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    Rare Air Episode 64

    June 30, 2026 - By Roger D.

    The way this experiment has worked out so far, every time I am introducing a new Rare Air episode, the content presented is a time-capsule from the past. The footage presented here was captured right at the end of 2019 … so, six-and-a-half years ago. As I recall, I spent part of that day with Beth’s uncle OJ, who passed away two weeks later. It was sort of a miracle that he was able to join us for the occasion; he was losing strength and barely left his room. Still, we all picked our moments to stop by, to check-in,…

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    May 30, 2001: The Countdown Begins… Escape from LA, Part 1

    May 31, 2026 - By Roger D.

    All of this started playing out 25 years ago today – thought I’d bump it back to the top of this blog to rekindle the memories… Escape from LA by Roger Darnell Wednesday, May 30, 2001: The Countdown Begins As I sat at my desk at the end of the business day (night) on Tuesday, I knew I really needed to get some sleep to be ready to start loading the truck bright and early the next morning; surveying my office, though — still largely intact — it finally also sunk-in to me that I needed to get it packed,…

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    Rare Air Episode 49

    September 30, 2022 - By Roger D.

    I sincerely look forward to hearing from you any time.

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    Rare Air Episode 48

    June 30, 2022 - By Roger D.

    I sincerely look forward to hearing from you any time.

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    Rare Air Episode 47

    March 31, 2022 - By Roger D.

    About eight months before the world turned upside down in 2020, Beth and I experienced our third trip to our number one favorite travel destination, Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Playing out July 1st through the 8th, 2019, my journal mentions it including one of the very best days of my life.

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    October 2020

    September 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    More Rare Air, coming soon.

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    June 2020

    May 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Featured Image: Scene from July, 2017, among the wrasses in St. John.

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    Rare Air Episode 38

    April 30, 2020 - By Roger D.

    I had this private beach all to myself for a minute, a few years ago.

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    April 2020 – inspiration to “dare mighty things”

    March 31, 2020 - By Roger D.

    Wishing each of you all the best throughout the difficult days to come, and looking forward to better days for us all.

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    Rare Air Episode 37

    March 1, 2020 - By Roger D.

    This episode of Rare Air is a time capsule from Caneel Bay in July, 2017… two months before Hurricane Irma hit, leading to the resort’s immediate closure. Today, it’s still closed, and its future uncertain. Who would have guessed?

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Kious family photo, c. 1962. L-R: Eileen Kious-Dar Kious family photo, c. 1962. L-R: Eileen Kious-Darnell (our grandmother), Lila Ridings-Darnell (our mom), Gertrude Kious (our great grandmother), birthday boy Don Darnell, Norma Kious, and Sam Kious (not sure about the other three ladies). Another of many dear family photos scanned by my uncle Richard Darnell.
“Classic” Wegmann family photo: William Wegmann (1 “Classic” Wegmann family photo: William Wegmann (1884-1959), Beth and her siblings’ great grandfather (Lillian Wegmann-Kiefert’s dad).
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