Grandaddy Drove An Oldsmobile
Memoirs of Worthington, Ohio in the 1950’s
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He was Poice Chief Frank Harrison, and he always drove an Oldsmobile. His Olds was usually an 88, as he often stated 98's were added chrome for added money. The 88 fit his image as a police cheif of a major city. It was strong and dependable. When not in uniform, Grandaddy wore a double breasted suit, a wide tie, and a sharp hat from a well known haberdasher in Columbus. He resembled a police detective from an early 1950's black and white movie. His gruff, no nonsense voice was similar to that of the actor, Howard Duff. Boomer and Splinters often saw pictures of him in the Columbus Evening Dispatch, at a crime scene discussing strategy with his police sommisioner.
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Grandaddy Drove An Oldsmobile is a tale of the 1950's about two skinny twin urchins living in the colonial and historic village of Worthington, Ohio. Their adventures encompass exploring the woods and ravines in Davy Crocket coonskin hats and walking around with their cowboy hats and fanner fifties revolvers. Their love of American cars, family members who are vivid characters,emerging rock and roll music, and their creation of havoc in the village is well told. This is a tale of the innocent years before assassinations, and an asian war that damaged the American psyche itself.
About the Author
I have memories of my family members, their historical roots, the vivid american cars of the 1950's, the emerging rock and roll music, colorful characters, and the positive mood of the country during the Eisenhower years and post World War II. I know those times in detail and have the ability to communicate them by writing a book for others to feel that mood and those times. My family dated back to the early settlers of Worthington, Ohio in the early 1800's and to early settlers of our country, coming from England in 1637 to Massachusetts. My great grandfather was in the Civil War, my grandfather in World War I, and I was in the Vietnam War. I lived in a village where most people knew one another, bought a new or used car every year, began watching television, listening to pop then rock and roll and showed some very positive values. I currently live in Denver, Colorado. I graduated from Worthington High School (as my great grand parents, grandparents, father did) in 1964. I then attended Ohio State University and graduated in December, 1968. I was immediately drafted into the US Army in January of 1969 and sent to Vietnam in July, 1969. After 14 months there, I was discharged honorably and traveled for a year. I moved to Gunnison, Colorado in 1971 to attend graduate school. Upon graduation I returned to Ohio. I worked in social welfare, was married in 1976, and moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in Spring of 1976. My wife and I had two daughters, Courtney and Meredith. My wife and I divorced in 1985. At that time I was a juvenile parole officer. I moved to Denver. I started a gay lifestyle. I stayed emotionally close to my daughters. I had one long term relationship with another man. I went into real estate in 1991, had a successful career and semi-retired in 2010 to write.