As most of you know by now, thanks to the diligent work of the Grand Rapids Police Department and the FBI, the Ruby Slippers stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in August of 2005 have been found
On Labor Day, we received a call from NBC for use permission of a photo. The girl calling told us she had no idea what it was for; she though it was a retrospective on the Slippers scheduled for the morning show!
Early the next morning, John Kelsch received a text from two people saying the Ruby Slippers “are back.” Thinking it was a joke --- like many of the false leads up to now --- he did not respond until a few minutes later when a Judy Garland Board Member called to say it was real and there’s be a news conference at 1.
