All posts by Phil Gibbons

Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage to Reinvention (Part One)

Malcolm X’s legacy is one of personal growth and transformation, unacceptable to some of his formerly devoted followers.

Malcolm Little, 15 years old
Mug shot after Massachusetts arrest
Elijah Muhammad
Betty Shabazz, later in life

Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage to Reinvention (Part Two)

Malcolm X’s legacy is one of personal growth and transformation, unacceptable to some of his formerly devoted followers.

Malcolm X with Cassius X, aka Cassius Clay, shortly after Cassius won the heavyweight title but before he broke with Malcolm and was renamed Muhammad Ali.
Malcolm X with Saudi Crown Prince Faisal
Malcolm X being interviewed by NY media
Malcolm X being led out of the Audubon Ballroom, February 21, 1965
Malcolm and Betty’s grave, Ferncliff Cemetery, Westchester County, NY

Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage of Reinvention (Book and Music Information)

The books used in this podcast included:

“Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention,” by Manning Marable, and,

“The Death and Life of Malcolm X,” by Peter Goldman.

The intro music in this podcast featured:  “Don’t Fret,” by Quincas Moreira.  The outro music was, “House of the Gipsies,” by Oracion.

Jim Morrison: When the Music’s Over (Part One)

In June, 1965, recent UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison, jobless and homeless, was residing on a Venice Beach rooftop.  Within two years, the Doors song “Light My Fire,” was the #1 song in the US. Four years later, Morrison was found dead in a Paris bathtub, aged 27.

Jim Morrison’s father, Admiral “Steve” Morrison.
Jim Morrison with his father on the USS Bon Homme Richard
Joel Brodsky photo for first Elektra album release
Pamela Courson
Doors on the Ed Sullivan Show, singing “Light My Fire”

Jim Morrison: When the Music’s Over (Part Two)

In June, 1965, recent UCLA film school graduate Jim Morrison, jobless and homeless, was residing on a Venice Beach rooftop.  Within two years, the Doors song “Light My Fire,” was the #1 song in the US. Four years later, Morrison was found dead in a Paris bathtub, aged 27.

Jim’s habitual room in the now closed Alta Cienega Motel
Room 32 and partial interior covered by subsequent guest graffiti
Cover from Doors’ album Morrison Hotel, this downtown LA abandoned location was recently destroyed by fire set by transients.
Miami mug shot taken after obscenity arrest in 1970
Plaque marking Jim’s spot at the bar of Barney’s Beanery
Initial bust on Morrison’s grave at Pere Lachaise cemetery
Morrison’s grave today.

The Pat Tillman Affair (Part One)

The treatment of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s friendly fire death is among the most shameful incidents in the history of the US military and government.

Pat Tillman on the Arizona Cardinals
Pat Tillman, ASU, Rose Bowl
Pat Tillman, US Army Ranger
Tillman’s Agent Frank Bauer
Marie Tillman
Dannie and Marie Tillman in front of an investigative committee of the US Congress

The Pat Tillman Affair (Part Two)

The treatment of former NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s friendly fire death is among the most shameful incidents in the history of the US military and government.

Typical patrol in Afghanistan
Pat and Kevin Tillman, US Army Rangers
Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense
General Philip Kensinger making six sentence statement concerning the death of Pat Tillman
Patrick Tillman, Sr., at Pat’s May 3 memorial
Tillman Army unit member Bryan O’Neal
Navy Seal Steve White speaking at Pat’s May 3 memorial

The Pat Tillman Affair (Book and Music Information)

The Books used to compose this podcast included:

“Where Men Win Glory,” by Jon Krakauer, and

“Boots on the Ground by Dusk,” by Mary Tillman.

The music included in this podcast included:

In the intro: “Subway Dreams,” by Dan Hennig, and

in the outro: “The Itch,” by NEFFEX.

The Jeffrey MacDonald Murder Case (Part One)

Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence.

After almost fifty years of litigation, the McDonald murders remain among America’s most controversial murder cases.

Jeffrey Macdonald, in 1970
Jeffrey and Collette MacDonald on their wedding day
Kimberly Macdonald
Kristen Macdonald
544 Castle Drive
Freddy Kassab
Mildred Kassab