All of the stories in this audiobook are important to me. All of them stem from my own personal memories and life experiences growing up here in Vincennes. Whether good or bad memories it doesn't matter; they were all a big part part of my life growing up here, and none of them are any less important than the next one. What I've found to be really interesting - and even a bit flattering at times, too - was the fact that I've always managed to spark a happy memory for my listeners within my first three volumes, and I'm hoping that the stories in this audiobook will help to spark a happy memory for someone again.

We are all the same, you and I, within the overall scheme of life. We may have come from totally different backgrounds or been born on a different side of town or hung out with a different crowd.

But we are all only human, with human emotions and feelings and memories and enjoy reliving those old memories now and then, if only for a brief period of time. Things have changed so much since I was a kid, I relish the idea of closing my eyes and thinking back on a happier time when life was so much more simple and fun and safe and happy.

And if my stories can help someone else to relive their own happy memories, I am more than happy to help out.

As you have already noticed, I'm quite sure, I don't use any big fancy words or put on any airs to make a good impression on anyone. I'm just me, for better or worse, a simple man, a baby boomer with a lot of memories and opinions to share with others about times and subjects that are dear to all of our hearts.

I hope that's good enough for my fans, because I think these stories will surely touch someone in one way or another.

I guess we'll see, huh?