Encore. This is a little bonus story about another Derby Party hosted by Phyllis & John Y. My phone rang. It was my new friend (by now) Chief of Staff Liz Dahl. She told me I’d be needed for two Derby parties this time; one on Derby Day, Saturday, May 3rd and a...
In March of 1981, one of the giants of broadcast journalism, Walter Cronkite, retired. He was called, “the most trusted man in America.” Seeing him anchor the CBS Evening News was a comfort.Phyllis George became friends with him at CBS during her time there as a...
Looking at me with sparkling emerald eyes was none other than Lynda Carter, television’s WONDER WOMAN! We had a pleasant chat and she couldn’t have been nicer. Take that second banana Ed!Time to get back to playing and at this point no one was in the room.A few tunes...
Phyllis and I shake hands and she leads me to the family room where her ebony grand piano lives. I immediately notice the engraved plaque above the keyboard on the right side of the piano that reads: “Miss America 1970.” A few workers walk by and Phyllis introduces...
On my drive back from Harrodsburg, KY I decided to stop and stay with my dear friends Frank & Susan Bogaert in South Bend, Indiana. I wasn’t on a strict timetable and since I had an answering machine on my phone back in Michigan I could check all my messages from...
One of my nearest and dearest friends and mentors was a voice teacher at Interlochen Center for the Arts named Mary Chelf Jones. She was born in Central Kentucky in a historic town called Harrodsburg. After I graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, Mrs. Jones asked...
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