Lone Pine – Day Two (and Homeward)
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
I spent my last full day of my California “Dreams Come True” trip in chilly Lone Pine, California, enjoying our final day at the 19th annual Lone Pine Film Festival on Saturday, October 11, 2008. We got up bright and early and left our motel in Independence at about 7:30am. A return visit to the Alabama Hills restaurant kicked off the day, where this time I went for the generic bacon and eggs while Bob stuck with the Eggs Benedict. Read the rest of this entry »
Hank Garrett had been on my list of autographs to get for some ten years, starting way back when he first start appearing at collectors shows in the 1990’s. For one reason or another, I never ended up getting his autograph because he either didn’t show up or Bob forgot to pick it up. So I had pencilled him in yet again when he was scheduled to attend the Collectors Show in Chicago on March 21, 2009. 
The question that I got the most pertaining to my most recent trip to Guatemala was “So why are you going to Guatemala?” The answer was simple enough: No reason really. My friend Bob was looking for his 42nd foreign country to visit and Guatemala seemed as good as a place as any. Many say that the culture and landscape are enticing, so I decided that I’d tag along in touring this foreign and exotic country. This was my first trip with the A.C.T. (Adult Customized Tours) group that is based out of Palm Springs, CA. The only bad thing about the all-inclusive trip was that it left and returned to Los Angeles only, so I was forced to buy a round-trip ticket to L.A. 
I honestly had no intention of having any celebrity encounters during my trip to Guatemala. But as usual, God, the fates, or my personal Guardian Angel had a mind of its own. On Saturday morning March 28, Jimmy took me to LAX right after breakfast where I was meeting Bob as we embarked on our Guatemala trip. Bob had thought that since it was an international flight, we should be there about three hours early. I thought that this might have been a bit earlier than necessary, but I certainly didn’t want to risk being left behind.