Riley Shepard’s Promise | Stacya Silverman

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 40: The Bank of England

See if you notice anything about this letter, below. Take your time.

Part 39: Memory: Person, Woman, Man, Bird, Tailpipes.

Marion's biological mother basically said to her, "No, that's not him." The thing is, Marion and I both had our DNA tested.

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 37: Jan and Riley

Once, when they were in a group of people, Riley said, "Remember when we met Kris Kristofferson?" Everyone turned to look at Jan.

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 34: Riley's Roulette

Morris Levy was described by AllMusic as "a notorious crook who swindled artists out of their owed royalties."

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: Short Blog on Riley's life in 1958

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