Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/20/15
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4 Bombers sent stuff: 
David DOUGLAS ('62), Jim ARMSTRONG ('63)
Jim HAMILTON ('63), David RIVERS ('65)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mike McKEOWN ('60)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Vernona CHAPPELLE ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Laurie FRASER ('79)

BOMBER ANNIVERSARY Today: Ron SHELBY ('59) & Lorraine WARD ('63)

BOMBER LUNCH: '54 Girls, 11:30, Rosy's (3rd Fri)
WEEKLY BOMBER LUNCH: Mostly '52ers, Noon, Sterling's GWWay (Fridays)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: David DOUGLAS ('62)

To: Tom VERELLEN ('60)

I enjoyed your list of novelty favorites. I still remember
Transfusion from a vacation across the US to Arkansas when I was
a kid and it was played often. I bought it from iTunes and have
it on my computer. Another favorite is Purple People Eater.
During my year teaching English at Tianjin University, China,
2001-2002, I also taught conversational English to a group of
professors, who often went to international conferences where
English was the language spoken. I had prepared a unit titled
"America Sings" for my university students, with music from 
the Revolutionary War up through my teen years. I asked the
professors if they were interested in it and they were. You just
haven't lived until you've hear 30 Chinese professors singing
Purple People Eater!
 
-David DOUGLAS ('62) ~ Mesa, AZ   
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>>From: Jim "Pitts" ARMSTRONG ('63)

To: Tom VERELLEN ('60)

Glad you checked them out. Here's two more.

Kent Morrill of the Fabulous Wailers: HARD TO ROCK ALONE. Can be
had on Amazon. My favorite R n R singer. You can't preview it.
So, trust me it's worth it. Read the reviews.

James Cotton: JAMES COTTON BLUES BAND. He and Paul Butterfield
made me a blues fan for life!

Re: "Transfusion"

Had this on 78rpm. 
 
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8pXrmobUZk

Regards, 
-Jim "Pitts" ARMSTRONG ('63) ~ Just down the road in Centralia
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)

Apparently our own Frank Osgard is again involved in another
"Economic Opportunity" that has taken on a life of it's own. If
you absolutely must know, Frank had planned on making a bundle
this Yuletide season selling Mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum),
but checked the wrong box on the order form and received 144
packets of Cat Nip seed. As Frank is want to do, he failed to
notice the error and proceeded to plant it all in his back yard.
Now he is having to deal with Animal Control and the EPA. Air
quality has become an issue with which he is currently trying to
wrap his arms around as well as the herds of unlicensed feline
in his yard. The city fathers (Sheriff Tom Lyda III) are saying
that if they're in his yard, they're his pets and he needs to
license them or off to Fred English for Seniors he goes. I'll
keep you posted as to where you can send your donations.

			-jimbeaux

-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)

Re: Group Hug

Off we goooooooooooooooo... (you can tell I'm just all excited
about driving over to the airport... finding a spot and standing
in a line to find out what it is that TSA doesn't like about me
today)... it is very interesting to check in to the airline...
now If you don't check in and get your boarding pass before you
get there, they want five extra smackers for the ink and paper
to print it for you and boy do they give ugly looks... but If
you do try and check in on line and print they tell you not to
do so if you will be checking in a gun... ah the dilemma of it
all... save five bucks and lie... or get yelled at and spend
more money at the counter... sorry... ain't no dilemma for this
boy... lie my ass off... OK so now that's done... just hafta
wait inna big loooooooooooooong line now... but tonight I'll be
in Richland so that is a huge plus... be joining a few kids for
the play tomorrow nite and din din before at... uuuuuuuh... an 
I Italian place near the theater... KEENEY ('65) likes it and
since Barb (NAB) is actually coming with him this must be a 
big moment... I have heard nothing but raves so I am really
excited... would have loved to go with Cecilia BENNETT ('65) 
and three of the W girls last week but now that I think of it...
even if I had changed my flight as was suggested, I would still
have missed the Sunday afternoon show as the plane leaves at
11 on Sunday...... hope to hit Spuddies Friday AND Saturday...
funny I don't even eat Spuddies any more... I have a cimumum
roll and a cup of espresso... but it's the kids I look for...
but anyway, I'll give a group hug and just wish: HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
Mike McKEOWN ('60) on the 20th, Sandi CHERRINGTON ('66) and Brad
WEAR ('71) on the 22... have a special day each of you!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The boy is back in town... the boy is back in town... oooooops
skuse me!

-David RIVERS ('65)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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