Alumni Sandstorm ~ 12/02/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 Bombers sent stuff: Larry MATTINGLY ('60) David RIVERS ('65) ************************************************************* ************************************************************* BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Keith ARNDT ('60) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Kent MADSEN ('65) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Patti SNIDER ('65) BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Randy RICE ('73) WEEKLY BOMBER LUNCH: Mostly '52ers, Noon, Sterling's Queensgate (Fridays) COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY: 8pm (CT) ~ FOX PAC-12 Championship Game ~ Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA UW#4 Huskies v CO#8 Buffaloes 12/02 23 days till Christmas CINNAMON BEAR - Listen to "The Ikaboos" (Episode #4) BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar Click the event you want to know more about. ************************************************************* ************************************************************* >>From: Larry MATTINGLY ('60) Re: Deadliest Catch My wife Jackie was notified today that we will be firing the Crab Season Opener Fireworks Display for the TV Program "The Deadliest Catch". It will be several months before it is on the air but we shoot it January 13, 2017, at Dutch Harbor, AK as the boats race out to drop their crab pots to start the season. I will already be up here just getting back to Anchorage from NYE at Dutch Harbor. We fly back out on the 11th to start set- up. There are several hundred items so it will be a an exciting show? I am a feature writer for Pyrotechnics Publications in both the US and UK. Jack Drewes publisher of the American Fireworks News and the Fireworks Business Newsletter intended for owners and managers of all aspects of fireworks, from raw materials suppliers to operators of fireworks stores and all in between. Not sure how Jack found out about it but American Fireworks News has already commissioned me this afternoon to write an article about it. This past year I had 3 published in the UK and 7 or 8 in the US. They run 1200 to 1600 words. It is all part of the fun of being in an unusual job. Jackie and I were just discussing the different situations we get involved in with pyrotechnics at lunch when her cell phone buzzed and it was Lisa the producer from Deadliest Catch. Jackie has been in pyrotechnics for over 35 years and I am over 60 years in it. We were planning a couple of trips this year in semi retirement and the phone is ringing. Not complaining as we both love the challenges of doing pyro in a wide variety of situations. But we think we can get away a couple of times. WinterBlast is coming in Feb. So if we make the "Blast" and get away in May for 2-3 weeks and maybe something in the fall, it will be good. Re: Gen. James MATTIS ('68) I am still waiting to hear Mattis is the new Sec Defense. See this CNN article - Mattis selected but not yet confirmed -J. Larry MATTINGLY ('60) ~ Anchorage House where it is cold with mild winds that are icy. There is some snow on the ground in places. ************************************************************* ************************************************************* >>From: David RIVERS ('65) Re: two cool Bombers One of which is a babe are having b-days while I'll be playing Davy Crockett... ain't never seed mucha Texas 'cept Lubbock to celebrate the life and times of Buddy Holly... Terry DAVIS ('65) and I went to Dallas I think for a Viet-vet annual meeting... but I'm interested in just seein' stuff so I'll be away from my Computer for a while... that said I don't wanna miss these two and I always ask way too much of my bestex/our Bomber-babe editor so I'm doin' this before I leave... oh there is one burning question... since our Halloween candy was prolly doled out my dear ol' mom, does anyone else buy way more than you need and become addicted to certain kinds? I need to start buying even more of those huge bags of snickers and peanut butter cups while they are still available... having big time withdrawals... sooooooo HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Patti SNIDER ('65) and Kent MADSEN ('65) on your special day, December 2, 2016!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -David RIVERS ('65) ************************************************************* ************************************************************* That's it for today. Please send more. *************************************************************