People
He wasn't a real person, but this cuddly guy might have been Roger's first buddy.
Who is Boy Blue?
This is the first foreign language he learned ... before adding Urdu and Japanese.
What is Spanish?
His high school research paper included full-color photos of this world treasure.
What is Istanbul/Constantinople?
It started in Kansas, but this story went to some weird places, including a room with replaceable heads.
What is the Wizard of Oz series?
He's no Cowboys fan, but this was where he made his first appearance in the world.
Where is Dallas, Texas?
Her pet name for him was "Whirlybird."
Who was Auntie Emmie?
He memorized this key piece of information before traveling to Washington, DC for the Hugh O'Brien Youth Conference.
What is the public transportation map?
It's the pattern name of this blue-, white-, and yellow-pieced bedcover he helped create.
What is the Missouri Puzzle?
This musician's tunes could be heard wafting up from the basement after Windham Hill tapes entered the Seth house.
Who is George Winston?
He inadvertently joined a protest about the Tianammen Square conflict while visiting his sister in this city.
Where is Chicago?
This former architect played a pivotal role in his development as a thinker and believer at Multnomah Bible College.
Who is Pamela Reeve?
This Russian composer's works are among the most difficult a piano student can tackle, but Roger added him to his high school repertoire.
Who is Khachaturian?
It's difficult to say what was more challenging: this post-grad project, or living next door to Roma party people.
What is the IMPACT missions conference?
He loved this trendsetting movie so much, he got his dad to take him to see it twice.
What is Star Wars?
A favorite song by Patti Page that his mother loved, plus USA today, led him to look for work at this vacation spot.
Where is Hyannisport/Cape Cod?
A surprise favorite, this professor referred to the details of anatomy & physiology as the "goody-goody stuff."
Who was Dr. Amawi?
He was offered a free hat to apply for elite training at this military branch, but he declined.
What is the United States Army?
This piecemeal pasttime provided calm in the storm of his older sister's teenage drama.
What is working jigsaw puzzles?
This eight-man contest was definitely NOT a favorite.
What is football?
It's the first place he landed in India.
Where is Patna?
This group tried to bond with young Roger by offering wet, heartfelt kisses on the cheek. ICK!
Who were the great-aunts in California? (Aunts Gertrude, Agatha, Bert and Emily)
Years after slinging dough for this franchise, the owners remembered his outstanding work ethic when his dad stopped in to buy a pie.
What is Portland Pizza Hut?
This may be the largest-scale project Roger completed, and he did it with his cousins Gerry and Brian.
What is rebuilding Uncle Don and Aunt Diann's house after the first one exploded?
He chose this challenging woodwind instrument first, but gave it up for marching band.
What is the oboe?
Valentine's Day at this spot was unforgettable.
Where is BEACH NAME in Portland?