by Dan Yessian | May 11, 2023 | Stories
In this final chapter, we were up and close to the King. The lions seemed comfortable resting next to our vehicles, unbothered by our presence. Thank goodness they weren’t that hungry, and thank goodness for our guides. The Kalahari desert is mostly arid flatland,...
by Dan Yessian | May 3, 2023 | Stories
Botswana was the next leg of our African adventure. But before leaving Zimbabwe, we couldn’t help but witness one of the world’s wonders: Victoria Falls. From there we boarded a plane and headed to the next camp. Botswana was filled with every imaginable species. The...
by Dan Yessian | Apr 25, 2023 | Stories
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, my wife – Kathy – and I decided to do something special. While we’ve been fortunate enough to have visited different parts of the world, the one place we always wanted to experience was Africa. So we decided to...
by Dan Yessian | Apr 4, 2023 | Armenian Genocide, Armenian Trilogy
We sincerely thank Detroit Public TV | PBS for the opportunity to share “An Armenian Trilogy” with our Detroit community. Support the project by purchasing the Complete Collection. In this clip, Dan Yessian joins Fred Nahhat of DPTV I PBS for the broadcast...
by Dan Yessian | Mar 29, 2023 | Music
With the recent passing of the prolific Burt Bacharach, we continue celebrating his life and music. Bacharach wrote so many hits that all the artists at the time were clamoring for his compositions. “Walk On By” – written by Bacharach and lyricist Hal David...