As a youngster I worked the river boats going down the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, pushing barges to Chicago, then all the way down to New Orleans.
Without chiropractic care, I couldn’t have existed with my work as a TV and film actor.
Another thing I recall was falling in love with Shirley Temple when I was nine or ten.
So, I got into the law enforcement game. I worked for an outfit called Newton Detective Agency for a while. I worked eight hours on the waterfront making sure the longshoremen didn’t take too many things.
When the War ended in 1945, I started selling vacuum cleaners door to door. Then I sold insurance door to door. I even tried selling cars.
That tv box has a tremendous capacity to reach people.
I think you always have regrets.
I seldom ever missed a Gary Cooper picture if I could manage to see it.
End your day with a smile, a happy thought, and a grateful heart.
Because I had worked the river boats some summers, pushing as far as New Orleans, I joined the Merchant Marine.
Well, The Dirty Dozen was like a vacation.