Hearing It From Him Made All The Difference
If you grew up in So Cal, anytime from the 60s to the 90s, Jerry Dunphy was probably a household word. He was the pre-eminent local newscaster, LA’s own Walter Cronkite, if you will, and was every bit as polished and professional. A familiar nightly fixture on our TVs, starting back before cable or internet, not only with the memorable phrase that would open his newscast, but also the way he told the news to us all. He was truly gifted, allowing the role of news anchorman t
Hit A Pedestrian, Go Play The Piano
It’s really difficult to do, especially immediately, in that order. I had decades of making trips to play in the evening, navigating on LA’s rush hour streets. Thousands of times, half-a dozen different major hotels, and never an accident. Except this once. And it happened right around the corner from where I was expected to play, 50 yards from the piano bench. Unbelievably, something was to result from this whole ordeal that would be a permanent improvement to the city of B
