Six Generations of First Born Women

Before we left Cody RG visited the two high school teachers that had the greatest impact on his future, Mrs Shauver his English teacher and Mr. Robertson who taught Civics and Political Science. I don't think those subjects are taught any longer in high school, what a loss, especially when we need... Sign in to see full entry.

We still had a day before the reunion picnic and dinner dance. RG had heard there was a big controversy brewing and a town hall meeting was called. Evidently a number of residents of Cody were outraged, OUTRAGED, that porn magazines were seeping into their fair city, (mind you, the year is 1984, not... Sign in to see full entry.

What a surprise to discover that the Whitney Museum had a branch in Cody Wyoming. It was my city slicker snobbery that caused the initial disbelief that such an institution existed here. I'd been to the Whitney in NYC many times and it was my goal as an American artist to get my work shown there.... Sign in to see full entry.

High school reunions can be intimidating affairs. Not so for RG. The reunion itself seemed incidental. It provided an excuse to explore the haunts of his childhood and to introduce me to his family. He also enjoyed seeing me experience the "wild west" for the first time. The first morning in Cody we... Sign in to see full entry.

RG's family was an eclectic hodge-podge of believers and non-believers. He was raised in a quasi - Mormon household. He had his first sexual experience at 25, moved in with the woman, had a child out of wedlock (how quaint that phrase sounds today) and was excommunicated from the church. Now he... Sign in to see full entry.