And There I Was is a biographical fictional story based on the life of Dickie Clement. It's about family and love, life and loss. It's about having dreams and working at them until they come true despite hardships in the way. On a sunny day in late October of 1956, Dickie was orphaned at age seven when he lost five family members in a fatal plane crash. And There I Was follows Dickie from age seven to age sixty as he navigates life on his own terms. And There I Was are the stories "according to Dickie" that tell a fantastical tale and surprisingly, for those that know Dickie, mostly true.