I walked into the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan and there was Salvador Dali. (In the 1960's) I was very young and cute and he was happy to be recognized and gave me his autograph which I still have. I have many Salvador Dali books of his art. When my friend Huntington Hartford opened up his news gallery on Columbus Circle, he included some Salvador Dalis too.
World War 1, the Mexican Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the Easter Rising in Ireland . . . the sinking of the Titanic and the Lusitania. Spanish flu killed well over 20 million people world wide ...
For fifty years I have been a Document Examiner and that is how I earn my living.
For over 50 years I have also been a publicist for actors, singers, writers, composers, artists, comedians, and many progressive non-profit organizations.
I am a Librettist-Composer of a Broadway musical called, "Nellie Bly" and I am in the process of making small changes to it.
In addition, I have written over 100 songs that would be considered "popular music" in the genre of THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK. My family consists of four branches. The Norwegians and The Italians and the Norwegian-Americans and the Italian Americans.