http://www.gaspjournal.com/Writing, History and Books by Laura AxelrodenThu, 02 Jul 2009 11:56:19 PDTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/All material copyright 2006 by Laura Axelrod. All Rights Reserved.Poetry,,theater,,commentary,and,monologuesArts/Literaturemagentagreen2000@yahoo.comLaura AxelrodLaura AxelrodnoPoetry,,theater,,commentary,and,monologuesPoetry, theater, commentary and monologuesPoetry, theater, commentary and monologueshttp://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/07/book-review-once-a-marine-by-nick-popaditch-with-mike-steere.htmlPublishedMarinesNick Popaditchmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:01:15 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c803553ef011571a52a4b970bMy review of "Once A Marine: An Iraq War Tank Commander's Inspirational Memoir of Combat, Courage and Recovery" by Nick Popaditch with Mike Steere was published in today's edition of The Birmingham News. This was one of those books that...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/06/book-review-the-mysterious-death-of-michael-jackson-by-rob-simone.htmlEvents and People - the 70sMichael JacksonRob Simonemagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:10:31 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c803553ef011571683c5c970bThe Mysterious Death of Michael Jackson by Rob Simone Lulu, 39 pages, 2009. $10.88 paperback, $5 ebook It's very possible that Rob Simone's book, "The Mysterious Death of Michael Jackson" is the first publication on the pop star's death. Rather...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/06/farrah-fawcetts-early-life.htmlEvents and People - the 70sFarrah Fawcettmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:06:31 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c803553ef011570655065970cIt's hard to believe Farrah Fawcett is gone. Stranger still, to look through newspaper archives and see her life before she went out to Hollywood. If you are lucky enough to access the Corpus Christi newspapers, you occasionally glimpse old...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/06/on-collecting-rock-and-psychedelic-music-posters.htmlEvents and People - the 60spsychedelic postersrock musicthe 60smagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:28:17 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67900331I've never thought of collecting psychedelic rock posters. It sounds cool, though. Like pulp fiction cover artists, I wonder if these creators knew that their work would be featured in museums like the Whitney Museum of American Art. Glen Trosch...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/06/book-review-ghost-by-fred-burton.htmlEvent and People - the 80sCounterterrorismFred BurtonGhostRonald Reaganmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:27:38 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67851945Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent by Fred Burton Random House, $16, 288 pages, Released: June 9, 2009 "The bodies fell out of the sky and plummeted into a shepard's field. A Greek peasant, minding his flock of sheep, discovered...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/06/dvd-review-dance-off-the-inches-country-line-dance-with-amy-blackburn.htmlPublishedAmy Blackburncountry line dancingmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:50:08 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67638217My review of Dance Off The Inches: Country Line Dance with Amy Blackburn was published in today's edition of The Birmingham News. "From the moment Amy Blackburn says, "Hey, y'all!" you know that "Dance Off the Inches: Country Line Dance"...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/05/bill-bonners-address-to-the-class-of-2009.htmlMoney and the ArtsBill Bonnereconomic crisismagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Fri, 29 May 2009 13:25:12 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67422665Bill Bonner from the Daily Reckoning, gives a fabulous view of the screw-job that the college graduates of 2009 are facing. "The luck of one generation is the curse of the next. Like Pericles, your parents inherited a dollar; they...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/05/announcement-for-screenwriterdirector-award.htmlmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Thu, 28 May 2009 12:54:16 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67380777My friend Karla forwarded me the following message, which I have dutifully cut and pasted below. The deadline to apply for the first ever JT3 Artist Awards is fast approaching! JT3 Art is seeking aspiring screenwriter/directors who demonstrate talent, passion,...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/05/book-review-suture-self-by-leo-cullum.htmlPublishedcartoon booksLeo CullumSuture Selfmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Thu, 28 May 2009 12:49:56 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67380591My review of "Suture Self: A Book of Medical Cartoons" by Leo Cullum was reviewed in today's edition of The Birmingham News. An excerpt: "People will recognize Cullum's drawings. His cartoons have appeared in The New Yorker since 1977. His...http://www.gaspjournal.com/2009/05/book-review-x-saves-the-world-by-jeff-gordinier.htmlBooksGeneration Xmagentagreen2000@yahoo.com (Laura Axelrod)Thu, 28 May 2009 12:45:35 PDTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-67380429When Generation X was first marketed to twenty-somethings back in the early 90's, no one I knew identified with the term. Just out of college myself, I resented the implication that all of us could be lumped into one tidy...All material copyright 2006 by Laura Axelrod. All Rights Reserved.Laura Axelrodnonadult