tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45437822944086944812024-02-20T21:36:46.073-06:00Footnotes with Rick KelsheimerAuthor Rick Kelsheimer babbles and rants in a shameless attempt to trick unsuspecting web surfers to buy his books: Paradise Lanes The Lost Slab, South Union, The Hanging Of Betsey Reed, Wa-Ba-Shik-Ki and The Adventures of Wabash Jake
E-mail rickkelsheimerbooks@yahoo.comRick Kelsheimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851325685583677389noreply@blogger.comBlogger496125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543782294408694481.post-43381493930105618502017-07-24T21:15:00.000-05:002017-07-24T21:15:08.124-05:00New Books in the WorksJust wanted to update the blog to let everybody know what is on the agenda. I am currently writing the sequel to the Lost Slab. The working title is The Black Slab or The Dark Slab.Haven't decided yet. I am working hard to get it done by Christmas but it will probably be early in 2017 before its published. I am also working on a historical novel that takes place during the French Period on the Wabash. I will update in a couple of weeks<div>
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In all of the hoopla following the Cubs World Series victory you could hear half of North America singing <i>Go Cubs Go</i> in celebration. It's a great song that Cub fans have howled since 1984, taking honest pleasure in a single victory. After all, to actually win the the World Series was beyond our wildest dreams. That's something that only happens for Cardinal Fans. But, I wonder how many Cub fans know the history of the song:<i> Go Cubs Go.</i></div>
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The song was written by Singer/Songwriter, Steve Goodman. Steve wrote the hit songs <i>The City of New Orleans </i>and <i>You Don't Have to Call Me Darlin'. </i>He was a funny guy who stood on stage by himself and sang songs and told jokes. I first saw him when he opened up for Steve Martin's King Tut Tour when I was in college in Terre Haute. Steve talked about the pain and suffering of the Die Hard Cubs Fan and sang <i>A Dying Cub Fan's Last Request. </i>It could be the best baseball song ever written. It was funny, but in a nutshell, it described the love/hate/love relationship the die hards had with their Cubbies.</div>
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Before the 1984 season WGN asked Steve to write a new theme song for their radio broadcasts. Hence, <i>Go Cubs Go </i>was born. That was also the year the Cubs looked like they might go all the way. But as the Cubs stated to close in on the National League East title, Steve's health started to fail. He had been diagnosed with leukemia several years earlier, but never let it keep him from doing what he loved. Writing songs and going to Wrigley Field.</div>
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A Cub fan understands the harsh reality of disappointment, but in Steve's case, it goes beyond cruel. Steve Goodman died at the age of 36, eleven days before the Cubs played their first post season game in his lifetime. He was scheduled to sing the the National Anthem in Wrigley Field for game one. Appropriately, the Cubs, lost the series after a two game lead when a routine ground ball went though the legs of Leon Durham. Leon Durham was acquired in the trade that sent Hall of Famer, Bruce Sutter, to who else...the St. Louis Cardinals.</div>
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Three years after Steve Goodman's death, his brother bribed a grounds keeper with a twenty dollar bill stuck inside of a Playboy Magazine to sneak into Wrigley Field. He spread Steve Goodman's ashes in left field.</div>
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<br />Rick Kelsheimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851325685583677389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543782294408694481.post-72837880296891471852016-11-03T10:37:00.001-05:002016-11-03T10:48:52.408-05:00A Call from Heaven<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nApTGkLd2hs" width="560"></iframe><br />
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These photos were taken from NOAA's DSCOVR satellite which remains in a stationary position one million miles away from Earth. The view is truly Heavenly.<br />
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I have to admit to the fact that I am a space geek. I suppose it goes back to the days of the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo. I was ten years old when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and can remember every liftoff back to Alan Shepherd. They were the hero's of my youth. The quest to reach the moon before 1970 was the fodder for my imagination. Unfortunately, people lost interest in space exploration, and NASA has been reduced to a second rate program who cant get a man to the International Space Station without hitching a ride with the Russians. But who are we kidding. The government can't efficiently deliver the mail or administrate our healthcare. Our success in Space has come in spite of NASA's archaic bureaucracy.<br />
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Enter Jeff Bezos, CEO Amazon. His Blue Origin Program is making Space Exploration for the masses a reality. Not only did the testing of the capsule escape system but the rocket itself was able to safely land for the fifth time. It shouldn't surprise us. As far as I can tell, Amazon is arguably the best run company in the world. I trust our future in Space will grow under visionaries like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk at much faster rate than NASA, an agency controlled by the Congress of the United States.<br />
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I watch these new test videos with the same curiosity and awe that I did as a boy. I cant wait to see what happens next.<br />
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Rick KelsheimerRick Kelsheimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851325685583677389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543782294408694481.post-48262918457802409442016-09-25T16:48:00.002-05:002016-09-25T16:48:46.496-05:00Upcoming Book Signings For Rick KelsheimerSeptember 30, 2016 Robinson, Illinois Heath Harvest Festival<div>
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Rick Kelsheimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851325685583677389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4543782294408694481.post-7739158325016761462016-08-26T15:53:00.003-05:002016-08-26T15:53:50.648-05:00Paradise Lanes to be released on September 15<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Around the lanes Sam Yeager was
known as Mr. 300. He was a cocky, selfish, womanizer and the best bowler ever
to toss a ball down the lane in Vincennes, Indiana. He was living the dream
until his lifestyle placed him directly in front of a jealous boyfriend’s speeding
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trapped in time, at the split-second between life and death. Instead of going
to Heaven or Hell, he is sent to Paradise Lanes, a celestial bowling alley that
was created for people whose lives are tragically cut short.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For some, Paradise Lanes lives up to
it’s name, but for others it can seems more like Purgatory Bowl. Why? Because
sometimes the pins don’t always fall like they should.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I want to apologize for neglecting the blog for the last few weeks. I am spending all writing time on last pages of Paradise Lanes. The plan as of now, is to release the book at the Flat Rock Homecoming on Aug 13. This has been the most difficult book I've written. It is unlike all of my others. In the end, I am now happy with the results. Be patient, it's almost here.</span></div>
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Since I am having problems stomaching this year presidential election, I decided to look at a question that needs to be decided once and for all. Which is the better version of "Proud Mary" The original by Credence Clearwater Revival or the Cover by Ike and Tina Turner. Rarely is a sequel as good as the original, let a lone better, but this may be the exception. Watch both and decide. <br />
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We need more political satire today without calling everybody racists, haters and intolerant. Sugar coat everything as much as you want, people and ethnic groups are different and always will be, Embrace our differences and have a sense of humor.</div>
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I doubt that All in the Family could even get on the air today. It was produced in a time when there was a lot of real turmoil, unrest and injustice in the country. Norman Lear dealt with the issue with comedy through Archie Bunker. It got people talking and we laughed. People would be screaming for CBS to take the show off the air and the network president's resignation if it aired today. Everyone takes themselves so serious today, comedians won't play colleges anymore. Lighten up young ones and PCers. Life is too short consider yourself a victim. Laugh at your faults and foibles. We are who we are. If you cant laugh at yourself...laugh at others. That's what we Bruce/Catlyn Jenner for.</div>
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Another Crawford County Landmark is gone forever. The Ameren CIPs which has been in operation for my entire lifetime has now dispersed. Not efficient, Dirty Coal and other EPA bureaucratically mumbo-jumbo has been given as the reason. </div>
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Coal burning plants are leaving the country side daily with no replacement plants being built. It will only be a matter of time before the Newton Power Plant falls victim to EPA regulations. As much as the tree-huggers want to save the environment, they haven't come up with a practical alternative energy source. Wind mills and solar panels might be the future, but at the present time, they couldn't come close to meeting our needs. In the mean time...electricity prices will continue to soar and rural America will suffer for it. It may seem like a good idea to get rid of these old power plants.But let's look at what has gone on here. There used to be a railroad tracks that delivered coal from Danville Illinois to Power the turbines. Hauling the coal by train was very efficient, but then it seemed like a good idea to pull out the rails and track beds during a downturn in the economy. The same tracks that went by the power plant came through Robinson. Over the years the line was known as the Big Four,<br />
New York Central, Penn Central and Conrail. Conrail was the last effort where the US Government got involved in the management with of course, doomed it forever.</div>
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When the gas prices were low, the powers that be felt it was cheaper to haul coal from Indiana by truck. That was fine until gas prices went shy high and the EPA declared Indiana Coal to dirty to burn. Coal had to be shipped in from the Western United States. But wait... there aren't any train tracks leading to the Hutsonville Plant anymore. The Newton Power plant has remained viable for now because coal can be shipped by rail.( How much extra C O2 goes into the atmosphere from locomotives coming halfway across the country?) Probably more than if we would burn the local coal that we have in spades. But I digress.<div>
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Know for a fact that coal is being phased out of our country as it should. <span style="font-size: large;">In fifty or a hundred years when we have the technology to replace it!!!</span></div>
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Political agendas are killing small towns; Especially in Southern Illinois. Think how many good jobs we have lost over the years. Power Plant Jobs, Railroad Jobs, Coal mining and all of the support businesses.</div>
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Technology had improved enough to keep the plant viable if Far minded leaders used common sense! Don't kill the horse if you don't have another one to take its place.</div>
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For you millennials,.. that means don't get rid of a good inexpensive source of energy to take its place. I'll eat my hat when I see a nuclear power plant on the Wabash River.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This interview with the Duke took place three years before his death in 1979. He is consistent with his patriotic views of America as he had been thought the years, but is obvious that he realized the country was changing. He looked at the good things America stood for and gazed at her faults through rose colored glasses. Many people today would rip him apart for his hatred for political correctness. Whether you like John Wayne's views or not, you have to have to admit; he was no hypocrite. But really. Would you rather have your views line up with 1970's version of John Wayne or someone like Jane Fonda? I side with the Duke every time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">PS. The short piece gives us a glimpse of John Wayne as a father. It's interesting how close his on screen persona seemed to mirror the real man.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hear people talking about being a patriot. (And I put
myself into this category) Yet, when it comes down to where the rubber hits the
road; it’s all talk. The desire is there, but rarely do we have an opportunity
to prove it. So we talk the talk, but few of us walk the walk. When we actually
accomplish something worthy…are we humble? Sometimes…Sometimes not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The presidential election is filled with rhetoric from the candidates
declaring to be the greatest, bestest and All-Americanest man or woman since
Sam Adams dressed up like an Indian and threw a tea party in Boston. Are the
candidates humble? Never.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The freedom that some of us are trying to hang onto, was
purchased by our ancestors. Some paid more than others, but in the end, the
outcome was our free republic. I want to honor a humble patriot, whom I never
met, but am busting with pride to have a small measure of his blood flowing
through my veins. His name was Nathan Berry Farmer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Nathan Berry Farmer was my Great Great Great Grandfather. He
was a blacksmith in Tamaroa, Illinois. He was in his late thirties, had a loving
wife and a flock of children. And yet when Abraham Lincoln asked for volunteers
to save The Union; he volunteered without hesitation despite being old enough
to have been excused from serving. He enlisted because he felt it was the right
thing to do. He marched away from his family and the safety of his farm to fight
for the collective good of others. He fought so that all Americans could be
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<span style="font-size: large;">He was a simple average soldier. One of millions who
answered the call. He committed no heroic feats that we know of and only served
in the Illinois 49<sup>th</sup> Infantry for a total of 97 days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Exactly a hundred and fifty-four years ago from last
Wednesday, Nathan Berry Farmer along with the rest of Company I, camped near a
small chapel in Southern Tennessee, named Shiloh on a bluff above the Tennessee
River. Little did he know that an army of 30,000 Confederate Troops were
sleeping less than a mile away. General William Tecumseh Sherman was so
confident the Rebels wouldn’t attack that he decided not to send out scouts.
When the Confederate troops attacked in the morning, his Company was over run.
They fought bravely, but in reality, they didn’t have a chance. Because they did
stay and fight, they delayed the enemy’s advances long enough for relief troops
to arrive and hold the ground. The Union Army won the Battle of Shiloh on the
next day. It was the bloodiest day of the war to that point. However, Nathan
Berry Farmer didn’t get to celebrate the victory. He was killed during the
first day of the battle. The reason he was able to be identified was because he
had carried his inscribed Bible in his uniform jacket.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No parades to When Johnny Comes Marching Home or The Battle
Hymn of the Republic. Nathan Berry Farmer never returned home. His name is on a
tombstone in Tamaroa, Illinois next to his beloved wife, but the grave is empty.
For giving his life for the good of the country, Nathan Berry Farmer was given
a small plot of land, that in all honesty, is the best piece of real estate in
the Shiloh National Cemetery. From his gravesite
on a bluff, you have a wonderful view of Pittsburgh Landing and the Tennessee
River. Still, it’s not much of a reward for making the ultimate sacrifice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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about the ancestors and the price they paid so we could have what we have.
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