Chapter 3: Ernie Banks “One Last Autograph” My brother Jimmy and I met Ernie Banks the same way I met Brian Piccolo. He would park his car across from Wrigley in the lot across from the fire station on Waveland Avenue. Ernie was an especially nice person and super friendly to kids. He was always…
Chapter 2 Brian Piccolo “You’re Definitely Buying Today” It’s a mystery to most people how concert artists get paid, or how any performer gets paid. I found out younger than most, but not through the music business. For me, it all started with collecting autographs as a kid in Chicago. Back then you could buy…
I have been writing a book for the last few years. I think it’s a good time to put it out there now, a chapter at a time – till this thing keeping us home goes away. WE STILL NEED TO BE ENTERTAINED RIGHT? HERE is the first chapter of the book. Feel free to…
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Linda Ronstadt doesn’t feel like company much these days. At least, not too much company. And on a recent visit, she is definitely not going to put on clothes and makeup. Ronstadt is withdrawing from medicine she has been taking for more than three years that was supposed to help control her Parkinson’s disease. She…
