
Articles by Art Fettig


A Bad Example
I guess you could say that Father Skiffington, S.J. was my first Mentor. He was my English teacher in my junior year at the University of Detroit High School. Somehow I had been named “Staff […]

A Substitute
One of my fondest memories as a speaker was the time I was called in by General Foods Management Club to substitute for Ewell Gibbons, a natural food TV celebrity. I lived right there In […]

Car Memories – My First Car
A 1950 black Ford Tudor, loaded with extras. A radio, heater and white wall tires. I bought it on my 21st birthday, July 5, 1950 and paid cash for it, $1,200. Money I’d saved from […]

Hillsborough-area poets take a turn for the verse
America’s Worst Poet? “America’s worst poet” – that’s how Hillsborough’s Art Fettig once heard himself reviewed on a radio show with Earl Nightingale. Fettig was used to scathing reviews – his first poem met 26 […]

Watch how NC State Football helped salute the military this weekend, prior to the team’s game against the Syracuse Orange. [1] I wonder who is doing the opening salute? Could it be Art Fettig? References: […]

Location, Location
“You had to be there.” How many times have you heard that expression as an excuse for somebody’s strange behavior. Well, I find myself using that expression when I look at some of the things […]

Mentors and such
Have you ever identified those individuals who had a major influence in your success and progress? A few years ago I identified the two men who had the most positive impact on my life. Their […]

Being Almost Andy
For the past eight years, in a variety of situations, I’ve been performing as a character we named “Almost Andy.” For decades people have been remarking on how much I looked like Andy Griffith. On […]

Newsletter – October 23, 2017
Art Fettig’s Monday Morning Memo October 23rd 2017 919-732-6994 artfettig@aol.com In this Issue o A Special Talent o Say Something Good o Points To Ponder o A Little Humor o Quote o To Subscribe A […]