tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245713210697867499.post781696203598072108..comments2023-03-24T05:50:29.791-04:00Comments on deborah wiles: field notes: politician of the century: LBJUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245713210697867499.post-15961597219231122552013-07-19T11:41:20.289-04:002013-07-19T11:41:20.289-04:00Thanks, Elizabeth! Jo Ellen is in book two, which ...Thanks, Elizabeth! Jo Ellen is in book two, which takes place in Mississippi, where you'll meet Sunny, age 12, and her family. I hope you'll love them, too! xoxoDebbie Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785048910673370370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245713210697867499.post-306386237231343072013-07-18T22:47:25.726-04:002013-07-18T22:47:25.726-04:00I just finished Countdown. Excellent! My mom was 1...I just finished Countdown. Excellent! My mom was 13 when the Berlin wall was built, and 14 during the Cuban Missile Crisis. I was 13 when the Berlin Wall came down. <br /><br />It is so riveting to read your story--of what it felt like to live near D.C. at that time. My mom was in southern NJ. Seeing the pop culture and all of the Freedom Rider stuff going on, along with Camelot is so cool. It just fits better. The songs we still know--where they came from, etc...<br /><br />Please tell me your next book includes the same characters?<br /><br />Thanks so much!<br /><br />ElizabethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245713210697867499.post-9154356017236218342013-07-13T16:34:09.359-04:002013-07-13T16:34:09.359-04:00Hey, Jef. I have that documentary -- it's exce...Hey, Jef. I have that documentary -- it's excellent. I didn't know you were from Texas! My sister lives outside Dallas and is married to a born-and-bred Texan who promises, after a short, job-related stint outside the state, never to live anywhere but on Texan soil. Their kids may be more Texan than I am American. I know you know what I mean! <br /><br />Have you read THE SON yet? I'm anxious to tuck into that big novel of Texas. I always think of you as one of our cultured southerners.... :> xoxoDebbie Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785048910673370370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6245713210697867499.post-62166972793339939182013-07-13T13:07:22.956-04:002013-07-13T13:07:22.956-04:00There's a good documentary series on LBJ, Amer...There's a good documentary series on LBJ, American Experience: LBJ. It used to be available to stream on Netflix, but seems to no longer be available.<br /><br />Growing up in Texas, I had many relatives cut from a similar cowhide as LBJ. It truly is a different place from the rest of the country. Several Georgians have advised me I'm a Texan, not a Southerner, which I find amusing.<br /><br />Looking forward to the second book. Jef Blockerhttp://www.cultofjef.comnoreply@blogger.com