Blog: THEME FOR GREAT CITIES

The world "legend" is so carelessly bandied about these days, overused, abused and applied to practically anyone who ever managed to secure more than 15 minutes of fame. But in the history of celebrity, few have deserved the modifier "legendary" more than Dick Clark, who died on April 18 at age 82 following a massive heart attack in Santa Monica, California. We'll be hearing it a lot from now until next year's Grammy Awards, as the tributes to Clark continue to pour in. In some ways, Clark shaped and influenced my youth as much as any musical [...]