In the seventh week of our series we pick up at chapter 11: “I'll Fly Away” If you’re just coming across this series, you can catch up from the beginning HERE. From the trilogy Somewhere Between This & That: An Absurd Journey Book One: THE MAKING OF A NATURAL DISASTER This is a work of fiction. … Continue reading Somewhere Sunday Sampler 7: “I’ll Fly Away” & “Meet the Hillwests”
Somewhere Sunday Sampler 6: “Apologies to Mr. Jagger” & “Every Picture Tells a Story”
In the sixth week of our series we pick up at chapter 9: “Apologies to Mr. Jagger” If you’re just coming across this series, you can catch up from the beginning HERE. From the trilogy Somewhere Between This & That: An Absurd Journey Book One: THE MAKING OF A NATURAL DISASTER This is a work of … Continue reading Somewhere Sunday Sampler 6: “Apologies to Mr. Jagger” & “Every Picture Tells a Story”
The First Time
REMEMBER YOUR FIRST CONCERT? Of course, you do. Who could forget it? Surrounded by performers, I’d seen live music plenty of times as a child, but my first real concert was April 23, 1983. I was 12 and my new favorite radio station was holding their first festival. 91X had just made the switch from … Continue reading The First Time
I’ve Got the Music in Me
WHEN I HEAR “BAND ON THE RUN”, I’m immediately propelled back in time to the inside of a bright orange Dodge van. The sun is shining, it’s warm, and I’m enjoying the coolness of the air blowing on my face from the AC vents. I’m only 3 or 4-years-old and I’m leaning on the … Continue reading I’ve Got the Music in Me
Myrtle Beach Amnesia – It’s A Kind of Magic
Both visitors and locals alike can be heard pining away for the Myrtle Beach that “used to be”. They speak passionately of how it was once a “family beach” and, understandably, always mention The Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park. With a faraway twinkle in their eyes they recount their vision of the beach’s former splendor … Continue reading Myrtle Beach Amnesia – It’s A Kind of Magic
HARMONIE A. HILLWEST 