Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter and Country Queen, Dies Loretta Lynn was one of the titans of Early Country Music and was responsible for helping to bring bluegrass and country into the mainstream. Her life story is amazing and if you have not seen the movie Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) with Levon Helm as…
Category: In Memoriam
In Memoriam: Louise Fletcher (1934-2022)
Louise Fletcher: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’s Nurse Ratched dies aged 88 One of the first serious drama’s I remember watching as a kid was One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest with Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher. “Cultural Icon” is the word that comes to mind when I think of Louise Fletcher’s role…
In Memoriam: James “MF” Yeager (1973-2022)
James Yeager, RIP According to sources, James “MF” Yeager passed away this morning, September 2, 2022. He’d been fighting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease) for some time and that is believed to be the cause of his death, although no official statement has been released. James was perhaps best known in the…
In Memoriam: James Caan
James Caan, ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Misery’ Star, Dies at 82 I was sad to hear of Jimmy Caan’s passing today. I always admired his no-nonsense acting style. Without a doubt, besides the Godfather, Thief (Directed by Michael Mann) was one his early movies that caught my eye.
In Memoriam: Cpl. Hershel “Woody” Williams, USMC
Iwo Jima hero and last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel “Woody” Williams, dies at 98 If you have not watched the story of this AMAZING WW2 Marine, a Marine whom I personally put right up there with Lt. General Chesty Puller, Maj. General Smedley Butler and GySgt. Carlos “White Feather” Hatchock, I…
In Memoriam: USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS Samuel B Roberts: World’s Deepest Shipwreck Discovered The USS Samuel B Roberts (DE-413) went down during the Battle Off Samar in the Philippine Sea in October 1944. It lies in 6,895m (22,621 ft) of water. That’s Four Miles under the Pacific! If you want to read an AMAZING account of the Sammy B’s…
Remembering KillDozer
We are living in a time of unprecedented Government Corruption and Tyranny. Don’t Short Change Your Children and Hide Stories like Marvin Heemeyer of Granby, Colorado or Randy Weaver of Ruby Ridge, Idaho Study and Celebrate Them!
On This Day in History: D-Day, the 78th Anniversary
Veterans return to Normandy to mark 78th anniversary of D-Day landing Read my original short story in memory of D-Day titled Forever and a Day.
In Memoriam: Mickey Gilley
Country music icon Mickey Gilley dies at age 86 Growing up in the early 80’s, Mickey Gilley and his famous honky-tonk in Pasadena “Gilley’s” (made famous by the movie Urban Cowboy with John Travolta) were the stuff of legend and considered a Texas Treasure. I still remember this one being played on the jukebox at…
In Memoriam: John Ross
A Sad Day Per WRSA, if you have not read John’s Book, Unintended Consequences, you can get a free .pdf copy HERE. Please distribute Far and Wide. The WAR for Your 2A Rights is Real and Coming Soon to your Front Doorstep. RIP John. You Fought the Good Fight my Friend.