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February
2007
February
15 * Guest
Speaker- Corpus Christi Senior Club, Evansville, IN
The scene at the Corpus Christi Senior Club
Meeting
Mary Pat Hubert called me and invited me
to speak at the Corpus Christi Senior Club on the West side
of Evansville. I usually don't do speaking engagements
during the winter months because the weather is so
unpredictable. However, Mary Pat was so nice I just
couldn't resist. I'm glad I went. It was my first talk
since November of 2006 and I was afraid I was going to be
rusty. The way I operate is like balancing on a high wire.
I don't use notes and I don't know what I'm going to say
until I start. After three months of resting and working on
the website I was wondering if this was going to be the
night that I fell off the wire. It wasn't. I got back into
the groove pretty quickly and everyone seemed to like the
talk.
There were about
40 people at the dinner and Mary Pat introduced me to just
about everyone before people started lining up to eat. I
couldn't eat. I was too nervous to eat. Instead I sat
around and talked to some of the folks during the meal.
They were a very inviting bunch. I quickly felt very
comfortable. I can't remember much of what I said. As
usual, I got carried away. I asked Mary Pat to signal me
after about 30 minutes. She got carried away too and forgot
to signal me. It was a great evening and I had a great
time. I invited folks up to get a copy of
Thunder From a Clear
Sky and I sold a
pretty good pile of books. It was great to get back in the
swing after a three month lay-off and I thank the Corpus
Christi Senior Club for giving me the chance. Thank you
Mary Pat.
Mary Pat and Yours Truly
February
20 * Guest
Speaker- Southwestern Indiana Historical Society,
Evansville, IN
Well, it finally happened. After being in
Evansville for 21 years I finally made it to the famous
local eatery, Weinbach's Cafeteria. Seems strange to say
that I have never been to Weinbach's, but, there it is.
Because the surroundings were a little foreign to me, I was
nervous. They had a room reserved for the event. Everyone
got their dinner and brought it into the room and ate. I
was too nervous to eat, but I had a great time sitting and
talking with everyone. I tried to introduce myself to the
25 or so members of the society before my talk started, but
I don't think I got to everyone. As usual, I try to pick up
a thread or thought starter for my speech from talking to
folks before I start. I talked about how I discovered
Albert Pancake from my son's tombstone etching years ago
and how that got me into the Newburgh story. It was a great
time. I just took off and had to be pulled back. I sold a
few books and was very happy I did the engagement. It was a
great time and I thank the Society for having
me.
