Blast from Mommy's Past ...

So, back in the 1980s, 1990s, and until about 2001, one of Mommy's many correspondents was Sam Harris. (Note: At the height of her correspondence tenure, Mommy had 48 correspondents from throughout the world.) When she first started corresponding with Sam, he lived in Oklahoma, and was a virtual unknown. Then, came his debut on the old TV show "Star Search." As life got busy for both Mommy and Sam their time didn't allow for as much corresponding, so eventually they ceased communicating. (Sam's entertainment career was picking up steam and Mommy was busy with her writing career.) But, Mommy is glad that Sam is continuing his singing and his acting careers. She was also delighted with the news that Sam and his long-time partner, Danny, adopted a lovely baby boy named Cooper. Fatherhood seems to be treating Sam well these days ...

Mommy still has a number of Sam's letters that he wrote to her during their correspondence, as well as a couple of his albums he autographed for her. In one of the letters, Sam was on a flight from L.A. to his home in OK and trying to determine what song he should sing on "Star Search." In Mommy's reply letter to Sam, she recommended that he sing: "Over the Rainbow." Sam took Mommy up on her suggestion, sang the song, won "Star Search" as the top male vocalist, and the rest of his career is history. During their correspondence, Sam lived in places like Oklahoma, St. Louis, Nashville, and Los Angeles. He also was in some Broadway productions, which brought him to New York, from time to time.

So, in honor of blast from Mommy's past, check out the more recent below performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Mommy's old friend, Sam Harris ...