Robin Chanin shared with her Facebook friends that over the years that she and her sister have "collected" handshakes of notable people over the years and have enjoyed a fun competition between the two as to both the quality and quantity in their respective collections. We thought that was fun and would like to extend an invitation to all of you to share on the Blog those public notables you have shared a handshake with over the years.
To get it started Cindy, Chris and Diane have shared some of their memorable meetings and they are as follows: Walt Disney, Leon Hess Jr., John Astin, Peaboe Bryson, Jimmy Stewart and Sam Rosen...for me, one stands out for not only securing a handshake but also a knockout kiss on the old Mike Douglas Show by Genie Francis of Luke and Laura fame back in the 70/80's. That's a story to be shared someday, perhaps late at the Liberty during our next reunion weekend!
To get it started Cindy, Chris and Diane have shared some of their memorable meetings and they are as follows: Walt Disney, Leon Hess Jr., John Astin, Peaboe Bryson, Jimmy Stewart and Sam Rosen...for me, one stands out for not only securing a handshake but also a knockout kiss on the old Mike Douglas Show by Genie Francis of Luke and Laura fame back in the 70/80's. That's a story to be shared someday, perhaps late at the Liberty during our next reunion weekend!
So... share with us, don't be shy!
I had to the good fortune of being the volunteer coordinator for the Kerouac conference in Boulder, Co 1982. I met and shook the hand of all the surviving Beat luminaries: Allen Ginsberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William Burroughs, Ken Kesey. My job at the conference was to link up volunteers with the conference speakers. I saved Abbie Hoffman for myself! Except for Lawrence Ferlinghetti, all those old beats have passed on.
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