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Part 43: Zachary Quill, Porn.

My Dad did three things (that I knew of) to make a living when I was a kid; He coached aspiring performers, cooked in diners, and wrote porn

Part 41: Inspiration in All The Wrong Places

Dad was pacing the room, saying what a great concept the scam was in the film.

Part 38: When Riley Shepard was Riley Cooper in Minneapolis.

Dad, using the name Riley Cooper, produced a live radio show called "Hootenanny Jamboree" from the Flame Cafe in Minneapolis.

Part 36: The Promise

Around the time my father met my mother in 1962, his "creative identity factory" was in full force.

Part 35: Riley's Revolving Door

When I saw this drawing in my late father's box of personal mementos, I was stunned. How on earth did Riley get his wife to pose for this?

Part 33: Burgess Meredith and The Gold Rush

I have no idea if he and Burgess Meredith and Gary Romero made a dime off this album. Or The Quartones, for that matter.

Part 32: No Fireworks.

I know he missed his kids, and that my father had no idea how to stay in touch with them once his relationship with his exes was off

Part 31: Outlaws in the Wild Wild West

In the late 1950s, something went terribly wrong for Riley. So wrong that he dragged his wife (kicking and screaming) out of NY.

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."

Why did my father work so hard to get respect, fair treatment, and equal pay for hillbilly performers, only to squander his own money?

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Part 43: Zachary Quill, Porn.

Part 41: Inspiration in All The Wrong Places

Part 38: When Riley Shepard was Riley Cooper in Minneapolis.

Part 36: The Promise

Part 35: Riley's Revolving Door

Part 33: Burgess Meredith and The Gold Rush

Part 32: No Fireworks.

Part 31: Outlaws in the Wild Wild West

Part 27: When Harry Met Riley

Part 26: "Here Comes Peter Cottontail."

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