St. John's Confidential File

HELLO AMERICA!—It is quite exciting, I must admit, to meet someone of color who paved the way for so many extraordinary accomplishments. Shelby Jacobs is a mechanical engineer from the Apollo era. As Project Manager of the Apollo-Soyuz orbiter, Shelby designed instrumentation that would capture one of the most repeated images in space history: the separation between the first...

HELLO AMERICA!—The death of Jeffrey Epstein in prison, will no doubt, interest Tinseltown film and TV scribes for the next few seasons. Attorney General William Barr, of course, will play a major role based on his continual battle with the FBI. Director, Gerald Gordon struggled to contain his anger and emotions when discussing what the current White House has...

HELLO AMERICA!─I am sure that many of you, like myself, who has been around in the entertainment industry for more years that we would willingly agree that the former richness of film stories and characters have been sadly lost in so many creative ways.  Believe it or not, daytime soaps have an abundance of a believable substance involving character...

HELLO AMERICA!—Indeed it was a new world to Jonathan. He was struck by the famed Hollywood sign. Just seeing it gave him a feeling of the reality of his arrival. The rain formed vertical lines on the car window, and he strained to see all the washed down pastel-colored stucco houses, flanking each side of the street. It was...

HELLO AMERICA!—He was basically educated as an electrician, but his dream was always to perform as an actor-musician in front of the camera in America. “When I was very little, I use to watch and listen to old songs from Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, The Beatles and even Ricky Nelson and so many more great singers. I also loved...

HELLO AMERICA—Many of you continue to inquire about my next book, “Fast Ride on a Golden Ass.” I decided to give you a sample and I have no doubts that some of you will feel it is outrageous for sure. However, I pray you enjoy the tease! Before Jonathan knew it, he was spread-eagle on his stomach, as if he...

HELLO AMERICA!─You must agree it is like watching a darn exciting Warner film starring several of our favorite bad boys and girls! With so many of White House's power-force in prison or replaced with even more "yes-men,” one wonders who really is running the government. The president's game playing with such countries as Russia, China, North Korea and their...

HELLO AMERICA!─During the last few weeks, nearly every country in the world was experiencing explosions and protests within their communities and cities. For many of us who grew up during the second World War, it brought back memories of ringing alarms and warnings from neighbors to remain inside and lock all doors because of the impending marches by protesters...

HELLO AMERICA!—During my first two years as the Public Relations Director of Los Angeles, one of the agents Ron Walers, who was also a makeup artist for films asked if I had been to Europe ever, and I replied that I had. After sharing a few insane stories of our remembered adventures, he asked would I be interested in...

HELLO AMERICA!—For two years, many of my followers of this column are well aware that I’ve been quite honest concerning my health and the woes experienced by the entertainment industry. Possibly, because I’ve been around since the 1950s, I am not fearful of the reaction of relating true experiences I’ve had or that I am currently having. Since spending...