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  • Destination Time Capsule!
    Charles’ new blog covers his Route 66 road trip to Tulsa, OK for the unearthing of a 1957 Plymouth after fifty years…

    NPR’s Day to Day covered the trip.
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Moonlight Rollerway Jubilee

cartoon in LA Times, by Mimi Pond

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Charles in the Miami Sun-Sentinel Newspaper

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CHARLES ON THE COVER OF LA WEEKLY - “LA PEOPLE 2008″ ISSUE


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“KODACHROME KING” photographed at the Moonlight Rollerway
by Kevin Scanlon



CHARLES IN LOS ANGELES MAG’S “BEST OF LA” 2007 ISSUE



Charles on NPR

Destination Time Capsule

Day to Day, June 11, 2007 to June 15, 2007, National Public Radio


Charles’ new blog covers his Route 66 road trip to Tulsa, OK for the unearthing of a 1957 Plymouth after fifty years…

NPR’s Day to Day covered the trip.
Listen here



A ‘Histo-Tainment’ Take on the L.A. County Fair

Day to Day, September 28, 2006, National Public Radio

In terms of size and attendence, the Los Angeles County Fair is considered the largest county fair in the nation. And it takes a big personality to cover all the fun.
Self-proclaimed “histo-tainer” Charles Phoenix visits the fair in search of extraordinary livestock, deep-fried Twinkies, and a high-stakes beanbag toss.

Listen in on Charles’ LA County Fair visit on NPR



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