CHRONOLOGY

  1946         Born, August 25, 1946, Bayside, Queens, New York 1950         Family moves to Fort Myers, Florida
 1952         Attends Tice Elementary School, Fort Myers, Florida 1955         Age 9, receives first typewriter, a used 1926 Underwood; writes "The Talking Freckle Story”
 1956        Age 10, appears on local TV show and recites "The Talking Freckle Story”
                                     Performs comedy routines and pantomime impersonations of Elvis Presley
                                     Becomes ball boy for Pittsburg Pirates during spring training camp at Terry Park in Fort Myers   1957         Attends Orange River Elementar...