the day the music died
December 8, 1980 in front of the Dakota Building in New York City is when and where the music died. ‘Five bullets of fame’ were fired by a man who earlier in the day had a chat with John Lennon. Hours after their friendly exchange, Lennon was murdered. His killer then picked up a copy […] more…
back to the future
Urban legend tells that the streets around the Jasper County Courthouse were the inspiration for the town square in Back to the Future. The rumor has been surfing the internet for years and……could be true. Standing on Main Street in Carthage, Missouri, it does not take a Doc and a DeLorean to travel back to […] more…
s.p.r.i.n.g.
The first issue of AmericA Magazine hit shelves and kissed doormats this week. It’s March Madness with 5 articles by journeylism.nl on the murder of John Lennon by Mark Chapma, The Bubble Top King of Oklahoma, the ‘Only in America’ shopping experience at the Bass Pro Pyramid in Memphis, the road to the crazy World […] more…
the enchanted grotto
Under the rich soil of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, magic has created its own enchanted forest made of lime and stone. The Luray Caverns for centuries have been a place of natural beauty that shocks and awes all who descent underground to step into a world painted by the nature…click here for the full article published in […] more…
the christmas song
It can’t be a coincidence. All I want for Christmas, Jingle Bells and I’m dreaming of a White Christmas were all composed in the middle of summer. The Christmas Song wasn’t born under a cold starry, starry night either. ‘Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung […] more…
the king of concrete
It’s 1913 when Henry C. Mercer, eight construction workers and Lucy the horse step into an open field in Pennsylvania. The nine man and the nag are very upbeat. Three years later they have poured a dream into a concrete castle…click here for the full article published in AmericA Magazine’s winter 2019 edition more…
winterrrrrrrrrrrr
Like snow, the new AmericA Magazine will fall in the week of December 4, not from the sky or on the ground but from the hand of the postman on a doormat of by simply taking it of the shelve of a quality bookstore. The winter edition features three articles by journeylism.nl, one being Nat […] more…
steve’s job
From paper boy to millonaire. From start-up to trillion dollar company. From single family home garage to UFO. The story of the two Steves is mesmerizing, fascinating, intriguing especially when you stand in front of the new Apple space ship in Cupertino which appears to be a time warp from the simple house which was […] more…
into the woods
Around the time the Romans built the Pantheon, a seed fell on the rich soil of Northern California. From it grew a sprout, a tiny trunk, a twig, a branch, a mighty giant. About 2000 years after gravity called, the Hyperion is defying the earth voice and reaching for the sky, trying to touch heaven […] more…
the queen of pop
When TV was still the window to the world, the world witnessed some iconic musical performances. The Moonwalk, Elvis and the Beatles at Ed Sullivan’s show and of course Madonna in a wedding dress rolling around on MTV’s global stage. The original King and the King of Pop abducted their thrones, but the Queen still […] more…
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