BERLIN WALL-1982

This is one of many shots I took at the Berlin Wall near Brandenburg Gate. I bought some special B&W film (high speed), to try it out. I always prefer color shots, but the B&W highlights the drabness of East Germany at that time. Reagan said "Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall". Not too many years after this shot was taken the Germans did just that. I have one of "Checkpoint Charlie" if I can locate it.

Another View of New River Bridge, WV- 1997

I was looking through some old pictures and found a different view of the bridge. It may give more perspective on it's size. In days ahead I plan to convert more slides for viewing, especially from Europe. Come back weekly to check. Thanks!

TY COBB MONUMENT -ABT--1988

No, I am not old enough to have seen Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach. But I have been to the Braves games at the old Atlanta-Fulton County stadium where the monument was originally placed. Cobb played in the early 1900's, and set many records that still stand.

Just after the 1996 Olympic Games, the Olympic stadium was reconfigured for baseball and called Turner Field after Superstation, CNN, TNT, and TCM founder, and former Braves owner, Ted Turner.

Cobb, and whoever it was that was trying unsuccessfully to tag him out, were moved there for all to see.

New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia- 1997

I preached in a church not far from here, and whisked across the bridge in about 30 seconds. My motel room was on the opposite side of the bridge from the church. I was wondering how long that would have took in the old days. The site at www.nps.gov/archive/neri/bridge.htm gave my answer. Be sure and visit the site. They have better photos than mine.

"For years crossing the New River gorge meant long detours, or carefully winding your way down narrow mountain roads. It was not until the completion of the New River Gorge Bridge on October 22, 1977, that this travel problem was solved. However, the solution was not an easy one. Many technical problems had to be overcome. The bridge reduced a 40-minute drive down narrow mountain roads and across one of America's oldest rivers to less than one minute."