Before Google, I had Pauline. Pauline Davis was not just a good friend, a traveling companion, a co-worker, she was my memory. From the day I met her at Amusement Business in 1976, she was my guide to the industry and my ever-ready journal of faces and places. Pauline Davis, also known as Hardaway and […]
Wherever Tom Powell was, he was having fun and everyone around him was having fun. That’s the universal memory of Tom Powell, editor of Amusement Business magazine for 34 years, chronicling the live entertainment industry with his unique, personal touch. Newbies in the industry gravitated to him to learn about venues, parks, fairs and carnivals. […]