Please click the “Like” button if you enjoyed this post. I’m willing to accept the possibility that maybe – just maybe – Jerry Clower is a Southern thing. If you were to suggest such, I wouldn’t rule you out of … Continue reading
Tenor saxophonist Andrew Love, who partnered with trumpeter Wayne Jackson to form the Memphis Horns, died this past Thursday at the age of 70. The Memphis Horns were part of the original house band at Stax Records in Memphis, and … Continue reading
“I don’t want him on my show. I don’t care what anyone says about him – how great a talent he is – he just won’t be in my show and that’s that.” – Ed Sullivan. “I want to say … Continue reading
Elvis and Ann Margret on the set of Viva Las Vegas (1964).
Mr. Barton – John W. Barton, Sr. – passed away over the weekend. Born in 1917, he was 95 years old at the time of his passing. He was one of the kindest and most generous persons I ever knew. … Continue reading
This weekend, I took my oldest son to visit Chapman University in Orange, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. We flew into John Wayne Airport in Orange County. What a great concept – an airport named after The … Continue reading