we’ve had a good run this summer…..looked all over for that damn Admiral Radley.
tho we haven’t found him….yet…….. we sure have gotten a bunch of really good leads….
next up…a west coast stint with our pals BAND OF HORSES in SEPTEMBER check shows page for details
here’s a little re-cap of our search so far…
Merle Haggard Highway – Bakersfield, Ca. – old dusty road….empty beer cans…oil rigs….and a private airport. definitely one of adrad’s hangouts.
Diane Feinstein Skatepark – Orange Cove, Ca. – oysters on the grill….cops with keys to the skatepark….homemade guacamole with extra seasoning
The Underground Gardens – Fresno, Ca. – the human mole….a mansion underground….Baldassare Forestieere…..definitely a drinking buddy of the admiral’s…..mostly red wine…from forestieere’s underground vineyard and winery.
Castle Air Museum – Atwater, Ca. – home to hundreds of retired aircraft….found one of ol’ adrads planes parked there….
Sassy’s – Portland, Or – uhhhhhhh…….no comment
Woody Creek Tavern – Woody Creek, Co – one of ol’ hunter s. thompson’s favorite drinking establishments….learned that several of thompson’s characters were based on the admiral himself. found a pic of hunter and adrad together at the bar. a good sign!
Surf Ballroom – Clear Lake, Ia – site of last buddy holly concert….apparently adrad was in attendance….
Mount Royal – Montreal – one of adrad’s old sailing buddies….Jacques Cartier…he’s got a little chalet up on top of mt. royal. many a scotch had been drunk at that chalet…
Statue of Liberty – NYC – one of adrad’s ex-girlfriends….a bad break-up as legend has it.
Roanoke, VA – a mistake
Asheville, NC – thomas wolfe, f. scott fitzgerald…buckminster fuller built his first geodesic dome…with adrad’s guidance
Memphis, Tn – Graceland – apparently the admiral spent a lot of time there with the king. recording….drinkin…playin racquetball. checked the guestbook. adrad has visited the mansion every other month since Elvis’ passing.
Oklahoma City, Ok – Buckminster Fuller….one of his earliest geodesic domes. which is now a citibank….so the story goes “bucky” just couldn’t get the dome thing quite right….so he enlisted the help of one admiral radley…to help perfect the design….and…..VOILA!
Amarillo, Tx – The Cadillac Ranch – built by the art collective “the ant farm”. which adrad was elected treasurer between the years of 1974 thru 1974. found a big pink clue…..
Gallup, NM – El Rancho Hotel/49er Lounge – an old glorious, dusty hang on route 66…john wayne…errol flynn….clarke gable….and yep…. sir adrad, had all been known to frequent this little gem in the desert
Grand Canyon, Az – another one of the admiral’s favorite retreats….back in 1953….adrad held down a job as a park ranger…..till they opened up the brewery over on the south ridge…..and…..some ravens ate our french fries…..weird?
Well done!
Bravo! Bravo!
This reminds me of when I used to read Encylopedia Brown on my homemade hammock at summer camp!
It also reminds me of watching “Dog the Bounty Hunter” with my meth cooking creepy uncle….
Maybe hez in Hawwaiii?..
Godspeed admiral trackers!
Yours truly the fan super,
Radexander Superfan
War Admiral (1934-1959) was an American thoroughbred racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o’ War and the mare Brushup. He inherited his father’s fiery temperament and talent, but did not resemble him physically. He was smaller than Man o’ War at 15 hands, two inches tall (compared to 16 hands for an average racehorse), with a dark brown coat inherited from his dam. The movie Seabiscuit inaccurately portrays him at 18 hands.
War Admiral was born at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky and was owned by Samuel D. Riddle. After 1936, his regular jockey until retirement was Charles Kurtsinger. War Admiral won 21 of his 26 starts, including the Pimlico Special and the coveted U.S. Triple Crown in 1937, earning him recognition as Horse of the Year.
War Admiral raced in the eastern United States, and in 1938 won eight major races, including the Whitney Handicap and the Jockey Club Gold Cup. He is linked forever to the year-older Seabiscuit, who was a son of the Man o’ War stallion Hard Tack and was the pre-eminent horse based in the Western U.S. Their famous match race in the 1938 Pimlico Special, which War Admiral lost to Seabiscuit by four lengths, is considered by some to be the best Thoroughbred horse race in U.S. history.
War Admiral retired with a career earnings total of $273,240. He was the leading American sire in 1945 and the leading juvenile sire in 1948. Before his death in 1959, War Admiral had sired 40 stakes winners. [1] Major winners sired by War Admiral include Blue Peter, Searching, Busanda, Mr. Busher, Navy Page, Cold Command, and Admiral Vee. [2] War Admiral also sired the champion filly and Horse of the Year Busher (ranked #40 in Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century).
War Admiral was elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, War Admiral was ranked #13.
Owner Sam Riddle commissioned equine artist Martin Stainforth to paint War Admiral’s portrait.
The William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, known locally as simply the Greek Theatre, is an 8,500-seat amphitheater owned and operated by the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, USA.
The Greek Theatre hosts The Berkeley Jazz Festival, pop, rock, and world music concerts, UC Berkeley graduation ceremonies, occasional addresses by noted speakers, and other events. Past speakers include President Theodore Roosevelt, William Randolph Hearst, and the Dalai Lama.
[edit] History
The Greek Theater was built in 1903 on the site of a rough outdoor bowl already in use as an amphitheater since 1894 known as “Ben Weed’s Amphitheater”. The project was championed by University of California president Benjamin Ide Wheeler and was the first University building designed by John Galen Howard. Its construction was financed by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, after whom it was named. The design of the theater is based directly on the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus.
It officially opened on September 24, 1903 with a student production of The Birds by Aristophanes. However, while still under construction in May 1903, the theatre hosted a graduation ceremony with an address by President Theodore Roosevelt, who was a friend of Wheeler’s from New York.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Over the years, the Greek Theatre has seen performances from hundreds of musical and theatrical artists. The Greek has also long been the venue for a number of annual UC Berkeley events including departmental graduation ceremonies, the Commencement Convocation for graduating seniors, and the Big Game Bonfire Rally before the Big Game each year with Stanford. Charter Day ceremonies and inaugrations of University of California presidents and Berkeley chancellors have been held in the Greek Theatre. Berkeley High school also uses the Greek Theatre for their graduation ceremonies.
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
-Plato
HAHA! I grew up about 45 miles south of Roanoke, VA. It was the closest “big city.” Having HATED living there, I was highly amused to see Roanoke, VA – a mistake. Made my day!