Richard Riley Shepard

Part 103: Riley and The Library of Congress, Stack 50

Today is Sunday, November 26th, 2023. On Thanksgiving, we had two friends over, Monte and Mary Ellen. I've known Monte since we were...

Part 101: Stationary

Currently using Riley's fake ASCAP stationary for shopping lists. I couldn't bring myself to throw it out, especially not this one, it's...

Part 95: Bonnie & Clyde

Two years ago, I found out about a plan Riley hatched. He wanted to get back together with Jan and leave town.

Part 90: Dream On

They told their mother in Spanish "we brought home a stray dog." I didn't speak Spanish, but much later, the sisters told me...

Part 84: The Hayride

I'd been invited to go on a hayride in the small town of Porterville. Where the ride ended has stayed with me for decades.

Part 83: Riley Shepard's Most Dreaded Houseguest & The Encyclopedia of Folk Music

My father said that part of his encyclopedia of folk music was burned in a fire, and that he'd have to start all over. Was it true?

Part 78: Pleasant Valley Road

Part 77: Brother From Another Mother

Another half-brother.

Part 59: Riley Often Claimed He Wrote The Song "Blue Christmas."

When I was a little girl, my father told me that he wrote the song "Blue Christmas". I'm pretty sure the first time he told me that is when

Part 57: Riley Shepard History, His Journal, and A Video Clip

Today is Sunday, December 20th, 2020. The historic Cliff House restaurant, which first opened 157 years ago, will close. 180 employees...