Alumni Sandstorm ~ 04/04/15
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3 Bombers sent stuff and Memorial INFO today:
Mike CLOWES ('54)
Steve CARSON ('58)
David RIVERS ('65)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Janice BOOTH ('54)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Jan NELSON ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Linda HOLDEN ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Nancy ERLANDSON ('67)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Clif EDWARDS ('68)
BOMBER LUNCH: Class of '60, 11:30, 3 Margaritas (1st Sat)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54)
I certainly hope that "Mostly '52ers" didn't over indulge in
their luncheon yesterday.
That is beside the point. The point being that this is the
birthday of a member of "The Class of '54". Let there be no
mistake about that. She is a Bomber Babe, and currently
residing in Yakima (I'd say living, but once you've lived in
Richland..). Without further ado, a tip of the ol' propeller
beanie and a "Happy Birthday!" shout is in store for Janice
BOOTH. Have a good one and don't over do it at Miner's in
celebration.
-Bob Carlson, aka Mike CLOWES ('54) ~ Mount Angel, OR where
the rain comes and goes as it sees fit.
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>>From: Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
Re: Jerry IRWIN ('58) info
Maren and I have been doing some research to be sure that Jerry
gets the Sandstorm with no success yet.
[If anybody can help us get the Sandstorm going to
Jerry, give me a shout. -Maren]
Re: Bomber Memorial vs. "Death Notice"
I put in a post asking Maren if we could use Memorial instead of
"death notice."... In our last email Maren explained that
a "death notice" is when a Bomber provides the information in a
post before she is able to do the research to put together the
Bomber Memorial entry. I hadn't given the process much thought
and sways appreciate the pictures and life story. That doesn't
just happen and is the result of Maren's work. In addition she
maintains the website that tracks all Bombers when they pass.
Thank you Maren you are AWESOME!
Re: Puget Sound Lunch on 4/18
We have a dozen commitments for the Puget Sound Bomber Lunch
happening on the 18th of April. It is not too late to plan to
attend. If you can make it please let me or my sister, Carol
('60) know.
-Steve CARSON (Championship Class of '58)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: I love it when a plan comes together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now it is no secret that I am very good at screwing up
birthdates... just the other day I missed Linda BELLISTON ('63)
just because I couldn't count from 29 to 30... Oh she was on
the list... I just forgot that to hit 30 ya gotta push "send"
on 29... so on the morning on the 3rd, when I read today's B-
day Bomber-babe name I freaked... even went wildly to face book
to plead for mercy... ahhhhhhhhhhh but I was right... today is
her special day... news at 11... so last night I did something
I don't do often these days... I ventured out to a concert for
St. Jude's and was ever so happy I did... now I dunno how many
of you have spent any time in Nashville... for me, there is no
pleasure (OK that's a bit of exaggeration) like walking up and
down Broadway and listening to the most amazing talent gathered
on one place... knowing that many of these voices and
instruments will never hit the airwaves is heartbreaking, but
man, you want entertainment... there it is... Oh sure I like
the Ryman and the Opry, but except for the debut star at the
Opry, you know what you are in for... it is the variety on
Broadway that has its appeal for me... I used to have the same
feeling for Beale Street in Memphis... the last time I was
there, I passed up Kris at the Ryman to try and capture that
old feeling of 50 years ago... what a miserable disappointment
that was... it was like Fremont Street in Vegas on steroids...
no young BBs and the like (you do know that BB stands for
Beale Street Boy, don't you)... just trash and hawking
souvenirs, made in China and crap... I didn't even make it a
block before I headed back to the Peabody and thought about
tryin' to make it back to Nashville in time for Kris... at
least the ducks didn't disappoint me... I recall a night so
many years ago when the Beatles were playing and the Peabody
was "the" place to be... so last night I knew that Josh Turner
and Montgomery Gentry were the big acts and that A thousand
Horses, Jana Kramer, Austin Webb and Mo Pitney would be the new
kids on the block. I was familiar with Jana's song, I got the
boy, she got the man... a modern version of the Patsy Cline
theme "She's Got you"... but I didn't know the others... well
the Horses were fantastic... but when the other three came on,
they had them each sing songs in turn... Now Austin was good...
a polished veteran of 26 with a little bravado going on...
deserved but still there... but when Mo Pitney came on the
house and the other two kids on the stage were blown away... I
see why he got a standing ovation when he first played the Opry
earlier this year... .I came home, turned on the computer and
played every one of his songs I could find on YouTube... then
posted them to face book... He told the story of meeting the
Hag... lasted all of about 30 seconds (the meeting)... he went
right home and wrote a song about it... great song... maybe
I'll plug it into this post... Reminded me of years ago when
I went to Mere's b-day party on the strip... what thrill it
was... Tho Dwight Yoakom was pretty young back then, Dick Clark
was the youngest face in the room... great times... so now I
getta brag about a Bomber-babe I've known for a long time and
she has always been a delight to me... she and her sis never
age... just amazing... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Marlene WALTON ('66) on
your special day, April 4, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
I met Merle Haggard today
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NOT a Bomber Memorial - INFO from John CLEMENT ('66)
>>Re: Lloyd SWAIN ('66-RIP)
Service: Monday, 4/6/15, 1pm
The Eastlake Church (the old Uptown Theater)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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