It was roughly 100 miles from Buddy Holly’s doorstep in Lubbock, Texas to the Petty recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico. I heard David Bigham tell my photographer that when the Crickets were scheduled to record at the studio, Buddy’s…
Month: December 2019
47: IN THE CRADLE OF ROCK AND ROLL
Last night, and throughout most of the entire night, I spent most of my time removing the makeup that I had applied to my face in protest for not being taken to the KISS show in Wichita, Kansas. I thought…
46: FREEDOM TO ROCK WITH IKE & KISS
The alarm went off bright and early on Sunday July 24, 2016 and before I knew it, we were standing in front of the State Capitol building in Topeka, Kansas. Although I was comfortably situated inside the camera case, I…
45: THE BUCK STOPPED IN INDEPENDENCE
The Avenger was packed and we were headed westward at 8:00am on Saturday July 23, 2016. It was an exciting day for me as I would be spending most of that Saturday visiting with Harry S Truman, our 33rd President.…
44: ‘SHOW ME’ AROUND MISSOURI
It was 2016 and after a long winter of standing on my dresser with two broken legs, it was time once again to face surgery. From the icy grip of Old Man Winter until May, my photographer had grappled with…
43: THE JEFFERSON ‘REVENGE’ TOUR
At 8:30am on Monday August 17, 2015, I was once again on my way to Ohio. Although my photographer was headed for a four-day safety conference in Cleveland, I was brought along on the trip for one simple reason: The…
42: GUIDED HOME BY THE NORTHERN LIGHTS
We left Gladstone, Michigan early in the morning on Monday July 27, 2015 and we started our six-day trip home. Once again, there were no Presidential sites in northern Michigan that I knew of. As a matter of fact, I…
41: THE ROAD TO LAMBEAU WAS PAVED WITH CHEESE
My photographer and his wife were able to sleep in on Saturday July 25, 2015 because the Mall of America didn’t open until 10:00am and we were only 12 miles away. I was not overly excited about visiting the famous…
40: THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
We had spent over three days in Dyersville and on the morning of Friday July 24, 2015 it was time to head west. My photographer had planned on making one last trip out to the Field of Dreams before we…
39: “IS THIS HEAVEN?” “NO, IT’S IOWA!”
At 7:50am on Tuesday July 21, 2015, I was headed for a baseball field. It wasn’t just any baseball field; that particular field was the ball diamond where the movie Field of Dreams was filmed. I thought for sure that…