The Central Ohio Countryside in February 2024 / Photo by Richard Yost & Editing by John Fraim A Love Supreme / “Pursuance” / John Coltrane (1964) ____________________________________ Journey Away From Media? John Fraim It has been difficult for the gaze of the world this past month not to be focused on the Trump trial. The […]
Many people don’t know there’s a lead-in to the song since it usually starts with God Bless America. Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing “God Bless America” on the radio, they all pretended to have dust […]
2024 Indy from the Inside Action Cameras Score a New High (The above video is from this year’s Indy 500. The first part is a top long shot from fairly high above the track. The next shot is from a drone dramatically moving in front of the cars as they start racing. Both shots of […]
“They probably haven’t figured out yet that what they’ve put in motion is a tale as old as time, one that resonates in each of us down to our bones, passed on through the generations, told by campfire light in the worst of times. It’s a story we need to hear again and again because […]
Palm Desert, California / Photo by John Fraim (For the past few weeks I’ve been following the blog of a fellow member of my community while everyone is following that big trial in Manhattan. In the meanwhile, an amazing person from my community named Tanny Crane has been riding her bike across the nation to […]
Why You Can’t Pay Attention – and How to Think Deeply Again McCoy Tyner / Naima ______________________________________________ John Fraim One’s path down the road of life today seems more and more like dodging info barkers in all directions. For me, books have been something I didn’t have to be “barked” into along the way. I […]
Trails in Urban Settings? (The Rails to) Trails (concept) in Urban Settings John Fraim ___________________________________ From my earliest years, a bike was a symbol of freedom for me. I was able to get a long way away from home on my black Schwinn and I took advantage of this. I rode it down to areas […]
Great Public Service Advertising is Not Dead There is Even Redemption for Coleman Sweeney, the World’s Biggest Jerk. John Fraim Midnight Oil Studios (May 8, 2024 / 12:38 am) Great advertising like that done by Ogilvy & Mather and Goodby Silverstein & Partners in the 80s is a thing of the past in our age of network […]
Downtown New Albany / Looking at it from the East (JFraim) Fly With The Wind / McCoy Tyner _____________________________________ Growing up in LA, I’ve loved riding a bike all my life. Since getting my first Schwinn when I was five up to the Trek Verve 2 I’m riding now. From the start, the bike has […]
