mikejohnson
May 13, 2009 16:06
- 16:05 Dad was lead detective on George "Superman" Reeves case. In film Hollywoodland, "Doug Johnson" is based on him. Dad still sure it's suicide. #
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mikejohnson
May 12, 2009 16:06
- 21:57 50s: Dad&pals rented bulldozers, drove 100s miles dirt roads cross Sonora desert, built breakwater at Bahia de los Angeles: Kept boat there. #
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mikejohnson
May 10, 2009 16:05
- 22:24 In 1968, a 727 crashed in Santa Monica Bay, killing all 28 aboard. Dad had to go out in a boat and recover body parts. #
- 12:01 When Gov Ron Reagan signed into law the new & improved death penalty, he had my dad come stand on the stage behind him for the ceremony. #
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mikejohnson
May 09, 2009 16:05
- 17:09 Dad was supposed to escort Kennedy brothers from LAX to their hotel. They refused, had their own limo on tarmac. In the limo? Whores. #
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mikejohnson
May 08, 2009 17:24
- 18:04 WWII, Dad joined OSS (now CIA), trained to infiltrate Japan in advance of DDayish invasion: swim from sub to shore, sabotage, cache supplies #
- 08:15 Some of Dad's narcotics cases were the basis of episodes of Dragnet. #
- 17:09 Dad was supposed to escort Kennedy brothers from LAX to their hotel. They refused, had their own limo on tarmac. In
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mikejohnson
May 07, 2009 16:10
- 10:37 Dad was 1st on scene at '61 Bel Air fire. 1st thing sees: rich woman hustling down hill in a robe, carrying a giant oil painting of herself. #
- 12:49 RT: @drhorrible @feliciaday Tweet to save Dollhouse bit.ly/iCXAU #
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mikejohnson
May 05, 2009 16:06
- 08:29 One day the neighbor kids came yelling for help. Their dad had a heart attack, his heart had stopped. My dad performed CPR, saved his life #
- 13:03 When elected Governor, Ronald Reagan asked my dad to quit LAPD, join CHP, move to Sacramento, work his security detail. Dad said no. #
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mikejohnson
May 04, 2009 16:07
- 12:25 In the 1950s, John Wayne, Fred MacMurray & Bo Roos owned a 76 foot yacht, the Norwester. Dad was their captain. #
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