Land of the Giants, Wine and a Book Signing!

You’ve read stories about how my wife thinks of me and does these crazy, wonderful things for me. Well, I have another one for you. This story deals with a few of my favorite things: books, actors, wine and artwork (no raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens). Last year, my wife went on a business trip to Las Vegas (I tagged along), then on to San Francisco afterwards (I went home). I thought since she was in northern California, she could drive to a certain winery in Paso Robles and get a book signed for me. Little did I know that it would be a three hour drive. What winery you ask. And what book too? One of the TV shows I watched when I was a kid, was “Land of the Giants” (remember that one?). Gary Conway, who played Steve (the captain) bought property in Paso Robles and has since turned it into a vineyard and produces wine and olive oil. He also wrote a book about the purchase of the land and the struggles to make it a working farm. He included his own artwork throughout the book. I have a copy of the book and my wife brought it to the winery to have Gary autograph it. This is what he wrote:

To Dan
My “Giant” best wishes
Cheers, Gary Conway

She also purchased a couple of initialed prints of his artwork (the actual paintings were too expensive). I had them framed and they hang in my kitchen. I also have a couple of bottles of his chardonnay signed by Gary. Isn’t my wife astonishing?