Monthly Archives: June 2011

Across the great divide

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

It was about a father and son traveling cross-country on a Harley Davidson, riding through the upper Midwest with a married couple following on their motorcycle. For Robert Pirsig, the trip was an opportunity to grow closer to his son, … Continue reading →

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Take us out to the ballgame, then take us on a thrill ride

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Will you look at this beautiful thing? Harvey Frommer‘s Remembering Fenway Park (Stewart, Tabori & Chang, $45) is more than a picture book about one of America’s last two remaining great old ballparks. It’s also the perfect Father’s Day gift. It is … Continue reading →

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Hockey, I am learning how to love you

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

I didn’t grow up in a hockey town. I was nowhere near a hockey town. But my college roommate was from St. Louis, so he insisted we listen to St. Louis Blues games at night on KMOX, which we could … Continue reading →

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The poet laureate of the sporting life

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Guy de la Valdene is an honest-to-God French count, but his connections to Florida and its literary culture are about as deep as they come. When the dust clears and historians start ranking the Great Florida Writers, we might find … Continue reading →

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