Books
Why Men are Suspicious of Yoga: Some Funny Stories & Some Not So Funny
“Jump in for a series of fine escapes from the pickles that life, at present, delivers. This is one fine attitude adjustment resource!” – Grady Harp.
This book has been revised. There are seven additional essays. The author thought that all the essays in the first edition were funny. He has found out that most agreed, but certainly not everyone. Go figure. Robert believes that there is nothing more subjective than humor!
The now deliberately “Not So Funny” stories include:
“Against All Odds” about two incredibly brave men. They faced the battlefield of life and won. By doing so, they changed America for the better.
Everybody knows the name Jackie Robinsons, but so many people don’t know that Branch Rickey was responsible for bringing Jackie Robinsons to the then Brooklyn Dodgers.
“The Car Ride.” Although he was only five years old, this presents an experience Robert will never forget.
“Paul’s Special Birthday” is a story about one of Robert’s older siblings. Paul was one of the many unsung heroes of the “Greatest Generation”.
“Learning How to Just Watch” reflects Robert’s response to one of life’s most difficult moments. He’d appreciate hearing your reaction to this piece. “Father’s Day with My Mother-in-Law” and “Daddy’s Little Girls” are additions to the Family section. Robert hopes you will enjoy reading them as much as he enjoyed writing them.
“Two Writers Meet, One Speaks” witnesses the magic that allows writers to recognize each other, even without any visible clues.
There is more about Robert’s family in his new book, Wham Bam! NYC in the Roaring Sixties. Watch your fingers. That book is hot!!
Wham Bam!: NYC in the Roaring Sixties
This book is not politically correct! Proceed with caution!
It contains the language of the Sixties. It reflects sexual emancipation from the Fifties. Credit modern medicine for developing a tiny little pill that helped make the difference.
In other words, it is a FUN read!
Meet a beautiful flight attendant who discovers my apartment is directly below hers.
Be there when “Robert’s Fairly Roast Beef Sandwiches” are available at Lloyd’s Bar. The ad states, “Not only are our sandwiches illiterate, they’re thick!”
Witness Abbie Hoffman as he instructs me as to what to smoke and what not to drink.
His first marijuana joint was given to him by Abbie Hoffman before Abbie became a household name.
Encounter Charlie, the manager of Lloyd’s, who doesn’t like “pinko liberal music,” that Abbie cannot wait to play on the jukebox as soon as he arrives at Lloyd’s.
Names are shamelessly dropped, including the names of young writers who hang out at Elaine’s Restaurant and Bar.
Yet like all eras, it is complicated. The Second World War had come to an end about twenty years before, and readers will sense its shadow along with the threat of Vietnam.
Join me in the Sixties and fall madly in love with New York City and the people living in it.
