

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