by Jim Ellis | Feb 28, 2021 | Childhood Memories
James Anthony Ellis Legacy Editor Let’s see – it was Jamie, Scott, David and Steve. And Mike and Mike. And Clete, Billy and Ruben. And a number of cameos from other boys, playing extras in this movie we were making. Called life. We didn’t think of it...
by Jim Ellis | Feb 24, 2021 | Childhood Memories
James Anthony EllisLegacy Editor In 1999, two years after doing the Sterling Men’s Weekend, I wrote a one-act play about the young boys I grew up with in my neighborhood. The play was “The White Light Pole was Free,” referencing the streetlight on...
by Jim Ellis | Feb 1, 2021 | Call it a Comeback, Interviews
In the inaugural episode of THE LEGACY INTERVIEW, editor Jim Ellis sat down (on Zoom) with Joe Sigurdson, the co-founder of “Boys To Men,” a mentoring organization with mentors located in 33 centers worldwide. As this month’s theme for the magazine...
by Jim Ellis | Jan 31, 2021 | Call it a Comeback
James Anthony Ellis Editor, Legacy Magazine My beeper started going off around 7 a.m. Yes, a beeper. Remember beepers? They were the latest “communication tool” that went on your belt and beeped, basically only transmitting a phone number. Well, the number...
by Jim Ellis | Jan 29, 2021 | Call it a Comeback
James Anthony Ellis Editor, Legacy Magazine (Editor’s Note: No one else wanted to take on the idea of our society and humanity experiencing a “comeback” after such harsh experiences over the past year. So I took it on, and it came through as a piece...