Posts by Jon Hopwood
The choice of Manchester to serve as spearhead in the campaign to improve America’s 17 veterans healthcare systems acknowledges the leadership of Al Montoya and the dedication of the director and his employees. Under Montoya’s watch, the Manchester VAMC has improved its corporate culture.
It’s been 60 years since the Prince of Widescreen Motion Pictures, the Thinking Man’s Epic, was first unspooled before the movie-going public. Winner of a record 11 Academy Awards, the second highest-grossing movie of its time after Gone With the Wind, the 1959 Ben-Hur remains a singular cinematic experience.
When I remember John Weekes, I think of how he was always there for me. When my politics got me into a big rhubarb, when people started avoiding coming on my show, John always showed up. He wasn’t afraid.
Calling John Weekes “Mr. Baseball” was not to use a nickname: John won the title at a national competition of baseball aficionados in Los Angeles. One by one, like batters at a plate being mowed down by a great power pitcher, the contenders were retired. Finally, it was down to John and one other “Stathead.” The tie-breaker was to name all the World Series winners. John Weekes knew all of them, and much more.