Alumni Sandstorm ~ 11/20/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 Bombers sent stuff: David DOUGLAS ('62), Jim ARMSTRONG ('63) Jim HAMILTON ('63), David RIVERS ('65) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** 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. *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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 *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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 *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** >>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) *************************************************************** *************************************************************** That's it for today. Please send more. ***************************************************************