*Today is John Travolta's birthday. John Records Landecker was friends with Travolta in the 70s and 80s, and has reconnected with him since. Those incredible stories, including the story of their visit to Woodfield Mall when they were swarmed by 30,000 fans, are told in Landecker's book Records Truly Is My Middle Name.
*Dennis DeYoung from Styx is celebrating a birthday today. Two different Eckhartz Press books have great stories about Dennis, including Records Truly Is My Middle Name, but Bobby Skafish devotes an entire chapter to the former Styx leader in his book We Have Company. (Photo of Landecker and Skafish back in the day)
*Actor/Comedian Ike Barinholtz's birthday is today too. He is featured in the Eckhartz Press book Cubsessions, talking about his love of the Chicago Cubs. Becky Sarwate and Randy Richardson are the authors of that fine book.
