It’s kind of a dream come true to grow up in Waterbury, going to movies and concerts at the legendary Palace Theater, and then one day have your own name and image on the marquee (with a “Sold Out” addendum no less!). But that’s where I was 4/1/25 for a presentation based on my “illness memoir” called “First They Kill You,” based on my recent nearly overwhelming medical setbacks and the subsequent miracle of stem-cell replacement. If you’re interested in reading the first chapter (trust me, it’s entertaining), it’s posted below, with more to follow. I’d love to find a publisher for it, but this will have to do for now.
Congratulations Charley, Wish I’d been there to see it and say hello!!
Cheers,
Robert
Congratulations Charley! If it weren’t sold out I would have been there! I am also assuming this is not some kind of elaborate April Fools joke.
It’ll be published, and then you’ll be on the main stage, where you belong.
Still got a lump in my throat, it was that moving.
This is fantastic, Charley!
I can imagine your excitement. Any chance there’s video or a livestream in the future?
Sorry, no video. Maybe if I do it again I’ll think of that.
An incredible story, and every beautiful word of this story should be published. Thank you, Charley
Thank you, Bobbie. More to come. Hoping to find a publisher.