My 47th year was one of my worst and best. It was one of my worst years because my beloved dog Elvis died in December at the age of 15 and because of the Covid Pandemic, which cancelled two of my trips (and all travel). It was one of my best years because of the fantastic time I had in Memphis in [continue reading]
Today is the last day of my 46th year, and what a great year it was! The best part of my year was the amazing Jerry Schilling Weekend in Memphis last January. I also made two other trips to Memphis – the first in May, for my annual trip that included a great NKOTB concert, and the other in [continue reading]
Tomorrow is my 46th birthday, so today I look back at this past year. I had a fantastic 45th year – one of the best of my life! It seems as if every year I say that, but somehow each year is better than the last. I love my life! If I had to pick one word to sum up my 45th year, it would be [continue reading]
I now have a new favorite quote about Elvis, “God gave the world a song and a smile when he gave us Elvis.” Donna Presley Early writes that in her book Elvis: Precious Memories about her first cousin Elvis Presley. Donna is Nash’s daughter. Nash was Vernon’s sister. Excerpts [continue reading]
I enjoyed this book as I do any book about the Kennedys, but there wasn’t too much information about the Kennedys. It was more a memoir of Kathy McKeon, who was Jackie’s assistant and sometimes nanny to John John and Caroline from 1964 to 1976. This book did reignite my fascination with [continue reading]
I love Lucy! Who doesn’t? I have read Lucille Ball’s memoir, trying to find an affordable copy of Desi’s, and now have read Desilu – The Story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. It is a very comprehensive and true book (according to Lucie Arnaz) about Lucille and Desi, their [continue reading]
I bought this first edition James Dean biography knowing nothing about it. It wasn’t until I was reading Lew Bracker’s memoir that I learned Joe Hyams was a friend of James Dean. I wanted to make sure I got his book, so I checked through my books and found I had just bought it. This is [continue reading]
