6 episodes
One Great Moment.com Bill McKinney
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- Arts
See our website, One Great Moment.com, for the big picture. We offer a home for anyone and everyone's greatest stories. It certainly seems that the tiny details of anyone's life - little glimpses into another psyche - are capable of absorbing us. Add a little humor, the occasional insight, something we can all relate to, or have always been curious about, and you've got sound worth sharing. And why not step it up a notch? Let's go for the big story - that one really great moment we've all had.
Supposedly there's one novel in every life, virtually none of which are going to get written (at least if you're like us.) But how hard can it be to share your one great tale? The one the rest of us would all love to hear... and watch in our mind's eye?
Listen to enjoy a sampling of great moments, and join us by contributing yours.
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A Sea Story
During the summer of 1975 a budding musician tries his hand at commercial fishing, with good and bad results. Somehow the music survives. Story and music by Guy Greider.
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An Alaskan Welcome (Earthquake)
In 1964 The largest earthquake in North American history rocked Alaska, changing lots of things, including the Richardson family, forever. It was the day they moved to Anchorage -- and a day that shook many solid foundations.
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A Flight Around Denali
A "virtually" clear day in the Alaska Range gives us the opportunity to fly completely around Mt. McKinley, taking in the magnificent glaciers, the stunning North Face of the mountain, the breathtaking Ruth Gorge, and the grand snowy peaks of Denali National Park. Lots of climbing history and geology. (Verging on the educational, but hey, can't there be great informational moments?)
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Somebody's Sacred Mountains
Wide-eyed innocents on an Andean mountaineering expedition encounter reclusive natives, big unclimbed walls, disappearing diplomats, and the US marines.
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Bird Man of Colombia
A strange quest for airborne (mis)adventure. Toting a hang glider down the length of South America in search of fame, thrills, and something vaguely how-you-say?... spiritual.
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One Great Moment Introduction
Two minutes on why we should share our greatest moments.