Posts tagged International Times
My visit to Windsor Castle
Apr 14th
Sylvia and I took a day trip up the Thames river to the Royal Castle one summers day in August. Windsor Castle sits on 13 acres in the country in Berkshire county England. Coincidentally, I grew up in the Berkshires in New England not that I lay any claim to royalty or the castle, but a visit to Windsor is awe inspiring.
To give you some perspective, Windsor Castle was originally built by William the Conqueror in the decade after the Norman conquest of 1066. It is surround by the beautiful Windsor park In all it is the size of Boulder….well nearly
Sylvia was American English. She looked very English. We were young in love and on an adventure. She studied fashion design at Bournemouth College. I was a staffer at International Times in London.
The castle is so big it was used as a fortress and was a small town complete with everything for self sustainability. Even today as the Royals official castle and sometime summer home it maintains a staff of 400 just to keep it going.
We were drawn to one part of the castle the Crimson drawing room which stretched on for ever.
And then there was the Kings Bedroom also in crimson.
Anyway, if you do go to England this summer or any summer, do go to Windsor Castle if you want to be blown away. Yes, but go in the summer. The winter is too cold and dreary. and make sure the Royals aren’t there, because they won’t let you in.
From Royal Boulder
Jann Scott
I watched Andy Rooney
Nov 24th
Like Everyone else in America I watched Andy Rooney at the end of 60 minutes every Sunday if I am at home. Am Was. Whatever. I wouldn’t necessarily watch all of 60 minutes, but I would watch Andy Rooney. With him 60 minutes was the #1 watched TV show in America. Did you know that. ? #1 in the ratings.
I loved Andy’s set. His desk at CBS news. I loved his talk piece. Just about 3 minutes.
I too have been a writer for 40 plus years and have been on Talk radio and talk TV. Still am. Nothing beats a live Talk call in TV show for viewers callers or participation……… well, except the Boulder city council…… Anything that smacks of free speech, they do not like……..read me.
I have done some short commentary pieces which play on the Internet or cable. I’ve done live talk TV on the net. I’ve written a daily column too. In fact I have done all or some of the above since I first wrote for the Lions Roar in Putney Vermont in 1967. I First appeared on radio on WHCN in Hartford Connecticut. In 1969 I reported from Woodstock for WDRC Hartford and wrote for International Times, London in 1971.
I followed Andy Rooney since as far back as I can remember. I followed all the old talk writer guys. And now I guess I am turning into one. But what gripes me is one of the problems with the social media generation. They have no sense of history. They think they invented everything media. So in my plodding along, I am engineering a way to communicate that will supersede all of that. Look for it here on Jann Scott Live or on my cable TV show 22Boom.
And Andy Rooney. you’ll be missed, but I plan
from the social media Hitler youth capital
Jann Scott
Boulder Colorado
