Part 27: When Harry Met Riley
Leslie repeated a story her mother told, that Harry Belafonte had come to their apartment for dinner, and sang to her when she was a baby.
Part 26: "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" and Riley Sells Songs...
Why did my father work so hard to get respect, fair treatment, and equal pay for hillbilly performers, only to squander his own money?
Part 25: Riley's Son, My Half-Brother, Richard Shepard
Richard told me that the night of his birth at the Doctor’s Hospital in Manhattan, Riley had made a bet that Truman would win the Presidency
Part 24: Living the Life of Riley
Victor Shepard had stories to tell. He loved to gossip. "Your father was the horniest man I've ever met," Victor said.
Part 23: Fact Checking, & Lying Liars, & The Lies They Tell, & Why They Lie
Here's what I grapple with. Did my father believe his lies sometimes, or lie so often that he became confused about reality?