REMEMBRANCE DAY 2021, MY THOUGHTS DRIFT TO MY FATHER
Today I must take a break from my normal business, and spill a few words in memory of my father, on Remembrance Day 2021. This morning, Ange pointed out to me, that she knew little of my dad’s (her grandfather’s)…
SIGHTING OF BIGFOOT OR MAYBE SASQUATCH, COULD’A BEEN ELVIS
My next memory, although vague, is worth documenting. It took place in the early 70’s during one of the wilder times in my life. The event, that created this memory, is a little hard to fully believe. It involved me…
ROPING IN MEMORIES OF MY PAST AS THEY STAMPEDE THRU MY MIND
This next post, will break away from of our time in Calgary, and drift back to visions, of earlier times. Because of the fragile state of my mind, I must grasp and write down memories as they thunder past me.…
RUMPAPUMPUM, ME AND MY DRUM OR THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY 1965
Again, I break from my chronological memories, to return to my childhood, and bring you a haunting memory of my musical career. It was short, but my fame was meteoric. It all came to pass, due to underlying, self imposed,…
OH YES I STILL REMEMBER OUTDOOR PLUMBING – THE EARLY YEARS 1950’s.
Once again, my mind drifts off to the early years of my life and too things that left an indelible image in my mind. Unlike most of the days gone past, memories of which have been scrubbed from my mind…
OLD, OLD PHOTOS FROM THE H…. FAMILY ARCHIVES
This next post is a display of some very old photos from the family archives. My little sis “S” (of the car eject fame) was kind enough to send me what she had so I could share them on my…
THE TIME I SHOT MY BROTHER TO MAKE HIM PAY ATTENTION
My story for today is from my early years, say in the early ’60’s. It is about something that still makes me shudder as I think about it and makes me understand, just how close I was to being seriously…
THE GREAT HOCKEY SAGA & HOW DAD SAVED MY LIFE (photo of D1 poised to score)
This memory comes from a time when I was about, Junior High age, the same age as D1 shown in the picture above. I did not have a picture of myself so had to use one of him. However the…
JIMBORED REMEMBERS THE INVENTION OF TV AND SEATTLE WORLDS FAIR – 1957
Now that I have pried loose some early memories of my childhood, I find that I am hit with a flood of flashbacks to the past. It is as if I have unleashed long pent up “dogs to the hunt”.…
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES II – CATCHING MORE FIREFLIES (dad top row, left end WWII)
In this post, I will continue from where I left off yesterday. I will dredge up a few more pieces of incidents I remember from childhood. Wherever possible, I try to filter out parts of these memories that I am…
