There were a lot of days in Walt’s life when he felt his time had come, but lately he’s been racking them up. Between his day job and his night gigs, Walt is down to 125 pounds with little time for his family. One night he gets irritated with some of the Big Band’s personnel,…
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The Family Album Straight Up With A Twist.
Walt is still working full time at the tannery and playing drums five nights a week, but it is beginning to take its toll. One late night as Walt and his band mate Joe are driving home from a gig in the pouring rain, Walt gets two flat tires in one swoop. He throws his…
The Family Album Straight Up With A Twist.
This is Bert with Walt’s mother Pauline who is a nurse. Decades before, when Walt was only five, Pauline sought a rare divorce from her husband following a bout with a patient-related infection and influenza. Ridden with grief and guilt, Pauline propelled away from her son and her support system and made amends in an…