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CTMQ > Brushes with fame

CT Books, Movies, People, & Stories

March 6, 2020 by Steve 2 Comments

Connecticut Books, People, & Essays I probably shouldn’t have ever begun reading and writing about Connecticut books. It’s just one of those lists that I can’t possibly “finish” in any meaningful way. But that’s fine, I don’t mind. If you’re is into books, I also review non-Connecticut hiking books and the Modern … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: books, Brushes with fame, Connecticut Books, Connecticut children's books, Connecticut Fiction books, Connecticut Hiking & Outdoors Books, Connecticut History Books, Connecticut memoir books, connecticut movies, connecticut photography books, Connecticut Travel Guides & Cookbooks, ctmq&a, movies, town essays

Brush With Fame: Jim Calhoun

September 14, 2012 by Steve 2 Comments

Jim Calhoun announced his retirement two days ago. 1:22 PM, I tweeted that I have a Calhoun story 1:23 PM, Rep-Am sportswriter Ed Daigneault tells me to write it down. I just did. 2:22 PM, I publish it for your enjoyment August 1990 I toured UConn’s Storrs campus in the late summer before my senior year of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: basketball, Brushes with fame, Mansfield, national Champions, Storrs, UConn

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