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Michelle Phillips evokes the heady atmosphere of creativity and meteoric success, and the destructive, drug-filled lifestyle that characterized the West Coast music scene in the sixties
Not long before her fiftieth birthday,Mackenzie Phillips walked into Los Angeles International Airport. She was on her way to a reunion for One Day at a Time, the hugely popular 70s sitcom on which she once starred as the lovable rebel Julie Cooper. Within minutes of entering the security checkpoint, Mackenzie was in handcuffs, arrested for possession of cocaine and heroin. Born into rock and roll royalty, flying in Learjets to the Virgin Islands at five, making pot brownies with her father's friends at eleven, Mackenzie grew up in an all-access kingdom of hippie freedom and heroin cool. It was a kingdom over which her father, the legendary John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, presided, o...
What is it that drives people to undertake music research? Such interest frequently grows from on-the-ground experiences as learners, performers, facilitators, composers, arts administrators, and educators. It can emerge, for example, from music teachers trying out new teaching methods, performers wishing to know more about how to improvise effectively, educators pursuing the most effective ways to structure music curricula, musicians aiming to explain why their music enhances wellbeing among different groups of people, and orchestral managers seeking to promote and protect the health of their players. At the heart of all of these enquiries lies a question of some sort, and it is these resea...
Phillips offers hope and understanding of the larger picture of the end times being played out on this planet as it moves beyond linear time through the 2012 doorway into Enlightenment, Ascension, and into Co-Creation of Heaven on Earth in all life forms.
An entertaining where-are-they-now look at the fate of some 100 celebrities, newsmakers, and artifacts from this countrys past.
LIFE Magazine is the treasured photographic magazine that chronicled the 20th Century. It now lives on at LIFE.com, the largest, most amazing collection of professional photography on the internet. Users can browse, search and view photos of today’s people and events. They have free access to share, print and post images for personal use.
The story of Skinner Organ Company Opus 695 ("Opie"), built in 1928 for St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Bronx, New York), which survived a 1989 fire. It was sold to St. Mark's Lutheran Church (Marion, Ohio) in late 2010. After cleaning and restoration at J.L. Weiler, Inc. (Chicago, Illinois), which included the rebuilding of fire-damaged pipes by Jerome B. Meyer & Sons (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), the organ was rededicated at St. Mark's in November 2012.
Confessions of a Serial Songwriter is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter writing hits of her own. It's about growing up, the creative process – the highs and the lows, the conflicts that arise between motherhood and career success, the divas and schemers, but also the talented and remarkable people she's found along the way. It's filled with stories and step-by-step advice about the songwriting process, especially collaboration. And it's about the challenge of staying relevant in a rapidly changing and youth-driven world. As Shelly so eloquently states in Confess...
For Viewers of the TNT Series I Am the Night and Fans of the Root of Evil Podcast, the Bestselling Book That Revealed the Shocking Identity of the Black Dahlia Killer and the Police Corruption That Concealed It for So Long A New York Times Bestseller An International Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book An Edgar Award Finalist In 1947, the brutal, sadistic murder of a beautiful young woman named Elizabeth Short led to the largest manhunt in LA history. The killer teased and taunted the police and public for weeks, but his identity stayed a mystery, and the murder remained the most tantalizing unsolved case of the last century, until this book revealed the bizarre solution. Steve Hodel, a...
After decades of assisting others with their own grief and loss, a spiritual teacher is forced to experience the lesson no parent ever wants to confront ... the death of her own son, Frank. Following Frank's passing, Mother Mary appears to Michelle, and with a loving embrace says to her, "I know what it's like to lose a Son; I lost Mine." And ... it doesn't take long before Frank makes contact with Michelle. With him is Jesus, and together they take her on an incredible, mystical journey through multiple dimensions of the Spiritual world, revealing information about the Frank also starts showing up to assist Michelle in her workshops and spiritual work, and soon she realizes that her Son is a Master healer and teacher. Frank was a surfer; the Ocean was his life. He said many times throughout his life that while in the Ocean, he was with God. Surfing was his meditation. The day after Frank passed away, Michelle received the message that she and Frank would write a book, and she was given the title Surfing Through Heaven's Doorways.