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In July 1972, the 512th MAW was deactivated at Carswell Air Base in Fort Worth, Texas and replaced by the 301 Tactical (TAC) Fighter Wing (FW). The unit then began the tough transition from huge C-124 Globemaster transports to then state of the art F-105 Thunderstick II (Thuds), which were replaced by newer F-4 Phantoms ten years later, and F-16 Fighting Falcons ten years after that. Over forty years have passed since that day in July 1972 when Lt Col Robert (Col Bob to most) Johnston landed our first Thud at Carswell and delivered it to the newly formed 301st TFW. A good number of us from ...

In this sequel to “The Night Hank Williams Came To Town,” Buck Baker hooks up with Elvis when he comes to Kansas City to do a show in the Municipal Auditorium Arena on May 24, 1956. Although it’s a work of fiction, it’s based on actual events.

A few winters ago, while vacationing at Cedar Lodge, a rustic venue secluded way back in the deep woods of Northwest Arkansas, the author and his wife were stranded there by the worst ice storm in the recorded history of Newton County. Ice incased trees fell by the hundreds. Soon over a foot and a half of snow followed the ice. For nearly a week, downed trees and drifting snow choked the narrow, rutted dirt road making it impassable for the entire two and a half miles out to the paved county byway. With the power out and no way to escape the lodge, in an attempt to stay warm and amuse ...

I actually wanted to name this book My Favorite Year: 1960, but that is too close to the title of an old movie, so I went with my second choice, If Ignorance Is Bliss, I must Have Been Ecstatic. Third choice was Sex, Booze, an’ Rock ‘N’ Roll. It won’t take the reader too long to understand why all three would have been accurate titles. Over the years, when reminiscing with friends over a few drinks, swapping humorous, alcohol laced anecdotes concerning mutual misadventures of youth, most of my fondest remembrances seem to center around events that took place the spring, summer and ...

When I bought my first computer in 1987 and learned to use Wordperfect, and later Word, I discovered that I loved to write and began composing remembrances of days of yore. Over the years since then, I often wrote about events in my life, and friends and relatives. I eventually decided to collect all of these writings, edit them, and assemble them into one document that ended up being over 1,000 pages long. I have collected all these writings into four volumes. The first, Child Of The Fifties 1944 – 1967, is a collection of memoirs recalling some of my favorite experiences from those more...

A few winters ago, while vacationing at Cedar Lodge, a rustic venue secluded way back in the deep woods of Northwest Arkansas, the author and his wife were stranded there by the worst ice storm in the recorded history of Newton County. Ice incased trees fell by the hundreds. Soon over a foot and a half of snow followed the ice. For nearly a week, downed trees and drifting snow choked the narrow, rutted dirt road making it impassable for the entire two and a half miles out to the paved county byway. With the power out and no way to escape the lodge, in an attempt to stay warm and amuse ...

From the very first glimpse Henry Wilton caught of Hank Williams hunched over the mic moanin’ the Love Sick Blues up there on the Grand Ole Opry stage in the Ryman Auditorium, he knew what his destiny was: become a hillbilly star just like ole Hank. Henry changed his name to Hank, bought a guitar, formed the Rovin’ Rangers, and the rest is history. This then is the “feel good” story about how a good ole boy from Okmulgee, Oklahoma and a lil’ ole po’ girl from Foat Wuth (as Kathy Jones often referred to herself) chased their elusive dream until they finally caught it.

By May 1965, 22-year-old Steve Scheer had the world by the tail. High Performance Mustang convertible. New BSA motorcycle faster than the speed of heat. Beautiful live-in girlfriend. Steady gig with a popular local bar band. All set to take the FAA check ride for his Commercial Pilot’s License. Only one more year of college before he was almost certain to nail down a lucrative job as an airline pilot. Then he stumbled across 1.6 million bucks and everything went to hell.

On September 13th, 1951 the huge traveling medicine show The Hadacol Caravan came to Kansas City, Missouri, pitched its huge circus tent, and put on a big show. Tony Martin was the house band. There were a host of clowns, chorus girls, jugglers, and a star-studded cast of famous performers included Hank Williams and, to name but just a few, Carmen Miranda, Mickey Rooney, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, George Burns, and Gracie Allen, Roy Acuff, and Minnie Pearl. Hank Williams was at the zenith of his career. Selling records by the millions. Heard seemingly non-stop on the radio and jukeboxes. Ole ...

Soulmate: someone who you carry with you forever. It's the one person who knew you, and accepted you, and believed in you before anyone else did or when no one else would. And no matter what happens.. you'll always love

After a four-year hitch in the Army Rangers and over twenty years as a highly paid “Special Ops” Government contractor doing, as he called it, “Bad things to bad people”, John (not his real name) decided to hang it up. He had stashed away more than enough cash to do anything he wanted for the rest of his life. Now what do I do? He thought. The reader will be surprised to learn the answer to that question.

After over twenty years working for Uncle Sam, first as an Army Ranger, then as a well-paid Special Operations Contractor John, (not his real name) retired to a big house on a lake in Northwest Arkansas and thought that was all behind him. However, when bad people started doing bad things to good people, his sense of justice just wouldn’t let that happen. Therefore he begrudgingly became “The Fixer”.

When I bought my first computer in 1987 and learned to use Wordperfect, and later Word, I discovered that I loved to write and began composing remembrances of days of yore. Over the years since then, I often wrote about events in my life, and friends and relatives. I eventually decided to collect all of these writings, edit them, and assemble them into one document that ended up being over 1,000 pages long. I have collected all these writings into four volumes. The first, Child Of The Fifties 1944 – 1967, is a collection of memoirs recalling some of my favorite experiences from those more...

For as far back as he could remember, Paul McCarty had been captivated by a past era: the nineteen-sixties. And that paid off for him big time. By the age of twenty-three, his popular “Cruisin’ In The Sixties” club had already made him an extremely wealthy young man. Then he became lost in the sixties for real.