Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter:
- 50th Wedding Anniversary Events
- More honors for my father and At First Light
- Last Month’s Blogs at DrWalt.com
1) 50th Wedding Anniversary Events
- A Re-Do on a Sophomoric Marriage Proposal 50 years ago
- Barb and I were engaged on Valentine’s eve, February 13, 1973, and then married on November 17, 1973. I was an idiot and my proposal, although accepted, was not done well, to say the least. So, I decided for a redo, and on February 13, 2023, the 50th Anniversary of my first proposal, I did the second one (the re-do) much “more better.” Best of all, she accepted. Although the audio is not good, a friend videoed the event. You can see the video here when it premiers on my YouTube channel on November 15.
- European Adventure
- In October, we had the two-week trip of a lifetime celebrating being friends for 67 years (since we were 5 years old), a romantic couple for 55 years, and married for 49 years (at the time). We started with 3 days in Amsterdam, then a 7-day Rhine River Viking cruise through Holland, Germany, France, to Switzerland. Then a day in Basel, two days in Lucerne, a day in Zurich, and the icing on the cake was three days in Paris ending with a celebration dinner at the Eifel Tower. Wowser. It was wonderful, and I’ll blog the details soon.
- November 16-20, the Larimore clan from Atlanta and Colorado Springs will gather for a family weekend of festivities and celebration.
2) More honors for my father and At First Light:
- An exhibit honoring Dad and his heroics opened at the LSU Military Museum on October 26 in Baton Rouge. Barb and I were there for the ribbon cutting. I also did a book signing and gave a presentation about him. I hope to post the presentation in a blog in the next few weeks.
- At First Light, the book about dad, and I were featured at the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge on October 28. I gave a presentation to a pack-out room. It went very well.
- Here’s some recent publicity on the book:
- I’m delighted that as of 11/01/23, the book has received 509 ratings with about 94% being 5-star ratings (477) on sites such as Amazon (219 ratings [206 5-star]), GoodReads (121 ratings [105 5-star]), Barnes & Noble (72 [71 5-star]), Walmart (54 ratings [52 are 5-star]), and Target (43 ratings [all 5-star]).What a blessing!
- I’ve now met with two movie/documentary producers who may be interested in putting At First Light on the silver screen. We’ll see.
3) Last Month’s Blogs at DrWalt.com:
- Mondays: “Ask Dr. Walt” – for those wanting to be more “highly healthy”
- Wednesdays: Miscellaneous
- Fridays: An Apple A Day. I briefly discuss medical and health news.
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4) Last Month’s Happenings:
- October 4-21, Barb and I traveled to Europe to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary (well, the actual date is November 17, but we went while the weather was better).
- 10/4, flew to Amsterdam
- 10/5-6, Amsterdam
- 10/7, Boarded our Viking long boat and set sail
- 10/8, Kinderdijk
- 10/9, Cologne
- 10/10, Koblenz and Rudesheim
- 10/11, Speyer
- 10/12, Strasbourg
- 10/13, Breisach (and visited Colmar where my dad fought in WWII)
- 10/14, Deboard, Basel, bullet train to Lucerne
- 10/15, Lucerne
- 10/16, Zurich
- 10/17, Bullet train to Paris
- 10/18-20, Paris, including an anniversary meal on the Eifel Tower
- 10/21, Flew home
- October 25-31, we were in Baton Rouge for some At First Light events
- Thursday, October 26, I gave a keynote presentation and a book signing at the opening of an exhibit honoring my father, Philip B. Larimore, Jr., at the LSU Military Museum at the Memorial Tower.
- Saturday, October 28, At First Light was a featured book at the Louisiana Book Festival. I gave a presentation and did a lively Q&A.
- Sunday, October 30, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of my father’s passing at his and mom’s graves at the Port Hudson National Military Cemetery
5) Upcoming Events:
- Nov 21-24, Barb and I will be in New Orleans to celebrate a romantic and grateful Thanksgiving with each other.
- Nov 24-31, we’ll drive to Baton Rouge for the 50th anniversary of the LSU Cheerleader classes of 1972-1973.
6) Past Three Editions:
- October 2023
- Wonderful trips
- More honors for my Father: LSU Museum exhibit, OCS Hall of Fame nomination
- At First Light news: Page Turner Award shortlist for Book of the Year, Louisiana Book Festival, more nice reviews
- September 2023
- My Father inducted into the 3rd Infantry Division’s Marne Hall of Fame
- Other At First Light news
- Philip B. Larimore, Jr. Exhibit at the LSU Military Museum
- Louisiana Book Festival
- Great book reviews continue
- August 2023
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- My Father inducted into the 3rd Infantry Division’s Marne Hall of Fame
- Colorado Springs station’s coverage of Dad and his book
- Other At First Light news
- International Page Turner Book Award Finalist
- Possible Movie or Mini-Series
- Possible Medal of Honor
- Louisiana Book Festival
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