.) Of course, the money was all borrowed. It was 1989; Eastern (and Continental) were already almost dead from Lorenzo’s sledgehammer and the economy was tanking. Pan Am 103 was bombed, the first Gulf War was about to begin. It was incredibly bad judgement to overpay a bunch of other peoples’ money for something that was guaranteed to tank.
Hello Autumn. Nice to see you finally show up. But could we have something between 90 degrees yesterday and 67 today so I could use the blasted hammock at least once this year? Yeesh. Posted by Steve Pollock on Thursday, October 20, 2016
Just some housekeeping: For those of you I met in Falls City, I'm posting this link in case I've missed anyone's email… Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, August 28, 2016
The wonderful folks at McFarland did a special rush printing for me and as soon as I get them signed and addressed, they… Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, August 19, 2016
Just a note to any of your wonderful Falls City people who were so gracious to order the book, it's being processed by… Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, August 15, 2016
I knew I was close to home when I encountered a truck carrying Brad Paisley's "Life Amplified" Tour headed for Music City. Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, August 8, 2016
The Tennessee River flowing out of Kentucky Lake and dam rolling on to its meeting place with the Ohio. That water will be in New Orleans inside of 90 days. Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, August 8, 2016
Structure of the MLK Bridge. Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, August 8, 2016
<Aw shucks, blow my own horn time> I greatly appreciate all the orders for the book. If anyone else wants a copy, let me… Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, August 7, 2016
Frank didn't tell me he's running for governor of Missouri. I might be like Bill Clinton, First Gentleman of Missouri! (I think this road trip is making me a little loopy.) Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, August 7, 2016
I found four Pokemons. What'll I get for 'em? They're not Pokemons? No? Shoot. Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, August 7, 2016
Finally, some excitement! A train! (US 36 in northern Missouri is great and immensely less stressful thab the hellish I70 bryween KC and Stl… at the price of great boredom.) Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, August 7, 2016
So this happened: An amazing, wonderful, unique, bittersweet, laughter through tears, hugs and finely developed senses… Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, August 6, 2016
Two awesome pieces in the Lincoln, NE, Journal Star by Peter Salter explain why I'm in this neck of the woods. Great… Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, August 5, 2016
Illinois! Posted by Steve Pollock on Thursday, August 4, 2016
Kentucky! Posted by Steve Pollock on Thursday, August 4, 2016
Off I go! Road trip to Falls City, NE, to speak in honor of victims of Braniff flight 250, crashed 50 years ago this Saturday. This one is a road trip; I'm driving. Posted by Steve Pollock on Thursday, August 4, 2016
Trees, Part Deaux (cont'd) … but it fell onto the neighbors' yard, barely missing their porch and stuff. Its carcass… Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, July 1, 2016
Trees, Part Une: "I think that I shall never see "A nasty devil like a tree. "They always fall over on me, "Leaving a… Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, July 1, 2016
Posted by Steve Pollock on Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Beautiful but chilly early spring sunset in Donelson/Hermitage tonight. Posted by Steve Pollock on Friday, April 8, 2016
We figured out how #TheGoose got his name: On the left is the white marking on his back near his tail. And on the right,… Posted by Steve Pollock on Tuesday, March 29, 2016
On a rainy, cool, early Spring, Easter Sunday afternoon, the absolute best thing to do is to #BeLikeTheGoose and sleep. Posted by Steve Pollock on Sunday, March 27, 2016
Is it Cookeville? … YES! … but why?! Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Is it Baxter? Noooooo … Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Is it Smithville? McMinnville throughthat very dirty windshield? Nooooooo … Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Is it Carthage? Nooooooooo … Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Is it Lebanon? Nooooooo … Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Is it Gallatin? Nooooooo … Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Us? On a road trip? On a Saturday morning?! Now what's up with this? <Shhhhhh! It's a surprise! His Majesty The Roux monitors my Instagram stream while we're gone.> Posted by Steve Pollock on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Hello Nashville! It's so very good to see you again! After a DQ bacon cheeseburger, it was lights out in my own bed by 7:30. Amazing what being free from a monster adrenal can do for you! Posted by Steve Pollock on Monday, February 8, 2016
Coats? Coats?! 20 degrees outside and snowing, eh? We don't need no stinkin' coats. We. Are. MINNESOTA!!(Two movie references there, sorry.) Posted by Steve Pollock on Thursday, February 4, 2016
Taking time today to remember a tragic moment: 47 years ago today: Braniff International flight 250 crashed on Tony and Vernell Schawang’s soybean farm northeast of Falls City, NE, taking 42 lives. The crash had widespread consequences, both personally and in the industry. We fly safely today without any thought thanks in large part to…
“WN737-700 N753SW, operating as Southwest 345 from Nashville (KBNA) experiences nose gear collapse on arrival at KLGA.” …
Apparently « this » was a thing … would love to see all of it!
One week from tonight, we will have begun our journey out of California … for the third, and hopefully last, time. We’ll be on our way to Nashville, Tennessee, to take up a new, and hopefully less stressful way of life. Frank starts a new job with Vanderbilt University on 15 Dec. I will start…
This pic pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the weather this week. It actually got hotter after I took this picture; it was 114 degrees later in the afternoon. God, living in the valley is hell.