He also performed on prime

time sitcoms with "bit parts" as well as on variety shows such

as "Saturday Night Live" with Steve Martin and John Belushi,

and The Tonight Show. He also worked on Disney movies and Klondike Bar

commercials.

Dickson has works in "Architectural

Digest," "Smithsonian," and "Forbes" magazines.

His books include "Jonesboro: A Historical Sketch," "The

Battle of Jonesboro," "The Secrets and Mysteries of Egypt"

and "The Greenhouse - A Visitors Guidebook." One piece of advice

he gave to the group was, "Talk to old people, that's where

you find unique and wonderful stories." "You want to know who

they are and how they came to live in this area," he continued. "Try

to learn as much about their parents and grandparents as they can remember.

Pull stories out of them to make your book interesting."

Dickson stated that he would

be glad to come back and talk to the group again. The Fayette Writers

meet Saturdays at the Fayette County Public Library at 10 a.m.

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