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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 23, 2015 - 05:14am PT
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This was when I was lookin' out for my sister and Ed's arrival, which was imminent. I happened to be thinkin' the same thing as that other old boy.
The Synch, once more.
And then little sister pulled up and I bushwhacked her photogenic self from my airy perch. But I got her to look up and wave, and that made me really happy.
I met them at the lobby door and escorted them up the stairs. We ought to have had the elevator running by now, but there's no help for that--it'll happen when it will.
We had a nice little jabber in my place (spotless and fresh-smelling) and then we headed out to do what all families do at birthday celebrations...we went to the PG&E office so I could pay my bill.
But that was AFTER we visited the Courthouse Museum and I gave them the benefit of my ten years or so as a docent. I've only been trying to get her to come to the place for that long! FINALLY, when it happens, what is the subject of the temporary exhibit...a recap of the Panama Pacific International Exposition and related photos of Merced County's participation in that event.
Lenna had her phone/cam, so I left my rig back at Middle Earth. When she gets the time she will send the relevant pics.
We went to lunch at Joe on the Go, a quiet place with delicious sandwiches and salads. Even Ed was happy!
Lenna treated, and thanks again, sis. Thanks also for the stack of T-shirts and the wonderful loaf of banana-nut bread, too!
Here is a photo of her grandson Connor at San Francisco learning to fly during a school field day taken by his mom, Jessica, one of the chaperones.
And here is the future president and his sax.It was a good day.
Tomorrow I turn 67. I've had me a good life and longer than many. Just want to thank the Lord for savin' me for dessert.
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mouse from merced
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The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 23, 2015 - 06:23am PT
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Memorial Day weekend, 2015.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 23, 2015 - 07:57am PT
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I asked Richard (not the little one) Alpert and he came up with:
BABALON (baby rhymes with something else)
Then some one volunteered
Babble On
Making his first appearance on the ST, I predict this guy will come to dominate all threads and occupy major bandwidth both On and OT. Get the boy some duck feet.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 23, 2015 - 08:15am PT
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from the "comments" on this video
Raven101able 2 months ago
I must say it was sad that he lost his hearing for playing the organ so loud.
I lived in Livingston he lived in Atwater with his Grandmother. Still he was a great heart and talented player in my day.
Frosty the drummer went on to form Sweat Hog, ahahha and they beat the sh#t outta rock and roll. Great times when a concert was less than 5 dollars.
[Click to View YouTube Video]"Say WHAT? Try this ear..."
San Bernadino, 1971.[Click to View YouTube Video]On the drums is Keith, not Frosty. He used both guys.
Lee Michaels/Heighty High
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRFj8fJy268&index=4&list=PLMIkFIoSH7W8iGU5r47DZTnFi5d_iVjVM
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 23, 2015 - 05:44pm PT
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Photos from December, 2013.
I miss getting out and going places different than home. I revisit these old images from time to time and find new things in the ones I've skipped over in favor of other shots.
Shots from other days in 2013.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 23, 2015 - 05:51pm PT
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Well Brian (you're not this one, right?) there was something about you I always liked. Ruby turns 14 tomorrow.
alles Gute zum Geburtstag
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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May 23, 2015 - 08:52pm PT
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hey there say, wow, more fun photos... of the day...
need those rock shots, to practice painting more rocks, :))
painting them to LOOK like rocks, that is...
NOT painting them to NOT look like rocks...
:)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2015 - 02:58am PT
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
These guys were responsible for the ill fortune which befell the Fireballs in the so-called British Invasion of the early sixties.
I'm celebrating my 67th with A Bottle of Wine (vintage 68) from Fireballs Vinyards.
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I've long ago decided that it's superior in many ways to the Paxton Winery's popular '66 vintage. It's also not as rare. And cheaper.
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The Fireballs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fireballs
No, wait, this was supposed to be about the Firefall.
Let me go back and start over....
Or was it Bill the Cat & the Fur-balls?
I cant' recall the last thing on my mind two seconds later. I must be getting penile.
And before I forget, Happy Birthday, BOB!
Watch yourself pub-crawlin' down on Rue Morgue Avenue.
Nina Simone/Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfesHDG9i78
^^^^Sweet Melinda's favorite song^^^^
Fortune, fame, it's no more than a game.
Win or lose, the cops expect the same.
Gravity, levity, both will fail sooner or later
And it'll really make a mess.
Let us pray to the Goddess of Gloom
She's so kind and careful
A thoughtful MFM is thinkin'--"Sixty-seven...I'm wonderin' what's next?"
And the ghost mouse replies--"Sixty-eight, dummy!"
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My favorite version, by me Sweet LINDA!
Linda Ronstadt/Almost Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndfKcAdbAiY
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2015 - 03:44am PT
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Take your hands out of your pockets, boys.
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All I have to do to dream is to sleep.
But what do I have to do in order to get some sleep?
Must I close my eyes real tight and count some sheep?
This problem is very, very deep.
So please be quiet and do not make a peep
While I go knock-knock-knockin' on the dragon's door.
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Forty-seven years after that last photo was taken and his hands still crammed in his pockets.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2015 - 11:43am PT
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Maintaining the Flames image as a car club..Jim Shirley's blue bomb, the Idyllwild Express, we should have named it.
This photo was taken on Memorial Day weekend two years ago, I just realized.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 24, 2015 - 06:24pm PT
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Joker, certainly. But no fool.
Purple or green, master?
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 25, 2015 - 07:38am PT
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NO WHIT DUDE!
I guess we're never too old to learn something new, so here's a new one on me. I was wondering why the street was packed with cars yesterday here in Frilitoville.
Even after several years in Catechism and even a short stint in the Parish High School of Religion I was not aware that the Holy Ghost's return warranted a holiday.
Pentecost is a Christian holiday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples of Jesus Christ, according to the New Testament of the Bible. It is also known as Whitsunday, or Whit Sunday.
http://www.firstlutheranchurch-wtby.org/images/pentecost6.jpg
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujò de la Playa y Perrito Ruby
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May 25, 2015 - 07:45am PT
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I was asked why no music? I can't answer. I didn't learn that yesterday.
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Madelyn A. (that's her right up yonder) says:
HALLELUJAH!!! AMEN & AMEN!
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