by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | FAMOUS PEOPLE
“If the painter wishes to see enchanting beauties, he has the power to produce them. If he wishes to see monstrosities, whether terrifying, or ludicrous and laughable, or pitiful, he has the power and authority to create them. . . Indeed, whatever exists in the...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | LOUISVILLE
Not having a vehicle that week, I found myself sitting on my cane/chair on a rainy day waiting for my ride. This was my last Doctor’s appointment for the week. My waiting times have turned out to be productive times. I think about times past and times...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | LOUISVILLE
For the information of my relatives and friends, the Carmelite nuns are no longer in the Monastery on Newberg Road in Louisville, Kentucky. Back in the days when they lived there, I would quite often visit the barrel in their front hallway to request prayers for...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | KENTUCKY DERBY
And then there was the time when D.J. and I followed in my Mother’s footsteps and worked at The Kentucky Derby. Aunt Frances and her son, Pete had been employed there. To continue the family tradition of being involved with horse racing on Central Avenue,...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | KENTUCKY DERBY
Birth Certificates listing Kentucky in the Place Of Birth section may not have “candidate for Derby Fever” typed in small print but all such documents might as well have that phrase spelled out in bold letters. Every Kentuckian understands and...
