The day I met Billy Graham, I was photographing back stage when he walked down the back steps. It so happened that a dozen or so Black ladies, dressed in white dresses had been assigned to hold a rope around the back steps to allow Mr. Graham to come down without a throng of people approaching him. I guess because I was wearing a media tag, no one asked me to move. When he stepped onto the bottom step, there I was. I looked into his deep blue eyes, and he raised his hand to shake mine. It was a fine moment for me as I so respected Mr. Graham and still do. The thing I remember most was his soft hands….He may live on a farm in North Carolina but those hands have scarcely held a hoe! Needless to say, I did not get a photo back stage of Mr. Graham that day.

This book tells about his life as a consultant to presidents. It’s a fine book of his influence over the years. The book is new!

I’m pretty sure that it was on a Wednesday, that I met Mrs. Parks. I was at church downtown when someone told me Rosa Parks was at the Chamber of Commerce just a couple of blocks away. My children were in their Sunday School departments and so I dropped everything, picked up my cameras out of my car and rushed to see Mrs. Rosa Parks. Sure enough she was there for a nice gathering in her honor.

At the time, I had a broken arm from falling off the ladder while painting the house. It was awkward taking photos but I would not have missed this opportunity to photograph Mrs. Parks. I went in and was able to take many photographs of her. Also, I was able to talk with her. ‘Ended up , my arm cast became a big conversation with Mrs. Parks.

The signed books that I have by Mrs. Parks were NOT signed that day but rather I got them on a different date. These are signed by Mrs. Parks. They are now very rare.

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Being one of my first posts on RBAU Express, It was only right that I should post something that had something to do with thinking, speed in thought and the internet. And, since I just returned from Seattle where I visited Microsoft and some of the 200 buildings and yes, even rode past the founder of Microsoft’s house, I thought I’d share something about his book.
Gates’ has written several books but one of his works has to do with the new information age and how quickly things will occur. I’ve put a copy on RBAU.com if you’re interested.

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