It was the day I had been waiting for since we left on the trip; and it was also the day my photographer decided to sleep in. However, when his alarm finally rang at 7:45am on Tuesday October 19, 2021,…
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166: AMERICAN GIRLS INSTEAD OF JFK? SAY IT AIN’T SO!
The tenth day of our trip began at 6:00am when Tom’s alarm sounded. It was Sunday October 17, 2021 and we were still in Midland, Texas. But not for long. I heard my photographer mention as soon as we saw…
165: I FOUND MY MOJO WITH ‘DOMINIQUE’ AND GEORGIE
October 16, 2021 began when Tom’s alarm rang at 7:00am. A little less than two hours later, the three of us were headed to school – even though it was Saturday. My photographer had waited an extra day to visit…
164: ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’ EPISODE WITH JAMES MADISON IS NOW LIVE!
On December 7th, a “Day that will live in infamy”, my photographer and I were in the GBS Media Studio in Port Huron, Michigan to tape another episode of our show ‘Hail to the Chief’. That episode, which was the…
163: FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AND I WAS BUSHED
My companions woke to Tom’s alarm at 7:00am on October 15, 2021. It was Friday; and Friday means only one thing in West Texas: High School Football. Ninety minutes after my photographer and his wife rolled out of bed, we…
162: EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH BUDDY HOLLY
The morning of Thursday October 14, 2021 began without an alarm, mainly because our agenda was filled with Buddy Holly sites in Lubbock. Tom knew we didn’t have far to travel that day; each of those seven sites were within…
161: MADISON LIKELY SUSPECT FOLLOWING ‘HAIL TO THE CHIEF’ ATTACK
On November 18, 2021, my photographer and I taped the third installment of our show ‘Hail to the Chief’. During that episode, it was our honor and privilege to pay tribute to the one and only Sage of Monticello; our…
160: NEW MEXICO – ‘LAND OF ENCHANTMENT’ OR STATE OF MISERY?
My photographer and his wife enjoyed an extra hour of sleep on Wednesday October 13, 2021 – Tom’s alarm didn’t go off until 7:00am. The weather outside was clear and brisk; the temperature in Santa Fe, New Mexico that morning…
159: “ROAD’S CLOSED – MOOSE OUT FRONT SHOULD’VE TOLD YA!”
We were in our room at the La Quinta Inn in Pueblo, Colorado when I heard Tom’s cell phone alarm ring at 6:00am on Tuesday October 12, 2021. The wake-up call was followed by a severe weather alert; one that…
158: THE CURSE OF COUSIN EDDIE
My companions woke up in Lusk, Wyoming on Monday October 11, 2021 when Tom’s alarm rang at precisely 6:00am. My photographer and his wife had their gear packed and we were headed out of town less than two hours later.…