Emory Schley: ‘Follow’-ing ‘That Dream’ of long, long ago
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A long, long time ago, when Life was much slower and far less frenetic than today, there was plenty of excitement around these parts especially in Ocala, Inglis and Inverness. Why? Because it’s not every day when the most popular movie star in the world descends upon the area. Especially when that movie star also happens to be the “King of Rock and Roll” and one of the biggest show business stars ever.
The “Tupelo Twister” himself, also known as Elvis Aaron Presley, came to town to make a movie based on a book entitled, “Pioneer, Go Home!” That title was apparently considered a bit prosaic by the movie producers so they changed the name of the cinematic version of the story to “Follow That Dream.”
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Emory Schley: Some ‘vacations’ are refreshing; others, not so much! Ocala Star-Banner
Well, hello there again, good friends and neighbors!
There for a while, I was wondering if I would ever get back behind a keyboard again. My overly adventurous spirit has definitely been outdoing itself lately. In case you’re wondering what happened to me, here are some of the gruesome details of my little “vacation”:
During my absence from this page, in one 13-day period, I was taken to the Emergency Room at Ocala Regional Medical Center THREE times. Two of those times, I was admitted to the main hospital as a patient.
In Hollywood, Preston was best known for roles in movies like “Space Camp,” “Twins,” “Jerry Maguire” and “For Love of the Game.” The Associated Press published a full accounting of her career.
But in Marion County, Preston was just as much remembered as a person who was raising her family, contributing to good causes and trying to help the community in any way she could.
Emory Schley: Calluses in strange places are mystifying
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A number of years ago, decades actually, when I worked at the Citrus County Chronicle, which was headquartered then in Inverness, I was quite confounded by a little discovery I made at work one day. I noticed that I had developed a callus on the inside of my right wrist, just below the base of the thumb, and adjacent to where one’s pulse is taken.
I stopped working on whatever it was I was doing at that moment, and marveled at my callus. HOW in the world, I exclaimed to no one in particular, do you develop a callus on your WRIST? I looked once again, tested it with the fingers of my left hand, and convinced myself it was indeed a callus on my wrist, plain as day.