The author was born in Kansas City Kansas. Well actually, he was born in a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, as there was no available maternity facility on the Kansas side of the river at the tim...view moreThe author was born in Kansas City Kansas. Well actually, he was born in a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, as there was no available maternity facility on the Kansas side of the river at the time of birth. At the age of nine, the family moved to the state of Tennessee. The author attended elementary school and high school in Memphis Tennessee. The author spent a six-year vacation in the Army in the European Theater during WWII. He author attended college at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. After thirty-five years in Quality Control Management, the author retired in 1991. He bought a Motor Home and took a trip that lasted for five years.
The author plays the guitar, as does Phil Thompson in the book. The author is the President of a non-profit corporation with a business plan that calls for the fabrication of a stage and restaurant much like the on described in the book. The author took a cruise to Baja; Mexico in 2004.The book describes some of the cruise experiences.view less