I mention the John Birch Society in The Dynamic Duo of The Ozarks. Some have questioned me on whether such a group existed. Here is an article from N-P-R about the group. https://www.npr.org/2024/11/03/nx-s1-5176529/john-birch-society-movement-conspiracy-politics?utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=npr&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2cbVrfPHyUcW85z57kB7NCdLNJuCU2279cCYk0BB5hLC5rYDyyfdQ9V_M_aem_YqMABzpkbGTcn23wb1UKXg
From the moment I began telling friends and co-workers that I was writing this novel, I have been met with resistance. People have told me this isn’t a subject that most Ozarkers would be interested in. They do not understand that if you write a book, it will probably be read by people all over …
This is Mykel Daring, the main character of my novel, Dynamic Duo of the Ozarks. Described the other characters, including Silvy’s aunt, as “a short boy with hair like the Beatles and President Kennedy’s accent.” Using the same A-I program I tried last time, although with better results. I used my high school graduation photo …
UPDATE: I’ve added a Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page featuring these songs & a few extras from the summer of 1966. I wanted to make a quick point that when people compile list of great summer hits, at least 3 come from 1966. Among them is Billy Stewart’s blistering, hyper version of …
Neil Adams passed away a few weeks ago. If you grew up during the late 60s & early 70s, chances are his artwork on Batman was what you saw, with the sharp, pointed ears & long, flowing cape.
In the last chapter, that I posted, the Bonner Hall gang, went to a Wolves basketball game to see Clint & Slick play & watch Grace perform a “flaming baton” routine. Her routine was successful, but she wasn’t watching where she was going & bumped into a small rack holding cold fruit drinks for the …
I just discovered this video, which goes perfectly with the subject of my novel. Here is the original “media influencer”, Dick Clark, promoting the “new” TV show Batman on American Bandstand. Even Dick’s Top 10 & some dancing at the end of the clip.
It may get redundant, as you read the first chapters of the novel, but one thing 1966 was remembered for, was the horrible winter. Bitter cold temperatures in the teens, harsh winds, snow that closed the Springfield schools (unfortunately, I’m from Lebanon which really didn’t have snow days until I started attending school in the …
Color on television was a big deal in the mid 60s. Television news was the last programs to switch to color. The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite went to color in February of 1966. The Huntley & Brinkley Report on NBC & the ABC World News would not go to color broadcast until later …
I’ve been busy with work & other matters, so my posting has been sparse. However, my skills with WordPress is improving, because I use it at work. One thing I learned is I can post PDF’s. I have saved articles & photos from the Springfield Daily News at the Springfield Greene County Library Center to …
WIP: DYNAMIC DUO OF THE OZARKS 