BILL KERN

Vester Presley, Elvis's uncle, was one of the security guards who worked the front gate at Graceland. He used to drive a pink, jeep, full of Elvis fans, to the front of the mansion. He'd also sell photo postcards of the mansion to those who didn't have a camera to take pictures. The .50c per photo was added income for him, although he said, "Elvis would be mad as hell if he knew about it." Vester's gray hair was neat and cut short. "Elvis didn't use hairspray because it was causing his hair... Read Full Story

I am against illegal immigration . Immigrants coming into America illegally have committed a felony. If I were to commit a felony and perhaps hid out for a lot of years. When I would get caught I would go to prison. No matter if I had a job and family, I would still be a criminal. Yes, America was founded on immigrants. They came here through Ellis Island and had to pass restrictions. Every nationality had to go through this legal process. There was a record as to where they lived and worked... Read Full Story

Bill Dakota's The GOSSIP COLUMNIST soft cover edition to be released summer of 2010. A few chapters added that are not written in The GOSSIP COLUMNIST hardback edition. Reprinted from the The Hollywood Star Vol. 1 No. 4 "So much did we want to believe he was a Pied Piper  whose principal delight was speaking the alleged universal language of childhood...so much did we need an essentially false picture of him."  Richard Schickel  One of the most controversial items or exposes printed by the... Read Full Story

  He was the most handsome actor in the whole world. Now he has morphed into an old man.  I thought I was going to work for Alain Delon in 1973, as his personal secretary. His manager, George Beaume, told me to fly there, and talk to him. I spent around six weeks in Paris, which I thoroughly enjoyed, although I never saw Alain once. He was away filming a movie. I got to meet him later in Hollywood, at Universal Studios, where he was filming "Airport Concorde '79." He signed a photo for me... Read Full Story

Before I get into the story I wrote about Charles Manson I have to clarify a few things. I first started writing to Charles because another author, John Gilmore, had written a book on Manson titled, "The Garbage People." Although Charles had been interviewed by Gilmore, for the book, he never received a copy. So, I wanted to send him a copy. (If you had been interviewed and was the subject of a book, wouldn't you want a copy?) I wrote to the Vacaville Medical Facility in Vacaville, California... Read Full Story

Check out the Hollywood videos Hollywood Here I Come!  In 1957, at the age of 19, I was living in Flint, and had been working at the Capitol theater when I decided I wanted to move to Hollywood. I sold a few personal things I had, such as my beautiful VM stereo, my record collection, a sectional sofa, an 8mm camera and projector and flew to California. It was snowing in Flint when I left. A real blizzard and I was having second thoughts about leaving. It was a prop jet, nothing like the... Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is called "My friend Maila Nurmi was VAMPIRA".                                                             Kisses to Bill I knew Maila for many years when I lived in Hollywood. During the fifties, she had been associated with James Dean.  Maila was married at this particular time and was appearing on TV as Vampira. After Jimmy died, she was interviewed by numerous magazines, and was mentioned as Jimmy's... Read Full Story

Click on Videos to see Mineo tributes S al Mineo's full autopsy shown in "THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST" NOW AVAILABLE. THE WAIT IS OVER! Available at Amazon.com/books/the gossip columnist etailers may pre-order at INGRAM BOOK Distributors ISBN  978-0-615-37758-2 Published by Studio D Publishing Company WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION Sal was a cute, young man with a large fan following. He appeared in and starred in many films. But his career was in a slump when he was murdered. The person who confessed to... Read Full Story

NATALIE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE DINGHY AT NIGHT, TOO MUCH CRAP IN IT.      Natalie Wood's death still unsolved , in our opinion! Although she has been gone a long time, there are still many unanswered questions as to the death of Natalie Wood. After her death we attempted (in the Hollywood Star), to solve the mystery of what happened that night on Catalina Island. As a matter of fact, Los Angeles Coroner, Dr. Noguchi, phoned me to see what my thoughts were on how she had died? Of course... Read Full Story

The Ohio Supreme Court just ruled that persons outside of the city limits can run for city office. This opens the gates for Dakota who had been disqualified because he lives in Bath Township. WE VOTED FOR "CHANGE" IN OUR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NOW IT'S TIME TO VOTE FOR "CHANGE" IN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT THIS CANDIDATE IS INDIGENT, GAY, AND A SENIOR CITIZEN RAISED IN LIMA HE HAS THE VISION TO MAKE DOWNTOWN LIMA LIKE WE ONCE KNEW IT. A SAFE DESTINATION FOR VISITORS AND LIMA CITIZENS. LIMA NEEDS A... Read Full Story