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Catching Up with ‘Smokin Joe Frazier’
Breakfast with the Champ… By Sabina Clarke I’m sitting before Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion of the world while he finishes a bowl of cereal. He is casual, warm and welcoming and greets me like an old friend. We’ve… Continue Reading
The Commissioner’s Pride—Armed with Words
By Sabina Clarke Tommy Gibbons has vivid memories of riding with his Dad, Philadelphia’s First Police Commissioner and the City’s Top Cop in Car One, a big unmarked car with a blaring siren and flashing red spotlight. He remembers the… Continue Reading
James Lee Burke: An Interview and Appreciation
By Deen Kogan Few contemporary writers, or even those long gone, come with the bona fides that James Lee Burke possesses. This amazingly prolific writer, with a great laugh, engaging smile and affection for and appreciation of the human race,… Continue Reading
Greg Gillespie Has 100,000 Books to Sell
By Frank Dougherty A former movie house that began screening Hollywood silent films 93 years ago for Port Richmond residents is now headquarters for… Continue Reading