Alumni Sandstorm ~ 10/06/16
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3 Bombers sent stuff: 
Dennis HAMMER ('64)
David RIVERS ('65)
Pam DeVRIES ('67)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Mary COLLINS ('63)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Harvey Hershel IRBY, Jr. ('64)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Willie MITCHELL ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Pam PYLE ('69)

BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
    Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From:Dennis HAMMER ('64)

To: John Paul "JP" PANESKO ('83 & '84)

Re: Great Post "JP" from Wetter Washington

I mean Western Washington. We need more from you younger
Bombers. Maybe you could turn your wet-side siblings on to
the Sandstorm, or maybe some other classmates you grew up
with. Seems it was not uncommon to have a Sandstorm with
fifteen or more entries. Now we seldom have more than five or
six. I think I am running out of things to say. If there were
more posting on the Sandstorm might trigger something else
for me to post. Learned something new from your post. I did
not know that President Nixon had visited the 300 area in
1972, I was outta town most of 1972 visiting Vietnam for the
last time. Some of the nostalgia posted I don't remember
because we didn't move here until summer of 1961, but I still
like to hear about it. Except for two years at WSU and time
in the Navy I stayed in Richland until 1992 and moved from a
"B" house to an apartment in Kennewick. By that time I was
getting tired of living in the Tri-Cities because it was
getting too big for me. I am a small town kinda guy having
gone to grade school in a town with population of about 800,
and Jr. High through Freshman high school actually about
three miles out of another town. I like visiting Seattle and
Portland, but I sure would not want to live there. I had been
thinking all along I would stay in that apartment, then
retire and buy a house in some small town. However, my wife
wasn't going to hear of it and when they raised my rent by
$150 and I said, "If I'm going to be making a house payment,
I might as well be buying a house."

Actually, unless there were two of them, that X-rated circle
drive-in was on Keene Rd not far from the new Yoke's store.
Wife's cousin built a house on the hill just across the road
from it. Was still there but may have no longer been open for
business and shortly after building the house they moved the
road to where it ran through it. Seems like in those days the
two main ways to leave Richland heading west were to go to
the Richland Wye, turn, and head out that way or by going
through West Richland. Those two roads joined near Benton
City.

Re: The Duke and his Oscar

In the May 28, 2016, Alumni Sandstorm I wrote of a skit I had
seen I thought on "The Carol Burnett Show" where John Wayne
and Lee Marvin on the trail bedding down with their Oscars.
Well, I found it. It wasn't Carol Burnett; it was a tribute
to John Wayne. Lee Marvin was in the skit, but the Duke was
played by another actor -- John Wayne was however in the
audience.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dp-HmJk7KQ

Re: Lowell Thomas (Sr. & Jr.) High Adventure to Tibet

In the October 20, 2009, Alumni Sandstorm I mentioned in the
'50s watching on that new-fangled thing called television
Lowell Thomas and his son about their journey to Tibet in
1949 being the first two westerners invited there. Finally,
someone posted it on YouTube. Used to watch programs like
"Bold Journey" and "I Search For Adventure" and read books to
learn more about those far away and exotic places I was 
going to visit. What happened? Well... I did get to "The
Enchanted Tiki Room" at Disneyland. On the return trip an
accident with a horse shattered Lowell Thomas senior's hip in
eight places. His son rigged up a litter and two teams of
porters carried him out for 25 days. His hip was put back
together, but made me think of the improvements in medicine;
now days they would just replace the hip.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjVN4M4l7sc

-Dennis HAMMER ('64)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)

Re: Bomber tattoos

OK boyz 'n' girls... pop quiz... how many of you have Bomber
tattoos? Now being all young and cute and seemingly innocent
I can tell ya I've been flashed many a tattooed gam from
Bomber-babes with Bomber tattoos... being a total gentleman 
I am loathe to give names but you babes know who you are...
there are also several Bomber guys who I would not have taken
for canvas, but some have fooled me with their Bomber tats...
One ('61) keeps giving one of his buddies ('61) crap about
not having our school displayed on his bod... but the other
guy reminds him that he already has around 27-29 (I'm pretty
sure it's an odd number which means it is prolly 26) works of
art displayed... I have very fleetingly thought of having the
one on my right leg redone like the one Uncle Burt ('59) has
on his shoulder, but the memory of the artist and the
circumstances of its acquisition are too special to deface
it... now it's not the balanced artwork we normally think
of... it was an off-handed sketch... I think when Jimmy
HEIDLEBAUGH ('65) and I decided to go get tattooed, we
figured the kid at the shop would be familiar with the
artwork... WRONG... so it's a little lop-sided and all but
the day is still fresh in my memory... especially of Terry
DAVIS ('65) telling Jack KEENEY ('65) to slap me on my right
calf that evening... dang that hurt! My other is on Rat
Fink's t-shirt on my left calf... so I am pretty well
covered... in any event... I think that's a fair lead in to
one birthday today... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mary COLLINS ('63) and
Harvey IRBY ('64) on your special day, October 6, 2016!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
-David RIVERS ('65)
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>>From: Pam DeVRIES Laughery ('67)

Re: '67 Missing Classmates

The '67 in '17 50 year class reunion will be held September
15-16, 2017 [Yes, NEXT year}. Currently the committee is
looking for contact information for the classmates at this
link:

'67 Missing

If you are able to provide any information please let me 
know.

-Pam DeVRIES Laughery ('67)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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