Nevada Bob Gordon

The early consensus is that Nevada Bob Gordon's newly released memoir, 50 Years with the Wrong Woman  is a real page-turner. Here are some of the early reviews that have been shared. Posted today on Amazon: Memoir of a Colorful Western Character This memoir is overflowing with insightful anecdotes about living life fully. The author is a jokester, badass, and gifted storyteller; he is also a singing cowboy with several CDs to his credit. The breadth of his 80 years of life experience (including 58 years of marriage) is awesome. His stories about working in the Seattle Police Force are particularly compelling. As the memoir progresses, it becomes more of a cowboy tale as he works on different ranches out West, continuing to engage in tomfoolery and new adventures. He and his family face numerous crises, most of which they miraculously survive and others that are tragic. This is a great book to read with a couple of beers – once you start it, you will find it hard to put down. * * *...

That Nevada Bob Gordon lived an uncommon life only makes sense when you consider his uncommon roots. When I read this story of Bob and his grandmother Emily  (pictured here)   on a flight to Reno, I quickly understood where Bob gets his sense of humor. Here are two excerpts from chapter 2 in his book. Soon after we (Carol and I) moved into our new home, I was approached by my grandmother  Emily Sharp. Emily was a young-appearing, attractive woman in  her early 60s. She wanted to fly to Reno, Nevada, so she could gamble  because she loved bingo games. Her husband, Bill Sharp, was working  on a job that took him out of the country for extended periods of time,  so she asked me to accompany her to Reno. Carol was not interested in the slightest in coming with us. This  enabled us to take advantage of a particularly lucrative package offered  by Reno Casinos; soon, Emily had arranged for us to fly as man and  wife. During the flight, the ste...