tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post2543474788517276536..comments2024-01-22T13:04:59.388-08:00Comments on THE BING CROSBY NEWS ARCHIVE: SPOTLIGHT ON PHIL HARRISUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969706531075939050.post-80497321251806888112016-05-04T17:17:45.519-07:002016-05-04T17:17:45.519-07:00As a child I, Nikki Hornsby, went with my parents ...As a child I, Nikki Hornsby, went with my parents where we often vacationed at a good friend of our families many different homes every year, Jimmy Van Huesen's. When as a child one day in Palm Springs CA I heard a knock at the back door and I opened it. I was shocked to see a very large man with a red face smiling asking please for a glass water with such a large booming voice. He then was saying may I come inside? I screamed so very loud for my Mom who was in the kitchen she came running to say " Oh my oh Hello! Oh please come in... then to me "honey, this is Phil Harris and don't be frightened" as this large man without a shirt on came inside to get a drink of water. I do remember he said he was was building a green house outside down the road in the hot desert days of summer and forgot to take water. THAT was my first and only meeting with Mr. Phil Harris so frightening to always remember that time. And with Jimmy Van Huesen he was like a family friend or Uncle I knew from childhood until I was a young adult even recording my own music which he kept in his collection which is in the UCLA collection in Los Angeles, CA USA. I carried his phone number with easy access to Mr. Van Huesen anytime from anywhere I was in the world and respected that I saw him with great respect as a family friend and gentleman to me. Fact I know my late parents loved him very much for over 20 years always remained in contact. Jimmy I saw after a big hug at the front door of his Palm Desert Condo then cried when talking about my late parents whom he loved very much too. Next time I saw him & Bobbie was at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion downtown Los Angels CA for an event hosted by Rosemary Clooney (yes, George's Aunt) where he was honored as I met him at his Limo and walked with them until we were back stage. I wish I had gone to the Beverly after that event as Bobbie asked me to go because my companion wanted to leave LA downtown. Yes, now I regret that but never regretted meeting Mr. Phil Harris, Sammy Cahn, Dean Martin, and many more that my parents association with that group for many years knew Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bishop, & Peter Lawford plus when we moved to Northern VA where I grew up my parents were around the Kennedy's etc. Of course I with my brothers were children and had our life in Northern VA when it was still Rt.1 Burke amazing me more. <br />Now since my lifelong career has been in the professional music recording business as a musician, singer songwriter, arranger, talent judge, and more (Wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Hornsby) I am honored to have that history as I still carrying on the Hornsby family music tradition and the memories of my parents music to my older brothers rock in roll types to my folk Americana Pop Hornsby music yet like theirs originals which are like those great men of the entertainment industry were and still are in our great American entertainment History. I really am humbled and blessed to share this with anyone that ever asks. I have many other stories someday I hope to share too. God bless. CJP Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075297776913712194noreply@blogger.com