MY Collaboration with Actor, Singer: Ricky Nelson in the Mid Winter of ''80: PART II
CONTINUES PART II:
Then she departs, ... his newfound friend
stands (clueless me, no intro of her) I with Rick ... waiting
wife comes--(Hellooo Oh) newfound by brochure stand
he says, "My wife Kris." "Hm" <--(My utterance--smiling, as I'm at a lost for words)
Hollywood idol, Mark Harmon,
of NCIS, fame,
ex kid brother dragged dirt open,
aim to de-fame Fam's name.
Mark's Hollywood goal was envy
of brother-in-law's f/name,
(Older) Sis., digger of gold, I'm told--Vie
[[[Ricky's Plane]]] + [[[Sibling's Game]]]
"Welcome (hotel name) Mrs. Nelson, Mam, my name's William" (pointing to my name tag) she then says, "Oh that's a rather unusual name?" I replied, "It's Hawaiian, Mrs. Nelson, Mam, my last name." "Oh, you're Hawaiian, you didn't tell me." "Yes, I am Hawaiian, Mr. Nelson, Sir." "Ke...ka, --how do you pronounce it?" "I pronounce it with no difficulty, Mr. Nelson, Sir." They both broke out laughing rather heartily that early morning, a much-needed thing that they seemed to have been lacking for quite some time now. Accreditations either to my sociology degree or Mom's piety--their chuckles persist, therefore, it goes to Mom, as the sociology would have gotten one of them to laugh and the other confused. After that exchange, we walked to the elevators, I went on to say, "I do hope your three-day stay with us will be pleasant, and do naught hesitate to call upon me, --again, my name's William, you may omit my last name since there's one William that operates from the Front of the House, and without any questioning, the hotel can reach me when you require my services, there is no cause for hesitation. This way to the lift so that I may attend (the resort elevators/lifts can be operated manually or automated)
"No, I'll use the buttons." (Says Rick)
Soon nineteen-eighty will then square,
I know what's coming next ...
suite keys for this one-song wonder,
plus for his to-be ex ...
... who's just two minutes steps be took
amidst a marriage sham
Rick had said, Gold Digger--she looks
plain Jane at 4 a.m. (unnoticed Ft Knox cluttered leather gloved hands)
'Twas a choice time of sharing with
me ... affects his, "Good Night!"
Waits by the Lift, -- upstart wordsmith, (I said)
"Tis morning, Sir!" "You're right!" (he replied)
"Call me by my real name, Rick .. (he chose Ricky be his alias name, hence, his registry card went unchanged) Bye!" Elevator shuts.
The tabloids are in a frenzy,
bits of no, ifs, and buts.
His family are famous stars,
Ozzie and Harriet,
his older bro., and him--guitars
... music too, passionate.
December 30, Check- ...
Out Time "1980,
"Goodbye, Mrs Nelson, Mam--Rick, Sir!"
[And to her, Helen Blair] I said, "Goodbye Mam!"
[My stellar guest list was of particular interest ... Wife, three Sisters minus Mom were into the tabloids] Helen and Rick are not living together. True, Helen was their next-door neighbor. Rick & Kris had a nice house in southern California, and Helen lived next door in Nevada. Rick was like an In & Out Burger--not by choice, Kris was the "take-out" kicker.
After Sam their youngest was born in 1975, she accused him of infidelity in 1977, and in 1982 Rick & Kris officially divorced. She wanted him to end his singing career that supported his drug addiction and Rick said singing supported her spending addiction.
Rick & Helen, whom he met in 1980 (as well as myself), died in that Texas plane crash almost to the day Five years later 12/31/1985, along with his 1 sound tech and his 4-men band mates 2-man crew.
Sibling rivalry between older sis Kris & kid bro actor Mark Harmon turned for the worst in 1987 joining Mark was actress Pam Dawber in their pursuit of adopting her son Sam which wasn't what Kris wanted. They accused her of drugs, hence, the adoption, & she accused Pam of drugs--bro Mark drops filing. VERY SAD, Mark refused his sister's bedside contrition when she passed in 2018.
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