by Gerry Furgason | Aug 30, 2023 | KENTUCKY DERBY, Uncategorized
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...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 29, 2023 | Artists and Friends, FAMOUS PEOPLE, PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
The Kernen family had been racehorse fans since the time when Mr. Kernen owned a Tavern on Preston Street. The children were entertained by listening to customers who quoted odds and gave descriptions of lineage and muscle tone. So when Frank and his...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 24, 2023 | FAMILY, Uncategorized
“Make him stop that noise!” It was not the first time I would hear a relative utter that critical demand in early 1961 while gathered for a meal in the McKayStreet dining room. I looked over to see four-year-old, D.J. savoring his mashed...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 23, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS, Uncategorized
I have managed my later years in the same manner that I handled art shows. What is on the public display wall should be counted. Private items stashed behind the booth, although very necessary to put an organized display together, do not count and are not for...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | POEMS, Uncategorized
BIRDS AND SHIPS AND CLOUDS (c)Gerry K. Furgason You were very small and I so tall when we shared your childhood years. “Can I sit on your lap, Mama?” and we talked of birds and ships and clouds. Too soon you moved from...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL, Uncategorized
Purchasing the “Brown House” in 1995 began another chapter in my adventures of rehabbing old houses. The two-story brick building was located at 730 East Chestnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky, right next to the “Pink House” which is why I thought it a...
