by Andrew Wood | Jul 11, 2020 | Getting Famous
John Wayne was actually born Marion Robert Morrison. When Marion roamed the neighborhood, h never went anywhere without his Airedale terrier, Duke, at his side. The two were such constant companions that local firefighters began calling the boy ‘Little...
by Andrew Wood | Jul 10, 2020 | Getting Famous
In the 1980s my friend Bobby Clampett was the PGA Tour’s new golden boy, a whiz kid from California who was the “next Jack Nicklaus” only it never quite worked out that way. While he did have a long and profitable career on both the PGA and Champions...
by Andrew Wood | Jul 8, 2020 | Getting Famous
Pat Parelli, was born in California’s Bay Area. He was obsessed with horses at an early age, working in stables from nine years old. At 17, Pat was a natural bareback rider, good enough that he won the Bareback rookie of the year title in 1972. For the next 14...
by Andrew Wood | Jul 6, 2020 | Getting Famous
Richard Branson started a magazine in London and sold t-shirts and records by mail. He made a fortune and sold his record company for a billion dollars to start an airline – and then just about every other business known to man including health clubs, cell phone...
by Andrew Wood | Jul 5, 2020 | Getting Famous
1975, Stallone saw the Muhammad Ali – Chuck Wepner fight also known as the “Bayonne Bleeder”. That match was like a flash of divine inspiration when for a brief moment Wepner knocked Ali to the canvas. That night Stallone went home, and after three...
