My adoptive Mom and me in 1941. It was an adoption test at this point
My adoptive mom, Tena before she met my father
My Milk Delivery to the Spinny family in Jamesville West – Circa 1947
Me with Roddie & Mark -Early 1966
At home from the Arctic with Pop, Uncle Neil and Roddie & Mark- 1968 L-R Me, Roddie, Neil, Pop and Mark
One the first reunion visits with Chrissie/Helen in 1990
My kids in 2011-(LR Rod, Mark, me, Michael & Helen)
My grandson Roddie. Died in 2007 at age 16
The one room schoolhouse at McKinnon’s Harbor. Grades 1-8
Me and my school mates. Grade 6. I’m the tallest one, to right of the teacher Roddie Francis MacNeil
Me in the Army
Me in the Army
Howard and Sheldon pigging out at my place – 1966
My crazy best childhood and teen friend/brother Howard Campbell -1966
Posing for a photo in my room at a DEWLINE station in the Arctic -1967Playboy pinups kept me company.
The 98 WSIX-FM -Nashville crew. That’s me in the black jacket and white pants on the right. 1985
Not Pablo Escobar. My 1979 hair-do
Introducing an act at an outdoor concert near Toronto. 1982
Yes, that’s skinny me hyping up the crow outside of Toronto in 1981
L-R Tim Denis, Eilleen (Shania) Twain and background singers at our recording session Nashville. November 1984
Johnny Cash and June Carter visit me at KLAC. in Los Angeles -1993
Interviewing Jackie Chan in Hong Kong. Live broadcast back to LA -1990
MC At the syndicated Opry North Show-1977
Eilleen Twain (now Shania) and me in the studio in Nashville – November 30, 1984
Shania’s note left for me at KLAC Radio in LA in 1992. Apparently, she could wait.
Jaclyn Smith and me back stage at Anaheim Stadium
MC at a local talent contest in Toronto – 1979
Dolly and me at KLAC in LA – 1993
Old Town Playhouse -Traverse City 1999 The role that opened new doors L-R Me as Louis Howe and John Dew as FDR
The shot that got Martica’s attention- The Oldies Stations WAIR – 1995
Martica in the picture that was posted on the dating website. The one that stole my heart. April 6/2001
On Martica’s first visit to Traverse City -July 2001
October 27, 2001
The Last Wedding – Martica and me in Traverse City-October 2001
My old Friends, (LR) Howard, me, Shelly in 2006
My birth Mom Cecilia
My birth Mom Cecelia with my sister Audrey and brother Ben – Circa 1943
My birth father and mother, Percy & Cecelia – Circa 1945
My natural parents, Percy & Cecelia
My father, Percy (not Al Capone) on the far right with his buddies.
Brother Ben’s high school picture
The first time I met Ben, we stared at each other in the mirror
My brother Ben Jewer
Brother Ben on the golf Course – Circa 2007
My new “sis” Audrey
Me and my new siblings Audrey & Ben
My brother ben and his wife Gail
Niagara Falls, December 2013
Grandkids, top to bottom: Michael, Gregor, Katie, Kaylah, Meggie
Micael, Roddy, Rod, Jackie, Kaylah, me and Martica
LR: Katie, Val, Meggie, Helen, Gregor
Step daughter Natalie and Stan
LR: Natalie, Stan, Rayna, Grant
Top to bottom: Aluna, Alex, Martica, Jason, step daughter Penelope
Martica’s daughter Natalia, Andres and baby Amaranta
The Ugly One in the Middle 
Absolutely a GREAT, funny, bring tears to your eyes, book Stan. What a page turner…I couldn’t put it down from the time I opened it in the morning ’til 10:30 PM after viewing all the pictures on the website. This book should make it to the “best sellers” list! You and your Marta are a match made in heaven.
Thank you very much Nancy!!! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I tried to write it like a novel rather than a dull memoir.
Well Stan, let me just say two things about The Ugly One In The Middle:
# 1 – I am totally proud of you for having so elegantly completed this literary effort. I know you worked your Canadian ass off, and the results truly and absolutely do speak by themselves. Well done my friend!
# 2 – As an active member in fairly-good standing of the Ramírez tribe, I speak for all of us when I say that God blessed us all when He brought you into our and Martica’s lives.
Let’s make the movie now!
Juan, thank you very much for your comments. I am proud to be an honored adopted member of the Ramirez family. I am the one who is blessed.
Loved your book! I have one but it’s not autographed!! Maybe someday??
Thank you Lillian! We will have to fix that. Next time we are in Toronto. Will you be able to come to Johnny Burke’s big event in late September?
Stan