Nevada Bob Gordon

Scenes from Nevada Bob's New England Cruise The Maine Lighthouse Nevada Bob with Per Hanson Fotos courtesy  Gary Firstenberg . After losing his wife a couple years ago, Nevada Bob  lost himself in the writing of his memoirs, publishing  his personal saga,  50 Years with the Wrong Woman The Life of Nevada Bob: Adventures with Family, Friends and Foes You can  find the book here .

After finishing his seventh CD recording session in Nashville, Nevada Bob and photographer Gary Firstenberg have been on another road trip, zigging and zagging North, South, East and West. Here are some photos from their latest road trip adventure. Nevada Bob with Patsy Cline's piano. Nevada Bob is looking toward the future. After losing his wife a couple years ago, Nevada Bob  lost himself in the writing of his memoirs, publishing  his personal saga,  50 Years with the Wrong Woman The Life of Nevada Bob: Adventures with Family, Friends and Foes You can find the book here .

In the heart of Miami's Little Havana there's a wonderful little store named Sentir Cubano. When Nevada Bob Gordon was in Miami this fall he discovered this hidden gem on Calle 8, a store dedicated to Cuban culture.  Nevada Bob met owner Maria Vazquez they hit it off famously. Maria described him as a true American hero. " Bob is part of the culture we present here in the store. Hard working, successful, positive people....  He's like an All-American Cowboy... He's an amazing person. It's commendable when you are 83 and still going,"  Vazquez said. Maria and Miguel Vazquez opened the store in 2001. "It was time to create a store dedicated to Cuban culture," she said. Thus was born Sentir Cubano. Maria shared some of her own story. "Our parents brought us here (to Miami) when we were kids, in 1960-61. As we were growing up we didn't fully appreciate our background. But when we became older we discovered afresh how rich our culture is. We...

Way down South, they have a Studio B The country folks had a jamboree They're drinking home brew from a wooden cup The folks dancing got all shook up This photo was taken at RCA Studio B. This is the original piano from back in the day. Elvis himself played it many times. * * *  Nevada Bob is still having fun. Here are some of the photos Gary Firstenberg took this week as Bob laid down another set of tracks backed up by some of Nashville's best. Special shout out to Charlie McCoy who makes Bob and every other musician feel at home here in the Capitol of Country. * * *  Drummer Charlie Bayers Nevada Bob with Drummer Ray Von Rotz (L) and the captain of the General Jackson Showboat (R). Joanna Ottley from Chicago writing lyrics for "Me and Bobby McGee."  Joanna also sang backup vocals for "Night Train to Memphis." Nevada Bob with Charley McCoy and members of Bayer's band. Thanks for your down home hospitality. If you can't find Nevada Bob's  50 Year...

This week Nevada Bob is in Nashville recording his sixth album, once again surrounded by some of Nashville's finest session musicians including Charlie McCoy, who famously played that wonderful guitar work on Bob Dylan's Desolation Row. In addition to five albums with Dylan, McCoy has recorded with  Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, Perry Como, Roy Orbison, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Ringo Starr, Tanya Tucker, Nancy Sinatra, Gordon Lightfoot, Manhattan Transfer, Jerry Lee Lewis, Waylon Jennings, Chet Atkins, Ray Stevens and countless others.  In 1972 he won a Grammy for his album The Real McCoy, and went on to record 44 or 45 albums of his own.  It may be common for young people to think of folks in their 80s as old geezers, but you can be certain that not all people are cut from the same cloth. It is inspiring to see men in their 80s still going strong, creating new work and having fun pursuing new adventures. What an inspiration it is to ...

Another happy Nevada Bob fan. "I lost my wife's copy of Nevada Bob's audiobook," Jack said, adding, " I'll probably never hear the end of it." * * *  It's fun to have fans. And Nevada Bob seems to be gathering them. Tall and lean, the modest octogenarian loves to engage with people. Sometimes he's just looking for an opening to sing one of his songs like Bad Movie Blues ("Sometimes life is like a bad movie") and other times he may fall back to one of his favorite covers like House of the Rising Sun . This young man on the right side of this page enjoyed meeting Bob.  NEXT WEEK Nevada Bob is returning to Nashville to record a new album. If you happen to be there and see a tall, lanky guy in a cowboy hat, ask him to sing you a song or tell you a story. His book 50 Years with the Wrong Woman is full of good stories. As for songs, there are a few of those included in the audiobook version of his memoirs, which will be going live any day n...

Frenchmen Art and Books is an independently owned and operated bookstore in New Orleans that now carries Nevada Bob Gordon's 50 Years with the Wrong Woman . The store can be found at 600 Frenchmen Street where it has been cultivating a following since 1978. If you check out their site you might find Delia Owens' Where the Crawdads Sing, which just happens to be a major motion picture that has been attracting audiences this summer. We're guessing that some day Nevada Bob's memoir will become a feature film. It's certainly worthy, a compelling story of resilience, with a mix of both action and humor A s its name proclaims,  Frenchmen Art and Books is more than a bookstore. They also feature original work by New Orleans artists Amzie Adams , David McPherson , Patrick Sart and others.  "I'm the fourth owner," owner David Zalkind told us. "My wife Gretchen and I own the store, and we have really good employees as well." Zalkind said the store s...

Thank you, Betsy Here's a store in Islamorada selling Nevada Bob's book. It's a great supermarket called The Trading Post. A b ig shout out to Betsy  Jacocks, owner of this popular 24/7 retail store in  the Florida Keys that is now carrying copies of Nevada Bob Gordon's 50 Years with the Wrong Woman .  The Trading Post has been family owned and operated since 1966. Betsy's family was originally from Connecticut and New Jersey. Like a lot of East Coast northerners, Florida became a desirable destination for getting away. Her dad owned an iron ore mine in Cuba before the revolution that installed Castro, so he had become familiar with the region. The Florida Keys are stepping stones that stretch almost as far as your imagination.  When I asked how far Islamorada was from where Hemingway lived, she said 80 miles. This prompted me to pull up the Keys on a map. I was surprised how far that string of islands stretches. You can check it out here . Islamorada is a village t...