EXPLORATIONS - California Missions By Paul Thompson Broadcast: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: Mission San Juan Baptista, in northern California. (Photo -...
California Dreamin' by The Mamas the Papas epitomized the ethos of mid- to late-'60s pop culture: live free, play free, and love free. Their music, built around radiant harmonies and a solid electric-...
Got on board a westbound seven forty seven Didn't think before deciding what to do Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies Rang true, sure rang true CHORUS: Seems it never rains in south...
On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas Rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim I had to stop...
On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air 1)Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light 2)My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to...
What thoughts I have of you tonight, 1)Walt Whitman, for I walked down the sidestreets under the trees with a headache self-conscious looking at the full moon. In my hungry 2)fatigue, and shopping for...
By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: December 26, 2003 (THEME) VOICE ONE: People have been following a dream to California for more than one-hundred-fifty years. Around thirty-six-million people live there n...
By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: November 1, 2003 This is Steve Ember with In the News, from VOA Special English. Thousands of firefighters from around the United States are battling the wildfires in Southe...
By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: October 4, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with In the News, from VOA Special English. Voters in California will decide Tuesday whether to remove Governor Gray Davis from office. I...
By Steve Herman Governors of U.S. states frequently lead trade delegations to Japan, but rarely do they get the sort of reception being given to California's governor this week. But Arnold Schwarzeneg...