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“The Whole Gritty City”
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jmcgee
That’s the title of a new documentary about New Orleans marching bands competing to perform in the Mardi Gras parade. It was produced, directed and edited by a former colleague of mine from CBS, Richard Barber — and, judging from the preview trailer below, it’s a stunner. Just watch.
Sermons in sand
By
jmcgee
I just got home from two weeks in Ocean Pines, Maryland, about five miles from the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a pretty neighborhood of cottages and boat docks and tall pines, where the most popular pastime among the natives appears to be dog-walking. (During my visit, I also discovered two magical words: Harris Teeter. More on…
A good reporter, a good man
By
jmcgee
While on vacation, I was saddened to learn that veteran CBS News correspondent Harold Dow had died suddenly from an asthma attack. He was 62. I had the privilege of knowing him, and working with him on two trailblazing magazine shows, “Street Stories” and “48 Hours.” Tough, tenacious, fair-minded, big-hearted — Harold was all of…
Paradise found?
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jmcgee
Morning Prayer. Mass. Krispy Kreme donuts. Thrasher’s French Fries. Phillip’s crab cakes. The Tilt-A-Whirl. Ron Hansen’s “Mariette in Ecstasy.” Evening Prayer. And, in between, the view below, interrupted periodically by ducks.
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