

Mickey Mouse & Grandpa Sam
My mom was nearly 4 years old when Mickey Mouse was first presented to the world. Her father, Salvatore Fiore, Americanized to Sam, was 28 when they lined up to see “Plane Crazy“ on what I'm guessing was a cold night in November, 1928. My grandpa was an immigrant from Sicily who learned English through experience rather than school. I like to think of him that evening, smelling vaguely of the gasoline and oil he and his brothers delivered. A hard earned $.75 in his pocket,