When Tom’s alarm rang at 5:45am on Tuesday July 30, 2024 and he got ready to take on the day, I didn’t think we were in Kansas anymore. But we were – albeit we were only a quarter mile into…
Month: August 2024
305: I FEEL LIKE A BULLET IN THE GUN OF ROBERT FORD
The best thing I discovered when Tom’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Monday July 29, 2024 was the fact that my photographer was still in our room. I was concerned that the Stoney Creek Hotel surveillance cameras would have shown…
304: THE TALE OF TWO BIRTHPLACES – FROM THE UNSINKABLE TO THE UNTHINKABLE
It was Sunday morning July 28, 2024 when Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Springfield, Illinois Ramada hotel room. As soon as my two companions got themselves ready and all of their belongings packed, they headed downstairs to…
303: MY DAY IN SPRINGFIELD WHERE I STOOD IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LINCOLN AND JFK
Just over ten years ago, on July 11, 2014, I visited Springfield, Illinois for the first time. For me and my photographer, it seemed great to be back, and I was anxious to take on a day full of Lincoln…
302: AN AFTERNOON IN NEW SALEM WHERE LINCOLN LIVED, CRIED, AND NEARLY DIED
Following an incredible visit at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse on Friday July 26, 2024, my photographer, his wife, and I headed westward for 37 miles through the heart of Abraham Lincoln country. As a matter of fact, at one point…
301: BEFORE I MET A WILD AND CRAZY GUY, I GOT MY KICKS ON ROUTE 66
My photographer’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Friday July 26, 2024 and I was anxious for the three of us to hit the road. The reason for my eagerness was because Tom had scheduled a full day of Abraham Lincoln…
300: THE ROAD TO THE LAND OF AH’S TOOK ME THROUGH THE LAND OF LINCOLN’S LOGS
My photographer’s alarm went off at 4:30am on Thursday July 25, 2024 and that meant one thing – we had exactly two hours before our twelve-day trip to Kansas City, Missouri was scheduled to begin. Although the primary reason behind…