"Yay Eli, you're a tree sloth." - Julie Burton, "It's Your Move"
Continuing with my diary from 1980:
February 1 – After School My Dad and I went to the Library and the Bank.
February 2 – I got up and Denise and I played hide and go seek. Later tonight Mom and Dad went to a basketball game. Kelly came over to babysit. We watched Laurel and Hardy on TV.
The early 1970’s postings are easy because they are just photos and events that were reported to me as having occurred. When you get into this era, it is a challenge to actually dig deep enough to find these memories. When exactly do your memories begin? All of the sudden you just are. Time is tricky enough, then when you mix in your memories that are stored in your imperfect brain, it’s hard to determine what is real and true.
On the latest front page of Leonard Maltin’s website Movie Crazy , he has given our “Wax Apple” website a mini-review and referral. I’ve only met Leonard once, but he has sent me a couple of letters expressing his liking of my Sons of the Desert newsletter Dante’s Info – along with an autographed photo or two. Read the rest of this entry »