“Gordon Waller, who formed half of Peter and Gordon, a successful pop duo that followed the Beatles to America as part of the British Invasion of the 1960s and that scored a No. 1 hit with ‘A World Without Love,’ died on Friday in Norwich, Conn. He was 64 and lived in Ledyard, Conn. . . [...]
Archive for July 21st, 2009
R.I.P. – Gordon Waller (1945-2009)
Posted in Counter Culture, Obituaries, Popular Culture, Popular Music, Rock 'n' Roll on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rocking the Boat: Giorgia Boscolo Becomes Venice’s First Female Gondolier
Posted in Europe, Foreign Travel, Sex & Gender on July 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“With the splash of her oar, nine centuries of taboos in this romantic canal city shattered as [Giorgia] Boscolo passed a rigorous exam of brains and brawn to become Venice’s first official female gondolier — or gondoliera in Italian, a term that didn’t even exist until her achievement made it necessary. . . . “Boscolo’s breakthrough [...]
