Huh? What's Up With That?

get me memphis, tennessee...an update            It was a trip to Memphis in August of 1980 that launched a company called B & K Enterprises in Charlestown, Indiana in the southeast part of the state.  The owners, Butch and Kim Polston, went to Elvis Presley's hometown for a memorabilia and collectibles show on the anniversary of the singer's death.     While they were in Memphis, an Elvis tribute artist came by their room at a Days Inn and saw four costumes on display that Butch had hand sewn in an effort to replicate the costumes worn by Elvis.  He said he created the costumes.. .for the fun of it ... and had no other valuable items or merchandise to sell.  The performer paid $2,000 on the spot ($6,600 today) for the four costumes and B & K Enterprises was born.   Butch told me in our initial interview back in September of last year about th...

   flying high... an update                   A  HUH ?  What's up with that ? blog published on March 5, 2021 featured Dr. Anne Pinski,  barbers Denise Arrington and Tammy Mann, and, Air Force pilot, Leesa Froelich.  The four women were highlighted in a publication called  4 women making history during national  Women in History Month .     Flying high...an update,  focuses on what's happened to Leesa since that time.     Leesa Froelich is flying high .   There have been some major changes in her life and one revision involves knocking down a major goal along the way.      Miss Froelich graduated from Florida State University with the intention of becoming a Hurricane Hunter with the U. S. Air Force.  Three months after graduation, she was in Officer Training School to be an Aerial Reconnaissance Officer.     Five and a half years ago, Le...

more oddities, observations & omg's...          My favorite authors write mysteries and thriller fiction.  Each story has a detective like character that can multi-task.  Individually, he or she seems to be able to observe and take note of life going on around them while simultaneously fulfilling the mission or assignment .     The sleuth or protagonist never miss important details that lead to a successful conclusion of the case.  I would like to mimic that ability, and, to that end, I have been practicing my powers of observation by trying to be more aware of my surroundings.    Have I improved?  Not sure.  But, now, when I am about to bump into someone in a store or as I'm about to pass through a door and coincidentally arrive at the same spot on the floor as someone else, I no longer say, Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you.   But, the fact is...   HUH ?   What's up with that ?    Perhaps...

encore performances #10...      There are many activities  POS  (People over 60) seek once they begin their post-working career lives, but, as you will see, Don Lieber is unique.   Referencing interviews with about 80 people over the past year and a half found, swimming, hiking, walking, pickleball, handball, bike riding, tennis and running topping the list of activities those 80 retirees do to keep fit.     But, there are an untold number of ways to achieve a healthy lifestyle besides participating in the most popular ones.     Here are a few examples of out of the box ways some people revealed they keep fit.  These five illustrations are taken from a list of a few who did not want to be acknowledged.      A 70 year old former doctor said mountain climbing was his number one way to stay active, although he no longer climbs two major sites a year.     However, I still maintain the training such a ...

nothing from nothing...                                                 Billy Preston 1974   At a recent family get together of three of the four George Brothers , Carl asked me at the dinner table how I would interpret the success of Seinfeld's TV sitcom.  I was just starting to delve into one of my favorite ethnic dishes when his question diverted my attention.    HUH?  What's up with that?    What brought that up, I questioned.   It's been how many years since that show went into reruns?    Oh, nothing.   I was thinking about your blog, he countered.     To answer your question, my shot-in-the-dark guess? Well, it was about   LIFE situations, I retorted.    You're close, he said .  It was really about nothing.  Situations that didn't amount to anything.  Think about ...

anytime you deal with the...     I have learned over a period of time that there are people who don't like dealing with The Public and would rather not have anything to do with The Public.  They make it sound like they despise The Public and even go so far as to act as though he or she is not a member of the same universal group we call The Public .     The irony?  Most of the people who don't like The Public have jobs or positions with organizations or businesses that deal with The Public on a daily basis.     HUH ?   What's up with that ?   It's incalculable the number of times I've heard the phrase, Well, you know, anytime you deal with The Public.. ..    The last time it was directed at me, I smiled and asked the speaker if he was aware he was speaking to someone who is a card carrying member of The Public.     There is a vast difference between The Public and ...

  job$  somebody's gotta do...       Sounds of the City  was a unique radio program back in the early '60s and featured interviews of workers who held unusual jobs.   The interviewer was legendary Indianapolis broadcaster, Jim Gerard.      Mr. Gerard's radio home was on WFBM-AM (1260) beginning in 1962.  In the years to follow,  he would become a radio and television giant in that city.     Each Sounds of the City interview was complete with the sound(s) of the person's job in the background which meant Mr. Gerard went on location for these recorded one on ones.   I specifically remember the rapid staccato hammering of a jackhammer as Gerard talked to a man on Monument Circle about how long he had been  jackhammering .     Radio's job has always been to paint a picture for the listener.  Never was a pic...