A Run for the Roses (Part 1)
• November 15, 2019 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1993, Indiana, Indianapolis, Iowa, Kentucky, St. Paul, Travel
Tags: 12-ounce Coors beer, AM radio, Arrested Development, Bardstown Road, Borderlines, Bud Morris, Cherokee Park, Churchill Downs, Cricketeer jacket, Eastern Parkway, Ellen Morris, Essen Haus, Gordon Lightfoot, Grandpa Adams, Grandpa Maupin, Highway 61, Huey Piano Smith, instant coffee, John Goodman, Johnny Rivers, Joshua, Kelligan's Cafe, Kentucky Derby, La Crosse, Louisville, Lynn Birkett, Madison, Marcy, Midwest Creole, Mint Juleps, Mitsubishi “Mighty Max” pickup truck, Mr. Wendal, New York, NRBQ, Peachtree Street, Statue of Liberty, Steve Ferguson, Tennessee, the road, Tony Curtis, wanderlust, wedding
Hey Mr. DJ!
• January 29, 2016 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1975, 1985, 1986, Casco Point, Hopkins, Iowa, Lake Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Music, Writing
Tags: Baibi Vegners, Bruce Springsteen, Captain and Tennille, Casco Point, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, David Bowie, DJ, E.G. Marshall, Elton John, Forest Lake, Gillette, Grandpa Maupin, Helen Reddy, Hopkins, Iowa City, Jeff Taylor, John Sebastian, Juicy Fruit, KDWB, Knollwood Towers West, Michelle, Miloš Forman, Neil Sedaka, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Pall Malls, Panasonic flip clock radio, pop music, Queen, radio, Rob Sherwood, rock concerts, St. Paul Civic Center, Sweet, The Carpenters, The Eagles, The Lovin' Spoonful, Theron Hollingsworth, Tony Orlando and Dawn, True Don Bleu, Walker Art Center, WCCO, WDGY, WLKX-FM
Peeling Onions
• October 21, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in 1978, Casco Point
Tags: Armour dried beer, Chung King Chow Mein, cooking, Dad, family dinners, Grandpa Maupin, Hamburger Helper, Hazel, Joy of Cooking, Mom, Olympia beer, onions, Opinel, shit-on-a-shingle, white bread
Tearful Goodbyes
• May 22, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in 1971, 1972, Family, Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota
Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, books, camper, colon cancer, Grandma Adams, Grandma Maupin, Grandpa Adams, Grandpa Maupin, grandparents, Hazel, heart attack, high school, Irish, Mamie, Monopoly, mysteries, Paul Senior, preteen, Raymond, the Family Project
There Are Too Many Stars
• October 9, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Family, Indiana
Tags: Christmas, Grandpa Maupin, grandparents, Indianapolis
Completely in the Dark 