KFC Yum Center Archives • The Right Brain Diaries

And then while I’m away, I’ll write home every day.

Dec 30, 2014

And then while I’m away, I’ll write home every day.–The Beatles, “All My Loving.” The morning of October 29 had begun with a simple Facebook update for those who had...

Here comes the sun.

Dec 11, 2014

Here comes the sun, and I say it’s alright. The morning sun came just a little too soon, with checkout time not far behind. While the few hours of slumber...

The Magical Mystery Tour is hoping to take you away.

Dec 6, 2014

It was sometime between 11 p.m. and midnight that East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity President/CEO Debbie Crouch and I made our way back to our vehicle after the Paul...

Sir Paul McCartney says, “Yes.”

Nov 24, 2014

It was the answer we had dared to dream: Sir Paul McCartney had agreed to sign the painted Beatles-themed piano, an auction item benefiting East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity....

Help! I need somebody. Help! Not just anybody. Day Two, Part Deux.

Nov 5, 2014

Oh, Murphy’s Law, how we abhor thee. Less than an hour into the second day of our journey toward securing Sir Paul McCartney’s autograph on The Beatles-themed piano, we found...

Yesterday, all our troubles seemed so far away. Road trip, Day Two.

Nov 3, 2014

“Woke up. Fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head.” Day Two of our adventure to Louisville to secure Sir Paul McCartney’s autograph on The Beatles-themed piano found...

The Beatles piano auction has ended with a bid of $98,888

This website initially was created to chronicle the quest for autographs from Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr on a piano created for East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity. The epic journey is chronicled here: The Beatles Adventures, with posts featuring the signings here: Starr Struck and Sir Paul Says, “Yes.”

The auction listing is featured here: CharityBuzz.com. Proceeds from the auction have enabled East St. Tammany Habitat for Humanity to provide an affordable home for a deserving veteran and his or her family.

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Public Relations Society of America – New Orleans:

Silver Anvil Award/Special Event 2018-2019 – Blackout & Gold Second Line

Fleurish Award of Excellence/Social Media Campaign, 2018-2019

Fleurish Award of Excellence/Blog Post, 2017

Certificate of Merit/Blog 2017

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Press Club of New Orleans Excellence in Journalism Awards:

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