Willie Sparks was one of the veterans we interviewed in 2008 when we traveled to Minneapolis for the 492nd Bomb Group Reunion. Sadly, he folded his wings just before Thanksgiving, giving me pause to reflect on his life and service.

It looks like a trailer, smells like a trailer, but it's called a teaser tape. Why? because trailers are for films attempting a theatrical release and teasers are for projects that are being pitched to cable net executives.

Four years ago today, my father passed away. Here's to remembering him and his legacy which lives on.

When is an update not an update? Allow me to explain Watson.

The 2011 North Pickenham Liberators are ready to take to the skies and bombard their opponents into quivering masses of jelly.....Oh Boy.....it must be time for Fantasy Football to start up again!!

In the independent film business, securing funding can be an adventure in insanity!

One of the wonders of working freelance is, you never know who you're going to meet, and how those meetings and relationships can forge new partnerships and friendships into the future. Such was the case for me yet again recently when fate brought Fiona and Justin Hall into my world.

Paths of Hate — I Love it!

As a full time employee of the Dallas Film Society, I've been turned on to an animated submission called "Paths of Hate" which features a WWII dogfight that is exactly the style I've been dreaming of for my CREW 713 documentary. Check it out and I think you'll agree!

It's been over a month since I've written my last blog. A lot has happened over this time and much of it deals directly with my film. First of all, to be perfectly honest, not a lot happened to the film in 2010. There were several funding pitches and proposals that were submitted and rejected […]

You know how you're looking at the Mona Lisa and something just ain't right? That cryptic smile. What was she really thinking? We'll never know. And so it seems we'll never know the real answer to Sergeant Picard's Tie. Allow me to explain. Several years ago, While looking at the crew photo of the men […]

I found out today about the passing of Mr. Milton Goodridge. Milton was one of the eight veterans we interviewed in Minneapolis in 2008. He was a wonderful and gentle man and he will be missed. I would like to offer my condolences to his wife Betty and the Goodridge family. Mr. Goodridge had a […]

As I mentioned in my last entry, I had finally located the family of Gerald "Barney" Edwards. Barney was the tail gunner on CREW 713. Energized by my recent success in locating the Edwards family, I turned my vast sleuthing skills to locating the family of John D. McCarthy. McCarthy was the left waist gunner, […]