Alumni Sandstorm ~ 07/27/15
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4 Bombers sent stuff:
Marilynn WORKING ('54), Jim HAMILTON ('63)
Mike QUANE ('63), David RIVERS ('65)
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BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Max SUTTON ('57)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Paula BEARDSLEY ('62)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: Ellen BOHRINGER ('66)
BOMBER BIRTHDAY Today: TWINS: Richard & William RATHVON ('71)
BOMBER LUNCH: '40s/early '50s, 1pm, Country Buffet, Columbia Ctr (last Mon)
BOMBER CALENDAR: Richland Bombers Calendar
Click the event you want to know more about.
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>>From: Marilynn WORKING Highstreet ('54)
Re: By's Burgers
It is sad news to report that By Meyers, who owned By's
Burgers in Richland in '40s and '50s has passed away. He
died on Thursday, July 16, 2015, in Seattle so if anyone
sees the obituary in the Seattle Times, please pass it on
to us. [see entry from Jimbeaux today... -Maren]
We were so lucky to honor By at Club 40's 25th Silver Jubilee
Anniversary in 2012 and visit with him and his wife. By was 92
when he passed.
Re: Club 40 September Celebration
Just a friendly reminder that you have 33 days to get your
registration in the our Treasurer, Kathy HOFF Conrad ('64).
Many members have reserved their place, so please don't miss
out.
-Marilynn WORKING Highstreet ('54) ~ Pasco where it has
really cooled down!! Boat races Gold Cup are over!!
Oberto won in his last year!!
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>>From: Jim HAMILTON ('63)
I saw this obituary in the Times this morning, it has some
Bomber cred.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Ham/150727-BysObit.jpg
Re: Was anyone else there?
Recently in one of those Starbucks conversations with some
friends I mentioned that as a kid I had seen my first
professional football game in Pendleton, Oregon. I couldn't
remember who all was playing, but do remember that one of the
teams was the Dallas Cowboys. As I recall they played in the
arena which later in the month was the site of the Pendleton
Round-Up. I guess it's better to play football and roll around
on the ground (think Andy Griffith here) before the cows and
horses are let loose, oops poor choice of words. My iron clad
memory was immediately besmirched, so in my own defense I did
some G-2 work and found that indeed a game was played in
Pendleton on Sep 4th, 1960. It was betwixt the Los Angeles
Rams and the Dallas Cowboys, with the Rams prevailing 49-14.
It is still on the books as the smallest municipality to host
a game between two NFL teams, (albeit "Outside a Metro/Micro
Area of Less Than 100,000 Population"). There's always an
asterisk when one's talking football.
My first game involving NBA players, was when a barnstorming
"All Star Team", that played at Pasco High School (don't step
on the Bulldog)about 1959. Bob Cousy was there, as were Bob
Pettit, Bill Russell and my favorite Clyde "The Clown"
Lovellette. I think Pook ('63-RIP) was with us and he from
that day forward modeled his "game" after Clyde, always having
at least three fouls by the time he got off of the bus.
At Sander's Field, I saw Satchel Page pitch for the Harlem
Globetrotters against the House of David. My dad took me there
to see Gorgeous George wrestle and Mike MATHIS ('61-RIP) and I
went there to watch a Roller Derby match. I'm pretty sure that
the Bay Area Bombers or the LA Thunderbirds were in the game as
one or both were in about 95% of all Roller Derby whatever you
want to call them, ever contested. Charlie O'Connell would have
participated with a broken arm, as he always had a broken arm.
Joanie "The Blonde Bombshell" Weston, would have also rostered
as a Jammer .
We weren't really out in the sticks after all, were we?
That's all for today.
-jimbeaux
-Jim HAMILTON ('63)
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>>From: Mike QUANE ('63)
Re: Home on the Range
My hiking buddy Flo, a two year old Jack Russell, had a little
misadventure last Wednesday. As we were hiking home about 100
yards from the homestead, I noticed that she had disappeared
and thought she had run ahead to the house. After getting
home, showering, and still no Flo, I knew something was up. I
returned to the trail and began calling her name. After a few
minutes I saw her laying on the trail. I called her name, she
stood up, wagged her tail and collapsed. Flo's face was swollen
and she had two trickles of blood on her left cheek. She could
not even hold her head up. Without a doubt - a rattlesnake
bite!
A phone call to the emergency vet and 45 minutes later Flo
had an IV with medication flowing in her veins. She had been
vaccinated for rattlesnake bites one month earlier but still
needed a full vile of antivenin, pain meds, antibiotics and a
night stay at the ER vet hospital.
The first picture shows Flo the morning after as we were
heading to her regular vet for a follow up. The second picture
is Flo with her face and neck shaved clean and the bruising
traced with a sharpie pen to monitor any spreading. The fang
punctures marks were over an inch apart indicating a very large
snake.
http://AlumniSandstorm.com/Xtra/Qua/150727-00.htm
From near death to 90% recovery in 3 days, will the adventures
never cease?
-Mike QUANE ('63)
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>>From: David RIVERS ('65)
Re: Tanks fer da memeries
Thanks to Jimbeaux ('63) for sending around a video called the
"land that made me me"... talk abouta flood of memeries... it
starts our with a picture of a map of Arkansas with Jonesboro
prominently showing... spent a ton a time there in the '60s...
tiny little place... dry county as I recall... last time I
went thru I got lost and bagged it... Beale Street used to be
a great place to go and now it's a zoo... last time there I
walked about half a block and went back to the Peabody... which
is still cool... Elvis was alive back inna day and Graceland
was just a bigger house onna wide spot inna road among other
little houses... the only thing that was still cool was Sun
Records... Everyone wanted the Sun Records shirt I was wearing
but they don't sell it no more... it was very old... hadda
great time playing trivia with one of the girls that worked
there... stumped her a couple of times... a lady close to my
age working there and I had some great talks... she loved my
shirt and said it had been many years since she'd seen one like
it... Gene Porter, a former Judge here and long time buddy's
Dad, Bill Porter was the Chief Engineer at Studio B in
Nashville where Elvis cut most of his songs... he is a legend
in Nashville for the great innovations he made in recording and
the many times he saved Elvis from being killed by Chet Atkins
for all his weirdness in recording (like recording one song in
the dark so Elvis managed to bang his head on the mike at the
end of recording... kapow does not sound good on a record)...
he managed to splice a million goofs so that no one ever heard
them and saved hours and hours of re-recording... the video
also reminded me of what life was like in the Richland that
made me... the B-day Bomber-babe and her famblie played a large
role in my early days and I spent a buncha time at her house...
it was one of those gathering places like the Parker's would be
later for me only without all the making out (at least for my
age group)... I'll be visiting with her sis ('65) in August and
remembering alla good times... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Paula BEARDSLEY
('62) on your special day, July 27, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-David RIVERS ('65)
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That's it for today. Please send more.
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