Okefenokee
When I went camping in the Okefenokee Swamp, there was nothing but darkness, flashlights, alligator eyes, and strange bird sounds. America’s jungle!
Land of the Trembling Earth
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Author Archives: rbuckwilbur
Egypt
Inside Khufu
I stayed a few nights at the Nile Hilton and twice waded in the river. I rode a horse around the Sphinx plain, then paid to access the chambers of the Great Pyramid at Giza. I meditated horizontally for some hours. Hermes, Thoth, Einstein, and Henry Ford weighed in to the darkness. Reflection and recovery in Amsterdam took several days!
A Penny for Your Stock
When I worked as a stock broker, I had to get a Series 7 license. The exam was six hours long. OMFG!
My First Benz
My First Car
My first car was a 1957 Mercedes 190SL.
Age: 17 Cost: $450. New Weber carbs cost: $3000. I was soon riding a motorcycle.
Working in a Steel Mill
E. V. Camp Steel Works
I worked for a while at this industrial steel plant located on North Druid Hills Road in Atlanta. We cast molten anchor chain! Imagine, a steel mill inside I-285!
Copenhagen
Carlsberg Brewery Entrance
The first time I went to Denmark, I took three tours of the Carlsberg Brewery in Copenhagen. Free Elephant Beer and snacks!
Sinatra
Frank Sinatra in Concert
This is the only concert that I ever went to with my Mom. Fox Theater June 1984. I’d give almost anything to be there (or anywhere) with her again.
WGC American Express Championship
Tiger Up-close
I worked as a course Marshall at the Capital City Club when Tiger Woods won the 2003 WGC American Express Championship.
Hendrix
Jimi in Atlanta
I saw Hendrix live in concert before he played at Woodstock!
1st Atlanta Pop Festival
Dazed and Confused
We saw Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, and Creedence at the first Atlanta International Pop Festival. That was different!
