There are a bunch of Pardee built homes in the Southwest part of Las Vegas (Spring Valley) where at one time this reporter spent a number of great days racing around on a very-special racetrack. It was simply called, among the competitors and locals, the Stardust Raceway. Its official tile was The Stardust International Raceway. […]
During a person’s lifetime, we are confronted by choices that can honestly make a difference in your life. There are often roads in front of us, and unknowingly we make a decision—hopefully we take the right path. For many the decision became their future path. Unfortunately for me at least, I chose the wrong path […]
Well, gang, I’m back from my “vacation” to the Bahama’s ! Now as most vacations go there is the good, bad, and ugly to report. First off we (my friend Trisha and I), boarded a Southwest Airline flight out of Las Vegas in route to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida with a quick stop in Kansas City. […]
Well, gang, the Annual Las Vegas Book Festival kicks off this Saturday at 9 a.m. at the old 5th Street School, 401 South 4th Street, located across the street from the Federal Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas. And, guess what? Yours truly, along with fellow author, Karen Leslie, will be there all day selling and […]
This is the true story as told to me (Norm Johnson – the author), by three of the actual participants, when we met in the mid-sixties. The reason I was able to meet the pilots, and get the behind the scenes stories was because of my grandfather Zelotis Morse, who worked for Donald Douglas at the […]
Well, gang, forgive me but the lead article this week will be about an author I’m very well acquainted with—Me, Norm Johnson. A book I had published back in 2006 that sold a few thousand copies and then went thud is back alive. I have no idea why the first book never really got off […]
Took a real vacation for nearly two weeks. Part of it was spent on the Pacific Ocean in a cruise ship called “Splendor,” owned by Carnival Cruises. its destination was the Mexican Riviera. Had a real cool balcony room on deck 8. Swear it was like riding in my new Chevrolet, real smooth as we […]
Photo: Norm Johnson racing the Baja As a former competitor from 1969 till 1982, this reporter participated in some of the greatest off-road races in the world. Among them was, of course my very own Mint 400 which will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary in March 2018, and the famous Baja, California races: The 1000, […]
Last week was one of those rare weeks, where I was the recipient of a public relations campaign for a fantastic program: “Operation Recognition!” Now you probably haven’t heard much about this program, as the local newspapers do not seem to cover veteran projects very often. I hadn’t heard of it myself, until I returned […]
I lost a friend on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2016. November is the 11th month of the year. Add 11 and 2 and you get 13. That was an important number for my friend. You see 13 was his lucky number: His home address, phone numbers and anything to do with his life have had the […]