Sitemap
vic fortezza

vic fortezza⁠

I was born in Brooklyn in 1950 to Sicilian immigrants. I’ve had more than 50 short stories published world wide. I have 13 books in print.

Hot

2 min readJun 24, 2025

From pinterest.com: Moneypenny & Bond, aka Lois Maxwell & Sean Connery:

Culled from a nypost.com article by Caroline Cubbin: “Out of the estimated 5.5 million Americans living abroad, around 108,000 currently live in Spain.” Reasons cited are climate, healthcare and cost of living. The latter is surprising.

Common Sense. From FN: “FBI pivots resources to counterterror, cybersecurity efforts amid Iran retaliation threat: Source.” I hope sleeper cells are a myth, a product of political misinformation, but…

Get vic fortezza’s stories in your inbox

Join Medium for free to get updates from this writer.

RIP guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Mick Ralphs, 81, who succumbed to complications from a stroke suffered in 2016. Born in a small village in midlands England, he achieved large success in the music industry. He left Moot the Hoople soon after the commercial breakthrough of the David Bowie-produced album All the Young Dudes. He then founded Bad Company with frontman Paul Rodgers. The band’s eponymous 1974 debut album included Can’t Get Enough, written by Ralphs and featuring his soaring lead guitar work. The disc climbed to the top of the charts and has since gone platinum five times. The second album, 1975’s Straight Shooter, reached #3, and features Feel Like Makin’ Love, co-written by Ralphs and Rodgers, powered by the former’s searing lead. The third album, 1976’s Run with the Pack, hit #5, the fourth, 1977’s Burnin’ Sky, #15; the fifth, 1979’s Desolation Angels, #3; the sixth, 1982’s Rough Diamonds, #26. Ralphs then left the group. It reformed several times along the way. Ralphs also reunited with his Mott the Hoople mates for a brief, successful run in ’09. Through the years he collaborated with major artists. He is survived by his wife and five children. Awesome, Sir. Thank you. Facts from Wiki, photo from Google Images:

Press enter or click to view image in full size

Next up in what I deem funny: Great TV, feud, twelve minutes, unedited, not for those offended by profanity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNYvsk7EqHc

How I wish intense heat no longer bothered me. As we said back in the day in Brooklyn, I punked-out today regarding the Anti-Inflation Book Shop. I may have given it a shot had the breeze been stiff. Only a bit less heat manana, so who knows?

My Amazon Author page: https://www.amazon.com/Vic-Fortezza/e/B002M4NLJE

FB: https://www.facebook.com/Vic-Fortezza-Author-118397641564801/?fref=ts

Read Vic’s Stories, free: http://fictionaut.com/users/vic-fortezza

--

--

vic fortezza
vic fortezza

Written by vic fortezza⁠

I was born in Brooklyn in 1950 to Sicilian immigrants. I’ve had more than 50 short stories published world wide. I have 13 books in print.