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Anne-Marie Epp's avatar

Love reading about your colorful career and the amazing people along the way!

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John C Abell's avatar

Yeah, you lost the Dolly battle with the important idiots, but you won the war with one of the two best ledes I have ever seen on the wire. I won’t try to get it right because it has to be just right, but please share it here. PS the other one was by Bernd, when Poland was being destroyed from within. It went something like this: “Josef Strauss was awakened at midnight to a fire in his living room, bombs going off in the neighborhood and the sound of distant gunfire. And then the nightmare began.” But he had an orgy of content — I mean try and screw that up. You both 1) stuck it to the man and 2) used their pearl-clutching fears to cook up something that turned out even better. SHARE SHARE SHARE.

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Robert  Basler's avatar

Thank you, This was my lede:

She wears more paint than the Mona Lisa, has more wigs than Marie Antoinette, and the part of her body she loves to flaunt resembles the rolling Tennessee hills where she grew up.

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John C Abell's avatar

YESSSSSSSS

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Johanna Gabbett Klesh's avatar

One of my pleasures has always been reading well written authors. Thank you for sharing your talents with us here.

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Shra SENPATRICK's avatar

Fantastic as always BG!

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Ralph Nicholson's avatar

Nice job Fella. Apparently, you still have it....

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Kristen Aliotti's avatar

PS I have a photo of me with Dr. Ruth at the Clinton inauguration. Should you ever need it, just say the word!

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Kristen Aliotti's avatar

If they are all as GREAT as this one, you have a winning substack on your hands!

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Rita Jane Gabbett's avatar

And who better to interview these icons than a boy from Indiana? Each vignette sparkles. Bravo.

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Anna's avatar

Your stories make me smile and that is priceless. At least, to me!

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Kelli Garza's avatar

I imagine Michael J. Fox was likely discussing the technicalities of time travel, which you wouldn’t have understood anyway and could have been dangerous in your hands. Secondly, I am more than mildly disappointed that there isn’t, in fact, a line of celebrity kitchen spatulas.

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Carlyn MontesDeOca's avatar

Terrific writing of an amazing life.

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Julie Waxgiser's avatar

I appreciate not just the stories but your writing style as well. I have missed reading your blogs and other writing. Thanks for sharing your writing and these great stories with us.

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Maggie Fox's avatar

But did you ever interview the Assistant Under Deputy Secretary of the Interior? Huh? No, sir, I say you did not.

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John C Abell's avatar

But he did Veep Dan Quayle, so ....

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Deborah's avatar

Delightful. Just delightful

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Leah Eichler's avatar

Pictures are amazing

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