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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 10, 2014 - 09:11am PT
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'LOYALTY LEADS TO FIRM TIES BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT EACH PARTNER COMPLIMENTS THE OTHER. THIS RELATION OF MUTUAL REINFORCEMENT LEADS TO A TRUE WEALTH THAT IS ALL THE MORE APPARENT BECAUSE IT IS NOT SELFISHLY HOARDED BUT IS SHARED WITH FRIENDS. PLEASURE SHARED IS PLEASURE DOUBLED.'
--Hsiao Ch’u, on Fee Waybill, official website of The Tubes
Brutus is the big black dude, zBrown.
You know that and you're leadin' me somewhere.
Don't take me to New Jersey, PLEASE!!!!
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Nov 10, 2014 - 09:19am PT
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I made it through Halloween without being turned into a hipopótamo.
So now, you guessed it. A big black hypnotized one.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 10, 2014 - 09:23am PT
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MooMooMooshi.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Nov 10, 2014 - 08:04pm PT
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This all takes me back to the days when folks didn't wreck their cars and Jimi fiddled, while the Flames burned (brightly?).
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Nov 11, 2014 - 08:56am PT
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This, I would say, is classical and worthy of an encore.
Encore, encore
Say what?
EDIT:
OK - Jimi served.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa
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Nov 11, 2014 - 09:14am PT
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Roof Roof
When not busy trying to hit on Michele, Wilt roofed a couple hisownself
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 11, 2014 - 09:16am PT
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Nice slam, Brujito!
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throwpie
Trad climber
Berkeley
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Nov 11, 2014 - 11:57am PT
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Bought that water bottle from Mathis' freelance climbing supply in 1972 or thereabouts. If it works, don't replace it, right? It's been on some real adventures that's for sure.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 11, 2014 - 05:41pm PT
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John and Ruth Decker were wed on the day he graduated from flight school. That was Dec. 12, 1942, five days after Pearl Harbor.
Her dad brought her down for the ceremony. They had been engaged for some time. He left her there and they were married later that day. I think that's how it went down.
He was sent to Jolly Old. He was told off to go with the Brits on the first attack against occupied Europe as his squadron had not received their B-17s as yet. They didn't have to go, he said. His plane showed up the day before (July 3, 1942) and other crews were assigned to the task. Two of the craft failed to return, one of which he had been scheduled to fly.
He retired from Castle AFB. He is 94 and Ruth is 92. Their son, John Decker, veteran of Badger Pass's ski lift operations and LRRPs operations in Nam, is my neighbor on the fifth floor here in ME.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Nov 11, 2014 - 05:53pm PT
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And the stars blew through the sky.
they were never told 'A reason why'.
just ...do and do and do
And if you die we will
remember that it was not fair
So many, all heros, had to die
so that we can have
someone's name to
Put on walls and
Honor in the parades
to sell...IT... war
To the Next ones
to do and do and
die
Peace and condolences to all
Who have served and given
And for the loss of so much
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 11, 2014 - 06:03pm PT
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hey there say, mouse... once again, a very excellent merced ' on the street' reporting... :)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 11, 2014 - 06:10pm PT
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I strongly disagree that all heroes have to die. What about our valued "climbing heroes" about whom we have recently posted? Many of them are still living, having performed heroically and stoically for the sake of others.
Hero loops are more my type, see. Half-inch tubular nylon, about eighteen inches tied with a ring bend. Surplus nylon from an Army/Navy Store like Crescent Supply in Modesto, which no longer has it, of course.
The old school Greatest Generation is a myth of such large proportions now that we can only go along with the current trend of drum-beating politicians who wish only to see their buddies' stock portfolios gain...let's NOT go all politard and just honor the old duffers and gammers and gaffers and great-grandmas.
It doesn't hurt, now, does it? They were honest in their intentions. When they return, ALL vets deserve recognition, barring a very miniscule number of them. What they do after they get home is another matter entirely. I thought we learned that back in the seventies, but some may have simply forgotten or were not present then.
It's why we have this Veterans' celebration every year...lest we forget. DUH!
Make peace, not war, for peacemakers will be called the children of God, as Jesus has it.
Off my high horse. Andale, muchachos!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Nov 11, 2014 - 06:45pm PT
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poems in the memory of those who have passed are meant as a tribute to those most pure, and
Hart felt yearnings for the seemingly impossible goal of earth peace,
Peace on earth
not as old a hippie as
I wish I were
tonight
lets
not
locker down and
fight
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 11, 2014 - 07:03pm PT
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zBrown seems to be performing heroically up on the roof. I bet he's got some tunes up there with him.
[Click to View YouTube Video]"Stay the course," old boy.
"No new taxes."
"Mission accomplished" soon, I hope.
Help re-elect the Bushes before the old man kicks the bucket of sh#t he called a son.
These two are the fastest two Presidential golfers. Did you know? If you've been reading The Flames, you probably do. You don't find this beta looking at political threads.
My favorite veteran of all time is Major John Wesley Powell, second head of the USGS and first tripod descender of the Colorado R.
The gent on the right was born in POLAND! He came to the US and enlisted. He made several intelligent suggestions to manufacturers of warplanes. He was a ball turret gunner.
His best suggestion was to make a ball turret that was retractable on landing.
The man sitting next to him flew about 250 missions in a B-52 from GUAM, taking off over a 500-foot cliff.
"Tower, get that drone out of the air, 7&5=*/69#!!!! This ain't no picnic and flying ants are not called for!"
Lots more from where these came.
Planes, old cars, more horsies and more bands.
I need to kick my feet up and nap first.
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