When I was growing up, the location television station that showed movies every afternoon would set aside Saturday afternoon for Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller. There weren’t enough Tarzan movies to show them all year, so they showed Shirley Temple movies and Lone Ranger television episodes instead of Tarzan. But Tarzan movies were definitely my… Continue reading Why Jungle Natives Scare Me
Author: elvisgumby
Why Linda Blair Scares Me
The Exorcist was released in 1973. I was 11 at the time and way too young to see it. I knew what I knew about it because of pop culture references like the Mad Magazine parody and the Saturday Night Live sketch they did when Richard Pryor hosted in 1975. In 1979, it was re-released… Continue reading Why Linda Blair Scares Me
Jesus Loves the Little Children
I was about 4 or 5 years old. I was in Sunday School class with about 10 guys all around my age. One of the guys was named Ricky. Ricky’s mom taught our class. Occasionally we would sing. One song we would sing was Jesus Loves the Little Children. The lyrics were, Jesus loves the little… Continue reading Jesus Loves the Little Children
Birthday Hailstorm
It was June 2, 1998. We were celebrating my son’s third birthday. We had cake and ice cream to celebrate. It also took a while for my son to open presents. We gave him a while to play with his new toys before we put the kids to bed. When my wife and I finally… Continue reading Birthday Hailstorm
Elvis was a Mormon
On September 1, I saw a few reports that said Graceland had been “vandalized” with graffiti. In addition, I saw several social media posts where people were outraged by messages of “BLM” and “Eat the Rich” were painted on the walls outside of Graceland. As someone who has regularly attend the Candlelight Vigil, I guess… Continue reading Elvis was a Mormon
Doctor Visit
Last weekend, my oldest daughter was visiting us. My wife was telling her about the things she had coming up this week. My wife mentioned that she would be taking her father to see a Dr Bada on Tuesday. My daughter said she wondered if that was Donald’s father. My daughter had gone to high… Continue reading Doctor Visit
Rules for Attending Virtual Meetings
The use of services like Zoom and Teams has greatly increased with the pandemic. I had never heard of Zoom before the pandemic and Teams was a tool that we had only started playing around with at work. These programs allow you to do group video calls. You can also share what you are working… Continue reading Rules for Attending Virtual Meetings
Elvis Week 2020 – An Apology
I would like to start by apologizing for personally causing the COVID-19 virus. Let me explain. I have been looking for a sign to tell me when I need to stop going to Elvis Week. I still get to meet new, interesting people each year. I enjoy seeing the changes to Graceland and the celebration.… Continue reading Elvis Week 2020 – An Apology
Senior Citizen’s Center Appreciation Cookout
My wife was the news editor of the weekly county newspaper in the town where we lived shortly after we were married. This is also the county where we grew up. As news editor of a county paper, she was the primary reporter for almost all newsworthy items. She covered city and county government meetings,… Continue reading Senior Citizen’s Center Appreciation Cookout
Buying Tequila
My friend Joe and I left the dormitory at college to go to the part of town that had the good record stores. I was in search of a song but didn’t know what it was called. There were two main record stores in town. Camelot Music was in the mall. Sounza Musik was a… Continue reading Buying Tequila