When my grandmother passed away, our family held a funeral service at our church. She was to be buried at the cemetery at our church immediately after the service. Visitation had been at the funeral home earlier that day, so this was where our family gathered. The family followed the hearse to the church. When …
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Krystal Dressing
One evening early in November of 2014, my kids had some guests at the house, so my wife sent me to get a 24 steamer pack of Krystal burgers. Krystal is a restaurant that sells small hamburgers with thin patties that are sometimes called sliders. If you are familiar with White Castle burgers, Krystal burgers …
Lost Keys
I was on my way to work one morning several years ago. I needed some gas in my Jeep. I stopped at a convenience store on the way to work. When I stopped at the store, I took the keys out of the ignition like I always do when I get out of the car. …
2019 Elvis Week Video
Earlier this fall, I posted about this year’s trip to Graceland for the Candlelight Vigil. I had several pictures and videos that I wanted to share along with telling some of the stories from the blog post. Here is a video that I put together from this year’s trip.
Recording Studio
People have often asked me about where I record my music. I have a portable recording studio that I have used in my home. My wife and I recently moved from the house where I did all of my recording. As we were moving, I decided to create a video of the different “studios” in …
Why Slim Pickens Scares Me
The horror film The Howling is considered one of the better horror films of the 1980’s. When it first came out, I went to see it on the first weekend it was showing. My wife and I weren’t married yet and we went to see this on a date. Just outside of the theater while we were …
Why Olivia de Havilland Scares Me
In 1964, Olivia de Havilland made a movie called Lady in a Cage. It’s considered a “psychological thriller”. Her character has a broken hip and in order to get up and down the stairs in her mansion, she has a small elevator installed. While she is home alone, the power goes out at the house, trapping …
Why Joe Spinell Scares Me
In the early 1980’s there were horror films being released nearly every week. As I have mentioned in previous posts, my college friends and I went to see almost all these films. We even formed a loosely defined group who regularly went together to see these films. This group was called the Bad Cinema Club. The …
Why Night of the Living Dead Scares Me
Night of the Living Dead is one of my favorite horror movies. I have watched it at times with audiences that laughed all the way through it. Other times, the audiences have been more likely to scream. One of the most memorable times watching was when I was in high school and my friend Ricky invited …
Music Club Profiling
Most of my followers are old enough to remember the old Columbia House and BMG music clubs. They had deals where they would sell you 8 to10 albums for a penny if you would agree to buy a certain number later. They started with albums but over the years, their selections included 8-Track tapes, cassette …