Bøger af Michael Corcoran

"Michael Corcoran culminates forty years of writing about Austin music with a history of the scene, going back to the German singing societies of the late 1800s and ending with the ascent of South by Southwest, whose registration line would become the Ellis Island of new Austin. Over fifty legendary Austin live music venues, starting with the Skyline and Victory Grill in the wake of WWII, are profiled in a rolling "Clubland Paradise" subsection. Told are the stories of Willie Nelson and the Armadillo, nascent Black radio DJs Lavada Durst and Tony Von, the making of Stevie Ray Vaughan, the significance of Sixth and Red River Streets, and how Aquafest went from Austin's biggest annual event to belly-up in five years. As a daily newspaper journalist for over twenty years, Corcoran is first about the facts in this dig for interesting stories and context from the Live Music Capital of the World"--

Walking on air is inspirational poetry that combines both the power of poetry and the power of the Tarot. Each poem has a unique connection with each of the 78 cards for the card itself inspired the poem.Beyond the physical is a world we can only reach through our contact with our inner selves. This is where personal growth takes place and this inner world is the province of both poetry and the Tarot. This is where they combined to create this book.Allow yourself to reach into your own inner world through the medium of both the tarot and these poems. It is there that you will find a friend willing to comfort you and offer you insights into yourself.

Our national anthem celebrates it. Patriots wave it. Politicians of all kinds try to wrap themselves in it. It is saluted at baseball games, in parades, and on the most solemn of commemorative occasions. It was salvaged in the first hours following the dreadful events of September 11, and it stands outstretched just above the surface of the moon. It is, of course, the American flag, and there are few symbols as potent. With all the reverence and sacrifice and emotion it inspires, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that it is ultimately just a symbol. Why is it so powerful? Why does a piece of cloth resonate so loudly for so many? Why a flag, and why this flag, these stripes, those stars? In For Which It Stands, his timely, comprehensive, and engaging "e;biography"e; of the American flag, Michael Corcoran examines those questions and more as he explores the evolution of our most cherished emblem, from the days preceding the Revolution through the nationwide resurgence of patriotism in the aftermath of September 11. Corcoran traces the entire life of the colors, holding forth on a number of engrossing topics, including: The fluid design of the flag, the subject of much contentious debate on the part of the founding fathers, and until fairly recently, not officially codified. The various alternative flags ingrained in the national consciousness, among them the defiant, rattlesnake-adorned "e;Don't Tread on Me"e; banner and the "e;Stars and Bars"e; of the Confederacy. The role of the colors in war, from how to start a fight with England (raising a flag declaring indepen-dence, high enough for the British Army in Boston to see it, ought to do the trick) to the question of whether to remove from the banner the stars emblematic of the states that seceded during the Civil War, to the giddy ubiquity of the flag following World War II.Corcoran addresses all these matters and more (including the particularly vexing questions raised by flag burning: Is it such an affront that it warrants a constitutional amendment outlawing that method of protest, or is it perhaps the single most potent expression of our right to free speech, and therefore profoundly American?) as he delves into the wind-tangled history of "e;Old Glory,"e; an entertaining jumble of much-loved myth and obscure facts. Thoughtful, droll, and fast-paced, For Which It Stands definitively tells the story of America's most recognizable icon, from Bunker Hill to Iwo Jima to Tranquillity Base -- and beyond.

'Ghost notes' is a musical term for sounds barely audible, a wisp lingering around the beat, yet somehow driving the groove. The Texas musicians profiled here, ranging from 1920s gospel performers to the first psychedelic band, are generally not well known, but the impact of their early contributions on popular music is unmistakable.

The British Open, is believed to be the challenging tournament in professional golf. Drawing on interviews with participants, caddies, journalists, and spectators, the author brings the drama of this historic Open Championship. Along with a retelling of the '77 Open, he delivers a historical overview of the Open and the tradition it represents.