FLORIDA
2006 ATOS convention
GEORGIA
The Rylander in Americus
Fox Weekend in Atlanta
Scenes from Stone Mountain, Georgia
The official Coca-Cola Georgia State Carillon from the 1974 World's Fair
Indiana
At the Warren Performing Arts Center Barton
Downtown Indianapolis
The original home of Stutz Automobiles.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
At Uncle Phil Maloof's Chicago Stadium Barton console
LOUISIANA
Republic of West Florida Museum
St. Louis Cathedral
St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church
The New Orleans Saenger Theatre
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ponchatoula, LA.
The Shreveport Strand Theatre
MISSISSIPPI
At Bob Garner's (former Baton Rouge Paramount) Robert Morton organ
Temple Theatre, Meridian, MS.
NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA
May, 2009
May, 2009
Crossing the Canadian border
View of falls from Falls Blvd.
A view of the tulips in bloom in the Niagara Falls town square. Below, another scene of the town. Note the double-decker British made bus. Much British influence can be seen in Niagara and along Queen Elizabeth Way toward Quebec.
VIEWS ALONG THE FALLS
View of the American Falls. Small fall to right is the Bridal Veil Falls
View of the Canadian "Horseshoe Falls"
The American Falls and the river as viewed from the tunnel that runs behind the Canadian Falls
Close up view of the Horseshoe Falls taken from the tunnel behind the falls.
Water rolling over the Horseshoe Falls. Two million gallons per second is the normal flow.
Another view of the raging waters at the top of the falls
At night, the falls are illuminated by a bank of 8000 watt xenon lamps with colored filters. Each bulb is bright enough that if aimed skyward, it could be seen from the moon with the naked eye. The light show emanates from a stone castle (below) overlooking the falls. At 9 PM each night after the light show is over, water is diverted from the falls to the hydro-electric power generating plant and the water going over the two falls diminishes to less than half of its daytime rate.
The Maid of the Mist is named for a legendary Indian maiden who chose to die going over the falls in a canoe rather than marry an old man that the tribal chief arranged for her. The boat takes rain coat clad visitors to the very bottom of the falls.
Another view standing beside the Canadian falls. Access to this point is via a 280 foot elevator descent down a shaft through the rocks.
Generator room of the Sir Adam Beck Hydro-electric generating plant. The plant and its associated dams and control structures on the Niagara River, are owned by the Canadian Power Authority. The United States operates a similar plant on the Buffalo, NY side of the border. Power from this facility is sufficient to supply the Province of Ontario with electricity.
The town of Niagara Falls boasts casinos and some of the finest restaurants in the world.
OHIO
Crossing the Allegheny mountain range via tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Tower Railway terminal converted to mall.
The State Theatre of Ohio located in Columbus
The Gray's Armory in Cleveland
Wurlitzer organ at Gray's Armory
Downtown Cleveland
Grand Lobby of the Hotel Cleveland
First Congregational Church, Columbus, Ohio
PENNSYLVANIA
A visit to Organ Supply Industries
And on to Hershey, Pennsylvania and the Milton Hershey Theatre
On to Amish Country
Check out this "Green" vehicle Obaba!
At historic St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lancaster, PA
Next, Pliladelphia, and a visit to the worlds "second-largest" pipe organ
Macy's Department Store, home of the second largest pipe organ in the world.
The console of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ at Macy's Philadelphia
Standing next to the foot of the Low "CCC" 32' Open Principal of the Wanamaker organ. The pipe towers three stories above my head.
Macy's at Christmas
At the console of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ
INDEPENDENCE HALL
PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL
Visiting the nation's largest residence organ at
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont
VIRGINIA
In my new home town of Richmond, playing at the historic Byrd Theatre
An Infra-Red photo of the Byrd stage
WASHINGTON D.C.
Visiting the many organs at the National Cathedral
A trip to the Library Of Congress where original copyright music copies are stored. Below, George Gershwin's Steinway piano.
WEST VIRGINIA
Trout Fishing in a mountain river near an historic covered bridge
Riding the Cass Railroad in Cass, WV.
This is a partial list of great organists that I have met in my lifetime:
Virgil Fox, Don Baker, Olivier Latry, Gerre Hancock, Clare Coci, Tom Hazleton, Hector Olivera, Richard Leibert, Diane Bish, Dame Julian Weir, Thomas Trotter, John Ferguson (both the St. Olaf director and theatre organist and teacher by the same name), Ray McNamara, Rosa Rio, Daniel Roth. to mention a few. I also have the honor and pleasure of working daily with some of the finest present day musicians on the planet in my work with ATOS, AGO and OHS.