The Hill Street Blahg

July 19, 1969 is a day Sen. Ted Kennedy would like us all to forget. This is the day Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) drove his Oldsmobile 88 off a bridge into eight feet of water, leaving his 28 year old “passenger,” Mary Jo Kopechne to drown at the bottom of the pond. Kennedy, then beat [...]

Whether we were hanging out at the original Sugar Bowl next to the West Lake Fire Department in Millcreek, walking the circle at the Thursday night WJET 1400 Rainbow Gardens Dances, or listening to our transistor radios on Beach #6 at Presque Isle, Jay And The Americans and their hit tune, Cara Mia featuring Jay [...]