Dean's List - Episode 17

But I thought it would be interesting to do this podcast as sort of a precursor to writing a book.

I have this idea for writing a life story, and I've never heard a book or a story being told quite exactly this way, but...

I want to start with my dad and his birth in 1936, because he had a really fascinating life.

And I know all of these incredible stories about him, but I don't exactly know if some of them are true.

I don't know if, you know, I have a lot of missing pieces in this story.

But I do know what I know, and I know what I've known to be true for most of my life, And I thought I would just write his life story through my eyes, which I think would be interesting.

And I would tell the stories as I know them.

And I'm going to tell them on this podcast.

And then I'm going to use this podcast as sort of a note program.

to gather my thoughts and write a book.

And so that's kind of the goal of this whole thing.

And I'm starting today with just kind of welcoming you guys and opening this back up again after having not done the podcast for quite a while.

And anyone out there, by the way, when I tell these stories, if you know facts that are different or you know something I don't know or you want to share your stories, by all means, contact me.

And I'm totally open to you disputing my stories.

I just know what I've heard.

I know what I believe to be the truth.

And that's what I'm going with.

And as I think it was Waylon Jennings who said, don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.

That might have been Johnny Cash, or it could have been Waylon Jennings.

Now, if any of you know that, please contact me and let me know who said that.

But I said it tonight, so there you go.