Big Tech has launched a major assault on Americans’ right to free speech. In their most audacious attack, some of the most powerful big businesses in America joined together to force Parler off the Internet. Parler, a social media site that rejects Twitter’s censorship policies, had millions of […]
On my fifth birthday with my parents, grandparents on my mother’s side, and my almost one-year-old little sister, Bobbi, we had an exciting outer space theme event planned. To coincide with the scheduled first man in space liftoff of NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, my birthday cake had a […]
In 1976, I spent a week in Memphis meeting and interviewing as many Elvis Presley fans, employees and family members as I could. Lucky for me, I was able to actually have a brief interview with Elvis, which was not an easy task for a 20-year-old journalist from […]
Seven foot, three inch Mike McCormick walked up to the Alamo with a smile in his eyes I had never seen before. He shook his head in disbelief–in wonderment that he was really there. His ballcap came off and he placed his hand on the front wall between […]
Forefather of Rock and Roll Became a Moonshine Bootlegger “If I had any ambition, it was to be as good as Arthur Crudup,” Elvis Presley once said of the man who wrote “That’s All Right,” his first commercial record release. In a 1972 conversation in what is now […]
In November 2019 actress-singer Ann-Margret was presented with the first-ever Bob Hope Legacy Award for her many contributions to the USO and American servicemembers. She deserved it. In March 1966, Margret went to remote parts of Vietnam with entertainers Chuck Day and Mickey Jones for her first USO […]
Lesson One: The Invisible People The man who reminded me of a cross between Walter Brennan and Popeye, in the blue colored plaid shirt, was a world class gravy sopper. It was the second thing I noticed about him, but I was paying attention this time. Eleven minutes […]
May 14th marked the anniversary of the day B.B. King died during his sleep in Las Vegas in 2015. On May 27, 2015 his body was flown to Memphis where a bass band marched in front of his hearse for the funeral procession down Beale Street. They played […]
Raised in San Antonio, Texas Jack Dennis’ early experiences were as a newspaper reporter and private investigator. With a Texas State University bachelor’s degree, Jack studied journalism and won numerous awards, including Investigative Reporter of 1976 from Rocky Mountain Press Association. Jack has interviewed Elvis Presley, Clint Eastwood, […]
When Loralyn “Dodie” Bailey was a 15-year-old junior at McCollum High School in San Antonio, Texas, Jackie Dennis asked her for a first date–to go see Rod Stewart in concert. Her parents said, “No Dodie! You’re too young to date.” She was devastated and Jack was heartbroken. Life […]
