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Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage to Reinvention (Part One)

September 16, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

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

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Malcolm X: A Pilgrimage to Reinvention (Part Two)

September 16, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

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 led out of the Audubon Ballroom, February 21, 1965

Malcolm and Betty’s grave, Ferncliff Cemetery, Westchester County, NY

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

August 11, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

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

Doors on the Ed Sullivan Show, singing “Light My Fire”

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

August 11, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

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

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The Pat Tillman Affair (Part One)

July 16, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

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.

Dannie and Marie Tillman in front of an investigative committee of the US Congress

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The Pat Tillman Affair (Part Two)

July 16, 2026 Phil Gibbons Leave a comment

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.