tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6220896448986188892024-03-17T20:03:46.903-07:00Read On - Read Now Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622089644898618889.post-13518236206452272742023-04-02T15:47:00.002-07:002023-04-08T06:41:23.473-07:00BOOK REVIEW: MURDER IN CANARYVILLE: THE TRUE STORY BEHIND A COLD CASE AND A CHICAGO COVER-UP<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLXAoW7xFwSDAMtf4SxvvronxgUwkr30Mj5eLiYmSgFoJlL2o71mJVcMS0L2LqBLC_xhjCVjXk44Jy_EU_Wo9Zj8N3me-h4R9_GohfUD0hS5fFE9E4LCnuXSWhwCXD6oBaqMF9vIMAWDhPN7RNl2Y2AaO2A1kC44bz6SGM0SF_rkHKKRIlhy3ekCydQ/s612/canar.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLXAoW7xFwSDAMtf4SxvvronxgUwkr30Mj5eLiYmSgFoJlL2o71mJVcMS0L2LqBLC_xhjCVjXk44Jy_EU_Wo9Zj8N3me-h4R9_GohfUD0hS5fFE9E4LCnuXSWhwCXD6oBaqMF9vIMAWDhPN7RNl2Y2AaO2A1kC44bz6SGM0SF_rkHKKRIlhy3ekCydQ/s320/canar.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jeff Coen's <b><i>Murder in Canaryville: The True Story Behind a Cold Case and a Chicago Cover-Up</i></b> is one of the most informational and compelling reads you will experience in your life of turning the pages. <p></p><p>In May, 1976 the world was a different place than it is today (2023). The country is now unrecognizable based on what we lived in and thru in that relatively safe and carefree time. One night in Canaryville changed the lives of many people as it took the life of De La Salle Junior, John Hughes. </p><p>Coen is a writer for the Chicago Tribune and he covers crime. His detailed and thorough dig back to a cold case from the mid to late 1970's stirs up many emotions for those of us who came of age during the era. The summer of '76 was the nation's Bicentennial year and nearly every person living within the borders of an American state was thrilled and excited by their nation's illustrious and exceptional history. Not anymore. One is far more likely to run into people who loathe the country and to many - they loathe their own lives. </p><p>When I say carefree I do indeed mean carefree. We lived somewhat fearlessly and in large part we lived that way since we literally had little to nothing to fear. Back on that night when John Hughes was shot in the heart by a man in a green chevy was a moment of change. It certainly altered the lives of the Hughes family, but it also accelerated the changes that would soon be happening in the neighborhoods of Canaryville, Bridgeport and Chinatown. These neighborhoods are among the most well-known of Chicago's neighborhoods and in the case of Bridgeport - it is the oldest neighborhood in the city.</p><p>What should have been a simple solve for the Chicago Police Department became one of the worst offenses in the annals of cold cases. This story involved eyewitnesses who literally recognized the person in the passenger seat. The witnesses knew that person wasn't the shooter and for all intents and purposes it wouldn't take the proverbial rocket scientists to figure out who the shooter was. The Chicago Police Department was accused of covering up the crime. The immoral hijinks that took place between some members of the CPD, the Mayor's office (Richard J. Daley was the Mayor at the time) and members of the Chicago crime syndicate are on full display in this relatively short (236 pages), but extraordinary true tale of a murder that went "unsolved." </p><p>Coen takes deep dives into a multiple number of highly conflicting and deeply rooted stories of corruption. Some of these people served time, some didn't serve enough time and others never served any time. The killer of John Hughes was never officially named. Coen and Jim Sherlock sort of tell us in a few ways who they believe the killer was and clearly you agree. </p><p>Coen and Jim Sherlock (a famed detective with CPD, who also worked with the FBI) track down so many details and share so many stories that the book takes you on a near roller coaster of trackbacks, takedowns, mishaps and wacky coincidences - all of this makes the book downright unputdownable. The book was released in 2019, but I just read it in four hours this weekend. My brother had recommended it on Tuesday. I placed an order at the Public Library and the book was in my hands that same afternoon. The librarian told me the book event held on behalf of the author proved to be one of their most successful in-house events.</p><p>If you are from Chicago you will treasure some of the nostalgia moments of the city's south side neighborhoods. Have you ever been in Ricobene's? Well, it gets a mention. Yes, the author still refers to White Sox Park as White Sox Park. Boyle Field, Marquette Park. Then there is Princeton and Lowe Streets. </p><p>This is a book that is a must read for anyone intrigued by true crime stories; and if you are also from Chicago you wouldn't want to miss this absolutely superb book. It's not John Steinbeck, but then again he didn't write non-fiction.</p><p>John Hughes. I'm sorry I never met you. A nice kid who was smart and athletic and apparently brave. He died in May, 1976 and no one paid the price for that crime. As the Bible states "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord."</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Copyright Read On Read Now 2023 </b></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622089644898618889.post-63902957546625012572022-11-27T06:58:00.005-08:002023-04-01T06:47:50.978-07:00DAISY JONES & THE SIX - A BOOK NOT WORTH READING <p>This is my opinion.</p><p><b><i>Daisy Jones & The Six</i></b> is one of the worst and downright silliest books you will ever read. For those who have spent time working in the music industry this book will be a significant head scratcher. The book is mundane, repetitive and wildly and completely unrealistic. With all of the great stories one could fathom this is what passes for modern day reading. Few people still read; and something this vain and shallow will not attract those with critical thinking skills.</p><p>Not one character rings true. Musicians? No musician in any genre can relate to this feebleness and absurdity and it is done in 333 pages. Even beyond the non-realities of this world one cannot gather enough in the expectation of human life to be consequently intrigued. Somehow, this book has managed to get produced into an upcoming ten part (ten parts??!!) mini-series. Fortunately, it's a one season series. Imagine turning this desperate mess into a book and then having the audacity of making it into filmed entertainment. In one of my day jobs I write television reviews. I better get the assignment of taking this one on. If not, I will write it and submit it. Who else would want to sit through this ten hour exodus into superficiality? I look forward to writing that review. The series is set to premiere in March, 2023. When you deal with source material this weak and stretched you cannot possibly expect to create a worthwhile endeavor willing to be seen by millions. Well, our dumbed-down society might just like it. </p><p><i>Daisy Jones & The Six</i> takes place in the guarded halls of the smiley face era - the 1970's. On the surface who doesn't love the 1970's? Probably, the single most significant, yet insignificant decade of the 20th century. The Vietnam War ended during the 1970's and the U.S. had three Presidents - Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Those three men couldn't have been more different from one another and that alone makes for an intriguing time in the West. Bell bottoms. I wish I could wear a pair of bell bottoms. Everyone was slender. That's all gone. Films were magnificent (The Godfather, The French Connection, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and I could keep going for multiple paragraphs) and of course, the music. Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt and I could keep going... </p><p>One thing is for certain...The 1970's provided a backdrop of superbly crafted music and most especially in the rock music realm. Daisy Jones & The Six is supposed to be one of the great bands of the decade. The band starts out as a group of six members. Somehow, the most inane, superficial, selfish, self-involved, drug-addicted groupie becomes one of the great songwriters of the era. Daisy Jones makes Pam Courson (the late girlfirned of Jim Morrison) look like Mother Theresa. No one in their right mind would like Daisy Jones. She's always high and absorbed in self. She doesn't like wearing clothes and she sleeps around with just about anyone. Okay, she was a groupie, but groupies aren't interesting and this one makes other groupies look near smart. </p><p>With that you are supposed to believe Billy Dunne (this is not a rock star from any world in which we have lived) falls madly in love with Daisy Jones. If that would be the case in real life you would hate Billy Dunne as much as you loathe Daisy Jones. Billy Dunne is a former substance abuser (original, we know) who is in love with the girl (his now wife, Camilla) he knew before he became famous. Clearly, this is a great love story. He writes for Camilla (the wife) and he loves his daughters. He manages to stay free of booze and drugs for the love of his family, but you are supposed to buy that he loves the twit - Daisy Jones. Why take a man of this character and then drip him in the vast waste of someone as damaging as Daisy Jones? This isn't love. At its core it is lust. Lust is not love. By the way, Daisy and Billy never shag in the book. That's great that the author kept him clean. That's the best aspect of the book. Thankfully he didn't, but if you are going to write this steamroller of trespassing you should make it be what you clearly wanted it to be. </p><p>In some contrived way and the whole enterprise is contrived - the author sort of wants to take you down a Fleetwood Mac path. Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie were two of the most gifted songwriters of the rock era and needless to say they were nothing like Daisy Jones. If Miss Jones were real she would have been dead long before she got to perform in a band. </p><p>Billy Dunne is portrayed as the leader of the group. He may be the chief songwriter, arranger and quasi-producer, but he was willing to allow the name of his band to become Daisy Jones & The Six. As soon as that happens in the book you know it's over. No one and I mean no one who has ever been around a musician in a band would ever and I mean ever have allowed that to happen. </p><p>The single worst book I've read in the last three years. I will definitely look forward to my day job when I have the opportunity to write on the series. </p><p>The author of the book is Taylor Jenkins Reid. One can only hope she will never write about the music industry ever again.</p><p>Camilla dies at the end of the book. She is 63 years old and she dies with Billy Dunne and her children surrounding her. Oh, and she leaves a note telling her daughters to have daddy call the now reformed Daisy Jones. If you learn something in life, learn this...men aren't nesters. Women are nesters. Men aren't. If they were, Paul McCartney somehow would have ended up with Jane Asher. If you know your rock history you will know the story. </p><p>COPYRIGHT READ ON READ NOW 2022</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622089644898618889.post-53963430600519955302022-03-22T10:56:00.003-07:002022-11-21T06:52:53.316-08:00INTERVIEW WITH KERRY REIS - AUTHOR OF THE MYSTERY NOVEL, DISAPPEARED AND FOUND<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppHBOc3u6e9ShxXGMY9nml_jio4gFW1lEbG3V-_4Fg69H0PjZAuocaLhaxZjw1Fy20oF9m7T6th9nLGOfU4yhvf84H2WBIkUGpJDOAo9xXLQ8JiX0gL_IJpb9lMaTmROIxs-poHElu52JBez340_47Ev_90RTrhRj_WKiIygFSJ2zO8xjLCDo1iAKAg/s617/disapperad.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="617" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhppHBOc3u6e9ShxXGMY9nml_jio4gFW1lEbG3V-_4Fg69H0PjZAuocaLhaxZjw1Fy20oF9m7T6th9nLGOfU4yhvf84H2WBIkUGpJDOAo9xXLQ8JiX0gL_IJpb9lMaTmROIxs-poHElu52JBez340_47Ev_90RTrhRj_WKiIygFSJ2zO8xjLCDo1iAKAg/s320/disapperad.png" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;">Kerry Reis was born in Oregon and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended the University of California at Los Angeles, graduating with a bachelor’s in motion picture and television arts. He enjoyed a near thirty year career in digital broadcast communications for the Disney ABC Television Group. He has traveled widely throughout the United States and Europe and currently resides in Colorado. He is a superb photographer who has used his great talent in photography to celebrate the stunning U.S. National Parks. A lifelong fan of mystery novels, he now writes them. You can follow Kerry on Twitter @KerryReis57. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>DISAPPEARED AND FOUND</i></b> is a new mystery novel from author Kerry Reis. Kerry's first mystery novel was <b><i>Legacy Discovered</i></b> and now he delves into the worlds of adoption, reality television and missing people. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;">To find out more, please visit <u><span style="color: #0563c1;"><a href="http://www.kerrylreis.com"><span style="color: #0563c1;">www.kerrylreis.com</span></a></span></u>.</span></p><p><b><i>JT:</i></b> Kerry, your new novel is entitled, <b><i>"Disappeared and Found."</i></b> It's<span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> your second novel. What brought you to writing this mystery revolving around a potential adoption? </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> When I self-published my first novel, <i><b>“Legacy Discovered,”</b></i> I quickly discovered the challenges behind promoting and marketing self-publishing and felt focused on this for the first few years after <i>“Legacy Discovered”</i> was officially published. However, shortly after I moved to Colorado, my UCLA college buddy, Tim, who lives nearby with his wife, challenged me at one of his open house events to start focusing on writing a new novel. I am not sure whether this helped rile up my brain, but it was just a short time later, when I was relaxing in front of my television to enjoy a couple of cable reality programs I had gotten interested in, TLC’s <i>“Long Lost Family”</i> and ID channel’s <i>“Disappeared.”</i> After watching the two shows’ episodes on that night, my brain started to blend the investigative concepts behind these two programs to create the storyline idea behind <i>“Disappeared and Found.”</i><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><i><b>JT:</b></i> Did you have a strong interest in adoption prior to writing this novel or were you just being creative as you attempted to draw out the larger mystery?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> I do not have any especially strong connection to adoption, but my general interest in family was what drew my interest in the reality program, <i>“Long Lost Family.”</i> The basic premise has an individual who has reached out to the show to find and reconnect with biological family, usually an adoptee who is seeking to find the biological parents who put the person up for adoption, or an individual who put a baby up for adoption and is now seeking to find out how that child turned out. The show has two hosts, each one taking on a separate case, so that each episode follows two separate investigations. In each investigation, the assigned host interviews the person seeking the biological family, investigates using both ancestry records and DNA testing, tracks down and interviews a biological family member, determining that the biological family member is willing to meet the person who is seeking the biological family. Some episodes within the seasons had unusual cases that developed a few twists, although not one as complex or creative as the one I devised for <i>“Disappeared and Found.”</i><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>JT:</i></b> Were you interested in missing person storylines and if so, what drove the interest?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> I have always had a fascination with the mystery genre. One of my favorite authors is Agatha Christie, and I have a complete set of her mystery novels. When I saw the reality program, <i>Disappeared,”</i> for the first time, the unsolved mystery behind the episode tapped into the tantalizing feature of trying to solve the enigma, unlike other true crime programs. The purpose behind each episode which used interviews, archival footage, and recreations to describe the details behind an individual or group who suddenly go missing was to find viewers who might have clues or evidence that could solve the case, as each episode provides a phone number at the end for viewers to call in clues or tips. To me, the unsolved mystery element is fascinating in its own right, but after I watched an episode immediately after watching a <i>“Long Lost Family”</i> episode, the concept that a possible adoption could actually be the spark to solving a cold case missing person mystery quickly developed into the unique storyline for <i>“Disappeared and Found.”</i><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>JT:</i></b> The technology surrounding blood types is fascinating material. Knowing what we know today it is amazing any crimes were solved prior to forensic science brought on in the modern era. Did you spend time investigating the role of blood types?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> Actually, the basic genetics of blood types was something I had already learned. It probably stuck with me because I am an AB positive blood type. I quickly realized it would be a perfect way for my main character, Dorothy, to accidentally discover that the parents who raised her were not her true genetic parents.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>JT:</i></b> How much time did you invest in researching law enforcement procedures regarding this type of a missing person case?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> I pretty much based the law enforcement plot and characters on my basic knowledge of law enforcement in the news or police procedural series. Since the uncovering of Dorothy’s connection with a missing person cold case crossed interstate lines, the need to bring an FBI agent into the tale was a given, but the setting of a small town as the location of the original disappearance allowed me to work with a more intimate cast of local law enforcement, basically an intimate interaction with an FBI agent and the local sheriff.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>JT:</i></b> What is your regimen for mapping out the plot, story, and narrative?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> I basically follow an outline process I learned in a script writing class I had during my time obtaining my Bachelor’s Degree in Motion Picture/Television Arts at UCLA. After conceiving the basic plotline and writing up a short synopsis, I break the plot down to a timeline series of scenes, each one written in a single paragraph. I can then read the paragraphs, searching for flaws within the plotline or character actions. In the script writing process, each paragraph would be expanded into script dialogue, but I realized that this process also worked with novel writing by expanding the scene paragraphs into fully fleshed out description of location, action, conversation, and character perspective, creating an intriguing story for readers to enjoy.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>JT:</i></b> Based on your many years in the television industry, was that a driver in why and how you incorporated reality television into the novel?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> My experience in the television industry did help me to understand the production process behind the reality shows, elements of which became important in the progress of the story as the two separate reality series find their productions unexpectedly intertwined in the mystery. However, having the basis of these two reality series being a part of the main concept of the mystery story mainly came from my general enjoyment in viewing the actual reality series on which they were based upon. Even though law enforcement has more scientific tools to solve mysteries, I have noticed that reality television has been instrumental in promoting these tools in solving interesting past mysteries and historical research.<br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>JT:</i></b> I certainly don’t want to give major plot points away, but did you base any of these characters off of real figures taken from news stories, or were all of these people just taken from your own creativity?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"><b><i>Kerry:</i></b> The only character that comes anywhere close to being based on a real character would be the host character of the <i>“Finding Family”</i> series in my novel who is somewhat similar to one of the hosts in the <i>“Long Lost Family”</i> series. All of the characters and the story itself are fully fictional, generated by my creativity in intermingling the two basic concepts of the two actual reality series that inspired me into a unique mystery that I hope intrigues readers.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10GMLfpEkPXR6eamUtQDt3WPim8hfP5v49YqR4k01vS8zmmeEktSqqwn9Uav_TONKEIh5LdMVMISUVAFv_zrv1lLZiwqvE-7BnBycJ0NKXzFAEs2fzMC470f3k6CX2ZjOPEO3Mi3XMUrhQ-ixGkYxryi7WziladiHdPb2hfWoDTeRZziRudW2uiy6JA/s5547/kerry.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5547" data-original-width="3698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10GMLfpEkPXR6eamUtQDt3WPim8hfP5v49YqR4k01vS8zmmeEktSqqwn9Uav_TONKEIh5LdMVMISUVAFv_zrv1lLZiwqvE-7BnBycJ0NKXzFAEs2fzMC470f3k6CX2ZjOPEO3Mi3XMUrhQ-ixGkYxryi7WziladiHdPb2hfWoDTeRZziRudW2uiy6JA/s320/kerry.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><br /><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 106%;"> KERRY REIS<br /><br />To read the 2013 interview with Kerry Reis regarding his first published novel, <b><i>Legacy Discovered</i></b>, <b>Read On Read Now</b> has supplied the link to the interview. </span><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span><div><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">https://readonreadnow.blogspot.com/2013/05/interview-with-kerry-reis-author-of.html</span></span></div><div><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Copyright Read On Read Now March 2022</span></span></div><div><span face="'Calibri',sans-serif" style="line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-right: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: 0in;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
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This is God speaking and we're going to throw you right out of the universe." It wasn't God on the phone. It was Jim Morrison. I hung up. This call came through at an ungodly hour in 1966. </p><p>The opening lines kick off Robby Krieger's quasi-autobiography. It's not technically a start to finish tell-all life story; and that works well for the witty and clever Krieger. The book is written in a series of life highlight vignettes. The opening lines of this book perfectly sets the reader up for the madness of being in The Doors. Having worked briefly on a Doors documentary as a side gig years ago I have had the unfortunate or fortunate, depending on your perspective of becoming somewhat of a Doors expert. Reading through a dozen or so biographies, autobiographies and various other documentary style programs you tend to not only learn, but to retain some of the craziness that occurred in the lives of the principals, including Krieger, Morrison, John Densmore, the late Ray Manzarek, the late Paul Rothchild (producer) and Bruce Botnick (engineer). </p><p>Krieger fesses up to having the worst hair in all of rock 'n roll and that's while being in the same band with the man with the best hair in all of 20th century music, Jim Morrison. Who wouldn't have wanted those wavy thick locks? Every woman and man I ever encountered would have wanted those wavy and thick locks of Morrison's. Of course, those beautiful locks would become course and drab within a short period of time due to his massive consumption of alcohol. </p><p>Krieger offers up superbly crafted stories about the important aspects of his life in and out of the band. There are the oh, that's a great trivia moment about Krieger once having served as a golf caddy to now deceased actors, James Garner (Krieger informs us he was good enough to go pro) and Peter Lawford (who golfed in bare feet). Krieger's father and brother were better golfers than Krieger and yes, he has golfed with Alice Cooper dozens of times. </p><p>We learn of his twin brother, Ronny and his mental illnesses. Ironically, Doors drummer John Densmore also had a brother who suffered from mental illness and would eventually take his own life. It is almost unbelievable to know that two out of the four members of the band had brothers that would be lost to the pain of mental illness. </p><p>Having read and researched The Doors one doesn't need a tremendous amount of discernment to realize James Douglas Morrison suffered from mental illness as well. Clearly, by all accounts he was clinically depressed; and the horror of his hard-core alcoholism by the age of 23 is well documented from many sources. Krieger delves into some of Morrison's less sane moments, including a section on when Morrison was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease. He decided he didn't want treatment, so he could experience going insane. Fortunately, rebel Jim caved when urination became so painful he couldn't take it anymore. </p><p>The sex, drugs, booze and rock 'n roll mantra is on full display in the book as Krieger details his own wildly uncontrollable addiction to heroin. One comes across reading these stories always thinking the same thing, doesn't anyone ever learn anything? The answer is clearly - no. He and his wife, Lynn somehow managed to become junkies, similar to the story of Morrison's most important "love" liaison, Pamela. She of course, would die slightly less than three years after Morrison. </p><p>Thankfully, Krieger points out all of the fabrications in the absolutely awful Oliver Stone biopic on The Doors. Stone always reported his affection for the Doors and clearly if one loved the band they never would have made a film that charts every wacky lie ever discussed. No, Jim never participated in a Wiccan wedding. The man thought astrology and psychics were stupid, so clearly Wiccan weddings wouldn't be in his realm of intelligent thought. Morrison, it has been said could talk about God for hours and he did in fact reach out to people to discuss faith. Densmore and Krieger were active in transcendental meditation and Jim thought that was silly as well. </p><p>Notably, he had multiple conversations with a journalist from the Cleveland Plains Dealer about Christianity. He wore a cross from time to time as a symbol of Christ's sacrifice. Who knows what Morrison did in his final days of life, but writing "God Help Me" repeatedly isn't something a complete non-believer would do. It may have only been a cry of self-pity, but he wrote it and that's factual. </p><p>Also, no, Morrison did not start a fire in a closet and he didn't throw a television set around. Elvis did that! We get a hint at the quirks of both John Densmore and Ray Manzarek. One, clearly was a whiner and the other an optimistic embellisher. This is all per Robby Krieger who loved all three of his band mates. </p><p>Morrison also never screamed out of a car on Sunset Boulevard reciting he was the Lizard King; and he certainly didn't walk around dishing out his poetry out loud. That would have been the anti-Jim Morrison. </p><p>The Doors were and remain to this day, one of the most significant bands to come out of rock music. Their music goes through a new resurgence about every ten years and that's good news. Some of their songs are brilliant and not only in musicianship, but also lyrically and melodically. Try listening to <i>L.A. Woman</i>, <i>Roadhouse Blues</i>, <i>The End</i>, <i>Riders on the Storm</i> and not thinking these guys were talented beyond measure. Talk about diversity and range in one band.</p><p>The only other Doors bio worth reading is "Break on Through" by Riordan and Prochnicky. That is a superb bio and it largely deals in factual material. The single most significant statement about the life of Jim Morrison is found in this bio. </p><p>"Short of some deep spiritual turnaround, which his blindness would not have allowed him to see, even if an opportunity for it had surfaced, Jim Morrison was lost. If there was a greater power that could overcome the forces that had dominated his life since he was four years old, his condition prevented him from seeing it. His only true escape was death." Morrison wasn't suicidal, but clearly he had a death wish. </p><p>Sadly, even after 50 years from his death date, it is tragic to think of Morrison's end. From a surface perspective, he had it all. He was artistically gifted, he was literally brilliant (149 I.Q.) and he was one of the most stunningly beautiful men to ever have lived. The Doors would have continued making superb music for years most likely, but it was all swept away after years of excessive alcohol use and untreated mind issues. </p><p>Robby Krieger's book is definitely worth reading; and I would say that even if you aren't a fan of The Doors. It's informative, entertaining in a mad way and written in a way that makes you flip the pages and finish it in a couple of days. Quite frankly, it was hard to put down. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5N4eFnl4FUV8aBcIBxc8vOueg1n8NYd9C5RPKjO-TG5DkhCNJaCgtSRFnxSzgjQwPIy0jX0w1DdjR1U-g585EaIeaIWMbzOAEuKJvI54LeTqm6qnQk_8v3zpZzQF5T98-yhX_y6TooTg/s470/thedoorsal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="470" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm5N4eFnl4FUV8aBcIBxc8vOueg1n8NYd9C5RPKjO-TG5DkhCNJaCgtSRFnxSzgjQwPIy0jX0w1DdjR1U-g585EaIeaIWMbzOAEuKJvI54LeTqm6qnQk_8v3zpZzQF5T98-yhX_y6TooTg/s320/thedoorsal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Jim Morrison <br /><p>To be fair, Jeff Alulis is also credited with this book. </p><p>Copyright Read On Read Now 2021</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-622089644898618889.post-59563585380703112452019-09-11T10:03:00.000-07:002020-03-04T06:21:21.727-08:00Eleven Children! 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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The world I inhabited in 1968 as a child was a different world than it is today. Our world was comprised of family (immediate family with my mom, dad and three siblings, our extended family which comprised grandparents living next door, another grandparent we visited on a weekly basis and lots of aunts, uncles and cousins), school and our neighborhood. I literally knew every single person who lived on my block and I knew every single household on a few blocks that surrounded the house I lived in. We had a gigantic backyard filled with a pool, a swing set and my grandfather's huge garden. The year of 1968 brought a new family to the neighborhood. Slightly more than a half block away a new mom and dad moved in with their three daughters (one of whom would be a childhood friend) and the new mom was pregnant! That fourth daughter would grow up one day to raise eleven children with her husband. That woman, Paula Lawler is the subject of this interview. Outside of God Himself, no one would have thought some 51 years later I would interview Paula on the art of motherhood. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><i>Read On Read Now:</i></b> Paula, eleven children?
That is an eyebrow raiser in 2019, but it was somewhat common in prior
generations. My mother came from a family with fifteen children. Clearly, 11 children and two parents have different personalities, so
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> It is an eyebrow raiser in today’s society, unfortunately. Growing
up there were so many families with large families. There were only four girls
in my family, but we had many cousins, so it was a large family from that
perspective. My husband came from a family with nine children. We knew when we
were engaged that we wanted to have a large family, so we fulfilled that goal. There
is always activity in the home. I would say the one common bond that defines
our family is always having each other’s back. The children have a tight
relationship.They may annoy one another at times, but no one messes with their
siblings!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are a very close family.
Another common bond is humor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is
always laughter when we are together.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> Vacations with the family have been full of wonderful memories. Vacations
are important for anyone, since a change in scenery does the body good, no
matter the budget. Our family has done a variety of different trips over the
years. My husband’s family gets all the brothers, in-laws and cousins together
once a year for the annual camping trip in tents. When the children were
younger, most went on the camping trip while I stayed back with the little ones
who were too young for camping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we
moved into our new home fifteen years ago, we decided to put a pool in the
backyard. A vacation in the backyard equals easy packing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will say, packing for the crew was a lot to
manage, so I preferred to stay home when they were little. For the past couple of
years, we have rented homes on lakes to get away and relax with reading,
playing games and boating. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><i>Read On Read Now:</i></b> As I was reading your
book, I thought of public safety issues. What was your game plan when you took
your family to zoos, museums and other public facilities, venues and arenas?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> Safety issues were a big deal when they were all small.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When our youngest was born, the oldest had
just turned sixteen, so eleven children in sixteen years took some
organizing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have a little age gap
between the tenth and eleventh child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
when number ten was born, there were ten children in thirteen years. There were
funny stories along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One time,
we were leaving to go somewhere, pulled out of the garage, closed the garage
door and out came one of our sons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oops,
we forgot one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From that point on, I
started doing a head count. I didn’t count how many kids were in the van. I
named them in order so I wouldn’t miss anyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Also, when they were little, I really would avoid crowded areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I preferred grocery shopping on Monday
mornings when the stores were empty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
would never go on a Saturday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would go
to the libraries in the mornings during the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would take them to museums and zoos, but we
had a system. Again, never attended on Saturdays. The older one had a partner.
That older child was responsible for the younger child. I would have a double
stroller for two kids and have two hold on to the sides, one helped me push and
the rest probably knew to stay close. I really just generally avoided crowded
areas if at all possible as two year olds can move pretty quickly. </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> Who cares where we go, as long as we are out and it’s quiet!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Haha! No, honestly little, cozy wine bars are
our favorite places for our date nights. The goal is to get out once a week.
We’re not perfect, but that’s the goal.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> The Holy Spirit inspired me to write the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had given a couple of talks about organization
and motherhood, so I had done some of the work before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then sitting on my front porch early one
summer morning, these thoughts started coming to me that I should compile all
of these thoughts and put them into a book so others could read and share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe we all have something to share and
learn from one another. I really heard Him tell me to write this. The thoughts
were coming so fast that I had a hard time writing so fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wrote pages and pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then the family woke up and I had to stop. I
put the legal pad of paper away for a year. I didn’t think about it or work on
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slowly after that I would pull it
out and work on it for approximately thirty minutes at a time. I would take it
with me when I was waiting at a child’s activity and work on it. I would work
on it while I was in line waiting to pick kids up from school. I never took
special time to vacation and write a book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When a thought came to me, I would write it down. I give all the credit
to God. He gave me talents and asked me to share. He wants all of us to share.
None of our talents should be hidden under a bushel.</i></span></div>
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base of faith. You have lived a highly admirable life. How did you keep
yourself and your family focused on the saving grace of Jesus Christ during
your life? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> I have been able to keep our family focused on Jesus, because He
is everything! Nothing else matters. Our ultimate goal is heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have always been a practicing Catholic, but
I have learned a lot along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
had a period of my life (college years) when I hadn’t been to confession. Then
when I was about to be married, I went to confession and the flood gates of His
grace came pouring into me. I wanted to read and learn as much as I could. Most
of my friends up to that point had been Catholic, however were like me, not
properly catechized. I asked the Lord to put the right people in my path. He
sure did. Many solid Catholics came into my life. It matters who we surround
ourselves with. I learned so much. Then when my oldest was about to enter
Kindergarten, I realized she will have questions about the faith and I better
have answers. So I became a CCD teacher. I attended reflection evenings and
retreats. I couldn’t get enough information. I was receiving the sacraments
frequently. My faith grew and I try to share this with the children.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><i>Read On Read Now:</i></b> How do you manage
friendships while sustaining a successful family life with your husband,
children and your sisters?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> I will be honest and say that I could probably improve in finding
time with friends. I do get out with my husband and we have couples that we get
together with on occasion. I spend time with my kids too and there isn’t a lot
of extra time. I really should be more organized and schedule a regular time
with a couple of friends.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><i>Read On Read Now:</i></b> Abortion laws are
becoming so extreme that it is becoming more frightening to any rational
thinker regarding respect for life. What has motivated you to stay pro-life.
Are there groups you choose to support as they fight for life? </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b>Paula Lawler:</b><i> This is such an important question! To me it is basic, natural law
to be pro-life. It is basic to think that marriage should be between one man
and one woman and they should come together with God and bring forth children.
It is basic to believe that life is sacred, that it deserves respect and
dignity from conception to natural death. Abortion is wrong. I believe deep
down, everyone knows that. However certain circumstances when women find
themselves expecting a child and aren’t ready, they want it to go away. They do
the unthinkable. They’re scared, alone, afraid of what others will think,
afraid their life will be interrupted. Our culture, or I should say the devil,
wants us to believe that life is about pleasing ourselves and getting ahead.
The devil is pretty slick. When people speak of being pro-choice, I say yes
women have the right to choose. The Lord gave us free will. The choice is to
have sex or not. If the couple chooses to have sex, that’s her choice. However
every choice brings forth a consequence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Let’s go back to Kindergarten: Good choices bring good consequences and
bad choices bring bad consequences. That’s the choice. If a woman chooses to
have sex and become pregnant, the choice had already been made. The pregnancy
is the consequence. A woman’s normal instinct is to protect her child, just
like an animal protects her cub. It is unnatural to want to eliminate her
child. There are extreme cases such as rape and these cases are very
difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However abortion remains
wrong. There are options for women to provide help and support
such as women’s crisis pregnancy centers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These centers are a wonderful oasis of support. In marriage, giving
ourselves freely to our spouse is so beautiful. When we live in the right order
that God designed, we find peace and happiness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we do things out of His order, life gets hard.</i></span></div>
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Right to Life, Illinois Citizens for Life, Aid for Women and others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are all good and worth supporting.</span></i><br />
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<b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">This interview with Wes Lanter took place in January, 2011. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">Wes Lanter is one of the best known stallion managers in Thoroughbred History. We appreciated his taking the time to discuss some of the mighty giants that he worked with throughout his long and celebrated career. </span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Golden Act and Slew O Gold would stick their tongues out when you snapped your fingers in front of their mouths. Slew O Gold preferred grey mares. When Capote ate he crossed his hind legs. Rahy was a noisy dreamer when he got in his stall. When it was hot out Wild Again would keep the tip of his nose dipped in his water bucket. Grindstone would NOT keep a halter on in his paddock. Tabasco Cat liked to fold his tongue over and hold it in his teeth…weird. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> You obviously must have a deep bond for the horses. Do you have an all-time favorite that you worked with? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wes:</b> I have been around so many, but a couple stand out. Chiefs Crown was such a wonderful race horse and gritty competitor. He had an air about him, and he didn’t just let everybody in his circle of friends. I took him to Australia in 1995 and it got to where he really looked for me to be there for him. When Wild Again came to Three Chimneys from Calumet, the grooms at TCF harbored some ill will…half heartedly… because of the controversial finish with TCF stallion Slew O Gold in the 1984 Breeders Cup Classic. None of the boys wanted him, so I took him to groom and he was a joy. Seattle Slew and Storm Cat have their own places for me, and they were both quite special to me as well.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>Wes:</i></b> Depends on where I was, and it depends on the individuals needs, but usually a sweet feed mix, 14% protein, and all the hay they want. They sleep off and on for several hours a day. I think mostly they are happy, as the stallions seem to always get a lot of attention. Good stallion grooms are very observant without being obtrusive, and there will be a relationship that develops over time. They truly become friends. I am a big believer in letting them be horses as much as possible. There would be times when they needed to be up and flashy, but I know they would usually prefer to be out with two inches of mud plastered to them...weather permitting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Wes:</b> When they are turned out they can do what they want…usually that involves grazing, but you would see them sometimes stretch their legs and maybe have a race up a fenceline…but again, mostly grazing. At Three Chimneys, the stallions were ridden six days a week, weather permitting, and mostly they enjoyed it. It was a great program that gave you another option in their health management, and a way for them to blow off some steam. When Capote came over from Calumet , well, I’ll just say he had some issues, and mostly always did, but he loved being ridden at the farm. You had to be careful and not let him get too fit on you…best thing ever happened to him.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Those are the rules of the Thoroughbred Jockey Club. Reproduction to produce a registerable Thoroughbred must be achieved by natural cover. It goes towards maintaining the integrity of the breed and to have some control to hopefully prevent overproduction…I feel maybe the horse is out of the barn on the second part, though.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Sure they know. They get into that routine of going down to their favorite barn one, two maybe three times a day then it ends…forever. Yes, they know. The decision to retire Storm Cat was made in May 2008. He had bred most of the year with little success, and then it was over. Now he was a horse who loved his work and I worried how he would handle it. Like everything else he did, he was professional, never turned a hair. Maybe his age told him it was time, but he was never a problem and yes, their days get pretty relaxing after that. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Did you ever have a chance to meet any of the stud and racing giants? Round Table, Bold Ruler, Mr. Prospector , Northern Dancer? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>Wes:</i></b> I saw Round Table and Mr. Prospector. One of the disappointments in my life is that I never got to see Northern Dancer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Storm Cat is a dark bay son of Storm Bird out of the wonderful Secretariat mare Terlingua. He was a very talented Grade 1 winner who missed winning the Breeders Cup Juvenile, and thus champion two year old honors… by the slimmest of noses to Tasso. I first met him in January of 2000. He was already a star at the time, and I was just happy to walk in his light. First time I ever put a shank on him he tried me to see if I knew anything, and when he saw I did, he stopped and we were okay from then on. Now that’s not to say we didn’t have our moments, but I think this reputation that Storm Cat has of being some savage beast is highly overstated. He is not a mean horse…he is a very energetic horse, and you just hoped he didn’t hurt himself from feeling so good. For a period of a few years he did have a 24 hour guard…never armed…that kept an eye on him. We…me and my grooms…always kept an eye on him and of course I lived on the farm and was always available to be there for him. He has been retired since 2008. Storm Cat is 28 years old now, and though his back is a bit swayed and his knees a bit arthritic, he feels well and looks very good. He will always be one my favorites. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Northern Dancer was the paternal grandsire and Secretariat was the maternal grandsire of Storm Cat. Not bad genes. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Not bad at all. Secretariat has proven overtime to be a great broodmare sire of special stallions…A.P. Indy and of course Storm Cat leading the way there. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> I know you joined the Kentucky Horse Park after the death of John Henry. What an amazing horse? I was there a few years back and he was a bit ornery. Any thoughts on him?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Wes:</b> Actually, my first stint at the Horse Park started in August of 1986. I went to Santa Anita in October and the original intent was to spend a few days with John and learn about him and then bring him back to the Park. When I got there, Mr. McAnally informed me that plans had been made for John to be at The Meadowlands for their tenth anniversary celebration, and wanted to know if I could ride along and help Jose Mercado with the horse and to keep him informed of what was going on in New Jersey. The Horse Park was fine with that, so a five day trip became a three week adventure. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"> John was obviously one of the greatest horses ever to look through a bridle and to be in his presence was an honor. If there is one common thread I have noticed in some of the great horses it is their presence… they just know they are special, and maybe it was that attitude that helped them overcome any shortcomings they may have had say genetically, or conformationally, but that determination and drive to prove they were best helped make them so. John certainly had that. I was with him until the end of 1988, when I went back to Spendthrift Farm to get back to making more horses. I never lost touch with him and would come see him periodically throughout his life. He could be an ornery horse…he loved to step on toes when he was sneaky enough, and a bite or attempt at a bite was never out of the question, but you just wrote it off to John being John and went on with it. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Well, I was always a huge Shoemaker fan, so him winning the Derby on Ferdinand* at the age of 54 stands out. I was fortunate enough to be in the Turf Club at Hollywood Park when he nosed out Alysheba for the win in the Breeders Cup Classic in 1987. That is the greatest race I have personally witnessed. Personal Ensign defeating Winning Colors at Churchill in her final triumph, Sunday Silence and Easy Goers Preakness, Slew and Exceller* in the Gold Cup, Slew O Gold and Wild Again in the Classic…so many great memories…</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Who were the best race horses in your opinion?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> I started with Slew when I was 19, in 1983. When I came on as a stallion groom at Spendthrift, my first job was as a swing groom…when a guy got his day off, I would cover their four horses so they could have a day off. Slew fell into my lot on Saturdays because that was Tom Wades day. To say I was awestruck would be a vast understatement. Slew was a giant to me…still is. In all honesty, he changed my life. He was very aware of who he was. His eyes had a depth, a knowing…unlike I have ever seen before or since. He left Spendthrift in 1985, because of some issues between Spendthrift and the Taylors and Hills…never thought I would see him again. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Slew ended up needing emergency spinal fusion surgery near the end of his life. Why was that done?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wes:</b> He was having issues with I believe spinal alignment that was causing some neurological deficits that caused uncoordination and unsteadiness. This happened after I had left, so I didn’t really observe much of this part of his life.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Wes:</b> Affirmed and Alydar had the greatest rivalry in sports in the latter half of the 20th century. Two majestic chestnuts. Affirmed wasn’t a notable stud, but Alydar was.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A rivalry none of us will ever forget. Alydar certainly bested Affirmed in the shed, something he could rarely do on the track, but Affirmed quietly proved himself to be an important stallion as well. He sired over 80 stakes winners with 9 champions and earnings of over 44 million through 2004. They include Charlie Barley, the great Flawlessly, Canadian Triple Crown Winner Peteski, and The Tin Man. Oddly his greatest progeny saw success on the turf, a surface Affirmed never tried. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Affirmed was a joy. He never had a bad day and was handsome to a fault. He was a professional stallion, but was never overbearing or any trouble. He was perfect.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><i>T:</i></b> I love Cigar. I saw him race and it is still a fond memory. On July 13, 1996, he raced at Arlington Racetrack in the Chicago area and at the conclusion of the race fans stood and cheered for 20 minutes. It has to be one of the most memorable days in the history of racing. He seemed sad to me. Am I crazy for thinking that? I just remember looking at photos and thinking he looked sad.<br />
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Cigar is the richest resident at the Kentucky Horse Park, but he wasn’t successful at stud. Cigar became the first American racehorse in top-class competition to win 16 consecutive races since Triple Crown winner, Citation did so in 1948 and 1950. He retired as the leading money earner in Thoroughbred racing history and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Do you think he ever gets how special he is? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Cigar rarely broke a sweat and he often carried 130 pounds. Any comments on his abilities? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wes:</b> Certainly one of the greatest we have been honored to watch. 16 wins in a row is an amazing accomplishment and a lofty place few have seen. The switch back to the main track was certainly the right move. He traveled and won in most places he went. One of the best ever, and to carry 130 pounds any time in this day and age adds to the accomplishment.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Cigar was named Racehorse of the Decade of the 1990s and he was ranked #18 in the Blood Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. Thoroughbred Champions of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. Give the giant a hug from all of us who love him.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wes:</b> I’ll give him a hearty pat…it’s safer.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Funny Cide resides at the Kentucky Horse Park. His story is a genuine fairy tale. I’m glad he’s there. I was disappointed when they kept him running past his willingness to run.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> Well, I am not sure about his willingness. I know the folks at Sackatoga and Mr. Tagg and Robin Smullens always had the best in mind for their champion, and would never willingly do anything to compromise any part of him or his legacy. They knew him better than anyone, as they were there with him every day training him, so I will rely in my faith in their judgment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Funny Cide won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness in 2003 and was honored as U.S. Champion Three Year Old Male in 2003. What is he like to be around?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> He is a horse you never let your guard down on…actually a good practice with any of them. Funny Cide isn’t a mean horse but sometimes he will take what you give him, so you just don’t give him the chances. He is a handsome chestnut, he has a big personality and he is one of my favorites.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Any visits from Jose Santos? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b> Wes:</b> Not since I have been here…since February 2010.</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Funny Cide’s time in the Kentucky Derby is the 10<sup>th</sup> fastest time in history at 2:01.19. Does he ever get to run around at the Kentucky Horse Park? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> How is his health? I know he suffered from some respiratory and back problems at the ages of four and five, respectively? (See www.funnycide.com)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> He is doing well. His weight is good, he feels good and we are happy with how he is doing. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> At six, DA Hoss won the Breeder’s Cup Mile. I know he suffered from foot problems. How is he now? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Wes:</b> His feet are great. He is currently barefoot and sound as a pound. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> I always remember Tom Durkin saying in the 1998 Breeder’s Cup (his second Breeder’s Cup win) “Oh my, this is the greatest comeback since Lazarus. He’s not raced in two years.” Many sportswriters still consider it to be the biggest comeback of all time. How is the champ doing? </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Wes:</i></b> Da Hoss is doing great. He still has a number of fans who visit regularly, and he is a pleasure to be around. Never a problem. </span><br />
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> I assume they all enjoy their life in the pasture?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>Wes:</b> They are in a bit more now because of the season but they all get out every day, and they all enjoy their paddock time. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<div class="ox-25e97e655e-ecxmsonormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: xx-small;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: large;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><b>T:</b> Any interesting visitors?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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1) <b>Paul Newman</b> - Wit, talent and one of the most beautiful men - ever. The blue eyes were famed, but his spot-on sarcastic deliveries and sense of humor made the already stunning man even more glorious to get all goofy over. If you had the good fortune to see him in person you knew you had never seen a better looking man. Movies to watch: <i>The Long, Hot Summer, The Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqY1tEQjq1tbuN6RRvOZk2cgyr4otAtHZY1KMbMV5XYJhHv9Qx3WbdN-wVOLvGgdVAnaaGSX3Lr3Hf7MCqap1_OUcFDQCakQnVj2B3ZCBRUzhvkFyveIaayPP14tLWRXmcl3izjbwnEdFCeXaxQuniJN0eJ8i8JBSaLubhEnRjWaCa0b2OrMECnFTGiw/s1080/newman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1080" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqY1tEQjq1tbuN6RRvOZk2cgyr4otAtHZY1KMbMV5XYJhHv9Qx3WbdN-wVOLvGgdVAnaaGSX3Lr3Hf7MCqap1_OUcFDQCakQnVj2B3ZCBRUzhvkFyveIaayPP14tLWRXmcl3izjbwnEdFCeXaxQuniJN0eJ8i8JBSaLubhEnRjWaCa0b2OrMECnFTGiw/s320/newman.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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2) <b>Robert Redford</b> - The image - Redford as the Sundance Kid. Could there possibly be a more visual display of gorgeousness than Redford as the Sundance Kid? Can I move? I'm better when I move. Movies to watch: <i>This Property is Condemned, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Jeremiah Johnson, Three Days of the Condor</i><br />
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3) <b>Brad Pitt</b> - A sexy and physically beautiful guy without being a pretty boy. His <i>Legends of the Fall</i> scenery may be the best of his best. Talk about objectifying men. Movies to watch: <i>Thelma & Louise, A River Runs Through It, Legends of the Fall</i><br />
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4) <b>Steve McQueen</b> - A movie legend for the ages. Not necessarily a classically handsome man, but may very well be the sexiest on-screen actor of all-time. His spin in <i>Bullitt</i> remains the definitive in cool. Cool watch. Cool car. Cool. Just plain out cool. Movies to watch: <i>The Magnificent Seven, Love with the Proper Stranger, Le Mans, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt</i></div>
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5) <b>William Holden</b> - Smile a little smile for me. Outside of Redford in the 1960's and 1970's, no man ever had a more gasp inspiring smile. He was a golden boy indeed. Meet him on <i>Sunset Boulevard</i> or at a picnic - either way you'd be having a nice day. Movies to watch: <i>Stalag 17, Picnic, Golden Boy, The Bridge on the River Kwai</i><br />
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6) <b>Don Johnson</b> - Bone structure, eyes, hair, lips, nose. Nothing was wrong with the physicality of the man who made big white jackets and sockless feet darn right cool. He aged well to boot. Watch a <i>Miami Vice</i> repeat. Do yourself a favor. Movies to watch: Tin Cup</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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7) <b>Jeffrey Hunter</b> - He rode the range in a few classic films and even portrayed a stunningly gorgeous blue-eyed Jesus Christ. Jesus was perfect, but I suspect a Jewish man in Israel probably didn't have fair skin with blue eyes. Movies to watch: <i>King of Kings, The Searchers</i><br />
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8) <b>Errol Flynn</b> - Flynn was a womanizing cad and women loved him for it. Go figure. He was also one heck of man to look at. Unfortunately, he was his own worst enemy and pretty much looked awful by the time he turned 40. Movies to watch: <i>Captain Blood, They Died with Their Boots On, The Sun Also Rises</i><br />
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9) <b>Tyrone Power</b> - So beautiful. If you know a woman who has seen him in a movie let her tell you what she thinks. He died at the age of 44, so his family, friends and fans were denied the privilege of seeing him live a long life. Movies to watch: Anything with Loretta Young and <i>The Long, Gray Line</i><br />
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10) <b>Clint Eastwood</b> - Handsome man, even though he is rarely described as handsome. Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya punk. With the exception of Humphrey Bogart, no actor has emoted more lines of note. Movies to watch: Play Misty For Me, <i>Tightrope, Dirty Harry, Sudden Impact, The Outlaw Josey Wales</i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><br /></i>
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11) <b>Mel Gibson</b> - I must admit it would be difficult to find a more gorgeous face than Mel Gibson in <i>The Bounty</i>. The scene in the car while it's raining in <i>The Year of Living Dangerously</i> is quite dream worthy. Freedom! It doesn't necessarily give you this face, but it does offer more options. Movies to watch: The Road Warrior, The Passion of the Christ (he's not in this film, but he directed a superbly magnificent piece of filmmaking)<br />
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12) <b>Gregory Peck</b> - Absolute class act, but he was a class act with a sincerely perfect face. Just a handsome movie star that also created some memorable screen moments. Movies to watch: <i>Roman Holiday, Gentlemen's Agreement, To Kill a Mockingbird</i><br />
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13) <b>Cary Grant</b> - Witty, quick, clever, charming and he looked like Cary Grant. A romantic lead as well as a good dramatic actor and gifted with superb comic timing. Movies to watch: <i>Monkey Business, Arsenic and Old Lace, An Affair to Remember </i><br />
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14) <b>Rock Hudson</b> - Perfectly featured man. A face for the ages. Movies to watch: Anything with Doris Day. <br />
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15) <b>Mark Harmon</b> - The young Mark Harmon was the classic all-American guy. Perfect example of inherited good genes.<br />
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16) <b>Robert Wagner</b> - Oh that smile. The suave, cool, collected Wagner. Try watching an episode of <i>It Takes a Thief</i>. Well, it hasn't worn well, but he was a beauty. He literally never took a bad photo.<br />
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17) <b>Tom Selleck</b> - He reached his physical peak in the <i>Magnum, P.I.</i> series. The smile could nearly kill. Great looking man.<br />
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18) <b>Alain Delon</b> - The French actor was almost always more beautiful than any of his leading ladies. The face lives on and remains highly memorable for anyone who ever gazed on it. <br />
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19) <b>John Wayne</b> - Movie buffs cannot look away from the face. His young man's face was a smoldering masculine boldness and he aged well. Movies to watch: Stagecoach, The Searchers, Red River<br />
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20) <b>Fred Williamson</b> - Have you seen Williamson's Public Service Announcement for Wounded Warriors? If not, look it up. He looks pretty much the same as his youthful good looks from an earlier era. <br />
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21) <b>Richard Gere</b> - Clearly, a sexy guy. He excels at playing romantic leads and yet he rocks out bad guys better than any other actor from his generation. Movies to watch: <i>No Mercy, Yanks, Hachi</i><br />
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22) <b>Russell Crowe</b> - <i>L. A. Confidential</i>, <i>Gladiator</i> and the little seen <i>The Quick and the Dead</i> all make for one good bad boy who could probably turn a good girl into not such a good girl. <i>Master and Commander</i> indeed.<br />
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23) <b>Clark Gable</b> - <i>Gone With the Wind</i>. His image still resonates all these years later, so in cinema history the wind couldn't even take him away. As Adela Rogers St. Johns said about him, "No complexes, no inhibitions, no fixations, no phobias."<br />
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24) <b>Gary Cooper</b> - Great looking, manly man! Gorgeous features. He wasn't the luckiest man alive, but he certainly had a memorable career and face. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZS5KBbCORKZAChwRKdczrqH2ZmsQ-JsDySqZXDYTGu9p8oQJVs1eiM58TyAMRkqCKVpoyos0WozTgGBn9NKFUJxlQXNpIv7xEuIdB6KZ16OXt2v2Xcuup_ilYNU4VYUBIFnyUeD76Hi2fyORLNmY_5SaC3WyX_wJrIiscQHl1mP7qFe5cbgRtFJ4-NA/s1675/garycooper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZS5KBbCORKZAChwRKdczrqH2ZmsQ-JsDySqZXDYTGu9p8oQJVs1eiM58TyAMRkqCKVpoyos0WozTgGBn9NKFUJxlQXNpIv7xEuIdB6KZ16OXt2v2Xcuup_ilYNU4VYUBIFnyUeD76Hi2fyORLNmY_5SaC3WyX_wJrIiscQHl1mP7qFe5cbgRtFJ4-NA/s320/garycooper.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />25) <b>Sean Connery</b> - Glorious bone structure. Connery is one of the best looking actors of all time. Daniel Craig may be the best Bond ever (Ian Fleming's version), but Connery will remain Bond, James Bond for a long time to come.<br />
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26) <b>Chad Everett</b> - Everett was a real specimen of good looks. Perfect face. Imagine that <i>Medical Center</i> doctor walking into the room to check up on your health? <br />
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27) <b>Patrick Dempsey</b> - He worked in films for years, but it was a McDreamy role on television that made him a household name.<br />
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28) <b>Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.</b> - Fairbanks was suave and elegant and he managed to still be stunning as an old man.<br />
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29) <b>Jack Scalia</b> - One of the finest looking men ever to walk on planet earth. I interviewed him once and when he walked into the room I almost passed out. Well, not literally. <br />
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30) <b>Simon Baker</b> - Cutie pie. Baker is about as elegant as an actor in today's day and age is going to get. Aesthetically appealing.<br />
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31) <b>Henry Cavill </b>- Cavill is absolutely gorgeous. Pity the woman who actually lands him, since the idolatrous and stalking types will probably not let him live a normal life until he hits 75 years old. Much more than Superman.<br />
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32) <b>Montgomery Clift</b> - Always sad looking no matter what he was playing. <i>A Place in the Sun</i> brought out the ultimate in male on-screen sadness.<br />
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33) <b>Liam Neeson</b> - Who would you want in a foxhole with you (movie image version)? He'd be one. Man's man and woman's man. Movies to watch: Schindler's List, Rob Roy, Taken<br />
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34) <b>Kevin Costner</b> - In his day, he was a doll. Baseball player good looking. America on a face. Movies to watch: The Untouchables, Field of Dreams<br />
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35) <b>Johnny Depp</b> - The weirdest choice good looking guy in the entire history of cinema. Movies to watch: Pirates of the Caribbean <br />
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36) <b>Warren Beatty</b> - One heck of a gorgeous man. <i>Heaven Can Wait</i> may have been his best looking period. Movies to watch: Bonnie & Clyde, Splendor in the Grass<br />
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37) <b>Matthew McConaughey</b> - Eclectic and seemingly down-to-earth. A terrific actor with great looks. His Oscar acceptance speech was one of the most sincere acceptances of all-time. Seems real in an unreal world. <br />
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38) <b>Denzel Washington</b> - Always a sturdy presence in any film. Great looks spanning a wildly successful long-haul career. Movies to watch: The Equalizer series of films, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 <br />
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39) <b>George Clooney</b> - How do you not put him on this list? Lots of women still hark back to his television days and not his film career.<br />
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40) <b>Rob Lowe </b>- Absolutely beautiful and he has aged well. Unavoidably handsome.<br />
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41) <b>Colin Firth</b> - Whether playing a King or Mr. Darcy this is one fine looking specimen of maleness.<br />
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42) <b>Bradley Cooper</b> - Killer smile, gorgeous eyes and a wildly fantastic head of hair!<br />
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43) <b>Jack Lord</b> - Star of the original <i>Hawaii Five-O</i> survives via repeats. Nearly fifty years later those early year episodes give us the display of a handsome man.<br />
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44) <b>Ryan Reynolds</b> - Funny and cute. Will he be around for the long-haul? We can hope.<br />
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45) <b>John Gavin</b> - Gorgeous. Nothing else needs to be said.<br />
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46) <b>Andy Garcia</b> - Appealing actor and handsome. The only reason to sit through <i>The Godfather 3</i> movie.<br />
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47) <b>Antonio Banderas</b> - <i>Desperado</i>. Basically, you need to see nothing beyond this film and it may be the reason why he even landed on the list. <br />
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48) <b>Tom Cruise</b> - He is literally one of the biggest movie stars of all-time and he is certainly the biggest movie star of his era. Highly likable and adorable. Movies to watch: Top Gun, Cocktail (it's bad, but he's so cute), Mission Impossible series of films, Top Gun: Maverick <br />
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49) <b>Leonardo DiCaprio</b> - The last of the true movie stars who can honestly open a movie. Beautiful face. Perfectly cast as Jay Gatsby. He defined what Fitzgerald put on the page. Movies to watch: The Great Gatsby, The Revenant<br />
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50) <b>George Peppard</b> - Gorgeous guy whether having breakfast at Tiffany's or being a carpetbagger.<br />
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51) <b>James Dean</b> - September 30,1955. A sad day in film history. The world lost James Dean. Lovely to look at.<br />
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52) <b>Sidney Poitier</b> - Sophisticated and elegant and we respectfully say to sir with love.<br />
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53)<b> Christopher Jones </b>- A gifted actor who left the screen after the traumatic experience of 1970's <i>Ryan's Daughter</i> (long story, but look it up, since it's interesting and sad). He should have been one of the biggest stars in the world.<br />
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54) <b>Burt Reynolds</b> - One of the most underrated actors ever. The laugh alone is glorious.<br />
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55) <b>Colin Farrell</b> - A stunning face. Those brows!<br />
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56) <b>Pierce Brosnan</b> - Suave and elegant. Quite pleasing to the eye.<br />
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57) <b>Eric Bana</b> - A strong and cultured bone structure. Nice looking man.<br />
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58) <b>Stuart Martin</b> - A full bodied man of masculinity and charisma. He's also a superb actor. He plays guys bent on action, but we want to see him in a love story.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy3Uxs6bqcRnQb-GfT5-5wjVyNKqmtVQcSBWbfurIVLVJAwZbjM_yoXA33mN091phAR8MOxmAXFMShiusG9-E5ceF8vXKBOyjM0va7R8_d4HOpSuTL8f8OozRtMgluDHYdrk2fD-T8YhYpxM8z6vggecuFATyzb-Do-XIvZM8fcpt9LDyPblV3iJIPw/s453/sturar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy3Uxs6bqcRnQb-GfT5-5wjVyNKqmtVQcSBWbfurIVLVJAwZbjM_yoXA33mN091phAR8MOxmAXFMShiusG9-E5ceF8vXKBOyjM0va7R8_d4HOpSuTL8f8OozRtMgluDHYdrk2fD-T8YhYpxM8z6vggecuFATyzb-Do-XIvZM8fcpt9LDyPblV3iJIPw/s320/sturar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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59) <b>Hugh Jackman</b> - Jackman is power pumped with a massively attractive physique, but he has a great face as well.<br />
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60) <b>Chris Hemsworth</b> - The guy certainly has it all.<br />
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61) <b>Sam Elliot</b>t- Sexy, manly actor and that voice. That voice. Katharine Ross makes a lovely wife too.<br />
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62) <b>Robert Urich</b> - Urich was a dreamboat and he died way too young. A terrific actor who happened to be a dreamy guy. Long and lean with perfect features.<br />
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63) <b>Blair Underwood</b> - Good looking man and classic looking as well.<br />
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64) <b>Tom Hardy</b> - May not exactly frame vulnerability, but when he smiles, he lights up the screen.<br />
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65) <b>Terrence Howard</b> - Howard is darn near pretty. Women love his face. <br />
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66) <b>Marlon Brando</b> - As Irene Selznick said about him "I honestly think that broken nose made his fortune. It gave him sex appeal. He was too beautiful before."<br />
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67) <b>Josh Lucas</b> - Masculine guy with a pearly set of baby blues.<br />
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68) <b>Richard Burton -</b> The face was only slightly less stunning than that amazing voice. What voice could top that?<br />
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69) <b>Robert Taylor</b> - Somewhat forgotten now, but not by the true old movie buffs.<br />
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71) <b>James Marsden</b> - Nice looking man indeed.<br />
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72) <b>Peter O'Toole</b> - The image of him from <i>Lawrence of Arabia</i> may very well be the most hauntingly beautiful image of any man at any time.<br />
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73) <b>Paul Walker</b> - God rest his soul. What a stunner.<br />
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74) <b>Keanu Reeves</b> - Effortless is about all you have to say.<br />
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75) <b>Theo James</b> - The Divergent series proved he's got the manly abilities and he's proven he can act. In any other era he would already be a huge star, but in the world of no celebrities, 500 channels and fewer and fewer films being made he hasn't broken out.<br />
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76) <b>Idris Elba</b> - Any women who has seen him - gets it.<br />
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77) <b>Gerard Butler</b> - Big and brawny and all man.<br />
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78) <b>Alexander Skarsgard</b> - I don't know if you can handle this. Too much going on.<br />
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79) <b>Sean Bean</b> - How on earth did Sean Bean not become a household name? One of the sexiest men ever in films and television. Handsome Brit who could be Luke Bracey's father. Someone make that casting happen. Masculine manly man!<br />
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80) <b>Alec Baldwin </b>- One of the best actors ever and when he was young he was a real doll.<br />
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81) <b>Alex Pettyfer</b> - <i>I Am Number Four</i>. He could never be a number four. Don't hold <i>Magic Mike</i> against him. Gorgeous, gorgeous guy. T-shirts and blue jeans or tuxedos. Doesn't matter.<br />
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82) <b>Michael Douglas</b> - Douglas could do no wrong. Energy, positivity and self-assurance.<br />
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83) <b>Henry Fonda</b> - Finely featured man who held a long-haul career in a fickle business.<br />
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84) <b>Richard Harris</b> - Crossing the Atlantic you tend to get men like Richard Harris. There is a scene in the film <i>Hawaii</i> that defines Harris and his reason for obviously making this list. <br />
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85) <b>Farley Granger</b> - Granger had one heck of a great face. Now, that's a profile shot to end all profile shots.<br />
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86) <b>Tim Kang</b> - Gorgeous Kang needs to have a bigger career.<br />
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87) <b>Billy Dee Williams</b> - <i>Brian's Song</i>, <i>Lady Sings the Blues</i> and just about anything he was in. Watch them all.<br />
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88) <b>Chris Noth</b> - Guts, sarcasm, a wink and a smile. <br />
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89) <b>Roger Moore</b> - Not the best of Bonds, but certainly one with a darn near perfect face.<br />
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90) <b>James Garner</b> - He made wit, charm and a sense of humor appealing and sexy.<br />
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91) <b>Robert Conrad</b> - Take a ride with a wild, wild West. Those eyes.<br />
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92) <b>Kurt Russell</b> - How much cuter can a guy get? Women love that smile.<br />
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93) <b>Christian Bale</b> - One of the great actors of all-time is also a looker.<br />
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94) <b>Jack Nicholson</b> - People tend to forget Nicholson's killer smile was a force all its own before it almost became a caricature. Movies to watch: <i>Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest</i>. He even made Randall P. McMurphy sexy.<br />
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95) <b>Robert Vaughn</b> - The distinguished actor with the perfect voice still resonates with women as they peruse the oldie television channels. Thankfully, MeTV exists. Magnificent Seven member!<br />
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96) <b>Ryan O'Neal</b> - Dashing and romantic.<br />
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97) <b>Richard Madden</b> - <i>Game of Thrones</i> and <i>Disney's Cinderella</i>. Wavy hair and structured features. Do yourself a favor - watch <i>Klondike</i>. Seriously, watch <i>Klondike</i>. <br />
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98) <b>Ryan Gosling</b> - Romantic lead for a reason and he can actually act.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">99) </span><b>Aidan Turner</b> - Turner is quite the example of the luck of the Irish. Superbly crafted face - a gift from his folks and God. He's quite handsome and hopefully he will have a career where people are still talking about him ten years from now.<br />
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100) <b>Linus Roache</b> - Women remember <i>The Wings of the Dove</i> star and his turn on Law and Order.<br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I've known Lisa Anderson for fifteen years. I first encountered her back in 2000 when I was promoting a project for the ABC Television Network. At the time, we were both professional single women. We still are. This interview isn't about me and my personal unwedded life. I'll leave it at that. Having said that, this interview explores our time and the culture in which we live. Married or single? Make sure you have a purpose. </span><br />
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Millennials (young adults born in 1982 or after) desire marriage. In fact, 90
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is why for Christians, being grounded in our identity in Christ is so important.
Marriage will neither fix nor complete you. You have to know you are perfectly
loved and accepted by God apart from everything else. In light of this,
preparation for marriage includes an active pursuit of spiritual, emotional and
relational health. Successful daters (and the best marriage candidates) are
living out a vibrant faith, plugged into accountable community with other
people, have taken ownership of their lives, including their issues and
failures, and know how to communicate and do conflict with grace. Perhaps most
importantly, they are ready and willing to lay their life down for another
person. They are willing to commit to and covenant with that person for life.
This is self-sacrificial on so many levels, and is in direct opposition to the
"me first" culture we live in today.</span></div>
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around other marriages. Ask couples you respect to let you into their lives to
witness the good, bad and ugly of marriage. Getting both a realistic and hopeful
picture of marriage is key to forming a healthy one of your own.</span></div>
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ministry, what is the worst or biggest mistake you know singles are making? What
is your best advice?</span></strong></div>
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attitude toward dating and marriage is tripping a lot of us up. We go into the
dating process with a long list of unrealistic expectations including everything
from a specific height and hair color to the demand to have our every physical
and emotional need met in another person. When that person fails us, we bail and
start searching for the next person, only to be disappointed again. There is no
perfect person, nor are there perfect relationships. We've bought into a bunch
of Hollywood nonsense that has us looking for people that don't exist. Then, as
we start dating, we approach it with a "wait and see" attitude. We try people on
for a few weeks, months or years. We date with little intention, purpose or
direction. Before we know it, a decade has passed and we're no closer to our
goal of settling down. Great matches aren't found; they are built between two
healthy and committed people who are willing to fail and forgive repeatedly.
We've lost sight of this.</span></div>
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older single, you are left out and in many situations made to feel like an
outcast. What can be done? </span></strong></div>
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need to stop sampling church and treating it as a fair-weather friend. We need
to pick a church, commit to it, and dig in for better or worse (sounds like
marriage!). We are called to be part of a local body of believers -- a family.
We are called to serve, to lead where we can, and to give faithfully of our
time, talents and resources. That said, the larger church needs to stop treating
us like second-class citizens or what I call "singles at the kids table." It's
the horrible Thanksgiving analogy where the "odd numbers" are put at the kids
table in the living room to eat because there's no room for them with the
grownups. We are contributing members of the church; we should be treated that
way. And we need the married couples as friends, mentors and helpers along the
path of life. Church is meant to be multi-generational and to incorporate people
in all stages of life. This includes singles. If someone reading this goes to a
church that doesn't have this, it's time for a conversation with the pastor,
elders and others within leadership. It may start with you getting the ball
rolling and pitching in to affect change. It may not be easy, but it can happen.
I've been part of this kind of change.</span></div>
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friendlationship. What is this and is it a good thing?</span></strong></div>
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one starts having romantic feelings towards the other. The couple spends an
inordinate amount of time together, but there's no understanding -- no real
relationship. The "in love" person -- let's say it's the girl -- chooses to hang
on and bide her time, because she just knows that someday soon this guy will
wake up and see the wonderful woman right under his nose, and he'll realize he
loves her. But this rarely happens outside of the movies. In reality, the girl
will probably waste months, even years, of her life waiting for the love of a
man who will never give it to her. Meanwhile, she's giving up time, attention,
companionship, emotional capital, even sex, for nothing substantive in return.
They're "just friends." My friend did this for seven years, and after seven
years she had to sit down with a guy and break up from her non-relationship with
him. Her heart was so involved, it was like a divorce. It took her two years to
recover from it. Too often our connection in a relationship doesn't match the
level of commitment. Both need to be present for long-term success. If you're in
a friendlationship, the best thing you can do is cut the cord. This will free
you up to be found by someone who may actually want to date you, not just use
you as a gal pal.</span></div>
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was in his prolific writing phase. What’s wrong with being single?</span></strong></div>
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who were called to it. Being single allows a person to minister in capacities
unavailable to marrieds, and helps them be more focused and undivided in their
attention. But I think we often misinterpret the call to singleness, or celibate
service. It's a gift that's actually for relatively few people, and those who
are called to it generally know that they are. Most people are called to
marriage, but again, our culture has muddied the water so that we have millions
of people living in protracted seasons of singleness or in the position of being
single again. For the first time in U.S. history, over half the adult population
is single. Many of these folks desire marriage, but circumstances, fear,
selfishness or other factors are keeping them single. This is why I tell
marriageable single men to pursue wives boldly and with integrity. It matters to
our society's future, and it matters to God. But for those of us who feel we've
done everything and are still single, we must take heart. Being single, even in
a prolonged and unwanted season of singleness, is no less valuable, useful or
joyful than being married. God has something for all of us right where we are,
and He meets us there with renewed wisdom and strength.</span></div>
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it be Christian sites (how do you know) or secular sites? </span></strong></div>
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technological and mobile society. Contrary to what some Christians say, going
online isn't tantamount to "not trusting God" or "giving up" on traditional
dating. There's nothing wrong with using the means available to us to meet
people in an increasingly transient world. But you have to enter this space with
an enormous amount of prayer and accountability, plus a game plan, otherwise
it's easy to get sucked into the black hole of online dating sites. Always lead
with the real you, including the most important things like your faith and
values. Get a team around you to keep you accountable for the amount of time you
spend online, who you're meeting, and what you're talking about. It's easy to
give up too much to nameless, faceless people on the other side of the screen.
To that point, remember that an online platform is only a means of meeting
people. Eventually (sooner rather than later) you need to take this into real
time and real space for it to be a relationship. Don't waste your time on people
who don't share your faith and life goals. And finally, set parameters for
yourself when it comes to time spent and the geography in play. Give yourself
three months and a one hundred mile radius to try it out, but put forth effort.
Don't just troll through profile after profile. Remember, these are (hopefully)
real people. Treat them with courtesy, dignity and respect.</span></div>
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carnival and you got hit hard by your singleness. Being alone that night was
dramatic. How often do you hear this type of story?</span></strong></div>
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story in the book. This is largely because I think there's a lot of shame around
being single, especially among women who would like to be married. We've made
excuses, we've tried to cope, we've explained our situations away, but if you've
long dreamed of marriage and family and it hasn't happened, there's sadness
there. And being alone is hard. God didn't create us to be alone. The good news
is, we don't have to be. While it's not a direct substitute for marriage, I've
put a lot more intention into my friendships in recent years. I've learned to
give and take in relationship, to be accountable to others, and to thrive as a
single woman with many different levels of relationship in my life. It's been a
rich and rewarding experience. I don't know why I'm still single, but I'm in a
much better place with it now, because I haven't sat around waiting for marriage
in order for my life to start. I'm living a full life and loving it, though I'm
still very open to marriage as well.</span></div>
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few reasons. First, our culture is at war against marriage. Every marriage that
happens today is a miracle, in my opinion. Marriage a couple generations ago was
a natural progression and was entered into by most people; it was normative and
assumptive, and people married young. Today it’s one of many options on life’s
path, and we’re encouraged to pursue it on our own arbitrary timeline and in
accordance with our expectations. Also, as you age, the pool of eligible people
narrows. I simply don’t have as many quality single guys in my sphere as I did
when I was in my 20s. That’s a fact. And when I was in my 20s, I was extremely
lackadaisical about marriage, which is a shame. I think I turned down a lot of
excellent men at that time because I was selfish and immature. But ultimately,
I’m still single because God has allowed it. I can’t look back with regret;
that’s unproductive and unbiblical. God’s not wringing His hands, wondering
“what in the world should I do with Lisa?” He’s completely in control of my
story, and the one thing I can have confidence in at this point is that if He
wants me married, He’ll get me married. Until then, my calling is to do my part
in honoring and pursuing marriage while rockin’ it out as a single girl sold out
to Jesus Christ. </span></span></span></div>
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1) Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner - It would be wildly difficult to come up with two more sensationally beautiful people in a marriage than these two people. They married for the first time back in the late 1950's. Divorced in the early 1960's and then they reconnected nearly a decade later and seemingly realized their love was deep and long. Wagner and Wood married for the second time on a boat in the early 1970s. Natalie Wood died mysteriously on Thanksgiving Day, 1981, (while on a boating journey) but she had spent her last 23 years of life in three marriages and two of them were with film/television actor, Robert Wagner. Their two wedding day photos alone lay the ground for near physical perfection. Wood had a long and successful film career that saw her as a child actor, a teen actor and a successful three-time Academy Award nominee. Wagner had a long television and film career.<br />
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2) Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt - It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that mixing these two faces into one couple delivers a power punch of gorgeousness. They have had children of their own and have used their good fortune to adopt children in need. The marriage lasted longer than some of the Hollywood elites, but alas this didn't last either. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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3) Julie Christie and Warren Beatty - Beatty dated so many beautiful women that you could almost put him on this list with a whole host of other lovely women. Leslie Caron, Natalie Wood, and Joan Collins were three of his more formidable conquests and all of them were stunning, but Julie Christie was with Beatty longer than any of these other women and she is one of the most beautiful women who ever graced a movie screen. They never married, but they spent about seven years together as a couple. What children they may have produced? <br />
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4) Francis Dee and Joel McCrea - In order to do this right, you have to go back a bit and back is what we did. True movie buffs not only get this couple, but they get the beauty. McCrea and Dee were married for years. They spent a near literal lifetime together and they managed to do all of this without a hint of scandal. Of all the old movie stars no two looked better together than these two. He was just a knockout and she graced the screen with a high level of old fashioned elegance. They left Hollywood years and years ago which may be a key reason why their marriage lasted until a last breath.<br />
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5) Angie Harmon and Jason Sehorn - They separated after 13 years of marriage. Great faces. They almost look alike. I saw her once in the locker room of a spa in the Los Angeles area. She looks great without make-up. That's the true testament of a great looking woman. We kind of thought they were the real deal. There's no business like show business. <br />
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6) Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere - This marriage didn't last too long, but it gave us two memorable faces. Crawford seemingly doesn't age. Her second husband is quite the looker as well. Gere is handsome without being a pretty boy. His features aren't perfect or even symmetrical, but he is one attractive guy. Crawford may be one of the best looking women who ever lived. I saw her in Malibu on a somewhat regular basis and she always looked pretty much perfect physically. <br />
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7) Katharine Ross and Sam Elliott - The voices, the smiles, the length of years behind their marriage. Ross and Elliott are the two old hippie types on this list. A far prettier face than Katharine Ross one cannot find. Elliott even manages to look good all bearded up and ready for the high hills. They've been together for more than 40 years. <br />
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8) Jane Asher and Paul McCartney - Asher and McCartney were together for 5 1/2 years during the Beatles heyday and McCartney wrote some of his best love songs for/about her. He also wrote some of his best I love you, but I'm mad at you songs for her. <em>We Can Work It Out</em>, <em>For No One</em>, <em>I'm Looking Through You</em> were some of McCartney's best overall compositions and it's too bad they stopped disagreeing. He also wrote <em>And I Love Her</em>, <em>Things We Said Today</em>, and <em>All My Loving</em> for the stunning Asher. She was the most significant muse of the rock era. She was smart and strong and she wasn't a pushover. Few 22 year olds would say bye-bye to a man they loved who happened to be a Beatle. By all accounts he wanted her to give up her beloved career. <em>Here, There and Everywhere</em> may very well be the most consequential love song written in the rock era. Love never jumped off of a music device more vividly than with this catastrophically beautiful song. <br />
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9) Angie Dickinson and Burt Bacharach - A 60's power couple who courted themselves out of a long-haul relationship. They were quite the stunners and together they were doubly stunning. Bacharach is one of the most successful composers of the 20th century. Imagine owning that catalog? Dickinson was a beautiful woman who had a successful career in film and then again on television. Her Pepper Anderson (Police Woman) became a role model for many a young woman coming of age in the 1970s. <br />
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10) Ali MacGraw and Steve McQueen - This early 1970's hot duo didn't last long. If nothing else, they were certainly a lovely couple. McQueen died young from cancer. He was only 50 years old when his life ended. MacGraw was naturally attractive. This is the woman who looked better in weekend runaround clothes than most woman look in sequined gowns. True and natural style not bested by anyone outside of Audrey Hepburn. I worked on a Habitat for Humanity build in the mid 1990's and MacGraw was working on the house next to mine. She had on overalls. Yes, she looked better in overalls than just about any woman at an Academy Awards presentation. <br />
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11) Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal - Fawcett had one of the most memorable faces of the second half of the 20th century. The smile and the hair still rank high as desirable traits. O'Neal had the all-American face that was downright near perfect. Before she and O'Neal gave chase to a long relationship she also mowed down another good looking actor. She was married to the Bionic Man's Lee Majors. Fawcett tragically died in 2009 after a long struggle with cancer. <br />
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12) Olivia Hussey and Dean Paul Martin - Olivia Hussey was beautiful and Dean Paul Martin looked like the female version of his mother even though his father was a shock of good looks as well. The story goes that Dean Paul Martin saw Hussey in the 1968 film <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> and wanted to meet her. Being the celebrity son of an American vocal and entertainment legend made it easy for him to get an introduction. They birthed a child. Martin died tragically in a fatal plane crash.<br />
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13) Jean Shrimpton and Terence Stamp - Imagine being in a room when these two walked in? Talk about feeling slightly slouchy. Wow. We need more beautiful people falling in love with one another. <br />
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14) Faith Hill and Tim McGraw - They have been together for a long time and by entertainment industry standards, their marriage has lasted a REALLY long time. Hopefully, they will continue on for years to come. Both are great looking in person, which is the ultimate testament in the good looks department. <br />
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15) Ann-Margret and Roger Smith - Smith was on the early 1960's series <em>77 Sunset Strip</em> and he became quite popular for a time. Ann-Margret was the coolest chick on a movie screen during the heyday of the 1960's romantic comedies. They never had biological children together, but they managed to stay married for decades before his death.<br />
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16) Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy and John Kennedy - Two superb looking people. Unfortunately, for America and the world their love ended tragically on a horribly twisted day in history. They both had smiles that went on for days. By the way, politics doesn't play a role here. These two were just good looking. <br />
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17) Jill Goodacre and Harry Connick Jr. - How do you not love him? He's got that superb voice for the great American songbook and he's a cutie to boot. She gained fame as a model in the 1990's. Great looking couple. <br />
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<br />18) Christy Turlington and Edward Burns - She is one of the major supermodels from the final years of the 20th century. The two of them connected in a somewhat romantic fashion and so far their relationship has survived the life of modeling and show biz. <br />
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<br />19) Vanessa Williams and Rick Fox - Two of the best looking people God ever allowed. Unfortunately, the marriage didn't last, but just based on looks alone they were pretty unforgettable. <br />
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20) Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin - Lots of fighting between these two, but you would be hard pressed not to recognize what a stunning couple they once made. Highly unfortunate this relationship didn't last.<br />
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21) Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz - No show biz married couple could possibly be more aligned as a duo. Even 70 plus years after the debut of the iconic <em>I Love Lucy</em> program people know it when you say Lucy and Ricky or Lucy and Desi. Lucille Ball was gorgeous. Her comic timing is unmatched by any other actor, but with that we sort of forget how great looking she was. <br />
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22) Pattie Boyd and George Harrison - A second Beatle makes this list. George was a good looking guy who got lost in all of the cute Beatle stuff put upon Paul McCartney. Patricia Boyd was a top model (four times on the cover of Vogue in 1969) who captured Beatle George's heart and she was secondary as muse to only McCartney's love, Jane Asher. Boyd eventually married Eric Clapton. They were a good looking couple too.<br />
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23) Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton - Not to put the grand dame of beauty on the list would be shameful; and Burton was a hunk of masculinity. Yes, they were a beautiful couple. She was also recently voted the Most Beautiful Actress of All-Time in another poll on this site. What a face!<br />
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24) Cheryl Tiegs and Peter Beard - Tiegs was one of the top models from the 1970's. When she connected with photographer, Peter Beard they made couple history. Who on earth really looks like this? Well, besides some of the other people on this list...<br />
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26) Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham - She's easily the best looking female rock star ever and Buckingham with facial hair and without it was a superb looking man. Rock on for the ages. Nicks even aged well. Those songs they wrote about one another still live on. Silver Springs. Oh yeah!<br />
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27) Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid - These two were just adorable and then the eyes seemed to rove and roved more. Great looking couple. <br />
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28) Carolyn Bessette and John Kennedy Jr. - He was the most gorgeous man that ever walked the planet and then he encounters the ultimate in elegance and sophistication. I suspect she even looked good at dawn and no one looks good at dawn. Rest in Peace. <br />
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30) Romy Schneider and Alain Delon - You have to be a film buff to know who these two are. Delon was awe-inspiring in the looks department and his one time spouse was a unique and lovely woman. <br />
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31) Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. - McCoo was gorgeous. Easily one of the best looking women show business ever produced. Their marriage has lasted a really long time. God bless them both! I met them on multiple occasions and they were genuinely nice people. </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br />
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32) Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds - Let's see how long this lasts, but they are married, so they qualified. Nice looking couple. Love takes time folks!<br />
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33) Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban - Movie star weds country pop star. They've been together for years and they genuinely seem to be in love. May it last for many more years. May it last a lifetime.<br />
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34) Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson - Obviously, one of the great love stories of all-time. Tragic early death for her. Lovely couple. <br />
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35) Jessica Lange and Sam Shephard - It's more than a shame that these two eventually split up. They were together nearly 30 years. How does that happen? After 30 years you suddenly decide you don't like someone anymore? Great looking duo. <br />
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This list isn't about personality, talent, character (or lack thereof). It is just a list of the most beautiful actresses of all-time. The list is a distraction to all of the various situations in life that may stress one out. The descriptions written are intentionally corny!!!</div><div closure_uid_orwncs="111"><br /></div><div closure_uid_orwncs="111"><div dir="ltr" trbidi="on">Since I do not take ads for blogging, I do not make money from blogging. I would like to make note of the various photographers and studio shots that are featured in this list. Hundreds of gifted people took the photos of these actors.</div>
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I'd like to thank all of the people who took the time to participate in the polling. A special thank you to the "beauty" experts - the hairstylists/colorists and the cosmetics/skincare workers who participated. I'd also like to thank the movie buffs and television fanatics who supplied their votes, for without them, some of the great beauties may have been forgotten. People will no doubt argue the list or argue the order of the list, but this is a poll that was six months in the making. A tremendous amount of time and work went into this top 100. In the end, I decided I could have been doing something far more worthwhile with my time, but once you start a project, you finish the project.<br />
<br />1) Elizabeth Taylor - Elizabeth Taylor was stunningly beautiful. It's not arguable. She had a flawless face and her features were perfect. She possessed unique violet/blue eyes, superb bone structure and she never took a bad picture. In poll after poll, women wanted to have her nose, her lips, her hair. She was even beautiful as an old woman. Breathtaking. That face will always have a place in the sun and out of it for that matter. She is to beauty what Beethoven's Ninth Symphony is to music. <br />
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2) Grace Kelly - Like Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly never took a bad photograph. She was so beautiful it was impossible for her to look bad. Lighting, makeup and professional photography were irrelevant. It is virtually impossible to look at that face and not see the handiwork of a perfect genetic plan. She was absolutely stunning and certainly as regal in appearance as she was with her Royal Highness title. Absolutely flawlessly perfect.</div>
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3) Brigitte Bardot - Bardot is unique and timeless. Even now, her looks are of the moment. She wore the tousled hair look like no other. The Bardot of her heyday still has a winning look nearly 60 years after her first screen appearance. Older men (50 plus) obviously still love her. <br />
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4) Julie Christie - Christie was superbly beautiful. Her face is classic and she easily played the period pieces, but she had the hipster swagger that worked well in contemporary fare, so she could go from "Dr. Zhivago" to "Darling" all in a season. Everything about her is lovely. She did blonde and brunette and she did it all poetically. She had a Bardot face, but with a more dignified air. Julie Christie still reigns supreme in the beauty department. <br />
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5) Jacqueline Bisset - Watch the famously bad film "Rich and Famous." Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen star in the hokey film, but they are two of the great screen creatures in all of cinema. Jacqueline Bisset never ever looked bad. There was no angle, no shot, no awkward side view where Bisset didn't look physically awesome. "Rich and Famous" is worth watching just to see two of the most beautiful women of all time out top each other in scene after bad scene. <br />
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6) Candice Bergen - A rare natural blonde. She possessed a beautiful face, bold eyes and a lovely smile. Bergen was as close to the blonde ice queen as you could get outside of second ranked Grace Kelly. Elegant and sleek at any age. <br />
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7) Jaclyn Smith - The most naturally beautiful woman in television history. Smith had a gorgeous brown mane of hair, lovely skin and stunning features. Jaclyn Smith was a model prior to being hired to play one of the original angels on the iconic ABC television program. A perfectly featured woman.<br />
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8) Catherine Deneuve - Deneuve had to know what face she had been born with. No one could look in the mirror and not see that golden compass that radiated a supremely perfect face. To stare her down in a French film or from the black backdrop of a Chanel ad made you wish you could look like that for just one day.<br />
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9) Ava Gardner - A bad girl who looked good at all times. Ava Gardner was a firebrand of wild girl living. She had an earthy beauty that never slept. From those that knew her - she was more breathtaking in person than on screen. <br />
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10) Natalie Wood - Natale Wood appeared in several iconic films during a long career, but a short life. She died tragically and somewhat suspiciously in 1981. Her death at the age of 43 left us with the legacy of a forever young Natalie Wood. Always perfectly groomed and coiffed. She defined the very concept of a movie star and her graciously gorgeous face lives on.<br />
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11) Vanessa Williams - Vanessa Williams is one of the best looking women of the last 30 years. Her face is flawless. She has wonderful hair, eyes and overall features. She even sings a lovely tune which matches the lovely face. Vanessa Williams has beauty in abundance. <br />
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12) Monica Bellucci - Monica Bellucci is gorgeous. She even managed to look captivating playing Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson's powerful "The Passion of the Christ." In the film, she clearly wears no makeup, outside of screen makeup and yet she is knock down stunning. Her face is an assertive and splendid example of what makes a memorable movie siren. <br />
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13) Vivien Leigh - Vivien Leigh embodied the role of Margaret Mitchell's famed spoiled brat, Scarlett O'Hara, but one can still see 75 years later why her bratty and catty role sent shivers up the spine of Rhett Butler. Still gorgeous after all these years.<br />
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14) Katharine Ross - In one way, she was the classic vision of the all-American girl and yet there aren't too many people you live next door to that look like Katharine Ross. She possessed a killer smile and a thick mane of glossy hair. If you came of age during that time period you probably wanted to look like Katharine Ross. Raindrops (<i>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</i>) could fall on her head all day long and she'd look good. When you see her in <em>The Graduate</em> she still stands the fashion and style test of time. <br />
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15) Audrey Hepburn - Audrey Hepburn was not necessarily a classic beauty like Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly, but she is unique and enchanting. Her pixie look combined perfectly with her Holly Golightly and of course her overall look of My Fair Lady made her one of the great movie stars of all time; and one of the most beautiful actresses in film history. One scene to watch: the one where she exits the room with the hat on in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." She even makes a stunning nun in the classic "The Nun's Story."<br />
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16) Ann-Margret - Fabulous face. The best looking redhead (not a natural redhead) of all time. A non-stop cycle of beauty every which way you look. Ann-Margret was a stunner from head to toe, but that face continues to be memorable to anyone whoever had the opportunity to see it. Viva Ann-Margret.<br />
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17) Diahann Carroll - Carroll was a trailblazer in American television history and she trail blazed with a beautiful face. Perfect bone structure. Check out that jawline, those cheekbones. She was also blessed with lovely skin. She aged well on top of it all!</div>
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18) Ingrid Bergman - Bergman had a hauntingly beautiful face. She always had a here's lookin' at you photo perfect look, but there is a deep rooted treasure there as well. Time may go by, but Bergman's beauty lives on. Bergman had a heartbreaking and brooding look that has survived through the last 70 years. <br />
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19) Jennifer O'Neill - O'Neill always looked like she was running in from some wide open field. She is natural and free of any textured appearance cover-ups. A former model turned actress, she was the face of Cover Girl for years and that face still works.<br />
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24) Maureen O'Hara - The Irish born O'Hara had looks for the movie screen. Her long career matched the beauty of her face. She is the most gorgeous natural redhead on the list. Most women would be green with envy, but O'Hara's beauty may outlast a few of Ireland's deep valleys. Well, probably not. </div>
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25) Michelle Pfeiffer - Pfeiffer has a distinctly feminine look. She is a finely tuned symmetrical masterpiece. Like Grace Kelly, she is pretty much a bore, but this list is only about the face. How would you like to be burdened with this for a face?<br />
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26) Jane Seymour - From Bond girl to a country doctor, but always looking smooth. Seymour is regal looking. She easily could have captured the heart of a womanizing King. Seymour's face is an excellent canvas and her face often looks like a painting from another era. <br />
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27) Diane Lane - Feminine and smart. At the height of her beauty she absolutely was one of the loveliest actresses in cinematic history. This is what a movie star looks like. Evan past a certain age, Lane was a stunner.<br />
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28) Suzanne Pleshette - She had minor successes in film and a significant career in television, but she should have had a bigger career all the way around. Great comic chops and Johnny Carson had a big crush on her. Comedy proved to be lovely to look at when the lines were being delivered by her breathy deep voice.<br />
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29) Sophia Loren - Bold, earthy and dramatic. Loren has long been admired for her stylish looks that stood through the latter half of cinema's 20th century. Loren was a centerpiece for international beauties in film history. Those almond shaped eyes lined with Kohl have been copied over and over and over again. </div>
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30) Freida Pinto -Femininity and beauty. Wonderfully beautiful in any corner of our big world. <br />
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31) Hedy Lamarr - Most people under a certain age have absolutely no idea who Hedy Lamarr is and what a shame. Gorgeous is an understatement. Her face some 70 plus years after the photos were taken are downright beyond beautiful. <br />
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32) Lena Horne - This list wasn't going to include singers who appeared in films and/or television as actors, therefore Beyonce, Olivia Newton-John, Whitney Houston and several other beautiful women do not appear on this list, but it would be virtually impossible not to include Lena Horne. Lena Horne is one of the finest singers/vocalists, stylists and interpreters of the great American songbook, but she also left a lasting legacy on celluloid. Lena Horne, like Loretta Young (#51) looked as beautiful as an old woman as she did as a young woman. <br />
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33) Ali MacGraw - She looked better in blue jeans and a t-shirt than most women look in formal wear. Outside of Audrey Hepburn no actress has more true style than Ali MacGraw. Where's my hat? I saw her working on a volunteer project - she had on overalls and yes, she looked better than most women do who are going to a wedding. She was flawless, effortless and chic. <br />
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34) Gene Tierney - Stunning and beautiful enough to be remembered even after all of these years. She didn't have a memorable career filmography, but the face lives on. Reboot the circuit breaker for the design of that face. She was most beautiful in profile. Just gorgeous and not a half bad actress. Her performance in "The Razor's Edge" is quite worthwhile, although she plays bad in this film.<br />
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35) Lana Turner - The blonde bombshell from the 1940's. Slight features and porcelain skin. She had an iconic beauty that was downright haunting for a generation of film fans.<br />
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36) Paula Patton - Impossibly beautiful? No, she really looks like this. A classy and stylish confidence with a face that lights up a room and a screen. <br />
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37) Greta Garbo - Seeing her you almost can't believe her dominant face. Dramatically stunning. At the peak of her great beauty Garbo defined the very notion of an early cinematic star. Garbo's face is downright consequential. She was a cold-shouldered example of beauty, but the uniqueness is legendary.<br />
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38) Sela Ward - Former model turned actress, Sela Ward is strong and simply sensational. There is nothing complicated about her almost perfect physical appearance. <br />
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39) Kate Becksinsale - Beckinsale has classic looks and she's always perfectly put together. You never will see her walking around in pajama pants. That face is beyond not being average. Cosmetic complexity adorned on a British subject of near perfection. </div>
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40) Rita Hayworth - Just look at her face when she opens the door in "Gilda." One need not say another thing. That's a movie star. A cyclone of womanhood for an entire generation. <br />
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41) Farrah Fawcett - Her famed red bathing suit poster outsold all others, but it wasn't the red bathing suit -- it was the blonde hair hanging loosely down over the shoulder blades, a smile with simple sincerity and blue eyes that blended in with the clouds she stood under. <br />
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42) Demi Moore - She was and still is quite dramatically wonderful to look at. She is now famous for being famous, but she had talent and charisma; and her on-screen career should have lasted much longer. <br />
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43) Angelina Jolie - Femme fatale she may have been, but her soft features and unique bone structure make her stand out in any crowd. She is a big loud wow of beauty. A gratifying definition of cinematic looks. <br />
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44) Halle Berry - Always magnificent looking. Her face, skin, eyes, hair and bone structure cannot be denied. Her face demands a second, a third, a fourth look. <br />
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45) Yvette Mimieux - Of most of the blondes who started in the late 50's and early 60's Mimieux had the face to remember. She wasn't a cookie cutter version of the blonde ingenue. She certainly aged well to boot.<br />
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46) Kim Delaney - At the height of her beauty she was darn near mesmerizing. Does television make them this way anymore? Jenny? Jenny? A design of genes that make for a deafening depiction of wonderful looks. <br />
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47) Leslie Caron - Sunlight on a lovely backdrop. Caron in "Fanny" may very well be the most feminine face of all time. I have never seen a woman more liltingly perfect walking down a flight of stairs. If you are an American in Paris, you won't see the likes of her on every corner.<br />
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48) Veronica Hamel - Another former model who stood out as an actress. Impressively beautiful. She was lovely in a brief cameo in 1971's Klute and then reigned supreme on Hill Street Blues. <br />
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49) Marilyn Monroe - For all the hoopla and sexuality she was a lovely looking woman. Norma Jean was a determined young woman who made one of the most significant marks in 20th century pop culture. Certainly not classically beautiful, but one would be hard pressed to find a more memorable image on the silver screen. <br />
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50) Donna Reed - Indeed, it's a wonderful life when you start out with that face. Her big fame would come years after the start of her film career, but there was never a hair out of place at any point in that long and successful career.<br />
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51) Loretta Young - As beautiful as she was when she was young she was even more beautiful as an older woman. A class act from start to finish. There's a great moment where she is presenting the best film award to "Chariots of Fire" back in early 1982 and she was as graceful, elegant and beautiful as an 80 year old as she was as a 20 year old.<br />
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52) Angie Dickinson - What a face! Spellbinding at the height of her looks. Dickinson could gravitate toward the cheap on screen, but you just knew she was one of the great broads of all time (and that is said lovingly). Angie Dickinson was a generous and thoughtful woman in addition to being one of the great beauties in the history of filmed entertainment.</div>
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53) Claudia Cardinale - This is what Italy look likes. Bountiful beauty. Bellissima. She defines a look during the context of her time. Stunning at all times.</div>
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54) Jean Simmons - Elegant and substantial. A gentle and soulful face. No one ever had more chemistry with Marlon Brando and that's the ultimate compliment to Ms. Simmons. <br />
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55) Lesley Anne Down - A perfectly poetic face. Rarely does one see such beauty. A true diamond among some false stones. Quite lovely and feminine.<br />
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56) Jane Fonda - Fonda could rock the Barbarella outfits, but it was her darn near perfect features that would make some guys run barefoot in a park. Great brow line and a perfect nose. She lifted the shag haircut (Klute) to huge heights. She defines the concept of aging well.<br />
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57) Jeanne Crain - Crain had a classic face. She was a simple beauty with a touch of dignity and elegance. A distinctive and distinguished looking woman. <br />
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59) Ursula Andress - Andress had a tough and fearless appearance. She possessed a dangerous lioness look. This is what you hope to look like when you attend that high school reunion. Yeah, right. No one else could possibly look like this at their high school reunion. <br />
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60) Nancy Kwan - Wonderful face, but rarely seen, but if you saw it you will always remember it. <br />
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61) Kim Basinger - Basinger was a glossy beauty with completely perfect features. Drop dead gorgeous face. She is an ejection seat for American looks from the last 20 years of the last century. <br />
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62) Heather Locklear - The all-American girl made California perfection the way to ride a wave. Pretty much beautiful all the way around. Surfer girl blue eyes and thick blond hair. A killer smile with stark white teeth. Cool chicks look no further than Locklear at her height.<br />
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63) Jennifer Lopez - Lopez never seems to age and yet she appears to have not made that many changes. Obviously, DNA has been on her side. <br />
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64) Linda Evans - A serene and elegant woman. Most people have forgotten the Linda Evans of her early years and only remember the big shouldered, big framed head of hair from the 1980s. Linda was lovely.</div>
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65) Angie Harmon - Harmon is a raven haired beauty. She was in the locker room at a spa I was at one day and she is fantastically beautiful. Ali MacGraw could have given birth to her. Someone should cast Ms. MacGraw as her mom. </div>
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66) Cheryl Ladd - Unquestionably gorgeous. Another example of a citizen from one of middle America's states who stunned on the small screen. A great example of a blonde from the Dakotas!<br />
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67) Sophia Vergara - Lavish in every way. Great face with a head of hair that streams down a long and lean frame. An extraordinary looking woman.<br />
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68) Lee Meriwether - Wonderful face! Few people aged as well. Resplendently lovely. She wasn't a femme fatale, but a sincere and feline looking female. </div>
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69) Joan Collins - She is often remembered for her fifty plus looks from her "Dynasty" days, but long before that nighttime soap opera, Joan Collins was a B movie screen princess who came pretty close to looking like the number one woman on the list.<br />
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70) Connie Selleca - A lush brunette beauty. She was the anti-blonde television star of the era. Her features were daringly bold. A festival of a face.</div>
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71) Eleanor Parker - Parker literally kept getting better looking as she aged. She had an overwhelming elegance and yet also looked like your neighbor. A gifted actress as well.<br />
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72) Madeleine Stowe - Stowe has the most angular face on this list outside of Loretta Young. Her highlight moment on screen - "The Last of the Mohicans." One could understand Daniel Day-Lewis saying "I will find you." She has that rare combination of elegance and tough broad appeal. She speaks with perfect diction and she penetrates with that stare. <br />
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73) Natalie Portman - That bone structure alone would have Ms. Portman grace this list. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxSgY3RxnA3pMWtO31mb7vg-aP9qXnqcgycjMv5Why-U5omUWo9EeWSfvOgYbrWI4yO7sQi6aW0Je3-XaNks-5kREO_bJhxDqXKZVR5eiZQN8E8wp9H2m6kOdshdWy4bobh9DKu-EFCKNhrr-SJ7pMAmhnVbSNS58Vd4KXjgZihfK1lc2dIBhnAJSXA/s2048/portman.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxSgY3RxnA3pMWtO31mb7vg-aP9qXnqcgycjMv5Why-U5omUWo9EeWSfvOgYbrWI4yO7sQi6aW0Je3-XaNks-5kREO_bJhxDqXKZVR5eiZQN8E8wp9H2m6kOdshdWy4bobh9DKu-EFCKNhrr-SJ7pMAmhnVbSNS58Vd4KXjgZihfK1lc2dIBhnAJSXA/s320/portman.webp" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br />
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74) Isabella Rossellini - The only daughter of another woman (Ingrid Bergman is her mom, so of course, she got some great genes) on this list. <br />
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75) Kate Phillips - A lovely British actress capable of playing any role in any genre. Peaky Blinders, Wolf Hall, Miss Scarlet & The Duke. Name it and she can play it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrcd5MpkWRSOTgBv10N5-xY_aElwyb24yvvGRmI18K7G-iEEDh_K_VNQNm0tvZZPhK5WO10cYtdsiFWzImZXPA4MT8dUHULQMqOoMbWEoIFM1QJfq51IwGLnp-RiC6vm3uj0prwULUAK1BuaIH8DOT6kPU7-HXWQS0sL4Byq0ou3JgnimiOsJ7ulsBA/s500/Kate-Phillips-350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="500" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrcd5MpkWRSOTgBv10N5-xY_aElwyb24yvvGRmI18K7G-iEEDh_K_VNQNm0tvZZPhK5WO10cYtdsiFWzImZXPA4MT8dUHULQMqOoMbWEoIFM1QJfq51IwGLnp-RiC6vm3uj0prwULUAK1BuaIH8DOT6kPU7-HXWQS0sL4Byq0ou3JgnimiOsJ7ulsBA/s320/Kate-Phillips-350.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div closure_uid_6vd0qw="112" closure_uid_rfe89f="113"><br />
76) Donna Mills - You couldn't miss those eyes if you had a mask on. What a face! She had a twinkle in her eye and a blistering smile of confidence. <br />
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77) Salma Hayek - I've seen her twice. She walked into a room at an event and she turned everyone's eyes, including dozens of people that were surrounded by the beautiful people on a regular basis. I then saw her in the bathroom at a television network's Southern California office. I was struck by her petiteness, but she kind of looked almost as good dressed down as she did dressed up.<br />
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78) Gabrielle Union - Killer smile and skin. Delightfully happy and magnificent.<br />
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79) Sienna Miller - A carefree beauty. Looks like this don't last forever! She is a showy and vivid example of a blue-eyed British blonde.<br />
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80) Rosamund Pike - Classic looks. Those cheekbones sit way up firm and high. Gorgeous face. She is also capable of going from playing Jane Bennett in Pride and Prejudice to a portrait of pure evil in Gone Girl. <br />
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81) Dana Wynter - Elegance in spring, summer, fall and winter. Dana Wynter was a gentle flow of rain on a warm and lovely day.<br />
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82) Faye Dunaway - Bone structure from a dream. A repeated dream. Unbelievable bone structure. Those bones are like a gladiator in full fight. <br />
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84) Nicole Kidman - Porcelain skin. Fragile, feminine and always elegant. Kidman is a graceful grab of gold in the face department. Does anyone wear any piece of clothing better than Kidman?<br />
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85) Jane Asher - A wisp of Shakespearean gracefulness. She may be the one living person on this list that manages to look even more beautiful as a senior citizen than she did in her 20s. She enters a room as though she were a member of the Royal family.<br />
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87) Rene Russo - The photographer, Francesco Scavullo who photographed almost every well known woman of the 60's and 70's said she was the most beautiful "girl" he had ever seen. Russo had it all, including one heck of a great head of hair. That face is a handy lethal weapon.<br />
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88) Virna Lisi - One of the most lovely of all of the Italian actresses. She was a big wow from every vantage point. It's all about those bones!<br />
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89) Lucille Ball - The most gifted comedy actor in the history of film and television is still iconic some sixty years after the debut of the monumental "I Love Lucy," but most people forget how bountiful her beauty was. <br />
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90) Barbara Parkins - Parkins worked quite a bit back in the 1960's and then disappeared, but if you catch a glimpse of that fabulous face on one of those TCM not so classics you will be reminded of what a great beauty looks like.<br />
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91) Ziyi Zhang - Radiant in any hemisphere. Zhang qualifies as a major high five in the department of beautiful on-screen women.<br />
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92) Bo Derek - Derek gained near phenom fame back when the film "Ten" was released. Her look became an iconic statement in film beauty circles for years to come. She couldn't act, but even over 30 years later Derek packs a a whole lot of holiday in that face.<br />
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93) Barbara Eden - This kind of face could be on your three wish list for the genie to grant you.<br />
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94) Senta Berger - The Austrian Raquel Welch. She had what people used to call "exotic looks." Berger has the face of dramatic flair with rock star singer looks. Her career in Europe was much bigger than the mark she left in the U.S. film and television worlds. <br />
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95) Tuesday Weld - A near faultless face in some imperfect cinematic worlds. Her on screen combination of innocence and world-weariness still resonates with viewers of her performances. <br />
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96) Courtney Cox - Cute in Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" video and eventually the best looking of the friends. <br />
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97) Linda Darnell - At one point, she was sold as the girl with the perfect face. She was a lovely actress who couldn't quite the get big roles. She died tragically in a house fire at the age of 41. One is inclined to look and then look again. <br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">We all have childhood adventures and some of us even create imaginary friends. I had three of them. In the long Midwest winters, I hung out with Candy, Cookie and Cocoa. Yes, I have always loved chocolate. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Mr. M is a former television executive who worked in programming for ABC, CBS and UPN. He walked away from that career path to follow his heart. His first book, <em><strong>The Magical Adventures of Brian Leonard</strong></em> will be released in mid-July. </span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">I had the good fortune to work with Mr. M while we were both at ABC. It isn't imaginary - he not only is a genuinely good guy, but a gifted one at that. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> You have a BFA in Film & Television and a MFA
(masters of fine arts) in screenwriting from the American Film Institute.
What led you to study film and television? What and/or who were your
influences? </span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> My father and the late, great, John Ritter were close
friends. John had an amazing gift as an actor. For my generation, he invented
the stage falls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John could walk into a
door and people would fall over laughing. At the same time, he would co-star in
<em>Sling Blade</em>, which was incredibly dramatic. While I was in high school, I
produced a short public service announcement about AIDS. It won a contest and
was shown nationwide. Working with other students on films was really
exciting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the films were good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the films were awful. However,
failure teaches you things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT: </b>You worked as a creative executive at three
networks - CBS, ABC and UPN. How did you land your first “show biz” job? </span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> My first showbiz job was as a production
assistant on a series called <em>Highlander</em>. The showrunner was a family friend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I was at AFI I interned a lot as well
and produced short films. I started meeting with anyone who was gracious enough
to take a meeting with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, I
sat down with Leslie Moonves at CBS. He hired me to work in the current
programming department.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three years
later, I was the manager of current programming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> What was the most creative part of your position
while working with writers and producers? </span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> The most creative part of my job was to nurture
and guide writing talent. I was lucky enough to work with some incredibly
talented writers, directors and actors during my stay as an executive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> I remember when <em>Alias</em> took off for ABC. It
wasn’t necessarily a huge ratings grabber, but it certainly was somewhat
influential culturally. Why do you think that series had such an impact on
viewers at the time? </span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>Mr. M:</b> I think viewers had not been exposed to such
incredible story telling. Prior to shows like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Buffy</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alias</i>, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost</i>, procedural shows ruled the
airways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shows like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">NYPD Blue</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Law and Order</i>,
and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">JAG </i>ruled our universe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><em>Alias</em> was serialized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One episode built upon another. As an
executive, I worked on the later seasons of <em>Alias</em>. I remember watching the
rough cut for the premiere of season four.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It felt big and important. That’s the thing about story telling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It should always feel big and important. </span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> Out of nowhere or so it seems you decided to make
a major career change. You left the television industry and went back to
school to earn your Masters in Human Development. What led to your own major
character arc?</span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> While I was in college I was a camp
director.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved being around
children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After college, I was an
assistant PE coach at a small private school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A part of me always wanted to work with children in some capacity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went back to school and got my
multi-subject credential and later a Master's. </span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I have primary aged children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am currently tutoring children in language
arts and math.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have also become a
character education consultant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I help
other educators learn about what they can do to strengthen their programs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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When she comes home with her stories do you find yourself missing the
television business?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I don’t find myself missing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still work with great writers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are just shorter! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br /><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> You wrote a character education curriculum and
you have published an article in a major education publication. What then led to
the decision to write a book? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> Like John Wooden, I have always loved character
education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am currently working on a
character education book right now. Being a writer means that you like to share
and explore ideas with other people. I love sharing ideas with people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> My wife and I lived in a fantastic apartment on 2<sup>nd</sup>
Street 3 blocks north of the pier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
loved the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the Santa Monica
Pier!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is one of my favorite places to
go visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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from the Hot Dog on a Stick stand! Ride a bike on the bike path. Get some
buffalo wings from a restaurant called Slice on Wilshire Blvd. Oh, I almost
forgot about Bay Cities!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love their
subs! Last but not least, get married at Shutters Hotel!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who wanted to be popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a short
story about a middle schooler who has a crush on a girl that he sees on a field
trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The story continued to evolve with
crazy things like black magic and ghosts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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really have a mean grandma?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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influences in my life. I have a wonderful family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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include water in your first novel?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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However, most of the time we love messing around in the swimming pool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was your favorite ghost story growing up? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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noise in the house my mom would say, “Oh, Joan is back!” Freaky? Yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure the house was just settling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite ghost movie of all time is
<em>Ghostbusters</em>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is why I reference it
in the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> My family is pretty cool! However, one time when
I was much younger, my whole family ran across the street before the green walk
sign lit up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My whole family got a
jaywalking ticket! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> We both share a love of baseball. I know you are
a Dodgers fan. Tell me about the attachment to the Dodgers? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I played a lot of baseball when I was in
elementary school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I grew up at a time
when baseball players were loyal to their team and their fans. The Dodgers had
guys that kept representing Los Angeles year after year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I came to know them as my guys! Steve Garvey,
Davey Lopes, Bill Russell, and Ron Cey were unbelievable to watch and cheer for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> As a White Sox fan I admire the loyalty Paul Konerko (retiring this year after 15 years with the White Sox) displayed to his team. He's my all-time favorite Sox player. Who is your all-time favorite player? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> Ron Cey was my favorite Dodger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He ran like a penguin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> Oh yes, the great Ron Cey! Baseball has changed and is changing. With the disintegration of some of the live
attendance at baseball games, where do you see the future of the game? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I think one of the things that hurts the sport is
the amount of injuries. For example, players used to pitch full games. Rarely
do you ever see someone pitch a full game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Dodgers also made a terrible broadcasting deal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Direct TV customers do not get to see Dodger
games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This means a whole group of
people will not tune in to see the Dodgers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since the players do not stay on a team for long periods of time, the
fans invest in players, not teams. It must be a challenging time to be an
owner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would love to write a baseball
book someday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> I hope you do write a baseball book. One of my favorite genres. I love baseball. If you are recommending good reads to students in
junior high and high school what classics or maybe not such classics do you suggest to them? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I have lots to recommend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are so many incredible authors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love S.E. Hinton books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I especially enjoyed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Outsiders </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rumblefish</i>.
I read just about every book in<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> The
Sackett </i>series by Louis L’amour. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Catcher In The Rye</i> by JD Salinger blew my mind in 8<sup>th</sup>
grade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> I have an autographed copy of <i>The Outsiders</i>. Young people today spend way too much time looking at their phones, but then again so do their parents. We need parents to encourage reading! What are your favorite television programs of all-time? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I am a television junkie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My two favorite <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Buffy</i> episodes of all time were Hush and Once More With
Feeling!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pilot of <em>Alias</em> was out of
this world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ER</i> had some amazing episodes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The pilot of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every episode of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The West Wing</i> was incredible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Martin Sheen in my heart will always be my president.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Walking Dead</i> is my favorite show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it does not get a nomination for best
writing, then I have no idea what should.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> Your favorite films of all-time? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I loved watching older films when I was in
college.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first two Godfather films were
unbelievable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I screamed so loud when I
saw the horses head inside Jack Woltz’s bedroom. I am also a huge <em>Star Wars</em>
fan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw John Williams (composer)
conduct the soundtrack at the Hollywood Bowl last year with my wife and
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We each bought a light saber. I
am a nerd!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT:</b> The Star Wars museum is coming to Chicago. I assume you will get there one day, but in the interim, when is the release date of <em>The Magical Adventures of Brian Leonard</em>? </span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> Mid-July 2014!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><b>JT: </b>Will you be doing any signings or
promotional appearances? </span><br />
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<span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"><strong>Mr. M:</strong> I started a Facebook page.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am happy to come to schools or book groups.
That would be so cool!!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><b>JT:</b> Thank you Mr. M for a delightful chat. <br /></span>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><em><strong>Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic</strong></em> is one of the best reads of the last couple of years. I looked forward to reading a book that dealt with all aspects of one of my all-time favorite television programs, <strong><em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</em></strong>. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Jennifer Keishin Armstrong is a gifted writer who has worked on staff for <em>Entertainment Weekly</em> and written for several other magazines, including <em>New York</em> and <em>Writer's Digest</em>. She has appeared on CNN, A&E, ABC and VH1 providing commentary on pop culture. She also teaches writing courses. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Jennifer was raised and educated in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. After her success with <em>Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted</em> she will now take on <strong><em>Seinfeld</em></strong> in her follow-up book. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> Jennifer, you were too young to have been an original fan of <em>The Mary Tyler Moore Show</em>. How did you come to the series?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I was born in 1974, which is about halfway through the show's run, but I watched when I was a kid -- definitely by the time I was 5 or so, which tells me I was watching in syndication (though obviously I didn't know the difference then). I loved Mary and Rhoda even at that age, but of course related to the show a lot more when I came back to it in reruns as an adult.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> We are both originally from Chicago. </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">Did your Chicago roots influence your decision to become a writer?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I don't think so, per se. I would have been a writer no matter where I grew up. At the time I thought I wanted to write for the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>, but I'm sure I would have picked a different respected newspaper if I'd lived somewhere else.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> What were the inspirations behind what you do? A particular person? Book? Story?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> Speaking of Chicago, I spent a strange amount of time in my youth wanting to be Mike Royko, of all people. Not that someone wouldn't want to be a great journalist like him, but it was an odd choice for a cheerleader in the southwest suburbs. I also loved Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert and they obviously had a more direct influence on what I ended up doing.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> Obviously, you have an affection for television. What other shows rank high on your list of all-time favorites? Comedy and/or drama?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> It's so hard for me to choose at this point! I've been re-watching <strong><em>Friday Night Lights</em></strong>, <strong><em>Freaks and Geeks</em></strong>, and <strong><em>The OC</em></strong> lately, but I do like things other than teen dramas, too. <strong><em>LOST</em></strong> in its early years was mind-blowing, and <strong><em>Seinfeld</em></strong> is the most influential show of our time, as far as I'm concerned (of course, I'm writing a book about it now). The book on <em>Seinfeld</em> will be the follow-up to the MTM book. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> Did the character of Mary Richards have a particular impact on your career choice?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> It's hard for me to say. I never really thought about it until I returned to watching the show in my adult years, which was long after I'd already become a journalist. I had this weird moment when I started rewatching, right after I'd also ended my engagement to my longtime boyfriend, and I was living in the city by myself for the first time, and I wondered if I'd subconsciously patterned my entire life on Mary Richards.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> That sounds like the pilot episode! It's impressive to read all of the accounts by cast members, producers, writers and television executives. What was the process behind the book? Where did the idea of writing this book originally come from? How did one thing lead to another?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I like when people ask me about "process," because it makes it sound so organized! Every time I write a book I feel like it's a disaster and I have no idea what I'm doing, but then it all turns out okay. Basically the process behind talking to people is just contacting anyone who had anything to do with the show and seeing what sticks, though in this case I definitely prioritized the women who worked on the show. I wanted to tell their stories as parallel to the significance of Mary Richards as a feminist icon. I knew I wanted to write about a show, probably from the '70s, which is an interesting time in sitcom history; when I heard that this was the first show to hire lots of female writers, because the creators wanted to mine women's experiences for authentic storylines, I knew there was a story to be told. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> It's a great story - told well. Once the idea was hatched how did you pitch this to your publisher? </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> Well, I sold it to Simon & Schuster on proposal in a competitive auction, so I actually got my current publisher through this process. When I say "I," I really mean my awesome agent, Laurie Abkemeier. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> The characters from the series are memorable and distinct. It was interesting to see how the actors were quite similar to the characters they portrayed with the exception of Betty White. Were you surprised by that?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I had my suspicions! I think it's pretty common on sitcoms, especially, and even more so for those that run for a while, for the characters to take on a lot of the characteristics of the actors. Especially on a show like this, where most of the characters were grounded in reality and within the realm of reason. In contrast to, say, <strong><em>Seinfeld</em></strong>, where the characters are cartoonish and awful people (on purpose, obviously). That is not a show where I see the characters as too similar to the actors, who for the most part seem to be moral and pleasant in real life.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> I now look at <em>Seinfeld</em> and realize how selfish every character was, so yes, I certainly can't imagine the actors being a whole lot like their famed characters! How did you gain the confidence of James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Treva Silverman and the others?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I was lucky, I guess! Some of that comes from finding connections in common, and I think having spent years reporting on the industry for Entertainment Weekly helps. Having a publisher like Simon & Schuster certainly helped. Treva Silverman and I honestly just got along, too. We stay in touch even now. I consider her both a role model and friend at this point. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> Do you personally relate to one character more than any others?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I'll always be a Rhoda girl. I related to Mary growing up, because I actually was a perfectionist type with a pleasant, suburban upbringing who got good grades, ran all the school functions, etc... I always wanted to be Rhoda, which is contrary to what a lot of others felt like. I aspired to be more outspoken and cool and funny like her, and I actually think I got closer to her as an adult.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> What is the best career advice you have ever received?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I have oddly few distinct memories of getting career advice, but what pops into my head is a moment while I was writing this book. After my first draft, my editor, Jon Karp -- I was lucky, I got my publisher as my editor, and he's brilliant -- gave me this talk wherein he did nothing but seemingly compliment my draft, but I somehow got off the phone wanting to rewrite the whole thing. The salient point I remember was that he said I'd get respectful reviews for what I'd written so far, but he thought I could do better than respectful. I think of that all the time now when I write, and it was a huge lightbulb moment for me.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> Since you are a Chicago native I have to ask. White S</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">ox or Cubs? </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> White Sox! I'm from the Southside.</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> Love that. Now from baseball to food. What's the best restaurant in the Chicagoland area? Best pizza?</span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I always want pizza when I go home, and I like the regular, cheap, thin crust pizza that comes in square slices. You can get it at lots of local places, and I'll take it from any of those. Though <em>Home Run Inn</em> is always reliable. </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><b>JT:</b> I love thick, thin and stuffed, but yes I prefer thin crust too. Home Run Inn is definitely one of the best pizzas in Chicago. I'm also a big fan of Giordano's and Lou Malnati's. </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;">If someone told you they were going to Chicago for a long weekend what would you recommend they do while in town? </span><br />
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="color: black;"><strong>Jennifer:</strong> I still just love downtown, period. You can do so much in a day just wandering around -- I love the lakefront, I love the museums, I love Michigan Avenue shopping. Just walking along the river is one of my favorite things. It's more exciting to me than New York City, where I live now, simply because I live in the city now. When I was a kid, going into Chicago was such a big deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana";"><b>JT:</b> Thank you Jennifer. I look forward to reading your next book on Seinfeld and I'll look forward to reviewing it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Dr. Sharon Gregory Duncan is a doer. Sharon has always been a doer. I love doers. She is a highly accomplished educator and administrator for students with disabilities. She provides training to schools and agencies in Illinois and Indiana in the areas of family support, goal writing and curriculum implementation. She is also the founder and director of <em>Abide in Me</em>, a charitable organization that provides assistance to individuals with disabilities for leading engaged lives. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">She completed her doctoral work at National Louis University, Chicago, in the Disability and Equity in Education Program. She is a professor at Purdue Calumet University teaching graduate courses in the Intensive Licensure Special Education teacher preparation program. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">She is the mother of three adult children and she has three grandchildren. Sharon and her husband Dave have been married for 35 years. They enjoy travel and hanging out with their dog, Nellie. They are Chicago White Sox fans (a common bond) and they have been season ticket holders for many years. They are close with family and they are fortunate to have made some good and lifelong friendships. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Her first published book is <strong><em>Roots and Fences: A Generational Story of Friends, Family and Disability</em></strong>. </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">J: Your Aunt Jackie's story will stick with me for some time. A
friend of mine who works closely with Down Syndrome Research informed me a few
months ago that the Down gene is closely linked to both Alzheimer's and
Parkinson's disease. I was intrigued by that information, since my father died of
Alzheimer's. That was the first time I heard about the Down gene and the link to
dementia. How long has the medical community known about this link? </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">S: The link between the two is not completely understood and the
science is relatively new. Medical researchers and practitioners believe that
it does have something to do with the extra copy of chromosome 21. The extra
copy increases the production of amyloid beta which accumulates in the brain
and causes loss of brain cells (neurons). This seems to occur earlier for
individuals with Down syndrome possibly, because of the chromosomal issues.
(When someone has Alzheimer's disease the same process occurs.) Since people with Down
syndrome are no longer institutionalized they are living longer and we are
seeing people with DS with brain degeneration. Jackie initially was given a
life expectancy of 12 years and then they upped her life expectancy to 32 years. She lived until her late fifties. Initial symptoms
of Alzheimer's for individuals with Down Syndrome are first seen around age 50. It occurs
three to five times in greater numbers than in the general population. Sometimes it is hard
to detect Alzheimer’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with people who
have a low level of cognition. The question becomes is it Alzheimer's or part of their intellectual
disability? My aunt Jackie was very talkative and was intellectually aware, so it was
pretty clear to see the symptoms after a year or two with her dementia. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The current research
indicates that in the Down Syndrome population from the time of diagnosis to death (with dementia) is
typically about nine years. My aunt lived seven years after her diagnosis. The
brain is complicated and there is still so much to learn. The Down
syndrome clinics, one which is at Lutheran General Hospital are constantly
looking at the impact of Alzheimer’s for individuals with Down syndrome and the
impact on their lives and the lives of their family members.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J: <span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">It's not that long ago that society used the term
"retarded" and no one thought much about it. The stigma of the word
today is strong. Now, I hear the word and I'm repulsed when someone uses it. Psychologically, why is it that many people are still uncomfortable
being around or with the disabled?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">S: Well “retarded” means slow; not good enough; not complete;
dumb. I certainly would not appreciate being called or thought of as slow all </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">my</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> life. Individuals with disabilities themselves are telling us
they hate the word. There is a whole movement to stamp out the “R” word. People
with intellectual disabilities find it demeaning and marginalizing. They want
to be known by name, to be thought of as a full person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The correct term is intellectual disability,
but even government used the word </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">retarded</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> until very recently.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As far as being uncomfortable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stigma has long been associated with having a child with a disability.
Up until just recently, society thought someone ( usually the mother)
must have done something wrong to have a child with a disability. Many people
are uncomfortable with anything they do not understand. Some
people with disabilities can look a bit scary to people who do not live or work
with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People with disabilities<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>may come with all kinds of equipment: helmets
for protecting the brain when having a seizure, standers for stretching, motorized
chairs for mobility, communication devices etc... Some folks
with disabilities may have unusual behaviors, they may make sounds, they may drool, etc... I talk a great deal with parents of people with disabilities
to empower their loved one. I encourage them to offer choices to their
loved one and encourage dressing, acting and engaging in activities that their
typical peers would be involved with. I get on my soap box when I see adults
dressed in immature clothing, playing with toys, being offered books like “Hop
on Pop” and watching Barney just because they have intellectual disabilities. I
find that so disrespectful. The more people with any type of disability are
valued and included as true participating members of society, people will be
more comfortable.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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before adults and the one with children. That intrigued me. What is
the phenomena behind the two personas?</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">S: I personally never thought about it until I started writing
and thinking deeply about her life situation, and like you I found it very interesting.
These are some of my thoughts on this, but the truth is probably only known to
Jackie. How I wish she was still alive and able to talk with me. She did take many things literally because she did not always “get” it.
So she would figure it out as well as she could.....like literally tossing the
salad. She was also raised to be very obedient. She was raised in the 1940’s.
My grandmother always said “children should be seen and not heard.” My
grandmother could just give you the look and you would not cross her.Jackie
was always in the obedient child mode with her mom, so I think she had to really concentrate to be the person
she was expected to be. When she was around kids I think she was her best self,
she could let her guard down, just relax and have fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We as young children never told her what to
do, because we just enjoyed her fun spirit. Jackie was genuine, funny, talkative, liked to play games, tell
jokes, dance and sing. She could respond to
emergencies appropriately and spoke so clearly we had no clue she was
disabled. I know it sounds crazy that we did not see her as disabled, but we
did not. Jackie thrived with kids. She knew we loved her. She knew her
parents loved her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J: Literally? You mentioned that and I thought of my dad.
After he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's he was very literal. If you asked
him how he slept - he would say, with my eyes closed. Explain that with
disabled people?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">S: Literal. I have had much experience with that working with
students with learning differences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
people with brains that I like to say are “wired differently” are very literal.
We also see that with people that are OCD, Autistic, have Alzheimer's etc...,
because their brains do not for some reason analyze or synthesize as well.
Everything is cut and dry, because they cannot see the big picture. Predictable
schedules are so important to relieve their stress. I look at Blooms Taxonomy
and the so called stages of intellect. The first level is “remembering,” so we
see people who can follow directions. </span></div>
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reacted that way not that long ago. What was the single biggest change and when
did that change take place in the science and medicine<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S: When I look back it is is hard to think that we called my
friend, Chuck “Mongoloid” when we were kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was the term used in the 60’s for people with what we now call Down
syndrome. While Dr. John Down first described the condition in 1866, there was
still much misinformation, confusion and and blame associated with this through
the 1970’s. Mongoloid was used as a physical descriptor, because the physical
attributes , almond shaped eyes, facial features etc... were attributed to a
specific Asian population. The suffix<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“oid" means resembles Mongoloid means “resembling Mongols.” Mongoloid
is now considered derogatory, because it is a term related to racial
classification.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Idiot was the
accepted medical term used to describe people with low IQ’s in the 1930s when
Jackie was born, so she was classified as a “Mongoloid Idiot.” When
Chuck was born in the 1960s </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Mongoloid</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> was still used, but i</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">diot</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> was dropped. If you were </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">Mongoloid
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was also assumed you were retarded, because Mental Retardation was the term
used to describe individuals with low IQs in the 1960s. So much occurred because
of lack of understanding. The chromosome disorder was not officially uncovered
by the medical community until 1961. When Chuck was born there was not a clear
understanding of this recently uncovered syndrome.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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friends also had family members who were mentally disabled. What a strong bond.
Discuss the differences in the lives of Chuck, Jonathon and Jamee?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S: Chuck, Jonathon and Jamee are so representative of the
disability movement in the United States. Neither they nor their parents
realized it, since they were going about their lives the best they could. The
sixties were thought of as the parent involvement era of disability in the US.
Special education laws were not even written when Chuck first started school.
Most kids with Down syndrome were in institutions or living at home doing
nothing. Chuck’s parents wanted more for their child and they knew he was capable
of something. I do not even know if they were sure of what he was capable of,
just that he could do things and they wanted him to have schooling or
training..something, because he deserved it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As parents they did whatever was necessary for their son. Jonathon was
sent from the hospital after being born to die in the comfort of his home. He
did not die and began to thrive. His parents knew he deserved more and did
whatever was necessary to get medical, therapeutic and educational support. Jamee
was supposedly fine when she was born, but her mom especially saw she was behind
developmentally and had terrible issues with eating issues and painful reflux.
Jonathon
and Jamee were born in the era of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>disability inclusion and their parents<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>philosophically longed for inclusion for their children. I was so struck
by the spirit of the four mothers, their compassion, advocacy, common sense. I
feel so fortunate and blessed really to be the one who wove the connections
together and am able to share their stories.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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neighborhood and seeing the tree. I went past my old house and they removed the
most beautiful Blue Spruce that I planted as a 16 year old. I was shocked
and almost hurt. Who rips up a tree that beautiful? What are your most memorable
childhood experiences?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">S: One editor told me “Sounds like you grew up in a
fairytale.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> H</span>e was being sarcastic,
but in some regards it really was very once upon a time-ish. It was not
perfect. I was a big crybaby and had this bright red hair and freckles so I
heard about that from the neighborhood kids. Name calling was a big deal in
those days, but I had a very carefree childhood. Little things made us happy
like watching <strong><em>The Wizard of Oz</em></strong> in color for the first time on our new console TV.
We all played together in the neighborhood. There were at least 30 kids on our
two blocks. We played baseball in the prairie (an empty lot), ice skated at Oak
Lawn Lake. Everyone stayed out in summer until the street lights went on. We took the bus all the way to Ford City by ourselves at nine years
old. My backyard seemed so big and our tree was home to forts, a place to hang
mom’s clothes line and somewhere to have picnics under. The world was safe, all
we needed was a dime to use the pay phone in case we needed to call home when
we were out and about. I am still friends with Laura and Debbie, so I think
there is something to be said about those first relationships formed in the
place where your life began.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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powerful influences was seeing how strong the mothers of the Down children were
when they walked into Soldier Field early on during the Special Olympics and
hardly anyone was there. She said it made her stronger knowing of the changes.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the moms of children with
disabilities that I have met in my career. They go about their lives doing what
they need to do. They do not want accolades or praise. They just want what all
moms want for their children. They want their child to be happy. These moms
must be resilient, strong, scheduled, compassionate and almost always on their
guard to get what their children need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Most of the advocacy and inclusive programs were started by mothers.</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div>
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advocate for and/or support people with disabilities. Even though I loved being
a special educator and I see myself first and foremost a teacher I felt I
should do something more; and I did not know what it was. Those feelings of wanting to do more led me to going to school so many
years past my undergraduate degree. I kept going to school working
on my school administration courses and ultimately and eventually
to my doctorate in Disability Studies. On the occasion of my 25th wedding
anniversary, I started a non- profit in Illinois, <em>Abide in Me</em> with the idea I
would start a program to help those in need. Initially I used personal funds, but within the last few years <em>Abide in Me</em> became<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a recognized non for profit 501c3 organization.
We have a full board of directors and last year sponsored a fund raiser,
'Celebrate Me Home!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to raise money for
the down payment, and constructual adaptations for a neighborhood home in the
Oak Lawn community for five women with disabilities. Garden Center Services
will manage and own the home. Our mission is: To support people with
disabilities to live active and engaged lives. We have worked with families of
children with disabilities in the Dominican Republic, donated art supplies at
an art gallery for people with disabilities, started a coffee clutch program,
donated furniture and materials to special education school groups to name a
few of our projects. We have matched volunteers to organizations and I
personally provide advocacy support<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>free
of charge through the charity. Our website is abideinme.org. We have a Facebook
page as well. People can email me with ideas or programs to support individuals
with disabilities of all ages, which can be presented to our board. There are
also opportunities for specific volunteering opportunities. If you cook, sew, decorate,
love music, sports,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have a great idea or
just like hanging out with people with disabilities we can match you to people
who need your support .<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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significant change in education from when you started teaching until the
present time?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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early 1980’s. I think the most significant change is in technology. I could not
even type when I started teaching. We still had purple ditto masters! With all the technology
available now it is very exciting both for me and for the accessibility it provides
for people of all ability levels. I also think expectations are higher for all
individuals with disabilities.We now know they can learn and our job as
educators is to find the means so everyone can learn. I love the idea of
Universal Design for Learning. We still have a long way to go to have equitable
quality programs for students with disabilities ,especially those with
significant or multiple disabilities, but I am happy to see and hear a more
inclusive philosophy that certainly was not around when I started. On a
negative note some of the mandates and paperwork required is sucking the joy from
some of our best teachers, but that would be a whole ‘nother interview.' I
love teaching. It is who I am.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Chicago?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S: I love different places for different reasons. One of our best
trips was to Ghent, Belgium and Amsterdam. My husband and I had such fun
exploring and sitting outside the cafes people watching. Visiting Anne Frank’s
secret annex had a profound impact on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We travel to Fort Myers, Florida, Fountain Hills, Arizona and Cancun, Mexico annually.
I love them all for different reasons, but mostly the relaxation afforded me when I
get away. I truly love Chicago and think it is the best city ever. There is
something about our lake shore that cannot be replicated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than Chicago:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rome, San Francisco, New York. I even like
Pittsburgh, (never would have thought that) which has a cool downtown with all the sports
stadiums.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S: Relax is a bad word for me. I do not do it well at all. I
even tell people when I go places that I do not need to sit, because I do not
“sit well.” I received lots of checks for self control during my elementary
Catholic school years. I enjoy reading. Typically, I read a book a day,
mostly silly romance type things to get my mind tired at night and force me not
to think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Traveling and being physically
away is very relaxing for me and I really can chill on vacation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J: I love to try new restaurants and feel it is one of the best ways to explore any city. Chicago has some superb restaurants. What is your favorite restaurant in Chicago? <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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favorite location is the one in Burr Ridge. In the city center, I like to go online and
find places with views of the city. I look for places with overall great reviews and try them out. I love
Petterinos before or after a play. (see review of Petterinos at Chicago and Then Some). </span></div>
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the team and I know you do as well. What are you hoping for in 2014?</span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">S: My poor White Sox. 2013 was a depressing season. My love of
the Sox has more to do with the memories. My grandpa brought me to many games
as a kid and then my dad always organized the family baseball outing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have been season ticket holders for a
bit...love the game! I hope we can pull things together and get some charisma
back on the team. Besides playing poorly this year, there was something missing
spirit- wise. Hopefully, we can get the bats going next season and have
consistent fielding. There were some well pitched games last season, but little
bat support. Waiting to see the next group of team leaders emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">J: I love Paul Konerko. Not only has he been a superb player for years, but he seemingly has lots of character and integrity, something sadly missing from many athletic competitors today. What makes him so special to the fans?<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">S: I think part of it is that he is the last one left from our
World Series 2005 season. I also think Sox fans expect and respect players who work hard and
have team loyalty. We have so few career players these days and Paul is one of
those. He also holds many records, because he has been consistent over the
years. He developed into a great first baseman. I hope he comes back, but would
not want him to go out struggling. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt;">J: Thank you to Sharon for her hard work on behalf of those with disabilities. </span><br />
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"The summer wind - came blowing in - from across the sea. It lingered there - to touch your hair and walk with me." <strong>Summer Wind</strong> - Lyrics by Johnny Mercer, music by Henry Mayer <br />
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For much of the world's population, summers are short. When you live in a climate that has long winters it is the yearly dream to have a long and lovely summer. </div>
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Summer grills, dips in the pool, walks of solace on paths and trails, bike rides along the lakefront, the long sought vacation, pulling out the flip-flops. Throwing a 4th of July party or a party to celebrate absolutely nothing you still have to have some of the essentials in place. You must provide good food, thirst quenching beverages and music. Music is a must-have element at any party and in most cases you need to broaden your horizons with a variety of types of music, but not too much variety. You need to make the majority of your party attendees feel comfortable. When looking at the history of music, some recent material just doesn't fit. Here are the essentials. </div>
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Enjoy the summer. Stay safe and theme it all with the finest summer songs of all-time.<br />
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<strong>Summer Wind</strong> - A classic song from the legendary Frank Sinatra. Johnny Mercer's stunningly nostalgic take on a short-lived romance survives to this day almost 50 years later as one of the definitive songs from the Frank Sinatra catalog. The anthem of summer. The personification of the season.</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><b>Breezin'</b> - George Benson. I defy anyone to listen to this unbelievable piece of music and not feel a little better. Enjoy life!</div><div class="ecxMsoNormal"><br /></div>
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<strong>Summer</strong> - An absolutely beautiful song by the early 1970's band, War. This song defines a relaxed summer day. Get out the chaise lounge and settle in. <br />
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<strong>Summer in the City</strong> - The Lovin' Spoonful hit number one with this song on the billboard charts in August, 1966. Horns give you a feel of the city streets and you can almost feel your sweat.<br />
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<strong>Boys of Summer</strong> - A Don Henley jewel from his solo career. The 1980's didn't deliver much better than this track. <br />
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<strong>Surfin Safari</strong> - The Beach Boys are iconic and for a reason. Melodies that are complex and lyrics that are memorably repeatable. Their brand of the beach music scene surpassed any other act that even attempted this genre.<br />
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<strong>A Summer Song</strong> - Chad and Jeremy were an early part of the British invasion and this song still conjures up fond thoughts for the older baby boomers.<br />
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<strong>Theme from "A Summer Place"</strong> - A stunningly beautiful piece of music. The movie is this side of please don't make me sit that through that again, but the song lives long. Haunting and gorgeous. Senior guests may actually remember thoughts of making out in the bushes.<br />
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<strong>Surfer Girl</strong> - One of the finest of the fine from the mind of Brian Wilson. The Beach Boys delivered harmonies in the same league with the Eagles. The two most gifted harmony singing acts in the rock/pop era. This song is a must play at any summer gathering.<br />
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<strong>Hot Fun In the Summertime </strong>- Sly and the Family Stone were way ahead of their time. They were doing Prince before Prince. This song obviously solidified their entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.</div>
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<strong>School’s Out</strong> - Alice Cooper! Speaking of being ahead of one's time. His brand of rock may not be every one's go to, but this song reminds you of that last day of school. To this day, every August I think I have to go back to school. Well, school's out!<br />
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<strong>Heat Wave</strong> - 1963 saw Martha Reeves and the Vandellas deliver a downright anthem for summer. It's a rollicking roll through the summer solstice. Pure happiness in under three minutes.<br />
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<strong>Good Day Sunshine</strong> - The Beatles! Oh yeah. It's a good day whenever you hear the fab four, but this is a given at any summer get together.<br />
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<strong>All Summer Long</strong> - In some ways, it sounds like summer is just beginning and then the song fades to an end of summer run. The Beach Boys deliver another few minutes of recorded bliss.<br />
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<strong>Summer Soft</strong> - Stevie Wonder's sublime track from one of the great albums of all-time. This song appears on the 1976 collection entitled, <em>Songs in the Key of Life</em>. Your summer party needs to include this tribute to the three month summer fest.<br />
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<strong>Grazing in the Grass</strong> - The Friends of Distinction roll you through any barbecue or picnic in the park. Plain out fun track.<br />
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<strong>Montego Bay</strong> - Bobby Bloom's Jamaica tribute from 1970 makes you feel good and your guests will start singing along. <br />
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<strong>Late in the Evening</strong> - One of Paul Simon's greatest songs and that is saying something. He was a highly prolific music artist and this song lays down an admirable chord progression. If you ever fell for someone fast...<br />
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<strong>Take it Easy</strong> - Jackson Browne and Glenn Frey co-wrote this song. It was the first single in the long and storied career of the Eagles. It first hit the radio airwaves in May, 1972. Randy Meisner sings the harmony vocals up front and Don Henley does the harmony vocal to close-out the song. Standin' on a corner in Winslow Arizona.<br />
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<strong>See You In September</strong> - The Happenings serve up a song to close out a summer. Remember that summer love or that spring love or that fall or winter love? Hopefully, you will see them in September. <br />
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<strong>Up On the Roof</strong> - Any version of this song works well at a party, but the James Taylor version has multiple reasons to give it a thumbs up vote for your celebration. Of course, the Drifters were one of the best of the early pop/rock acts. Listen to them both!<br />
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<strong>Walking on Sunshine</strong> - Another nice diversion from a one hit wonder from the 80's. There is no way you can sit still with this track. Feel good tune from Katrina and the Waves.<br />
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<strong>Dancing in the Moonlight</strong> - Interesting enough, this track was released in the middle of winter, but oh, what a party tune it is. If you have a nice moment, ask your husband to dance around 10pm and hopefully, you get the moonlight.<br />
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<strong>Blue Bayou</strong> - Whether you are in the South or not isn't relevant, but for some reason it may help. Linda Ronstadt was the single most gifted female vocalist of the rock era and she zones in with this track.<br />
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<strong>A Beautiful Morning</strong> - The Rascals rouse you and wake you with this joyful track from 1968. It's a Beautiful Morning! Drenched in the Rascals' keyboard sound this one will make you lift out of a sound sleep. <br />
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<strong>Lovely Day</strong> - Bill Withers calms you and gives you a kick while you are jumping in the pool or laying in the sun. Take a walk.<br />
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<strong>Here Comes the Sun</strong> - George Harrison wrote this song while he was sitting in his garden. It still works in a garden or anywhere else for that matter. <br />
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<strong>Sailing</strong> - You don't have to be out on the water, but if you are you just one-upped your summer song list. Christopher Cross lays it down and gives you a little fragment of peace of mind. <br />
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<strong>Wonderful Summer</strong> - Robin Ward's little ditty from 1963 made it a one hit wonder. Lay back and close your eyes. <br />
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<strong>Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer</strong> - Overall, not one of the best songs from the Nat King Cole catalog, but you can't resist the tune when you are in the realm of summer songs. He recorded that song not long before his death. <br />
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<strong>Summer Lovin</strong> - A track from the <em><strong>Grease</strong></em> soundtrack will engage those from all age brackets. It still works 35 years after the release of this movie musical. <br />
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<strong>Summer of '69</strong> - Bryan Adams got his first real six string. Good tune that takes you out of the 60's and 70's for a bit. <br />
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<strong>California Nights</strong> - An obscure song from the 1960's. Lesley Gore was produced by Quincy Jones (Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson) and she turned in some of the quintessential "girl" songs from the era, but this song has a kick like no other song from her catalog. Fantastic sound and a must-have at any summer party. <br />
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<strong>Kokomo</strong> - The Beach Boys scored again in the 1980's with this absolute classic. Oh yeah, I'm going to the beach.<br />
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<strong>I Can See Clearly Now</strong> - It's going to be a bright, sunshiny day. You never miss with this song. Johnny Nash delivers one of the best songs ever. <br />
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<strong>Sunny Afternoon</strong> - An odd entry into the catalog of the Kinks, but it's just different enough to add a bit of additional flavor to your track list.<br />
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<strong>Saturday in the Park</strong> - It's so summer-bent that you have to include it on any list of this nature. One of Chicago's most famous songs is embedded in the summer musical catalog. <br />
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<strong>Waiting on a Sunny Day</strong> - A breeze of a song from Bruce Springsteen. One of his brightest moments from the last 15 years. <br />
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<strong>Pretty World</strong> - A delightfully sunny tune from Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66. Yes, the Brasil is spelled correctly. This song is as smooth as satin. Lani Hall's vocals were unbeatable during the era. A highly underrated and undervalued vocalist. <br />
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<strong>Surfin' U.S.A.</strong> - Another Beach Boys entry. Quite honestly, you can host an entire summer party event with one of the multiple collections of the Beach Boys' greatest hits. Fun, fun, fun.<br />
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<strong>Wake Up Sunshine</strong> - One of Chicago's finest moments with Peter Cetera and Robert Lamm splitting the vocals. Great tune. <br />
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<strong>Stoned Soul Picnic</strong> - This is an upbeat tune that revels in its summerness. The Fifth Dimension provided some of pop's best vocals. <br />
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<strong>Sunset Grill</strong> - A Don Henley song with the gentle slope of a summer walk in the sand. <br />
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<strong>The Summer Knows (Theme Song from Summer of '42) </strong>- End the evening with this lovely piece of music. Wow. I love summer!<br />
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Everyone of these songs can be purchased on iTunes. If you purchase all of these songs it will cost you around $50.00 and that will make it one of the best deals at your party. Remember to support the artists. They have given us a lifetime of memories and yes long after your relationships end you still have the music. <br />
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<em><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry Reis is the author of the recently released novel, <strong>Legacy Discovered</strong>. Kerry was born in Oregon and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. As an undergraduate, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he graduated with a Bac</span></em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack" target="_blank"></a><em><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">helor’s in motion picture and television arts. He worked for ABC Television for twenty eight years and became the associate director of digital broadcast communications for the Disney ABC Television Group. He supported not only ABC network programming, but also original programming across all of the Disney ABC cable properties. </span></em></div>
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for the story of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Legacy Discovered</b>
was the classic 1970s movie, <strong>Love Story</strong>;
which I happened to see for the first time a little over a year ago. Even though I wasn't wowed by the
movie itself, I was intrigued by the basic premise of love between the classes
and wondered what if Oliver had wed Jenny without revealing who he really was.
By the next day, I had a basic concept worked out and was planning to outline a
TV movie screenplay. However, a month later, I was called into the boss' office
where I was informed that I was being laid off due to department
restructuring. I had heard of the emerging technology of self-publishing and
decided to change my potential screenplay into a novel to be self-published.<br />
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> Is <i>Legacy Discovered</i> a love story or a mystery?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry: When my friends started
to add mystery as a genre in describing the story, I was hesitant to adopt this
classification. Now you have added thriller, which is a step up the genre
ladder. For potential readers, I feel the need to provide a disclaimer here that
the mystery and thriller elements do not entail a police procedural, a private
detective investigation, a murdered body with many suspects, an international
spy entanglement or a high powered criminal plot. Basically, the elements of
mystery and thrills which readers have found in the book were driven by the
plot and concept. These are questions that I had to answer in order to keep my
story plausible and my characters relatable. Why would a man go to such
extremes to run and hide from a life of privilege and why would he hide the
truth from the one person he falls in love with? What were the extremes he took
to accomplish this deception by successfully faking his death? When the truth
suddenly comes out years later, how would his family, past and present handle
the consequences? To answer these questions for the reader required a structure
of mystery and thrills at times, but the story's core is basically a love story
where a woman finds the strength to support the man she loves so he can face
what he had been running from at the beginning.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>JT:</b> Where did your great love of mysteries come from?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kerry: I am, at heart, a
mystery buff, and my favorite mystery writer is Agatha Christie, starting from
the time I bought the sixty cent paperback of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The A.B.C. Murders</b> in seventh grade. I have all of her mystery
books, most in paperback, plus one of her romance novels that she wrote under
the name Mary Westmacott. After reading the one Westmacott romance, I did not
feel the need to get the other four romances to add to my Christie collection.
Along with her classics, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Murder on the
Orient Express</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">And Then There Were
None</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Body in the Library</b>,
I have a special admiration for a lesser known mystery, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Murder in Retrospect,</b> where detective Hercule Poirot seeks to
discover which of five suspects was really responsible for the death of an
artist over a decade ago whose wife was tried, convicted and executed for the
crime, all for the couple's daughter hoping to know the truth before her own
marriage. The story, despite being mainly a mystery, proves to be as much a
romance when the truth is revealed.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> What are the best mystery films of all-time?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry: </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As far as films are concerned,
the master is still Alfred Hitchcock, with </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rear
Window</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vertigo</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">North by Northwest</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Psycho</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Strangers on a Train </b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">and </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
Trouble with Harry</b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> leading the way. Composition, editing, color or
black-and-white lighting, comic underlays, ironic touches and tight
storytelling are all masterful tools in manipulating the audience. I learned a
lot in studying his films.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> I think it's difficult to write a great love story in today's day and age. What are your thoughts about that?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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harder to tell a believable love story today than it has been throughout
history. Beyond the physical, love is about giving, commitment, support, acceptance
and community, concepts that many times conflict with a polarized modern
society and an economy that is strongly consumer based. Currently, promotion
finds it easier to cater to a consumer's baser desires and entertainment
businesses give deference to performers and writers that gravitate to easy
promotion. I feel a good love story seeks to find the balance between two
individuals in a society, which is very much like finding the delicate balance
between the individual and the society as a whole. The reader or audience may
have to work harder to feel the full expression of love, but will ultimately be
more satisfied in the end.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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sweetest and inspiring love stories in the most ironic way. In movies, I enjoy
the lighter touch of romance.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> It
Happened One Night</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Roman Holiday</b>
are essentially the same story until the final resolution, when the former
expresses the American ideal that social structures should embrace and
encourage the true love between individuals while the latter expresses the
Eurocentric concept that sometimes love between individuals must be sacrificed
for social responsibility. Together, I see the constant struggle to find the
proper balance between individual desires and social responsibilities. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">When Harry Met Sally</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Sleepless in Seattle</b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Hitch</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Holiday</b> are some of my recent favorites.
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cannot think of any characteristics from my friends that may be within my
characters. Ali and Ryan were named after Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, the
actors who portrayed the lead characters in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Love Story</b>, which inspired <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Legacy Discovered</i></b>, but that is the
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in Oregon, my parents moved on to Rhode Island before my first birthday, so I
have no youthful memories of my time there. However, I went back to Oregon on
my own while in college to meet my godparents that I never knew growing up and
again a few years later with my parents after I graduated. I was born in Burns,
a small town in the eastern Oregon desert region. The town was so small that my
mother was able to point to the window of the hospital room where I was born as
we drove by two decades later.</span></div>
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Florida was a different story. It is hard to define one or two distinct
experiences that define this time. We lived in a subdivision thirty or forty
minutes west of downtown. My dad was constantly traveling for his job. My
mother worked for an accountant in the downtown area. I went to the elementary school
two blocks from my house. I was basically a shy geek at school. I was the
school's champion speller in fifth grade and given my own math book by my sixth
grade teacher to work on my own. It was determined I needed to be
challenged to meet my capabilities, so starting in seventh grade, I was
enrolled in a small private school that was just across the county border south
of Jacksonville, forty to fifty minutes away from my home by school bus. It
made me used to the idea of commuting before I came out to Los Angeles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> Did you always want to be involved in media?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
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most in school was the creative aspects of English. I wanted to create and
write stories, and I dreamed of those stories on TV or movies. I felt like I
needed to just explore this world to understand it and not tie myself down with
a strict regimen of college. However, when my father caught wind of my idea
about not going to college, he announced his edict that "the question
wasn't whether, it was where." Shortly thereafter this pronouncement, I
was watching college football on ABC Sports one Saturday. The game was UCLA at
Tennessee. At the time, ABC provided each college a chance during halftime to
promote themselves with a five minute taped piece. UCLA featured its film and
television college. Despite recommendations to the contrary, I only applied and
was accepted to one college, UCLA, even though I did not see the campus until
two weeks before classes started. Perhaps it was ironic that it was ABC that
pointed me to UCLA.
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry: The best way to answer
these questions is to provide you with the philosophy of my travels. My passion
for travel derives from my desire to experience and learn about new things and
to expand my perspective of the cultures, geography and history of the world
around me. I look for the best in the cities, countries and sites that I visit
and blend them into the mosaic of the world as I see it. For this reason, I
have not really created a ranking or order with the places I have visited. I
think I have been very lucky to have visited some iconic places at the best
times and in the best weather - the Matterhorn without the usual mountain
clouds that condense around its tip; Pompeii just off season to enjoy it with near
empty streets and no crowds; Redwoods National Park and Crescent City on a rare
fogless day for excellent viewing. I try to be prepped to be an open and good
guest wherever I go which I find encourages hosts to be better to me. Hotels
are rarely memorable to me unless they fail to provide a good bed and food
service or their location turns out to be tied to the well-known site I am
visiting like the cabin next to Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park. Most
of my European trips have been with a reputable tour agency whose tours
schedule time for individual exploration within the group schedule. For many
new travelers, this would be the way to get started. In the US, a well-planned,
yet open-to-improvisational road trip is still the best method. The best out of
the ordinary place any traveler should discover is something relatable to them,
which brings me to my favorite location. My mother and I took a
tour of Switzerland in 2000. My grandfather's family had come from Switzerland,
so we arranged on our open day of the tour in Lucerne to take the train to Bern
and meet up with distant cousins. After they met us enthusiastically at the
train station, they drove us east to just south of Interlaken into the Diemtig
valley on a beautiful day. They drove and parked next to an old chalet with three
storage sheds backed by an Alpine peak. It was the home where my
great-grandfather was born and raised. At that moment, I truly felt connected
to the world.</span></div>
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the national parks. I know you have the desire to visit every one of
them. You've been to over 30 of them. If you could revisit three of them
where would Kerry go?</span></span></div>
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the wonders and knowledge I have accumulated by visiting the national parks
that I would have no problem returning to any of them. However, I do have
unfinished business with three of the ones I have visited. When I was on my Arizona road
trip a few years ago, I reached Saguaro National Park late in the day after the
visitor center had closed. I got some good photos within the twilight hours,
but I did not get a souvenir deck of playing cards. For an upcoming New
Mexico/Texas national park road trip I have on hold, I plan on stopping at
Saguaro, check out the western portion of the park and see if they have a deck
of cards. I collect decks of cards.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Some years earlier, when my
mother and her friend came out to join me on a road trip of California, I had
scheduled the tour to include driving through Lassen Volcanoes National Park in
northern California. However, that year the west coast enjoyed a wetter season
than usual and the snowpack kept many Sierra roads closed well into June. We
were only able to enter the park from the south entrance and go a few miles in.
I want to take the full road tour through the park to see its full glory.</span></div>
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was the second national park I saw and the first one I got to explore over a
day. A friend and I visited the park on a summer road trip when I came back
home after my first year at UCLA. It was also a few years before I was able to
buy my first decent camera, so my only pictures of the visit are the prints
from a disposable Kodak camera. I want to re-explore Acadia with my digital
Nikon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>JT:</b> Tell us a bit about your long and successful career at the ABC Television Network?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kerry: I consider myself to be
very lucky to have had the career I've had at ABC, including the opportunity to
meet and interact with so many well-known creative individuals. For the most
part, I kept my professionalism with these interactions, but sometimes I have
been off, usually to my embarrassment. When <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Twin Peaks</b> became the cult hit of the network, a themed party with
the cast was planned at the semi-annual Press Tour event with the Television
Critics Association which was being held at the historic Century Plaza Hotel.
The press party was being held at the Plaza level, but the cast was being
assembled prior to the party in the Presidential Suite on the top floor of the
hotel. Since there were two banks of elevators on either side of the hotel, the
northern elevators were taken out of service for our reserved use to take the
cast down directly to the party. However, as I was heading down the top floor
hall to guide the cast to the northern elevators, I was shocked to discover
that the cast was already being directed to the southern elevators. Quickly, I
rushed down to where the cast was waiting at the elevators and blurted out,
"Wait! We are holding the other elevators for you. These will have regular
people in them!" In response, Kimmy Robertson, one of the cast members,
raised her hands in mock shock and screamed out, "Oh, no! Regular
people!" The cast rode down in the southern elevators, leaving me flushed
with embarrassment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>JT:</b> Of all the actors you worked with who was your favorite?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kerry: One of the finest actors I had
the privilege of working with was John Ritter. Leading into the May episodes of
the first season of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">8 Simple Rules</i></b>, I produced a satellite interview tour with John
and co-star Katey Sagal promoting a special episode tied to a national
organization which used bake sales as a fund raising tool. In a bit of
creativity, we had the caterer bring in bake sale goodies, cupcakes and
cookies, which we placed on a table in front of John and Katey for the
interviews. It just so happened that the satellite tour was on the same day as
my sister's birthday, so I asked the publicist if there would be any problem
with me taking a photo with John and Katey that I could e-mail to my sister
with my birthday wishes and told the satellite studio about my plans. The
studio had the caterer add one more item to the bake sale table - a birthday
cake - just for this photo. After the interviews, Katey quietly sat in her
chair as I stood behind them, but John picked up that birthday cake, held it
for the camera to see while pointing to it with his other hand and gave a wide
open smile that screamed "Happy Birthday!" My e-mail to my sister
simply said, "I and a few of my friends wanted to wish you a happy
birthday today." A printed copy of that e-mail was framed and hung in my
mother's dining room. Four months later, John was stricken on set and passed
away, a week after I had given him upcoming birthday wishes at another press
event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><b>JT:</b> Television has changed dramatically over the years. Walk us through a major change that occurred while you were at ABC?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kerry: Television programming is a
risky game. Sometimes shows with great promise fail and sometimes shows are
passed up that later prove to be big hits. Shortly after ABC was bought by
Disney, our broadcast publicity department was called upon to add support for
Touchstone Studios productions outside of the network. This included creating
clip reels for Touchstone pilots picked up by other networks for their
schedules. I was given a pilot for a series that had been passed up by ABC, but
had been picked up by CBS. I loved it and selected some great clips for
promotion. It had interesting characters, great atmosphere and sharp
storytelling elements. I felt ABC should not have passed up on this series. The
series was a co-production between Touchstone and another production company.
Shortly thereafter, Touchstone felt the production was so expensive that the
only way to make money on the series would be if it was a top ten show, so they
sold their half of the production and rights to the partner production company.
The series? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">CSI</i></b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">JT: </i>CSI is my favorite
procedural from the last 15 years. The first five or six seasons were
outstanding television.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was there
during this time and I felt the same way. Superb development process on that
show. Steve McPherson, the former President at ABC Entertainment developed that show. It's still good and it just got picked up for another season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></div>
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rose quickly on the strength of technology, so quickly their feared powers of
control were legally constrained by the FCC's Fin-Syn (Financial Interest and
Syndication) rules, but while they were fighting the strictures of these rules,
the rise of new technologies from cable to digital distribution was steadily
undercutting their once-captive audience. What is ironic is that the Fin-Syn
rules were designed to protect the struggling movie studios from being overrun
by the three networks. Yet when they were eventually abolished, it was the
studios that bought up the networks. So, Fin-Syn and digital technology would
be my number one and two influences on the rise and fall of the networks'
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> What were the best shows at ABC while you were there?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry: There were so many, I
do not know if I can remember them all. When I first started in the in-house
print shop, the final season of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Greatest American Hero</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>was on. ABC was the network for
the Olympics, so I was able to enjoy free passes to some of the events at the
Los Angeles Olympics. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Monday Night Football</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>was a primetime sports legend for ABC. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Moonlighting</i></b>
matched fresh face Bruce Willis with Cybill Shepherd. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Roseanne</i> </b>created a stir
to the schedule. Not many people will remember that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Home Improvement</i> </b>beat <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seinfeld</i></b>
in their first season head-to-head match-up, forcing NBC to move <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seinfeld</i> to Thursdays. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Wonder Years</i></b> was a sweet delight in looking at growing up in the
pre-teen years.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">NYPD Blue</i> </b>challenged the FCC rules on language and butts.
Mini-series ruled from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">North and South</i></b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Day After</i></b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Bourne Identity</i></b> (starring Richard Chamberlain, not the more
recent Matt Damon features), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Creature</i> </b>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Stephen King's <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Stand</b></i>
to name a few. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Twin Peaks</i></b> brought on the rise of cult television, which led to
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alias</i></b>
and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Lost</i></b>.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Who
Wants to be a Millionaire?</i> </b>led the reality age. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Practice</i></b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Boston
Legal</i> </b>were stalwarts. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Desperate Housewives</i></b> dramedy style
became the rage. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Grey's Anatomy</i> </b>is still going strong. Community service reality
programming was well represented by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Extreme Makeover Home Edition</i></b>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> You are a gifted photographer. Share with us how you got where you are with your art?</span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From an early age, I had an inner passion for
photography, but somehow it was hard to impress that on my parents. When I was
enrolled into private school for my high school years, I was excited, because
the school had a photography club so I could learn the techniques of
photography. All I needed was a camera, so I asked my parents to buy me one.
They did - a Polaroid Square Shooter. I wasn't able to join the photo club and
I wasn't able to buy my own Nikon until after I had graduated from college. I
am self taught in my photo skills and so far it is still just a hobby to record
my travels.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>JT:</b> With the success of <i>Legacy Discovered</i> will you be writing another book?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kerry: Now that I have one
under my belt, I would certainly hope so. I have been kicking around another love story.
It would be more of a lighter romance. I am also thinking about a pilot script
I wrote over twenty years ago with a female private eye as the main character which
I did get an ABC executive to read at the time, even though it never went
farther. Perhaps the story and character could be updated. However, at the
moment, I have been busy self-promoting </span><strong style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Legacy Discovered</em></strong><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, doing some volunteer
work and helping a few friends.</span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13pt;"><strong><em>When Your Parent Becomes Your Child: A Journey of Faith Through My Mother's Dementia</em></strong> is a superb read. My father died from
Alzheimer's seven years ago, after battling the disease for 12 years. Since my mom is now living through the aging process I was even more inclined to seek this book out. She doesn't have Alzheimer's disease, but she has slowed down, to say the least. I loved my dad and I love my mom; and the love that literally flies off the pages of this book will give you a reboot in relationships and in life itself. My mom moved in with me recently and in many ways she has become like my child. I prepare her breakfast area in the morning before I head out to work, I prepare her dinner when I return from work. I help her get into and out of the shower. The list of life's experiences that we share is - well, endless. I enjoy sharing my life with my mom. It was with that in mind that I read this book. </span> </div>
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13pt;">Ken Abraham is a New York Times best-selling author. He has collaborated with many high profile individuals, including Lisa Beamer on <strong><em>Let's Roll!</em></strong>, and George Foreman on <em><strong>God in My Corner</strong></em>. He has also written with Tracey Stewart on the Payne Stewart biography. Other collaborators include; Chuck Norris, Bill Gaither, Joe Gibbs and Vestal Goodman.</span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 13pt;">I’d
like to thank Ken Abraham for this interview and I want to thank him for
writing this book! This book is available at <a href="http://www.christianbooks.com/">www.christianbooks.com</a> and at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">www.amazon.com</a>. </span><span face=""calibri" , "sans-serif"" style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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time or was much of the book written from memory?</span></i></b><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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indelibly impressed in my mind, I didn’t write from memory, but more from
fragments of notes I kept over the years as my mom slipped into dementia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Initially, in casual conversations, my wife Lisa
and I often reminded each other of funny, sad, or poignant incidents about my
mom. I’d write them down on scraps of paper, throw them on my desk until I had
time to enter them into a document on my computer. I wasn’t really planning to
write a book about Alzheimer’s, I merely wanted to remember these things to
share with our daughters about their grandmother. When we began searching for
helpful materials that addressed not only the physical and psychological
aspects of dementia, but the spiritual aspects as well, we found little current
material available from a Christian perspective.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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we need to know to best deal with mom’s mental state and how do we honor my mom
in a Christ-like manner and still maintain any semblance of normalcy in our
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Two books that touched me regarding “end of life
experiences” were Mitch Albom’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tuesdays
with Morrie</i>, and Randy Pausch’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Last Lecture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Though not written
from a Christian viewpoint, both were short books with strong emotional
stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I decided to write, I
wanted to tell stories about my mom’s experience that would point people to
Jesus, because that’s what her life was all about.</span></span></div>
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changes we remembered with my dad from a few years before his
diagnosis actually mattered. They were indicators of what was to come, but
none of us knew that at the time.You mention that you weren't particularly
alarmed by memory lapses and other personality trends with your mom because you
wrote it off to getting old. Any advice to readers about special things to
make note of when watching their parents grow old?</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken: Although I’m embarrassed to admit it, part
of the reason I wasn’t alarmed at my mom’s memory lapses is that I was clueless
about the possible warning signs of Alzheimer’s. Even after she was diagnosed,
I remained in denial for several months until my own research convinced me that
what her doctor was describing was accurate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">One of the key signs I wish I had understood was
her inability to follow a story line, whether in a book or on television. My
mom was always an avid reader (especially of the Bible) and she was a good
story-teller for most of her life. As the dementia set in, she stopped reading,
got bored quickly watching television movies, and couldn’t follow anything
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medications were also behaviors that I regarded as mildly irritating, but not
unusual. I was wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were serious
indicators that the dementia was setting in and I missed them.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: When you discussed your mom's move to Nashville,
as a reader, I felt at peace. I felt I knew your mom and Nashville seemed like
the only place for Minnie. What conversations took place with your family?
Was there one person (obviously, you come off as that person in the book) in
the family who just naturally took the lead through the entire journey?</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></i></b></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken:
Surprisingly, the person who led the way in suggesting and facilitating the
move of my mom from Orlando to Nashville was my wife, Lisa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brothers and I talked logistics and
finances, but Lisa saw the emotional need for my mom to be around family
members more frequently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could not—and
as I mention in the book—I would not have initiated the move without Lisa’s
full cooperation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Husbands and wives and
even children need to discuss and understand as much as possible what is
involved in caring for a loved one who can no longer care for himself or
herself. We had frank discussions with our kids, telling them in advance that
“Grandma Minnie” might say or do some things that were out of character for the
grandma they had known previously.</span><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Most
of my conversations with my brothers were about mom’s need to see and talk to
them on a regular basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They knew that,
but that was one of her fears in moving, that she would no longer be in contact
with her family members in Florida. I assured her that planes fly in both
directions, and for the first year or two of her stay in Nashville, we were
able to fly her back and forth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
that, she could no longer fly by herself, or manage the myriad details in
getting through a major airport.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: What do you say to those that have a sense of
guilt about placing a parent in an assisted living or nursing home environment?
What do you say to people who literally cannot afford to place a parent in a
home outside of the dreaded facilities that Medicaid will pay for? </span></i></b><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that
there are currently more than 15 million unpaid caregivers attempting to care
for loved ones with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Over half of these people are
caring for someone in their own home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most
are caring for parents, though some are caring for spouses. </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">That is a wonderful situation for as long as it
works, and it is part of our spiritual obligation to care for our parents and
to honor them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When it becomes clear
that more intensive or round the clock care is necessary, or that the care is
taking too high a toll on you or your own family members, you cannot allow
guilt to prevent you from doing what is best for all concerned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In our case, we moved our mom to “independent
living” facilities for as long as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As difficult as that was—moving her out of the home she had occupied for
more than fifty years—she needed the interaction with other people that living
in a “communal” atmosphere provided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">The move to a nursing home—longterm care
facility—was more emotionally wrenching for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>By that time, mom was not able to care for herself, and we were being
run ragged trying to care for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
finally had to establish a habit of thanking God every day as I was leaving the
nursing home—thanking Him that she was in a safe place, that there were people
there who loved her and cared for her, and thanking Him that as much as
possible, I was trying to obey His leading in providing the best care I could give.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did I ever feel guilty?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Absolutely. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satan was quick to taunt any time I took a
vacation or did anything for myself that took me away from being at the nursing
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with any sort of spiritual
oppression, I had to come against that in the Name of Jesus, and know that my
mom’s life was in His hands, not mine. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: At every opportunity, I reminded my brothers
that mom missed them and was looking forward to their calls or visits. I never
once scolded them, or even hinted that they were not doing enough. We all live
with the choices we make, so I wanted to make sure that I had no regrets about
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">My siblings were great about calling our mom, and
even visiting from Florida for a few days at a time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They could never have done enough, as far as mom
was concerned, because she wanted to see them and be with them every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the ways I tried to encourage
communication was by calling my brothers from the nursing home and allowing my
mom to talk to them on my cell phone. If your family members are not local,
obtaining a cell phone package with unlimited calls is a good idea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I tried to call each visit, so in addition to
my family members’ calls, cards, and photographs, we also used some interactive
computer services (skype, ichat, etc.).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anything to stay connected.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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told you where the hoarding aspect of the disease comes from? </span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: I’ve not found any clinical information that
explains this phenomenon, but the tendency toward insecurity, possessiveness,
and fear can only be overcome spiritually. I also suggest large garbage
bags!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We cleaned out my mom’s
refrigerator on a regular basis, discarding apples, bananas, cups of coffee, and
all sorts of other things, to which she had ready and unlimited access, so her
actions did not stem from need, but the hoarding persisted. </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: One of my favorite passages in the book is when
you relay the following from your mom. "I never thought I'd be in this
situation, not able to take care of myself. I don't want to be a burden on
you. Maybe I should get a job." At that point in the book, I put it
down and wept. My mom has made comments like this and it breaks my heart.
You wrote that you didn't know whether to laugh or cry. What did you do?</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken: That was indeed a poignant moment for
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I recall, initially I laughed and
told her that I was going to get her a job delivering early morning
newspapers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was not a good answer,
because her quick response was: “Well, if I only had a car . . . .”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Later, of course, when I thought of her having
such a strong work ethic all her life, and that now she was relegated to
sorting and folding wash clothes for the umpteenth time—wash clothes there were
not even used, as one of the residents noted—the tears came easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, I tried to find ways that Mom could
feel useful.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: How did your faith get you through this?</span></i></b><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: I had to constantly remind myself that “life
has purpose,” that she was not still here outside of God’s knowledge, that the
very fact that my mom was still living meant that there were things He wanted
to do in her and through her . . . and of course, in me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That didn’t always make it easy, but that
awareness that life at every stage is good when it is lived for Him helped keep
the feelings of despair and depression at bay.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Knowing without a doubt that my mom was a
Christian was a tremendous encouragement, as well; that the moment she breathed
her last here on earth, she would be alive in heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That knowledge evoked a confidence as we
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: You describe the missed moments to the bathroom
more than once in the book. I must admit this is the most difficult part
of the struggle of watching a parent age. What was the most difficult
aspect of your mom's decline for you to watch?</span></i></b><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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Bathroom incidents are no fun, regardless of the age of the person for whom you
are caring. The most disconcerting element to me was not cleaning the mess, but
dealing with the indignity my mom was suffering. Always a conservative, modest
Christian woman, she was now “letting it all hang out.” She would have been
shocked at herself! The complete role reversal struck me, as well, that I was
now putting diapers on the person who once put diapers on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: My paternal grandmother spent the final
couple of years of her life in a nursing home. I was in my 20's at the
time. I visited her about once every couple of months. I now think of
her often and say to myself - why didn't you go to see your grandmother? She
was lonely. I wish I could live that period of my life over. I loved
the way you describe your dad's visits with your Aunt Anna. Share with us
how you told your children about the importance of visiting their grandmother.</span></i></b><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken:
I emphasized to our children that “Grandma Minnie” had always been there for
us, that she had sacrificed much in her life to help us, that she never missed
sending birthday and Christmas gifts to each of us, and most importantly, she
prayed for each of us by name every day of our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now, I stressed, it was our turn to be there
for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the record, I was not above
using guilt and manipulation with our teen aged daughters!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“After all grandma has done for you, the
least you could do is to go visit her for an hour!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, our daughters didn’t require a
lot of coercing or cajoling to visit their grandmother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The issue was more a matter of finding the
time, especially once they were away at college.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Watching
old home movies in which mom was her “normal self” was helpful, as well,
allowing our kids to see their grandmother as the truly fun, creative, and
loving person that she was before the dementia set in and robbed her of so
much. Our girls were good about expressing love to their grandmother through
hugs and kisses and touches, an important missing ingredient in the lives of
many who are afflicted with dementia.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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an additional suffering for her. Where did you find the strength and patience
to live through this period of your mom's life passage?</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: Dealing with the physical amputations of my
mom’s toes and more than a third of her right foot was the most heart-wrenching
aspect of her downhill journey for me to observe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although she was in severe pain, she rarely
complained until the very end of her life. The helplessness that those lost
toes represented was emotionally difficult to handle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moreover, because playing the piano had been
such a major part of my mom’s life, her inability to use her right foot on the
piano pedals spelled the end of a way of life to her, and to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certainly, she could still use her hands to
play, and she did, but she was too good of a musician to be content with that.
Had she not been so far along the way, we may have attempted to devise some way
for her to press the pedals without using her feet, but that would have
required new information in the short term memory banks, and mom’s short term
memory ability was virtually nonexistent at that point.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The day she first realized that her toes were
gone, “I can’t find my toes”—nearly four months after the operations—will
always be a difficult memory for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet
her upbeat attitude though obviously tainted by the dementia, will always be an
example for me, as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yeah, they’re
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">JT: I completely related to your conversation with
God. What is the lesson He wanted you to learn?</span></i></b><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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Unquestionably, the Lord was reminding me that “His grace is sufficient for me”
or for anyone who trusts in Him; and my mom certainly trusted Him all through
her life, all the way to heaven. He was teaching me that His power is indeed
manifested, perhaps especially in our weaknesses. As I say in the book, mom not
only taught me how to live; she taught me how to die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To the very end, her faith in God never
wavered, and that was part of the lesson for me, too—we are called to be
“overcomers,” and that involves some difficulty that must be faced and
overcome.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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take her home I wept again. Scripture tells us we will recognize those we knew
here. How much comfort and peace do the words of God give you during your
thoughts of your mom? </span></i></b><o:p><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> </span></o:p></div>
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It comes down to whether we truly believe in Jesus or not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus Himself is the One who said I am going
to prepare a place for you, and I will come again . . . if it were not so, I would
have told you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(John 14:1-3).</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">I believe in Jesus; my mom believed in Jesus and
she was not afraid to die. She had absolute faith that she would be going to
heaven. What a wonderful way to face death—and what a marvelous way to face
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The promise of Jesus provides comfort and peace,
and also hope that we will see my mom again—whole, with her new body, no
dementia, with feet and toes that can move with ease. God’s presence by His
Spirit provides an awareness that He is guiding us in the right direction, that
despite the obstacles, the moments of pain or tears, He is with us, and He will
see us through.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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mom. What would you tell me?</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: I’m a realist. My mom was a major part of my
life, so I miss her every day. At the same time, knowing that I will see her
again motivates me and gives me incredible confidence to face each new day.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Two things are important in regard to life
without mom: one, it is so important that you make every day count now, while
you have your parent with you. Certainly, at times that means reshuffling your
priorities and responsibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m a
self-confessed, non-recovering workaholic. I can and often do work 16 to 20
hours a day, but it was important that I walk away from work to take time with
my mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The work will be there . . . she
is not. </span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">As a family, we made special efforts to include
her in our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took her with us
everywhere—to parties, to church services, to weddings, baby showers, and
funerals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She shared life with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even when she could not remember what day it
was, we took her out in a wheelchair for ice cream. We celebrated every
birthday and holiday together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it
always convenient or even fun?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course
not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it worth it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d do it all again and more if I had the
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The second important aspect of life without mom
is fundamental to our faith—we truly believe in eternal life with Christ in
heaven, so when a Christian parent passes away, it is not the end, but the
beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Surely, we mourn our loss,
but we do not mourn as those who have no hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We know that we will see our loved ones again, and that helps us to
remember the positive things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every day,
I pass by a picture of my mom—the one of her sitting in a wheelchair and
playing the piano—and I smile and say something such as, “You don’t need that
wheelchair any more do you?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someday,
she will answer me in person.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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conversation about being relieved? That bothered me even though I expected to
see it pop up somewhere. Why do you think people react that way?</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken: I took such statements in the best light
possible. I truly believe most people who say such things mean well and have
good intentions. They must think a person who goes through a long bout with a
parent’s debilitating disease is anxious for that time to conclude, so life can
get back to “normal.” They may not realize how it sounds to callously suggest
that we are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">relieved</i> now that my
parent is dead, and I no longer have the responsibility of caring for him or
her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As
I tried to convey in various ways throughout the book, it was a privilege to
care for my mom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, it wasn’t always
easy; but it was always worth it.</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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assistance and advice. From your perspective what are the top five items
people should be on the lookout for with their loved ones and their life
changes.</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken: The Alzheimer’s Association website provides
invaluable free information for anyone dealing with dementia—everything from
recognizing symptoms to managing financial matters in trying to care for our
loved ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I found their advice to change the subject rather
than to attempt clarifying or arguing with someone with dementia to be
especially helpful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is the number
one tip I offer in dealing with dementia: Rather than argue, change the
subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your loved one won’t remember
the contentious issue a few minutes from now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Certainly, memory matters should not be ignored,
undue suspicions and paranoia may also indicate the onset of Alzheimer’s;
confusion about places, times, dates, names of people that your parent
previously recognized easily all may be signs that it is time to see a
geriatric doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Losing or misplacing
personal items was a big sign to us. Changes in personality, including the
uncharacteristic use of profanity or general rudeness is significant, as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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books with Lisa Beamer, Tracey Stewart, Jorge Valdes, Joe Gibbs, Vestal
Goodman and many others. What were the major differences when it came
to writing your story? Your beloved mom's story?</span></i></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Ken: I’ve been privileged to help a number of
“world-changers” tell their stories, and in many of them, I’ve been a
combination of a friend, counselor, pastor, amateur psychologist, as well as an
author. It is always a thrill to see how God uses these stories to touch
people’s lives.</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">To me, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WHEN
YOUR PARENT BECOMES YOUR CHILD</b> is far and away the most special book I have
ever written.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I first broached the
subject to publishers and editors, many of them said, “That’s admirable that
you want to do this, Ken, but it will never sell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People don’t want to read about dementia.”</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">My response was: “You may be right, but I know
there is a need for this sort of book, and hopefully it will be helpful,
encouraging, and that it will find a way to people’s hearts.”</span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In some
ways, it was more difficult emotionally than any previous books I’ve written,
and in other ways it was far easier, simply because I attempted to share my own
heart with readers. In a real sense, I felt that I was writing on behalf of
many people who could share similar stories—that indeed, in some way, they
could say, “That sounds exactly like what I am experiencing with mom or dad.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope my efforts in telling this story will
produce conversations within families, and hope within the heart of every
person who is now grappling with the myriad changes that take place <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WHEN YOUR PARENT BECOMES YOUR CHILD</b>.</span></span><span face=""verdana" , sans-serif" style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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had the chance to get to know your mom through this book. I am sure she is
living a glorious life and yes, if we were to interview her she would
answer the question of what was your homegoing like with - "never
better."</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">Ken: Thank you! That is the
highest compliment you could give me!</span></div>
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Wisconsin? I love Wisconsin. I have travelled to the dairy state many times in my life and I have seriously considered spending my retirement years in this glorious and gorgeous upper Midwest state. On a recent visit to Door County and assorted other locations in the state I happened upon a wonderful find - The Land of Oz Museum. Who knew? I certainly didn't. Having worked in media my entire adult life I was somewhat surprised to see such a fully developed and all encompassing motion picture themed museum pretty much in the middle of nothing. No offense to the middle of Wisconsin (I love the area), but it isn't exactly the first place you think of when you think of the entertainment industry. <br />
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I happened upon this most delightful of experiences only because I was hiking near a waterfall not far from the town of Wausaukee, Wisconsin. I was chatting with some people about the area where we were and they mentioned this museum. My family and I looked at each other with that look as if to say, this can't be any good, but we headed back to town and indulged in some absolutely delicious soft serve ice cream at the Ice Cream Station. We called the number for the museum and lo and behold, we entered. We didn't voyage down a yellow brick road, but we would highly recommend that a yellow brick road be added to the external section of the building. That would be a nice touch and it would be highly promotable!<br />
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I came of age in a generation when we didn't have DVDs, On Demand or Netflix. We had three broadcast networks, PBS and a couple of local stations. Every single year on Thanksgiving we sat down to watch the brilliant 1939 film, <em><strong>The Wizard of Oz</strong></em>. The Metro-Goldwyn Mayer film was a critical triumph upon its release, but shockingly it wasn't a huge hit at the box-office. It's a superb achievement in filmmaking and it has held up well over the last 73 years. When the film hit the television era in 1956, it became a cultural touchpoint for a couple of generations of people and it remains beloved all these years later. <br />
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The film is based on the sparkling fantasy book, <strong><em>The Wonderful Wizard</em></strong> <strong><em>of Oz</em></strong> by L. Frank Baum. The book was released in 1900 and it is still an essential in the annals of fictional tales. <br />
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I was so taken with the Land of Oz Museum I asked its curator, Garry Parrett to do an interview. If you are a fan of the film, if you are a fan of films in general, if you are basking in the beauty of the great state of Wisconsin, then run to the Land of Oz Museum. If you aren't a fan of the film (what's wrong with you) you will still appreciate the dedication, determination and hard work that went into the assembly of this fully realized adventure in Oz. <br />
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A: In 1989, my wife gave me a Wizard of Oz 50th
anniversary plate for Christmas and my children gave me some figurines. Then I
joined the International Wizard of Oz Club the following year. The secretary of
the club who lived about 60 miles from my house invited me to his yearly Oz
Christmas gatherings in Escanaba, Michigan. There he had his guests bring their
personal Oz collections to display on tables. I got hooked when they had their
collections displayed. I went to stores, antique stores, Oz festivals, Internet
sites, and flea markets to obtain all the items in my museum. It will be 23
years now since I got my first Oz item--the plate.<br />
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A: I love the movie--period. I love to display my Oz items. I
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movie is the Wizard of Oz, for many reasons. First, it was shown yearly when I
was a kid and that anticipation of getting to see the movie once a year was an
experience that motivated me to watch it.We had no VCRs or DVDs those days.
Second, I love the theme--THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME. Third, it is the only time when all my family sat down and watched a movie together--I lived in a
dysfunctional family.<br />
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question---I estimate there are around 13,000 items. The museum is
filled with Oz items. There are 9 rooms filled: bathrooms, closets, hallways, main
rooms and even the room separating the first floor and the basement. The
building once was a grocery store in the 1930s and then an American Legion
Hall. I have an Oz Christmas room, partyware room, Oz Halloween room, the main
hall is full of dolls, figurines, over 230 musicals, over 130 records, a ruby
slipper display, a memorial for the Oz Munchkins especially Meinhardt Raabe (only
Wisconsin representative), and Oz kitchen (plates,cookie jars, Oz glasses, Oz salt and
peppers shakers, Oz teapots, etc...), hallway of Oz figurines and banks, an Oz play
room (puzzles, games, toys, puppets and craft kits), an Oz plush character room
(over 80) with Oz posters for the movie (theater, DVD, and VCR), a basement with
other Oz movies (Muppets of Oz, Journey Back to Oz, The Wiz, Return to Oz,
Tinman), basement has an Oz preschool, an Oz classroom, an Oz bedroom, an Oz
library, an Oz tin area, an Oz beauty center, an Oz garden center, an Oz time
area, Oz nutcrackers and figurines, a WICKED Broadway play area, a display for
Judy Garland as a memorial to her, and Wizard of Oz cartoon animation cells and
posters.<br />
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museum---they are part of my life. They are placed in special themed areas of the
museum. If I have to answer the question, well, my autographs of the Munchkins
and the pictures I took years back at the Wizard of Oz festivals in Chesterton,
Indiana when I met over 25 Munchkins from the movie. In 1991, I started attending the
Oz festivals there--the third weekend of September---and now I have attended 21
festivals since. Sadly, only three Munchkins survive today and only one of those
Munchkins visits the festival today.<br />
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played in the film---Like I said I had met over 25 Munchkins over the 20
years---and some even called me by name, but only one really stands
out--Meinhardt Raabe(coroner of Munchkinland). I met Meinhardt Raabe (a Wisconsin
native) in 1992 at an Oz Club Convention in Zion, Illinois. It was my first
encounter with a star from the movie and I was thrilled. He pleasantly
surprised me by visiting my home with his wife right after the club convention
ended. His wife's brother lived in Iron Mountain, Michigan, and the Raabes
were going to visit them. Well, my home in Wausaukee,Wisconsin is right on the same
road leading to Iron Mountain, Michigan, his wife Marie wanted to visit me and
take a rest. My children also got the chance to visit him too, but my wife was at
work. We had a great time. Being a teacher at the time, I took him to visit my
friends in the school district's office, kids I could find, and then I took him
to our grocery store (Marinette County coroner works there) where I had him meet
the coroner of Marinette County--the Coroners of Munchkinland visiting the
Coroner of Marinette County, Wisconsin. A picture was taken then and is in the museum
today. The picture is in front of the Oscar Meyer meat display, because
Meinhardt worked for the company as a Little Chef right after the movie was
finished filming. He and Jerry Maren (Lollipop Kid in the movie--middle one)
both were hired by Oscar Meyer to travel in the US to ride the Weinermobiles and
serve as Company ambassadors. Meinhardt also came with his wife in 1993. My
wife was also at work so Barb never got a chance to meet them. Now that is a
thrill yet today to have them actually in my house for two hours each time. In
the museum there is a memorial for him (pictures-figurines, and a replica
costume of the coroner's outfit).<br />
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close to my house so I can get to it easily. The building is only down the
hill. Three minutes away for walking. This is my retirement dream to show off my
Oz collection to the world. I had these items in my basement of my house for
years. Now they are displayed for everyone to see with themes
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A: My dream is to have more movie items in the
museum---authentic items-- too costly to buy in the auctions. I do have
some authentic items--pieces of the Yellow Brick Road, hair from the lion, straw
from the Scarecrow, piece of the Witch's hat, and a script page Jack Haley
(Tinman) used to memorize his lines. I would love a whole costume or item from
the movie---that is my dream.<br />
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wife and family...At the beginning of my Oz collecting my wife was not too
happy. She is totally happy today for me. She told people I don't
hunt/fish, have boy toys like boats, snowmobiles, 4 wheelers--so he spent his
money on collecting. My family is always looking out for Oz items for me. My
children --- since they were children made $5.00 every time they found Oz items at
flea markets, garage sales, or antique stores--still do today and they are 31
and 29 respectively. This is a cherished tradition I love yet today with my
children.<br />
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items--If my friend from Illinois calls and says there is an Oz item at a store
I will call the store or go to the store within hours to get it. I have a friend
in Milwaukee who will go for me if that store only exists there and get the Oz
item. I have lots of Oz friends who help each other to find these Oz items in
the market today. I used to go to Milwaukee years past when they had Warner Bros
stores with Oz items, I would leave at 3:30 in the afternoon and get the items
and come back home at 12:30 at night. You have to know that Milwaukee is 3
hours away from Wausaukee. Spirit
Halloween stores have a Wicked Witch that talks and moves and it is only sold in
those stores. Guess what? I was there on September.8th - right at 10am when it opened. I purchased it for my museum. They had only two per store. This store is in
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A: My town is proud of my museum. The people are always talking
about it. They are finally coming to visit the museum after four summers here. I
am trying to get people from all over the country and world to visit Wausaukee
and my museum. I have 22 states so far represented and one foreign country represented. We had a visitor from
Germany. That was a fun day to have this visitor. An article for the local
weekly newspaper is being prepared soon to be published of this visitor and my
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famous people yet. The Oz Club editor of our magazine came to work on an
article. Two different television reporters. They are famous to me
anyway.<br />
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School District for 34 years. I am now retired, but I substitute teach to this day. I love to educate children, so having this museum I love
giving tours and educating the visitors about anything Oz movies/books- and
the stars who performed in the movie. I love giving trivia information to the public
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Walden Media (the masters behind "The Chronicles of Narnia" films) holds the film rights for this book and it was announced back in January, 2010 that the film would be made, but it still hasn't gone into production and I wouldn't hold my breath that it will ever get produced. Lots of projects get the greenlight, but few ever make it to the screen. Hopefully, this film will get made since these men and dogs deserve to be remembered cinematically. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Not to get overly generous here, but the single best dog book I have ever read is “The Last Dog on the Hill.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve Duno’s 16 year biographical journey of his life with the Rottweiler/Shepherd mix is stunningly beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First and foremost, Steve Duno is a gifted writer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He’s witty, giving and loving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say this having never met the man and as much as I love dogs I have never read one of his other “dog” books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turns out he has written several of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Duno clearly had one of those wake up and smell the coffee moments when he realized that the greatest dog story he had in him was his very own personal story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Duno met the puppy on a hill in <place w:st="on">Northern California when Lou was a part of a dog pack watching over a criminal landscape (literally), but the pup was being feasted on by fleas and ticks and he was smothered in infections that would have killed him had it not been for a young couple driving through the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The dog was smart enough to look down<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>that hill and he spotted them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted a home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted to be loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </place></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">The overused term for a good read has usually been the go to line of “I couldn’t put it down.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this case, that is true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I literally couldn’t put it down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt if I left the book I’d be missing out on a moment in my own life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou became my buddy. My friend. My companion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Lou was a working dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He managed to accomplish more in his 16 years of dog life than many humans accomplish in five dog lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He built a huge vocabulary. He was heroic on more than one occasion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How often are we heroic?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the story of redemption for a dog and a man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This relationship is what relationships are about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trust, loyalty, friendship, admiration, respect, honor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Lou, would become one of the mighty dogs of all time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t want to spoil the moments since each chapter gives the reader not just a good doggie tale, but it reaches deep into our hearts, minds and souls and delivers a story filled with purpose, meaning and love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually, the lovable Louie tackles a rapist, befriends a homeless man, catches armed robbers, assists other dogs in becoming better dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knows the meaning of words and hand signals. He comforts senior citizens and children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is capable of great love and he was fortunate to receive great love. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">We live in a world where more and more animals are being abused, neglected and treated in such cruel ways that I can’t even imagine what evil is lurking. Lou was blessed when he encountered Steve, but for everything Lou got, Steve got much more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He met his best friend and he was fortunate to share 16 beautiful years with his buddy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _MailAutoSig;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Randy Alcorn wrote one of the definitive books on heaven and he lays out a couple of chapters on what the Bible says about animals and their existence in God’s eternal glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lou will be there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I never had the opportunity to meet Lou on this earth, but I have no doubt that I will meet him in the new earth which is where heaven will be located.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Bible says we will recognize those we encountered on earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I encountered Lou in a magnificent book and I look forward to our meet and greet.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">The old adage of you only have to do two things in life – die and pay taxes doesn’t define truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only thing you will have to do, is die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t have to pay taxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you refuse, you will end up in prison or face a penalty and/or a fine, but there is no escaping death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each one of us will conclude our earthly lives with a death. Death is a part of life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">For all intents and purposes most people rarely think about death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I mean seriously ponder the concept of death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What will death be like?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When will I die?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How will I die? Will I suffer?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where will I go after I die?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heaven or hell?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This certainly can’t be it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If this is it, then justice doesn’t exist and Plato defined the concept of justice so profoundly that clearly there must be justice for all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">Thinking about death is often depressing, but it is amazing that so few of us think of death even though we are surrounded by it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We live in a culture of death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Look at the news. Read a paper, listen to the radio, catch the headlines on any news site. We do indeed live in a culture of death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">Just in my lifetime alone, I have witnessed the deaths of three grandparents, one father, one brother, 13 aunts/uncles, three cousins and numerous associates, friends and various other extended family members; and a whole host of other people I’ve known during my life. They are gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will never see them again on this earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will never hear their voices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will never see their faces. I will never get to enjoy a summer barbeque, play a round of gin rummy or take a long walk with any of them on planet earth ever again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, some of them I will see again, since scripture states that we will recognize those we knew on earth once we are in heaven. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">18 months ago I was diagnosed with a severe internal carotid artery occlusion and quite frankly I thought I was going to die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was prepared for death and in some ways I looked forward to it. I had become a Christian at the age of 17 and as flawed as I was I knew the concept of saved by grace through my faith would secure me a spot in eternal glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not that I deserved a spot in eternal glory, since none of us do, but I had honestly and sincerely repented of my sins and humbled myself at the cross of Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">After my near death experience I needed and wanted to know more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I proceeded to read two books about the concept of death and heaven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the books I read was “One Minute After You Die” by Erwin Lutzer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lutzer is the Senior Pastor of <placename w:st="on">Moody</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Church</placetype> in <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Chicago</place></city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is also a relatively prolific author.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve read most of his books, but this one quite literally embraced and then comforted my soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lutzer is a Biblically sound teacher who bases everything he puts on the page on scripture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">Lutzer takes on tough situations regarding heaven and hell and uses theologically sound doctrine to do it. Dr. Lutzer clearly and eloquently articulates what the Bible says about our eternal destination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will all have an eternal home and eternal life, but depending on where you go will depend on what your eternal life will be like. Lutzer lays out the glories of heaven and the horrors of hell and he does it all with a determined, authoritative and biblical approach. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">Depending on your perspective, you will either be comforted or troubled by the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will certainly make you ask the question – what if I died today. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">I was calmed knowing that my father and brother were going to spend eternal life in the arms of their Lord and that one day I would join them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">Lutzer is a powerful writer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He packs more into 100 pages than most authors can slide into 1000 pages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is not only a knowledgeable and wise sage from a scriptural perspective; he is also a gifted writer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book is short and if you read quickly you can accomplish the goal of reading the book in a couple of nights. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">It is a thorough and satisfying read and it shows that everything in your life is under the providential hand of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your illnesses, accidents, trials and tribulations are not necessarily God’s perfect will for your life, but they are God’s permissive will for your life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "tunga"; font-size: 12pt;">“One Minute After You Die” is one of the best books you could possibly read in your lifetime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is one of the essentials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every Christian should read it; and for that matter every non-Christian should read it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is powerful, thought provoking and scripturally on-target. </span></span><br />
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