Haines His Way

RIP - Robert Redford, 89

This is all prologue to this post. Several years ago, I reconnected with Joe, who nowe lives in Austin, TX. We sorta keep in touch, maybe once a year. This morning I received this email:
   I enjoyed your book so much, you brought your characters to life and have a gift with words and putting them together.
Somewhere between the journey to the center of the earth and the caroling, I realized that I had two new friends, a pair of delightful kitties named Annabelle and Thatch.  I do wish I could really meet them, but it sounds like we’re both old and creaky enough that travel is out of the question.  At least I can thank you for my introducing me to my wonderful new friends, ask you to give them big hugs from “Uncle Joe”, and urge you to take care of yourself and keep on writing.
   I hope this not the last I hear about my new friends.

In the meantime, go to 16:00 in this video - an episode of The Girl With Something Extra, starring Sally Field and John Davidson. I did this as a favor to Bob Claver and the other Partridge Family folks - they'd just call me and tell me I had a part and when to show up. One day, in and out in an hour. I just remember Sally trying to watch what I was doing because everyone was laughing. She was very sweet. So was John. But this episode is loaded with one scene actors who are very well known.

https://youtu.be/Ofd6xmsZopA?si=D6kWJrM-DfVFwuwR