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Paul Pontallier, Château Margaux

Paul Pontallier, Château Margaux

Many of you know that my wife and I ran a business for 20 years that put important wine producers on the Internet, many for the first time…
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Randy ResnickMar 30
Heartbreak and Warm Champagne

Heartbreak and Warm Champagne

The drugstore of broken dreams
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Randy ResnickApr 4, 2014
The Beatles: If I Needed Someone

The Beatles: If I Needed Someone

How I ended up with a photo of all four Beatles applauding me
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Randy ResnickApr 26, 2013
My Night with Mrs. Salvador Dali

My Night with Mrs. Salvador Dali

I met other famous people, but Gala (wife of Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dali) was most singular.
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Randy ResnickMar 6, 2013
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I miss the summer of love!

I miss the summer of love!

Yes, I lived in the sixties. It’s when I first ventured out west. I drove out to “The land of fruits and nuts”, as my stepfather called…
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Randy ResnickDec 10, 2015
The 1st Time I saw Paris, or How I learned French in a Hotel Bar

The 1st Time I saw Paris, or How I learned French in a Hotel Bar

The last time was a few weeks ago. The next time will be in a little over a week, but there is nothing like the first time.
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Randy ResnickOct 14, 2015
The Blinking Coke Machine

The Blinking Coke Machine

Just a few yards from freedom
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Randy ResnickFeb 13, 2014
“Monsieur”

“Monsieur”

A single word that can mean so much
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Randy ResnickApr 8, 2014
The Coin of the Realm

The Coin of the Realm

In the mid 21st century, viral infection became a thing of the past
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Randy ResnickAug 12, 2013
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Strictly Beta
Strictly Beta

A collection of true adventures, unexpected destinations and a few conjectured futures

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Vacuum

Vacuum

It’s not the only thing Nature abhors
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Randy ResnickMay 10, 2013
The Emperor’s New Headphones

The Emperor’s New Headphones

It wasn’t until 2024 that direct Braincasting became a thing.
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Randy ResnickAug 24, 2013
Google’s Next Killer Feature

Google’s Next Killer Feature

Google+ will amaze you with a combination of big data and AI
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Randy ResnickJan 21, 2015
The End Game

The End Game

2098: Earth Wins
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Randy ResnickSep 3, 2013
Breaking the News

Breaking the News

Before the telegraph, news only got as far as someone on horseback could ride.
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Randy ResnickAug 29, 2013
Memories
T, J and the Hooker

T, J and the Hooker

Love for sale in Los Angeles
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Randy ResnickJan 22, 2014
“I hate jazz. It’s so repetitive”

“I hate jazz. It’s so repetitive”

There are two jazz stories I like to tell people.
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Randy ResnickOct 14, 2015
On the Street Where You Don’t Live

On the Street Where You Don’t Live

What happened to Homeless James?
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Randy ResnickJan 17, 2014
Shirley Maclaine and Mel Brooks Watch Me Play Stars and Stripes Forever on a Laser

Shirley Maclaine and Mel Brooks Watch Me Play Stars and Stripes Forever on a Laser

In 1978, Shirley MacLaine was working on a TV special called “Where Do We Go from Here?”, a musical look through US history (maybe inspired…
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Randy ResnickOct 14, 2015
Catherine Deneuve and the Butcher’s Finger

Catherine Deneuve and the Butcher’s Finger

A small town gets excited
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Randy ResnickJun 29, 2013
The Woman in White

The Woman in White

Not someone you want to know
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Randy ResnickFeb 11, 2014
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