Hidden San Francisco Posted by John Manchester on March 13, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog EDITOR’S PICK MARCH 13, 2012 8:54AM RATE: 39 Flag  * “I Left a ‘Piece of My Heart’ in San Francisco” No, it’s not some gruesome song mash-up, the ghost of dear Janis Joplin scrreaming over a poor crooning Tony Bennett, scaring him…

San Francisco Pet Cemetery Posted by John Manchester on March 15, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog MARCH 15, 2012 8:49AM RATE: 16 Flag As promised in my last post, here are graves from the Pet Cemetery. It is no longer the peaceful spot it once was now that it cowers under the construction of the new feeder to…

Fire Fall at Yosemite Posted by John Manchester on February 24, 2012 at 4:00pm View Blog FEBRUARY 24, 2012 12:55PM RATE: 26 Flag My old freind Peter Stern had been telling me for years about his cousin Tom, a musician who’s played with Frank Wakefield, Dan Hicks, Taj Mahal, David Nelson of NRPS and THE guitar hero…

Mysteries of France – Part III Posted by John Manchester on December 9, 2010 at 3:00pm View Blog DECEMBER 9, 2010 8:20AM RATE: 6 Flag MONT ST. MICHEL Location, location, location.  That’s the most awe-inspiring thing about this world-class tourist establishment. I get none of the spine-tingling vibes as at Chartres.  But what a location. And what a place…

CARNAC Speaking of alignments, here are some from  the largest collection of standing stones in the world:  3,000 of them: Organic lawnmowers. Their origin is even more mysterious than that of Chartres. Nothing is known about who carved and raised them, how or why.  Even when is in question. Excavations beneath them have revealed nothing to carbon date. They’re…

Mysteries of France – Part I Posted by John Manchester on December 7, 2010 at 3:00pm View Blog DECEMBER 7, 2010 9:39AM RATE: 11 Flag I’m glad I brought my camera on my 60th birthday trip to France.  CHARTRES CATHEDRAL I first saw this cathedral in 1983.  I keep returning. Why does it evoke such awe and reverence…