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Blog postI lost my Grandma Barbara recently, who passed from this world at 95 years old. In her memory, I’d like to share an episode of our lives together. It’s entitled:
Not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas I’m going to break a rule here and reveal something that happened in Las Vegas.
Grandma Barbara was born on April Fools’ day, and me a day apart, in the same town, Van Nuys. This lent us a special affinity, and we would often call or see each other to celebrate toget -
Blog postWhat’s it like to go on The Chairfather tours? Here’s a taste, visiting Félix Faure at Père Lachaise in Paris.
https://startgoingplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Faure-experience-Chairfather-tour3-lowres.mp4 Look at the old boy’s sculpture, laid out almost as if his body was found this way, minus the ‘banane’ or enormous grin he must’ve had on his face.
Before Bill and Monica, there was Félix and Marguerite, the President and the female admirer -
Blog postWhat’s it like to go on The Chairfather tours? Here’s a taste, visiting Strogonoff at Père Lachaise in Paris.
https://startgoingplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Strogonoff-experience-Chairfather-tour2-lowres.mp4 Approach the gigantic structure at the top of the stairs, which houses only one overblown person.
Born a Russian baroness, Elizaveta Démidoff-Strogonoff became a countess by marriage, and then followed the count on a diplomatic mission t -
Blog postToday is Toussaint, or ‘all Saints’ Day’ in France. Everybody goes to cemeteries to remember.
What’s it like to go on The Chairfather tours? Here’s a taste, visiting Modigliani at Père Lachaise in Paris.
https://startgoingplaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Modigliani-experience-Chairfather-tour1-lowres.mp4 Go past Madeleine Goukassof on your left and the tall monument to the family Kanjovnzeff on your right. Our next host is the second on the left just af -
Blog postThe October 2018 issue of FPN is here, and it features a review of French License!
I’m also partnering with them to give away copies to two lucky readers. Here is a link to the competition which is live now:
http://www.completefrance.com/competitions/french-license-book-competition-1-5703397
Here are more links to check out my travel memoir French License. Read a sample. Buy the book. Keep a copy in your glovebox just in case.
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Blog postPère Lachaise cemetery is one of the most popular attractions in Paris. I’ve been there more than a hundred times, because there’s so much to see. However, I continue to see tourists there who are frustrated and confused. They’re not getting the most out of the experience. They’re not even getting the least, the basics, the minimum two or three tombs on their list; so they leave having seen…Continue reading5 kinds redux: how to visit Père Lachaise the smart way
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Blog postHappy Birthday Antoine Parmentier, who popularized the Potato. Chefs returned the honor by creating Hachis Parmentier, a kind of hearty shepherd’s pie.
I’ll guide you to his final resting place on my @VoiceMap tours of the Père Lachaise cemetery, and tell stories from his life.
See funny souvenir pictures and text from our picnic together in The Chairfather book.
The passed have never been more alive!
Book a lunch date with the fallen famous NOW!
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Blog postFor your viewing pleasure today, here’s a replay of the most-watched author walk with Oliver Gee on his Earful Tower show. In this episode, I, Joe Start, aka The Chairfather walk the Père Lachaise cemetery with Oliver and give awards to the best graves in a number of categories. Enjoy!
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Blog postIn one week, Angelinos and other Southlanders will learn the answers to these questions: Did that Californian expat ever finally get his French License after 10 years? What quips and quotes did The Chairfather record in his lunches with the late litterati at Père Lachaise cemetery? Find out at the Bookstore!
French License guy speaks at Book Carnival in Orange County, California
I’ll read from my comical 10-year memoir about a California boy failing to adap -
Blog postLe Comptoir des Mots bookstore in Paris now carries The Chairfather funny photo book!
What quips and quotes did The Chairfather record in his lunches with the late litterati at Père Lachaise cemetery? Find out at the Bookstore!
Le Comptoir des Mots
204 rue des Pyrenees
Paris 75020
Here’s proof that they love to carry comedy at Le Comptoir des Mots. Just a week after accepting my book, they hosted a signing event for the memoirs of this
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