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Oh, my....I'll bet that was Grandpa's favorite yarn to spin for the rest of his life....and an interesting one, to boot. He was at the right place and the right time to hear the shoot-out, while, unfortunately, it was the wrong time and place for Bonnie and Clyde!

One of my best yarns to spin is remembering when I saw Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and Princess Margaret up close and personal in July of 1959 when they visited Chicago. Interesting faces, indeed.

Second was meeting the Queen of Denmark at a private dinner party in Oak Park, Illinois, also in the 50's. There was a Danish smorgasbord served where I had my first (and only) taste of eel.

But taking the cake was meeting President Reagan at two private cocktail parties when he came to the Chicago suburbs in two different campaigns. I held public office at that time which is how I got the invites. What a thrill it was.....because the man really had an "aura", a glow.....and a presence about him which made it almost impossible to take your eyes off him.

He was gracious, relaxed, humorous, tanned, tall and handsome, immaculately groomed...and best of all, after four years, he remembered my name when we were shaking hands in the receiving line.

(Someone undoubtedly clued him in on names beforehand, but I defiantly choose not to believe that, LOL).

Leni