By Michael Turton
Have you had a brush with fame?
“I met Robert F. Kennedy in 1964. I shook his hand. I was just a kid.” ~John Gilvey, Beacon
“I was in an Atlantic City casino near the stage. Frank Sinatra reached down and asked, ‘Can I borrow a cigarette?’ ” ~Deb MacLeod, Constitution Island
“I met Philippe Petit, the Twin Towers cable walker, when he walked a high wire in Grand Central Station.” ~Walter Cinquanta, Cold Spring
Type: News News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.Behind The Story
Michael Turton has been a reporter with The Current since its founding, after working in the same capacity at the Putnam County News & Recorder. Turton spent 20 years as community relations supervisor for the Essex Region Conservation Authority in Ontario before his move in 1998 to Philipstown, where he handled similar duties at Glynwood Farm and The Hastings Center. The Cold Spring resident holds degrees in environmental studies from the University of Waterloo, in education from the University of Windsor and in communication arts from St. Clair College.
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I met Richard Simmons — and Marie Osmond — at the Javits Center. We were all authors and doll people at the show. Even met the great grandson of Teddy Roosevelt that day!