Month: October 2022

October 23, 2022 HBO had sent me to San Juan for another pay-per-view fight. Since I had a little pre-show free time, I rented a car and drove around Puerto Rico. The interior of the island was captivating, but the coastal towns had those marvelous views of the Caribbean. I traveled alone and my little car carried me…… Continue reading A DIFFERENCE OF PERSPECTIVE

October 22, 2022 My assignment sounded easy enough… drive to Teeterboro Airport, then find and board the Goodyear Blimp. This craft would take me out above New Jersey’s industrial areas, the towering Palisades, and across the Hudson River to float high over New York’s impressive harbor. Our show was called “A SALUTE TO LADY LIBERTY”…… Continue reading GOODYEAR BLIMP – Part 1

October 5, 2022 As I was writing the chapters in my book it soon became apparent that I would need to limit the references to friends and others who had worked with me throughout my career. I was very concerned that I might overlook someone and inadvertently bruise feelings. Some might not have wanted to…… Continue reading NAMING NAMES

October 3, 2022    The following morning was a barking bedlam. We had decided to check out and return to Tarpon. Other guests chose to leave also; they passed carrying backpacks and too much luggage. Leashed dogs bolted and tugged knowing a long drive was imminent. My daughter’s little dog was a nervous wreck, his…… Continue reading HURRICANE IAN Finis

October 3, 2022 Our hotel’s parking lot was lined with RVs and cars with Florida license tags; their owners, like us, probably refugees from the hurricane. After Thanksgiving, the license plates would be in the colors of northern states and Canadian Provinces, which we consider Florida’s “change of seasons!” Everyone seemed to be in a…… Continue reading HURRICANE IAN Part 4

October 2, 2022 Tarpon Springs was shutting down. Cars waited their turn at gas station pumps. Stores had been stripped of bottled water, batteries, and plywood. Men holding small tanks stood patiently beneath the hot sun wondering if the stored propane would last until their turn to refill. The windows of many houses and businesses…… Continue reading HURRICANE IAN Part 3

September 28, 2022 Less than two blocks from my cottage is a tiny white chapel surrounded by purple bougainvillea. It seats around 30 people comfortably, although I have never seen more than 10 of the Faithful there at one time. The local Greek community dedicated the religious site to St. Michael, the town’s Patron Saint,…… Continue reading HURRICANE IAN Part One