“I don’t wanna be a tiger, ’cause tigers play too rough. I don’t wanna be a lion, ’cause lions ain’t the kind you love enough. I just wanna be, your Teddy R. Put a chain around my neck and lead…
Tag: Hail to the Chief
220: WHERE IN THE WORLD AM I HEADED NEXT?
It’s been exactly three months since my photographer and I returned home from our last trip that took us into the Upper Penninsula of Michigan, through most of Minnesota, and into parts of Iowa. During that time, I haven’t just…
210: LIFE OR DEATH? THE HARROWING TALE OF MY DELICATE SPRING REPLACEMENT SURGERY
The 12-day trip that I endured with my photographer and Bob Moldenhauer from May 9th to May 20, 2022 took a physical toll on me. While my right arm was nearly broken in two during the last couple hours of…
207: KING ARTHUR & HIS KANGAROO COURT ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
Chester Alan Arthur, our 21st President, is one of the lesser-known Presidents in our history. As a matter of fact, Ol’ Elegant Arthur is so obscure that I’ve only been to two sites dedicated to him. One was Chet’s birth…
205: JEFFERSON vs GARFIELD’S GHOST ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
To date, I’ve visited the tomb of James Garfield in Cleveland’s Lake View Cemetery four times – one of those visits happened shortly after my photographer taped his latest episode of ‘Hail to the Chief’ at GBS Studio in Port…
202: RUTHERFORD WAS NO PURPLE HAYES ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
In the latest episode of our “hit” show ‘Hail to the Chief’, you’ll see photos and hear stories about our travels to sites associated with our 19th President Rutherford B. Hayes. Did you know ol’ Rud was born at a…
199: I LIT A STOGIE IN HONOR OF GRANT ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
On July 1, 2022, the talented folks at GBS Media in Port Huron, Michigan published our latest episode of ‘Hail to the Chief’ that features the life and times of President Ulysses S. Grant. There is a link to click…
196: ANDREW JOHNSON – FROM RAGS TO RICHES ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
Andrew Johnson never attended school a day in his life. Yet through hard work, determination, and an assassin’s bullet, the once upon a time tailor became the 17th President of the United States. Over the past few years, my photographer…
194: THE ESCAPE OF JOHN WILKES BOOTH COMES TO LIFE ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
Have you ever wondered what happened to John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865? Well, wonder no more. On May 15, 2022, my photographer, Bob Moldenhauer, and I spent the entire day following in…
191: THE FINAL DAYS OF AMERICA’S GREATEST HERO ON ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’
A wise old Scarecrow once said: “With the thoughts that you’ll be thinkin’, you could be another Lincoln, if you only had a brain.” The fact is: There has never been another Abraham Lincoln; at least in Washington D.C. Some…