tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post2895057919211491659..comments2023-10-07T07:36:32.643-07:00Comments on Postmark California: San Francisco: Alcatraz – Life on The RockGaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12415759740896018525noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-68585599464304367012010-07-23T19:34:43.090-07:002010-07-23T19:34:43.090-07:00oh yes.. i've read of Alcatraz before.. thanks...oh yes.. i've read of Alcatraz before.. thanks for giving much more information! :)Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-26898080757555377112010-07-23T08:52:25.728-07:002010-07-23T08:52:25.728-07:00Thank you for your so informative post! San Franci...Thank you for your so informative post! San Francisco, I would like to visit the city one day!Singapoare Plants Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997038702979766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-66467840069888867862010-07-22T03:11:34.329-07:002010-07-22T03:11:34.329-07:00Great infos about legendary Alcatraz.Great infos about legendary Alcatraz.Luckaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150950987213622351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-71072769498486404772010-07-22T01:46:50.869-07:002010-07-22T01:46:50.869-07:00My friens is currently in California with her husb...My friens is currently in California with her husband who has been posted there re his business, she has visited Universal Studios 3 times! Is this near you?<br /><br />Denise<br />ABC Teammrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-60170962210493138382010-07-21T17:18:23.896-07:002010-07-21T17:18:23.896-07:00Fantastic post! Mythbusters galore. Thanks for all...Fantastic post! Mythbusters galore. Thanks for all the great information.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-7436618653699567822010-07-21T13:15:53.988-07:002010-07-21T13:15:53.988-07:00We did the tour of Alcatraz when we were in SF and...We did the tour of Alcatraz when we were in SF and found it fascinating, as you did. It's an amazing and still surprisingly chilling place, isn't it? I was particularly struck by a bullet hole in one of the small thick windows. I think it was near a walkway where there was an escape attempt and an attack on a guard, if I remember rightly.<br /><br />Great post - full of facts! :)Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.com/4718/abc-wednesday-a/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-39782896384592269082010-07-21T13:10:37.300-07:002010-07-21T13:10:37.300-07:00Great choice for "A", I think it would b...Great choice for "A", I think it would be interesting to visit, but like someone else said, I wouldn't want to stay there. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting my ABC post. Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-16927202370438700752010-07-21T12:14:13.117-07:002010-07-21T12:14:13.117-07:00Gayle, great stories about this storied island tha...Gayle, great stories about this storied island that I knew only from the Birdman movie and the sit-ins.<br />Helen Mac from the ABC teamAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947142732753014733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-93289852342767902010-07-21T11:37:30.789-07:002010-07-21T11:37:30.789-07:00It is so familiar from all the films made about it...It is so familiar from all the films made about it that a trip to the city would not be complete without a visit. Dark, but fascinating history.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-80125845975544643972010-07-21T11:24:32.564-07:002010-07-21T11:24:32.564-07:00Great information, and this is such a historical p...Great information, and this is such a historical place..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-76832075269365788902010-07-21T10:55:10.753-07:002010-07-21T10:55:10.753-07:00A unique A-post for the week! Alcatraz is such a f...A unique A-post for the week! Alcatraz is such a fascinating place. Sometimes I think we need more prisons like this one. It always makes me think of the 1996 Sean Connery/Nicholas Cage/Ed Harris movie.LisaFhttp://peripheralperceptions.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-70769161040753458952010-07-21T10:50:46.293-07:002010-07-21T10:50:46.293-07:00I wish I had paid more attention when I was there ...I wish I had paid more attention when I was there (so many years ago!) I do remember that feeling of isolation on the Rock, seeing the mainland off in the distance.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-41308535953961594472010-07-21T05:48:23.781-07:002010-07-21T05:48:23.781-07:00I'm surprised Alcatraz hasn't been reinven...I'm surprised Alcatraz hasn't been reinvented as a super-trendy hotel by now ;-) I immediately thought of Burt Lancaster as the Birdman - how sad that even that small comfort was denied Robert Stroud.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-48657257215000494732010-07-21T02:37:06.210-07:002010-07-21T02:37:06.210-07:00Dear Gayle,
Thank you for visiting my A-post. You ...Dear Gayle,<br />Thank you for visiting my A-post. You are one of the few that have noticed my attempt to use 'Anna' as an A-word. I could have written more about myself or the original Anna, my great-grandmother, but time did not permit.<br /><br />I never have been to California, but plan to get there one day. In the mean time, I am learning so many interesting things from you.<br /><br />Your A-post about Alcatraz is excellent. Good mix of facts. I apprciate also that you reveal Hollywood's false pictures of that place.<br /><br />I was interested to read that Alcatraz was first a prison for the Civil War. That makes me think of something my father once said, that many Confederates, started a new life in the West, and settled in California. Is that true? Are there descendants of Virginians in Califoria?<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Anna<br /><a href="http://annasadornments.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-for-apple-anna-abcwednesday-round-7.html" rel="nofollow">A is for Anna!</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-6587845955599416962010-07-21T02:11:38.262-07:002010-07-21T02:11:38.262-07:00I was only in SF once and never got to Alcatraz. ...I was only in SF once and never got to Alcatraz. always wanted to go - but not to stay!<br /><br />ROG, ABC Wednesday teamRoger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-38290204846188255512010-07-21T00:32:05.715-07:002010-07-21T00:32:05.715-07:00Wow! This is a very informative post! Thank you. I...Wow! This is a very informative post! Thank you. I saw the movies "the Birdman"and "Escape from Alcatraz". Perhaps my burglar could find a place in Alcatraz. BTW I made part of the story up!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-20021266814125395662010-07-20T23:34:26.175-07:002010-07-20T23:34:26.175-07:00Thanks for your visit and comment. Barcelona has a...Thanks for your visit and comment. Barcelona has a population of 1.6 Mio, the angle makes the city look a lot more crowded and jammed than what it actually is...MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-86550635383957010342010-07-20T23:31:13.119-07:002010-07-20T23:31:13.119-07:00What interesting facts and post about Alcatraz, I ...What interesting facts and post about Alcatraz, I enjoyed it very much.<br /><br /><a href="http://maremag.blogspot.com/2010/07/is-for-aerial.html" rel="nofollow">A is for aerial</a>MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-30448704744335460502010-07-20T20:37:50.363-07:002010-07-20T20:37:50.363-07:00amazing place!!amazing place!!magiceyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848851692951192508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-30310870842658840582010-07-20T20:25:59.951-07:002010-07-20T20:25:59.951-07:00I've seen it from a distance - and remember se...I've seen it from a distance - and remember several of the movies. Excellent photos and narrative.Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-2165296534823964662010-07-20T19:05:52.134-07:002010-07-20T19:05:52.134-07:00Alcatraz was still in operation when I was a child...Alcatraz was still in operation when I was a child; I was 13 when it closed. I have never been on the island.<br />I enjoy the history you include with your posts!Dimplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313315926201426600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-67523290550350937572010-07-20T16:17:41.636-07:002010-07-20T16:17:41.636-07:00It is a fascinating place! I have been there and f...It is a fascinating place! I have been there and found it beautiful and a little scary at the same time. Thanks for the interesting history! Great post for the A Day! Hope the rest of your week goes well! Enjoy!<br /><br />Sylvia<br />ABC TeamSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-67407010893528758932010-07-20T15:48:40.335-07:002010-07-20T15:48:40.335-07:00I've always been interested in Alcatraz. Infor...I've always been interested in Alcatraz. Informative post. Enjoyed it.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-20670063543210077792010-07-20T15:38:08.391-07:002010-07-20T15:38:08.391-07:00Great information. Used to do the tourist thing a...Great information. Used to do the tourist thing and visit it often when we lived in the Bay Area. I thought the audio tour for the Rock was terrific.photowannabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11760961275666768173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318259713832137999.post-70108064818706622772010-07-20T15:05:43.273-07:002010-07-20T15:05:43.273-07:00I would love to one day visit this site. My list o...I would love to one day visit this site. My list of places I want to visit is getting awfully long now!Marahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464946195661953578noreply@blogger.com