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…
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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…
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…