The Terrible Catsafterme

Although my acting career has been brief, relegated to one college comedy film and a failed local TV pilot filmed in Dayton…well, and also my most recent Kroger instructional video, it actually began way back in the Fall of 1975 with a little three minute opus called “Brad’s Magic.” The project was a joint effort partially directed by my Dad and partially by my Mom. It was never released theatrically, but simply developed and placed on one Super 8 film spool, currently housed in my basement. The following is a synopsis of the six key scenes of the film… Read the rest of this entry »

Because it was so obvious, I couldn’t resist the cheesy title. Not that this was the most enjoyable part of the long day, but because it was certainly the most memorable when we experienced an authentic, old-fashioned Savannah blackout at the end of the night. The day of Saturday, March 15,2008, started innocently enough. Everyone was recovering from their hangovers from the goings-off from the day before. Chris and I (who incidentally did not have hangovers) got up before everyone else and watched Billy Madison on television. Always a nice way to start the day. Read the rest of this entry »

We awoke on the morning of Sunday, March 30 in our little room at the Lighthouse B&B in McGregor, Texas ready to embark on another fun-filled day of historical traveling arcross the huge and great state of Texas. Our hosts Jerry and Jan Walters had prepared a scrumptous homemade breakfast of eggs, sausage, and waffles. Bob and I were the only guests in the inn other than Jerry’s in-laws. We had a nice breakfast with these overt Republicans whom Bob almost kicked under the table when they began their Clinton-bashing. But they were still nice folk and the breakfast was delicious and filling. Read the rest of this entry »

History seems to waver back and forth when deciding if Andrew Johnson was good for our country or not. Having survived John Wilkes Booth’s plot to overtake the government when his would-be assassin lost his nerve, Andrew Johnson was sworn in as our nation’s 17th president following the death of Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865. Charged with the monumental task of the post-Civil War Reconstruction, Johnson would feud openly with Congress who wanted harsher treatment of the southern states. It is because of Johnson’s compassion for the South that he was later heralded as a great leader. Read the rest of this entry »

I had a lot to look forward to going into the summer months of 1986. Eighth grade was over and it was time to have loads of fun. It was at this juncture in my life that I began what I sometimes think of as my ‘double-life.’ I was slimmed down, vastly interested in people of the female persuasion, ready for mischief, and to be a teenager on the prowl. On the other hand, I was a geek at heart. Always was. Always will be. I had a tremendous fascination with the movie world, collecting autographs, and especially Laurel and Hardy memorabilia…but we won’t go into that…yet. Read the rest of this entry »