My grandfather, Daddy Boots, has been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve written some about him in these posts. Land Your Plane Tonight A Tuba Named Boots: The Audition Today, a memory returned to me about something that happened very soon after his death. Daddy Boots was a computer enthusiast. You could call him anContinue reading “Green Screen Dream”
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Land Your Plane Tonight
My maternal grandfather, known to me as Daddy Boots, had moved to Norman from Texas to spend his last years among my family. It was a blessing to me. He got to know his great grandchildren, my children. They will never forget him. I saw him more in that period than I’d seen him inContinue reading “Land Your Plane Tonight”
A Tuba Named Boots: The Audition
Before my grandfather died, he bought me a new tuba. I was in a period in my life where I was stepping out beyond my comfort zone to to ask for what I wanted. My wife had often said to me, “It never hurts to ask.” But I had long since believed, and still believe, thatContinue reading “A Tuba Named Boots: The Audition”
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