When Tom’s alarm went off at six o’clock on Sunday August 4, 2024, it was a bittersweet moment for the entire clan. It was time to pack up and start the laborious journey home – which was only a short…
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309: MICHIGAN’S BO KNOWS BASEBALL IN MISSOURI – LET THE GAMES BEGIN
My photographer’s alarm rang at 5:45am on Thursday August 1, 2024 and our Airbnb in Prairie Village, Kansas began to come to life shortly after. It was game day, and Tom’s grandson’s first game of the National All-State Championship tournament…
308: WE CAME TO VISIT TRUMAN AT HIS FARM, BUT LANDED IN JAIL INSTEAD
For the second morning in a row, Tom’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Prairie Village, Kansas rented home. It was Wednesday July 31, 2024 and our day was jam-packed with activities, although my photographer and I had a…
307: MY DAY WITH RORY, HARRY S, AND THE ‘COUNTRY WEASEL’
It was a little over a one-mile drive from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum into downtown Independence where Tom found a parking place across the street from the Independence Courthouse Square. Although my photographer figured the historic…
306: MY PHOTOGRAPHER RECRUITED A NEW “PARTNER-IN-CRIME” AND THE TORCH WAS PASSED AT TRUMAN’S PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
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…
290: I WAS THE STAR OF THE ‘TRUMAN SHOW’ IN KEY WEST’S LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
When my photographer’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Friday April 26, 2024, I was anxious for our second morning in Key West, Florida to begin. While the three of us didn’t do anything but relax after we arrived at the…
289: THEY MAY BE CALLED THE DRY TORTUGAS, BUT MY VISIT TO FORT JEFFERSON TURNED TO MUDD
It was still dark outside at 4:50am when Tom’s alarm woke my companions up on Thursday April 25, 2024. The early wake-up call didn’t matter much because this was the day the three of us had been waiting for since…
232: I SURVIVED A MEET & GREET WITH A FAKE FAN BEFORE STARRING IN MY VERSION OF ‘THE TRUMAN SHOW’!
In 1998, actor Jim Carrey starred in ‘The Truman Show’ where he portrayed Truman Burbank, an ordinary guy who had unknowingly lived his entire life on a popular reality TV show. In 2021, I became a TV show star as…
222: JUST PLANE FUN ON BLACK FRIDAY IN DAYTON
As soon as my photographer’s alarm went off at 6:00am in our Dayton, Ohio hotel room, I couldn’t wait to hit the road. It was Friday November 25, 2022; which was more than just Black Friday to me. That’s because…
214: I ‘RAVED ON’ WITH BUDDY & MARK AT THE DULUTH ARMORY
My photographer’s alarm had an echo to it when it rang at 6:00am on Monday August 1, 2022. That’s because I was still upside down in the cellophane-wrapped coffee cup where I spent the night following emergency surgery to repair…