Saying Goodbye to the SS United States

Saying Goodbye to the SS United States

“Despite the writing in the sky, splendid new ships entered service in the 1950s…Undoubtedly the greatest among them was the SS United States, a marvel of the shipbuilders’ art and the fastest ocean liner ever built.” —from The Lost Liners To find the fastest ship...
Moving here was sink or swim, and I swam

Moving here was sink or swim, and I swam

“I lived in a house full of wrestlers and musicians in college in Dubuque, Iowa. We all wrestled on the team and played music. They were always playing around me, so I picked up a harmonica. It was cheap, and I could play while riding my skateboard to class. We lived...