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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 6/18 - Productive

Kudos to Special Forces and the FBI, who combined to capture one of the leaders of the Benghazi attack. Unfortunately, he will be brought to trail in a U.S. court rather than incarcerated at Gitmo, which will raise hackles from terrorists.

The old college try: Guards at a prison in Michigan caught a guy throwing a football over the wall. It was filled with marijuana, heroin, tobacco and three cell phones. (From Weird But True in the NY Post)

Yesterday I did a brief profile on Harry Morgan, who appeared as Elvis’ sidekick in Frankie and Johnny (1966). The flick was directed by the late Frederick DeCordova, who had a remarkable career in television. His film credits are distinguished only by Bedtime for Bonzo (1951), and only because it starred Ronald Reagan and a chimp. His work on the small screen is impressive, however, especially in volume. Born in NYC and educated at Northwestern, he directed 120 episodes of The George Burns and Grace Allen Show, 71 of The Jack Benny Program and 108 of My Three Sons. He also served as producer on many episodes of those series and others. He appeared on camera occasionally and briefly during his long stint, 1852 episodes, on The Tonight Show, on which he served as producer or executive producer for both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. A lapse in judgment caused a rift with Carson. While the legendary host was paying tribute to his oldest son, who had died in an accident, Cordova signaled that time was running short, infuriating his boss. Although Cordova remained with the show, Carson never forgave him. Still, Cordova’s accomplishments are to be applauded, and he did it all while having parents he described as con artists, who lived well and skipped town without paying bills. He was married to the same woman from 1963 until his death in 2001. (Facts culled from Wiki & IMDb)

A nice breeze and the shade of the apartment building negated the 90 degree heat, which made for a pleasant session of the floating book shop. My thanks to the four kind folks who made purchases, especially the young man who showed just before closing and scrutinized carefully before selecting two novels, a short story collection and a work of non-fiction.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Horror Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx

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