Michael (Mike) Franks

Who'd a thunk that after 48 years, the topic of conversation for the class 0f '64 would revole around arteries, blood sugar, body fat, various meds, orthopedic shoes, and "Did you receive your S.S. benefit?" I thought we would burn the candle at both ends forever! Now the Dr. tells me not to wash my cheeseburger down with a Budweiser. I suppose the next thing will be for us to stay out of the back seat of our VW, while on a snipe hunt.

Rodney (Rod) Hayes

Mike  --  I like that comment about the Metallic years.  But what about No Hair and No Teeth.  I got a laugh out of that Expense paid trip to Viet Nam.  However, I have very negative thoughts about that War, and, the mess we are in today.  Now about that Snipe thing.  When I moved to Texas, almost no home grown Texan had any idea what a snipe was.  A guy from Missouri, another from N.J., and myself had a few good laughs sending guys to hunt snipe.  You would have to have been there to get the full effect

Milan & Ed  --  It's great to know you guys are taking the diabetes seriously.  If it gets out of control, the whole process can get very nasty.  And Ed, Jack is right, Alcohol is just simply not on the menu.  But Ed, think of it this way.  You'll be eating just like a Body Builder, (5) meals a day.  Now all you have to do is work out twice a day, six days a week.  You'll be a Beast man.

Vic --  Now that I think about it, getting out of chair is not too bad, but gettin up off the floor is becoming a chore.  So, you had some flap jacks.  Max, you, I, and I'm sure several others must have all shopped at Thom McAnn.  You might say those were the predecessor to Velcro.  No strings, no mess.

Michael (Mike) Franks

Yeah Rod, VN sucked but we were young and didn't know anything. At that age we still believed in the garbage we were fed.

Texans don't know anything, other than football 6 days a week. They'd hunt for snipe just so they could BBQ it. They wouldn't know about back seat romance either, they all drive pick-ups. On more boring tid-bit....We all remember those squirrel shoes, until HS, when we settled for wing-tips and Chuck Taylors.

Steve Jetton

Yeah, I went on one of them snipe hunts when I was a kid on an overnight camping trip.  I sat out there for, it seemed like hours, and never got one.  I still feel bad about that.  Guess I'm just not a good hunter.

Rodney (Rod) Hayes

Mike --  You are right about several things.  Texans BBQ everything, and, a lot of it is damn good.  They love those Pic-em Up Trucks.  The only problem is, they all think they can stop on a dime when there is ice or snow.  Oh, and always slam your brakes on when you approach a bridge that's froze over.  They love to take them to the beach and show everyone how much sand they can blow into the Ocean.  Then they bet someone to pull them out before high tide.  They just drive you nuts.  Texans will tell you that Football is a sport created by God for Texas.  I must say though, they really support it.  High Schools have stadiums that seat more than some colleges.  Not only are they still in the Quarter Finals down here, the big schools play in Cowboy Stadium and Houston, just to support the crowd.  I can't count the number of Chuck Taylor's and Florsheim Imperial Wingtips I have owned.  I still have a pair of black patent leather wingtip golf shoes I wear in tournaments.  However, I had to convert them to soft spikes.   The younger guys think they are the coolest thing in the world.  Someday, if I stop playing, I'll sell them on e-bay for some ridiculous price.

Steve --  If you spent more than 15 minutes snipe hunting, you are considered a Great Hunter.

Helen Nicolaysen (Thompson)

Rod, I'll add to your statement that Steve is either a great hunter or extremely naieve.  I was taught to carry a brown paper sack and beat it with a wooden spoon to attract the Snipes!  Never did see one though!  I must have been naieve too!  

Ed Stanfield

Uh Rod..

I have always been a breast man... all my life

Now the not so great news.. Malinda is back in the hospital with an infection. One of the side effects to chemo is seceptibility to infections. She is in no danger, but is on 3 different antibiotics IV

Ed Stanfield

Brought her home today.... :)

Patricia (Pat) Rosenbaum

Gosh - just browsing through and what funny topics.  Y'all  might want to rethink your capabilities though. Any back seat activities would require Rescue coming with the Jaws of Life to extricate the occupants. There's a lot more flexibility in the mind than in the body - they say.

Michael (Mike) Franks

Not when you are a teenager and highly motivated. (Like we once were.) Who can forget steaming a window or two at the drive-in?

Jack Habich

The Ron Popeil Class of ’64 Back Seat Extractor.  How much would you pay for this now?  $8,000?  $6,000?  $5,000?  Our regular price for this item is only $4,240.  But wait, there’s more!

Buy now, and get a second Extractor absolutely free.  Forget the $4,240 and order both right now for only $3,600.

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Helen Nicolaysen (Thompson)

OMG, where do I send my money RIGHT NOW!  Wouldn't want to miss out on this GREAT DEAL and SAVINGS TOO!

Jack Habich

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Ed Stanfield

I ran a volunteer ambulance service back when the Hurst tool first came out. I have used them to remove tops from autos and when that thing slices thru steel like a scissors, the 5 hp engine powering the hydraulics does not ever get off idle. They used to advertize a VW bug and a Hurst tool as a fully equipped rescue vehicle!

Terry (Max) Maxwell

Helen...  If you order now you can have it in time for Christmas.  Then you can make the neighbor's car into a convertible for a New Year's cruise!  But wait... I can get you one cheaper than Jack is selling them.  $3495 with free shipping if you order in the next 5 minutes...  4:59, 4:58, 4:57...  Hurry time is running out on this awesome deal! 4:56...

Marilyn Evans (Tate)

Huh !  I got a better back seat extractor. It's called a C.O.P. with a flashlight attached.

Victor Jackson

But do they work when you are stuck in a leather chair with your bear bottom

Helen Nicolaysen (Thompson)

Seems as though WE RETIREES HAVE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY TOO MUCH TIME ON OUR HANDS, AHHYE?

Jack Habich

Marilyn, you’re going back too far.  Sure, a nosey C.O.P. (they had those) with a flashlight used to be a most effective method for back seat extraction.  Under today’s conditions, though, even a dad with a baseball bat attached to him couldn’t quickly remove the rear seat occupants.

In most cases now, heavy equipment would be needed.

And Victor, stuck on leather?  No problem. My device will extricate you with ease.  Bear bottom or bare bottom, it doesn't matter.  That’s why it’s vitally important that you order now, before supplies run out.

Rodney (Rod) Hayes

Helen --  You also are a great hunter of the SNIPE.

Ya'll wait till the middle of next week, and Jack will run a special on those Jaws of Life.  If you order no later than the 16th., he will include a CD with 12 of the Top 10, YES, that's right, 12 of the Top 10 most played BONGO songs ever recorded.  Three of these songs werer recorded live, with Jack on the Bongos, at such renowned places as The Holiday Inn, Bloomington, Il, Thee Last Chance Motel, in Tallahassee, Fl., and Betty's Country Club, in Whiskey Flats, Tx.

Milan Jackson

Jack, do you have a lay-away plan? :)

Marilyn Evans (Tate)

Jack

Are you a lawyer or a used car salesman? 

Jack Habich

Milan, there is indeed a lay-away plan where we will lay away your 10 easy payments and then ship the goods.  With this plan, in addition to the bongo music, you will also receive the Popeil Tomato Slicer, creating slices so thin they only have one side.  Act now!

Jack Habich

Marilyn I am neither, though my mother used to insist I should have been a lawyer, and I have, on a few occasions, helped lawyers shape arguments with some proficiency.  Used cars?  No problem. We both know it’s a similar discipline, just  with less education required.

Only thing I wouldn’t do is TV preacher.  Too moral for that.

Helen Nicolaysen (Thompson)

There should be a SPECIAL on Shovels to Shovel all this S@@@ that's being spread.  Where's the blue light SPECIAL, and is free shipping included?