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series called X Minus One, which ran in the waning days of network radio back in the 1950’s. In the opening of this show, the announcer dramatically tells listeners that they are about to experience adventures “in which you’ll
ment that would never have existed, build bridges that could not stand up under their own weight, or have UP Big Boys hauling stack trains. The truth is, I chose freelancing first because it just naturally appealed to the contrarian in me, and second, because it fulfilled the need for a creative outlet that was miss- ing in my life during a time when my work was all about being creative. For nearly 25 years I made my living writing advertising, dreaming up TV and radio commercials, magazine ads, and sales brochures for everything from cars to beer. Now you might think a job like that would give me all the creative outlets I could handle and you would be right—up to a point. That point is called “creative freedom,” and in the advertising business it’s normal- ly in very short supply. The creativity involved in advertis-
Summerail presenter Alan Burns (left) and R&R contributor Jerry Jordak (right) enjoy Skyline Chili with R&R publisher Kevin EuDaly and circulation manager Nadean EuDaly in Covington, Ky., during the Summerail dinner break. Your editor’s four-way onion and two cheese coneys await him on the table. STEVE BARRY PHOTO
ing is not the same as the kind used to write poetry or to coax beautiful statu- ary out of a slab of marble. That is pure creativity, the kind that answers only to the heart and soul of the artist.
presentation showed images Mike had taken along Kansas City Southern, Illinois Central, Southern Pacific, Rock Island, and more. Another tribute show followed, as White
River Productions’ Dale Sanders of Ferndale, Wash., presented “Southland.” The images, which will be a part of an upcoming book, covered southern California in the 1950s and 1960s and were taken by the outstanding trio of Gordon Glattenberg, Tom Gildersleeve, and Hank Mills. It’s going to be a heck of a book when it comes out. It was back to the upper reaches of the Midwest once again, this time to Minnesota, as Dan Kwarciany of Eagan, Minn., presented “Railroads Across the Midwest.” While centered on the Twin Cities, the show reached out into the Dakotas and even Missouri for some scenes. The final show of the night was “In Search of the Northwest” by Scott Lothes of Madison, Wis. Scott showed
how today’s railroads have a profound impact on the region, and he shared the story of how he came to appreciate everything about the area. All too soon, Summerail was over. Ron
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