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    L E’s Stories – The Ol Pea-Picker Cousin Ernie Had Quite A Voice – Tribute To The Life & Talents Of Tennessee Ernie Ford

    Just beginning to tell this story has brought back so many fond memories of my growing up in West Texas…
    2 weeks ago

    L E’s Stories – The Greatest Political Satirists Of All Time Was Will Rogers With Fangs – Tribute To The Wisdom And Comedic Genius of Mort Sahl

      By the time I was allowed to watch TV, other than sports and the Wonderful World of Walt Disney,…
    3 weeks ago

    L E’s Stories – The Original Sugar, To Which All Others Simply Followed….In Talent And Style – Tribute To Sugar Ray Robinson

    Being a boxing aficionado for the better part of my life…..while having collected over 1000 boxing videos comprising of some…
    4 weeks ago

    L E’s Stories – Whether It Was The Say Hey Kid or Buck, He Was A Transcendent Baseball Player – The Story Of Willie Mays

    Telling this incredible athlete’s story…..which is near and dear to my heart….cuz growing up in the decade of the 1950’s…
    February 21, 2023

    L E’s Stories – The Lovesick Blues Boy Was Really The Hillbilly Shakespeare – Tribute To The Life and Talents of Hank Williams

      Telling this man’s story is a real joy for me…..cuz I’ve been a fan of his music since I…
    January 28, 2023

    L E’s Stories – Just Say Bogie, That Says It All…..”I Gave Up Drinking Once….It Was The Worst Afternoon of My Life” – Tribute To Humphrey Bogart

    When I was about to turn 10 years old in January of 1957, the brightest star in Hollywood was known…
    January 11, 2023

    L E’s Stories – “Well Excuuuuse Me!!” – Comedian Extraordinaire Steve Martin Is A Man of Many Talents – Tribute to a Wild And Crazy Guy

    I have spent many hours watching and recording the many talents of the comedic genius known as Steve Martin…..cuz from…
    December 24, 2022

    L E’s Stories – “The Golden Bear Made Golfing Fans Forget About The King” – Tribute To The Life & Legend of Jack Nicklaus

    As a sportsphile, I have been a serious golf fan since I was 10 years old…..when I rooted for fellow…
    December 2, 2022

    L E’s Stories – Whether It Was The Big Aristotle, Shaq Daddy, The Big Baryshnikov, Shaq Fu, Shaqtus or The Diesel, Shaquile O’Neal Was All Of Them And More – Tribute To The Big Fella And The Legend Of Shaquille O’Neal – Part 2

    Tribute To The Big Fella And The Legend Of Shaquille O’Neal – Part 2 – His Life After the NBA…
    December 1, 2022

    L E’s Stories – Whether It Was The Big Aristotle, Shaq Daddy, The Big Baryshnikov, Shaq Fu, Shaqtus or The Diesel, Shaquile O’Neal Was All Of Them And More – Tribute To The Big Fella And The Legend Of Shaquille O’Neal – Part 1

    Tribute To The Big Fella And The Legend Of Shaquille O’Neal – Part 1 – His Basketball Playing Years  …
    November 16, 2022

    L E’s Stories – The Inventor Of “Sledge-O-Matic” Created A Big Mess With Millions Of Laughs” – Tribute To Comedic Prop Genius of Gallagher

      Today I am telling a story of probably the best “prop comedian” to ever grace a stage…..who was very popular during…
    November 10, 2022

    L E’s Stories – “The Killer” Live At The Delt Tau Delta Spring Formal In 1967….When Jerry Lee Lewis “Made The Fans Scream And The Keyboard Swear” – Salute To Jerry Lee Lewis: “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll & The Last One Standing”

    Tender ballads were best left to the old folks….cuz the fact remains that probably the greatest piano player to have…
    November 2, 2022

    L E’s Stories – The Comeback Kid Joe Cool Broke My Heart On Several Occasions – Salute To The Life And Times Of Joe Montana

    Growing up in West Texas throughout the 1950’s through 1965…..while  attending The University of Texas at Austin from 1965 through…
    September 13, 2022

    L E’s Stories – “The King of Pop” Went From Black To White In A Lifetime Of Entertaining Billions Of Fans – Tribute To The Life And Legend Of Michael Jackson

    There was a live music blues club, The Blue Door, in Midland, Texas when I was growing up in the…
    August 29, 2022

    L E’s Stories – “”I’ve Had So Much Plastic Surgery, When I Die They Will Donate My Body To Tupperware” – Tribute To Joan Rivers Life And Comedic Legend

    Growing up in the 1950’s in West Texas provided a tremendous catalyst to my becoming a big fan of comedy….cuz…

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