Nice fun topic this 4th of July and boy-oh-boy do some of us date ourselves as we recall those who impress us. Back in the day....lol....as president of the Association of Women Students on a small college campus, I was on tv with Marilyn VanDerbur. She was Miss America in 1957-8 and a delightful person who later founded the American Coalition for Abuse Awareness and One voice, plus Miss America By Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love.
Another fun visit for me was playing the piano in the Estes Park, Co. Stanley Hotel when the spirits-ghost-whatever locked up the keys and sent a chill up my back until I sat up straight. It has been said that Flora Stanley's ghost (wife of 1909 builder) has played the piano in the early morning hours. The Stanley is also where Stephen King got his inspiration for his novel The Shining.