"I believe you're getting old...and nutty" - Chief Ramsbottom, "Night Owls"
My first association with Our Gang member Jean Darling came in late 1985 when I sent for a package of photos that she was selliing at the time. I’ll talk more about that in a future posting, but lets just say that the package of photos was a steal for the fans (one of the photos is pictured […]
There’s an interesting story of how I first met Chris Demeter. We had just moved to our house on Winterset in April 1978 and I was finishing up my first year of school as a kindergartener. This was the first time I had ever ridden the bus; before I had been close enough to walk to […]
During the midst of my autograph collecting spree, there was no question that I was still the biggest Laurel and Hardy and Our Gang fan in the world. So naturally, it was on my agenda to collect not only autographs of world-famous actors and actresses, but also anyone who worked in either of these series. […]
Here are some additional shots from my Mom’s surprise birthday party held on February 5, 2000 - previously discussed here. These were from her collection of photos and gave an additional glimpse of the goings-on at the Knights of Pythias lodge on this particular evening. In the photo at right of me greeting Mom at […]
The first time I ever saw a Beatle was on April 9, 1990. Ashleigh was not quite three weeks old - and it was Christi’s birthday. I know that I felt terrible about leaving for a concert on her special day, but I couldn’t help it. Originally, this concert was scheduled for February 22 when […]