As far back as I can remember, the radio held a special fascination for me.
People pay attention to lyrics, and the race matter was delicate.
Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.
It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.
I might have become a minor celebrity but royalty checks were a long way off.
How often does a guy who lives and breathes baseball meet a woman who loves the game and understands it as well as he?