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Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Jimmie Lee, dont know when the surgery will be yet. I have an MRI scheduled on my back tomorrow at 1, seems my other disks are collapsing like T9 did. Then I have a Doc Toe Jam appt on Friday. I'll find out then if and when he wants to do scourgery on my foot.    I will keep folks apprised. I told wayne that even if I'm in a wheel chair, I still want to have this get together.  But I promise to be good and follow doctors orders, because I'm no spring chicken anymore. I've worn Das Boot religiously for one month this coming friday, and foot doesnt hurt as bad as it did, but still hurts.

I tried playing 42 some 42 years ago, and probably would have done alright if I had stuck with it. But you know, if you dont have a regualr group to play with, you dont learn much. Lots of the guys in the service use to play spades and diamonds, at least I think those were the names.  They also knew what everyone else had once the first or second card was played.  I could play those semi-ok. Not a very fast learner as my GPA would attest to. In-laws tried teaching Diane and I haow to play bridge, and we were getting the hang of it, and then other things came up and just didnt stick with it. I really liked bridge and all the aforementioned games, just not good at any of them.

     Back in 58, when I was exiled to Aldine Jr high, caught the bus at 6 AM on the corner of Viking and Costa Rica methinks. Anyway, the bus trip took an hour because we traveled down, or up Antoine to Little York, which seemed a lot longer than it does today. Antoine use to deadend into Little York, they sort of dead ended into each other. We picked up all the farmers sons and daughters along the way.

     The Draper brothers, about 7 of em, and another set of brothers, Gary the oldest and jerry...dont remember their last name, but it was, oh man, almost had it. Why I remember the drapers and the other set of brothers, is one brother, the oldest Draper, Gary, and both Jerry and Gary (last name here)  worked at Mangum Super Value when I did.

     We also picked up a brother and sister further east on Little York. Probably as beautiful a girl and as handsome boy as I have ever seen...All the families came from Dairy farms. It was so cool being with all those folks. Like I said, it took an hour or so to get to Aldine, and the older guys would play Gin Rummy.  I even played a few hands. It seems to be a tad simpler than all the aforementioned games.

    I liked Go FISH, plus FAMOUS AUTHORS, AND OLD MAID. Those cards all had pictures on them, and being a visual guy, that appealed to me. 

     Regular donimoes was easy, Mexican train and chicken foot are good.  We also play a card game called Polish Poker. Dont know if that is the real name, or if the folks are just messin with me, but it is a fun game. What I like about table games is the banter around the table. I dont care about winning or losing, I figure just playing with friends or family is winning enough.

     The wild bunch use to play poker regular and drank beah, PABST BLUE RIBBON AND SCHLITZ AND FALSTAFF.  The smoke hung heavy in the air and the beah and pretzels flowed freely, along with the laughter and curse words.  I was never good at poker either. Some folks will say there is a skill involved, but the only skill, is whether you could bluff convincingly.  Otherwise, where's the skill in getting unknown cards dealt to you. You certainly have no control over the deal, unless you are dealing and a cheat. Only time I ever got a good hand in poker, everyone had dropped out and left me the pot of antiups, about a quarters worth. I love poker, but just unlucky as one can be at it.

      When we have the get to gether here on the hill, we have all the board and table games one could possibly want.  There will be no softball game. However if a couple of folks want to throw the ball around, I have 5 gloves, one left handed, about half dozen balls andd two bats. I for one, can no longer play. I cant even throw the ball. It's one game I loved, because I was pretty good at it. Average fielder, but superior hitter. I was batting around 950 or better. Mainly because I didnt swing for the fences, just wherever there wasnt a fielder. Always the leadoff batter, always got on base and generally scored.

    This was gonna be short, but you see how that went. Got down to 21 this morning, and before I knew it, it was 38. then when I looked back at the weather station, the temp was going back down and made it to 28. WHAT ? What in the whirld was going on? I'll bet I know!  It's those pesky ruskis hacking my weather station...yeah, that's the ticket.

    OH, I got the well pump fixed. It was a freeze plug/popoff valve. It did what it was suppose to do, pop open to let the water out when the pressure built up too much. Glad someone thought of that. Cost me 250 dollars for that lesson in well fixin, but should it happen next time, I got it covered.

     Time to deplane !  Dixie Belle is sighing heavy at me and pokin my elbows with her nose.
She wants to go out and hide her bear in the hay so she can watch me look for it. Plus we need to  go to town for supplies.

Keep the sun at your six and ride boldly ride...  

Teddie Jordan

Cephus, were the other brothers the Faigles? Jerry was the youngest. And Gary Draper married Nelson Mackenroths's younger sister, I believe her name was Sue. Old Mangum Super Value folks all. Good people.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Teddy, yeah, that's what their name was, is, Faigles.  Everybody that worked at Super Valu was absolutely top notch...as good as it got...I often wonder what happened to  all the aforementioned and Buddy (luke) Woods, and Mickey Faison. Mickeys dad or step dad was a prizefighter. Also Tommy the butcher, and Frank the back door guy, and Clarence and his buddy, and I guess Steve is probably deceased. He was battling cancer when I worked there, and he was probably in his 40s or 50s. I think he had about a dozen kids.

    I remember Flo and Molly and dont remember any of the other ladies names that worked there. I see Sly Montalbano from time to time. He worked in the produce dept. Trained me in the produce dept beforre he left. There isnt anything in that store that I didnt like to do.

       Shorty (pellam vaughn) worked there, and he and I joined the Navy on the buddy plan....and sure nuff "buddy do we have a plan for you"...

      We got separated the first day, and I've never seen him since.  I heard he was an
EMT somewhere in Central Texas, but never could find him, but that's not saying much, I couldnt find an aspirin in an aspirin factory most days. I do hope he has faired well. 

     I remember Nelson Mackenroth, I bought a horse and saddle from him. Good man. Who was the other assistant mgr....I can see him plane as day. He married a girl down the street from us named Cynthia, and they lived in her house, I think.  His brother was JC Kubeska and lived cattycorner from us on Demilo. Sadly he took his own life. Now I remember,  Marion was his brothers name and was the other assistant manager. I heard he passed away sometime back.

      We also had so many wonderful customers.  We would just about get into a fight to check them out and sack their groceries and take em to their cars.   We pretty much knew all the customers by name...Mr and Mrs...I remember Mrs. Fly. She had two daughters, one was Sandy and I forget the other ones name, but I remember going on a date with Sandy, I think, or maybe it was her sister, or maybe both. The women in that family were beautiful, mom and both daughters....wow...

     If I didnt have to go back to school, I think I would like to go back and work at Mangum Super Valu forever. It was such a wonderful and different time back then....except school...only thing good about school was ALL YALL....

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

BroBeau,

We're all hoping and praying you don't have to have any of these surgeries (back or foot).   However, you know we're all here to help you through, if you do.  Keep us posted on MRI results today and what your foot doctor says on Friday.  Keep on dancing! 

Hugs,  J

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

Please keep Walters' family in your prayers in the loss of one of our dear classmates, Virginia Pettit (Walters).

Her son just posted on facebook ---

I'm extremely late in posting this, but it's been a rough couple of weeks.....My mom passed on December 21, 2016. She was 70 years old.

Virginia Lillian Pettit was a part of the original Oak Forest community. My grandparents bought our house in 1951 from a GI. She went to Oak Forest elementary, Black junior high, and graduated Waltrip in 1964. Her first job was at Wyatt's cafeteria as one of the attendants who would walk around with the refreshment cart refilling beverages. She wrote for the Leader as well while pursuing a degree in professional writing. She loved this neighborhood so much and volunteered at the MANNA food pantry when she could until her diagnosis of dementia in 2011.

 She passed peacefully with family at her side. Her grandson is now the fourth generation to grow up here and we have no plans on leaving. There's no where else I'd rather have raised him than right here. Thank you neighbors for always making this a great place to live and for making a legacy for her.

Don Ellisor

Played many games of 42 while waiting on football practice to begin, games to be played the next day and study time to slip away while at Baylor. Maybe should have watched more opponents film or read scouting reports. Have not played in twenty years. Too many grandkids wanting to play too many mindless but entertaining games

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Nanner fanner bobanner bananer fanner momanner fe fi fo...nanner...OMG (oh my goodness) what a day waht a day...Started off standard stuff, taking care of the animals before we do anything for us...hurt all night long, even packed in hot rice socks and cats and dogs...a hot shower generally perks one up, at least it does me. I turn it as hot as it will go, and I WANT EVERY MIRROR AND WINDOW FOGGED UP...

     This morning actually started last night at 7:30...Jack had another seizure...really his f irst since June. We write everything down when it comes to the health of our critters.  Seizures are sure a hard thing to watch in a helpless critter that you love. Hard to watch in any animal or human.   It takes him about an hour or so to actually run it off. 

     Once he comes out of the seizure, then he is goes into hyper drive. We have to go outside with him and watch as he just runs and runs and runs. Of course, with us and Jack, is his best friend, Dixie Belle Lee.
She is also his nurse, as she was Coopers nurse during his last months with us. She stayed by Coopers side from the moment she joined our merry little band, all the way to the end. Now she's Jacks friend and nurse. While Jack is running the fence line and every inch of the yard, Dixies nose is no more than an inch away from Jacks neck.

     Finally Jack sort of wears out, along with Diane and myself, but not Dixie...she is ever vigilant, always by Jacks side. What loyalty...

     Lights out...time for some serious sack time, or hot rice sock time. Got about 9 of em packed all around me along with two cats and one dog....I think I'm going to sleep, but could not. Finally at 2 I guess I just pass out from exhaustion...

      then comes morning, for once the sun is up before I am!   Diane let me sleep in and took care of all the morning chores, bless her heart.  Today is blood test day and MRI day...piece of cake...or so I thought.
Went into town to the clinic where vampirella bout tore my arm off stickin that dang needle in trying to find a vein to collect some of my A positive !   I swear, she must have been right out of needle stickin school, or just getting ready to attend, or maybe a flunkee. I'll never pitch in the majors ever again!

    Well, it is my left arm, and I'm a righty, plus I never actually pitched in a major league game, cept in my own mind..."My team, the Oak Forest Pioneers, ahead by 1 point, two outs bottom of the ninth, tieing run on 3rd, winning run on 2nd, and who should come to bat?  None other than BOMBING BAD BOB, The Sharpstown Sharks evil mean and bad and nasty home run hitter...Oh man, my arm was hurtin and the team was tired, if I'd a had a towel, I believe I'd a chunked it in. I shook off catcher Carls first two signals, low and inside, low and outside, nope, I wanted to strike him out swinging at one of my patented fast balls...

    Hmm, seem to have gotten off point here. NOOO really? Doesnt take much for me to get off point does it?
Anyway, my arm didnt fall off from the blood lettin, and I made it to My MRI appointment, 15 minutes early as requested by them....yup, I was 15 minutes early and they were 30 minutes late, how nice.

     Finally Dr Frauhnckunsteens tech came and got me. Lots of preleminary questions, "are you pregnant..." you know the ones. I'm no rookie, I've got a few MRI's under me belt!  Yeah yeah, blah blah blah...get my boots off and get on the narrow sled that goes into the torpedo tube, lay down flat and pain jumped up on me and said, "howdy, I'll be with for the next hour or so, as I have been with you for the last 70 years or so, only this time it's going to be really really bad, as opposed to just really bad"...

     I havent laid down on a flat surface with my neck and head unsupported since the last time I had an MRI....it's like a building has fallen on top of me. Oh silly, not a building, but submarine U-571...

    I'm sure some of you are not strangers to the MRI machine, so you know what I mean about the discomfort one is in whilst one is in the torpedo tube of U-571.  You cant move at all, even if you wanted to, the quarters are just too small.  Everything that hurts on me was in a bind whilst that infernal machine was hammerin, especially my right shoulder and arm. For the first 30 minutes, I tried to think of everything I could to divert my attention away from the pain, even fell mercifully asleep for a few minutes here and there.

     Finally, the noise stops and the torpedo carriage starts sliding back towards the opening..."praise the lord, it's over", says I jubilantly.  Did I mention they place a contraption over your head to keep it from moving about, well, they do!  They also give you ear plugs, which I'm sure helps alot because that corntraption is LOUD!   Frau Frahnckensteen bends over my face and takes the head trap off and starts reading to me from a piece of paper she is holding.   Ok, picture this, I told her I was deaf, plus I have ear plugs in me ears, and she's reading to me!  

     Once we got the ear plugs out, she reads to me what is a disclaimer....for the dye they are going to inject in my veins...POR QUE????  "can cause headaches, nausea, vomiting....resperatory, and even death..."
Hello? say, you want to run that last part off ot me again?  Did you say "DEATH"? Oh great, thanks, my day is complete now, killed in the line of duty in a torpedo tube! Wish they would have just shot me out the back of the tube into the grey day over the RR traccks and down into the creek.

    Frau Fraunckunsteen says that none of her patients have died in the 20 years she has been doing this. There's always a first!  I wondered, but didnt ask, what the dye was, Polonium? Radium? Who knows. My last Catscan they used iodine. Maybe mercurochrome this time.

     She says she has to stuff me back into the torpedo tube for another 10 minutes or so...it were not 10 minutes, it were SO !   Frau Fraunckunsteen iss a liar, pants on fire!  All I can describe to you about the next 30 minutes, not 10, is indescribable...absolute hell.  All the times I hurt, which is all the time, is nothing compared to the next 30 minutes....they give you a bulb to squeeze should you need them to stop the test and pull you from the jaws of death.  The onliest (east texas for only) thing that kept me from crushing the panic button, was knowing that I would probably have to redo the MRI.

     I've had a broken arm, broken back, now a broken heel, been at deaths door with respiratory problems, but those were nothing like the last 30 minutes in U-571s number one torpedo tube. Once God answered my silent screaming prayers of getting me out of there, took him 30 minutes to finally help me out, Frau Fraunckunsteen had to get 2 other folks to help me up off the torpedo carriage.  Diane had to drive us home, I was so spent.  

    Jumped into bed the minute we got home and fell asleep and slept for 4 or more hours. Woke up just in time to watch the last 2 quarters of the Clemson, Alabama game. What a great game. Glad Clemson won.
I had to ask my phone just where Clemson was. I didnt know it was in South Carolina!  

    So now it's 1:30 AM in the morning, and I'm finally running down. But first I had to bore you all to tears and probably sleep, because that's where I'm headed,  TO SLEEP...shhhhhh, not so loud...Oh gee, I just had a terrible thought, since this MRI was worse than eating a pile of far aints, (east texas for fire ants) , I hope I dont have nightmares about it !

    Diane told me that my last MRI was unpleasant, not as unpleasant as this one, but not fun either, and that she and I had discussed me taking one of my pain pills before being shoved into a U boat torpedo tube. Wonder why I only remember AFTER the fact!  Ok, next time I'm scheduled for an MRI, it's yalls duty to remind me to take a pain pill or two or three...BEFORE the actual event, OK? ok!

    Keep the sun at your six and away from U-Boats... 

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Condolences to Virginias family on her passing...and now basking in the warmth and glory of our saviors love...another star to watch over our little town of Oak Forest...

Ruth Ellen Winters (Schmidt)

Beau I was wondering who you used to get your hearing aides at Costco .  How bad is your hearing loss and are you still happy with them. My husband has profound hearing loss and we have used an audiologist for years.  I think she might have a preset diagnoses for my husband. and we were thinking of getting a second opinion. Read where you were unhappy with previous results and seemed really pleased with new ones so we're thinking of trying Costco.  Not real good using this page so sorry for not sending private  message and apologies to all who have to read this.  But wishing everyone a good day and thanks to Beau for any input.

Jimmie Lee Smith (Brawner)

Ruth Ellen, thanks for asking about the hearing aids.  I don't need them yet, but with all the "bad" stories I've heard about wearing them, I was glad to hear Beau's success story.  I'm just wondering the brand name of the hearing aids to keep on file for future needs.
 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Ruth Ellen !   We used the Costco in Katy, at 99 and I-10. The audiologist there, is really good. He even gets all my corny jokes and plays right along with em.  The HAs are kirkland, which is a Costco brand.  These were cheaper than the ones we bought 6 years ago, and so much b etter.  I'm not sure how to explain it, but it's almost like I've gotten my real hearing b ack. I hear things now I havent heard in years, even with my old hearing aids,  the things you take for granted, like birds singing, which has always been a problem area for me,  because I have TINNITUS, so bad.  I can hear things like my dry rough hands sliding on the steering wheel, the signal blinkers. I didnt know that my phone made noise when I typed on it, until I got my HAs. I can hear it clicking.

     The tests are more extensive and conclusive now than they were 6 years ago. Lots of tones, and they do words and some people talking in numerous different languages from  A to Z.  Not sure why. He told me, but I've slept  since then.  The tests include lots of words that sound the same and different sounding words. Oddly, I cant distinguish between the words YES and NO, they  sound the same to me.  He said my hearing loss is more than 50% now.  Told me to learn sign language....he was throwing my sense of humor back at me.

     We had my old costco HAs repaired at a HA place in Brenham, but these folks are not very good. Charged us 275.00 and they still are not satisfactory. The folks at Costco, or whoever makes the HAs, wont work on them if they are out of warranty, and I had a 5 year one, and theywere 6 years old. Their reasoning, that technology advances and changes so fast, they dont keep the old obsolete parts to be able to repair them.

    They also want to see me and my ears and HAs to inspect and tweak them if necessary,  about every 3 months. Fine with me, I like going to Costco! Also too, there is a free app you can download on your I-Phone, or Android (I have the android), that allows you to adjust your HAs from your phone. (they will download it for you, or at least show you how to do it whilst you are there). You can adjust them to just focus on the person in front of you, or all around you, or to either side or both sides. When you put the HAs back in the charger, they go to default settings, so you have to reset them with your phone, which is no big deal at all.  I sort of like doing that, makes me feel like I've actually come into the 21st century. I havent! 

    My onliest (east texas for only) complaint, is when you take them off at night, my whirld goes silent, or muffled. Feels like I', being put in a box away from the whirld, boo!  But, I'm ok with that, at least I can hear for a good part of the day.

    I hope I've answered your questions. If I didnt, I sure went on long enough didnt I. Well, we all know how long winded I am on the forum.....It doesnt cost to have your hearing tested at Costco, and you dont have to buy the HAs.  OH, the hearing aid dept does not belong to costco, they are separate, and the people working for the HA place are salaried and dont make commision on the HAs they sell.

    You do need to make an appointment, which even for me is easy enough!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     It's me again Margaret....Ok, the FIRST ANNUAL WALTRIP REUNION AND NON-SOFTBALL PICNIC WILL BE HELD ON THE HILL IN CHAPPELL HILL AT THE COOPER MEMORIAL BALL FIELD AND ICEHOUSE...MARK YOUR CALENDARS,    MARCH 18.....FROM 10AM till you want to go home. The reason I say 10 AM, is to allow folks, like me to come early and leave early. Well, I wont be leaving early since I live here, but you know what I mean.

    It is the first saturday AFTER daylight savings time starts, so as to give all you old codgers that cant drive at night an opportunity to party before dark and drive home safely.  

    WTL, (Wayne the Lake) has made up a list of things needed, if one is so inclined to provide,  and things provided.  Diane and I have done this before where we provided everything, and rightfully so, since we invited people to a party.  We had about 65 or 70 folks, and that was in the house. My MAN CAVE had not been built as of that date, but is in full regalia now!

    I havent printed Waynes list out yet, but will today, with the help of my beloved. Our printer is wireless, which means to me BRAINLESS, and my CPU cant seem to find the printer. When Diane enters the room, seems all the machines cooperate. I guess it's like all kids get in their seats when the teacher enters the room. Well, not in todays Ed system, but certainly when we went to school.   The reason I need to print the list out, is because I have trouble working from a TV screen. I need a piece of paper in hand!

    There should be BBQ meats of every kind, the usual beans and potato salad and cole slaw etc...oh, hotdogs and popcorn and peanuts and crackerjacks. There will be plenty of parking, if it doesnt rain. If it does, the party will be postponed till the next available dry saturday. I have ordered a dry saturday for March 18th, but sometimes, "you cant always get waht you want".

    There was some concern, if not outright fear over us playing any kind of ball and subsequent injuries from the aforementioned.  To ease everyones concern and fears, there will be no mandatory game of any kind, especially a physical one like softball.  I made the field on a whim, and sort of enjoyed doing so in taking a break from the usual chores.  It's more of a conversation piece, and maybe a rememberance of our past youte.

     The stands will be covered, so if anyone wants to, you can sit in the shade and gaze out on our "field of dreams" , or sit inside the man cave and eat drink and be Mary, or Bob...play dominoes, cards, Clue, Monopoly, Scrabble, and just  about any game you want. I will also set up a "HORSESHOE PIT",  and a few other outside games.... And if you are so inclined, we have two 12 foot deep by 55  foot long porches, and our house will be open to anyone that would rather stay inside.

    March should still be coolish, and I even have 3 very large occilating wall phans and a couple of floor phans, plenty of trash and recycle receptacles, lots of ice and drinks of any flavor ie TEA, (HOMEMADE) LEMONADE, SANGRIA AND COFFEE....probably leave the softdrinks up to the individuals that attend.  We do have three of the largest coolers abvailable, and access to more.  At our big party for Dianes retirement, we bought all the beer and softdrinks, and are just now out of them, and it's been more than a year.

    I think we will have about 20 tables, maybe more, and the chairs to go along with them.  Also outdoor furniture, plenty of space to spread out and sit where you wish.   We have 3 BBQ pits one wood fired, one propane, and one electric and an "oil less turkey fryer" should one be so inclined as to bring a turkey...so fixing your own BBQ or whatever you would like heated up over smoke, will not be a problem.

    There will be two dogs should anyone need a pup fix. Believe me Jack and Dixie Belle would love nothing better than the attention of about 50 or 60 people, except maybe the BBQ you have in your plates. NO ONIONS...ONIONS ARE DEATH ON DOGS AND CATS....SO DO BE CAREFUL WITH YOUR ONIONS...

    As time passes, I will keep everyone updated on the progress of  things.

OH, and most importantly, we will have two porta cans, a ladies and a mans, plus the house will be open and those will be available for a nominal fee of course.  Or  you can just hold it and take it home with you....707....

Ok, gotta go to the store...Keep the sun at your six and ride boldly ride, and please think about coming to the first annual Waltrip reunion and non softball game...methinks it will be fun! ! !    

    Oh, and as an adance warning, I tire easily, and hurt with a vengeance, so at times I may disappear. I will have repaired to the master suite to rest. I hate having to do that, but sometimes I have no choice, so dont let that upset you!  I'm pretty sure it wont, I've grown more tolerant and easier going in my old youte, as I am sure many of us have.

      Also the invitation to rest and repair is extended to anyone that feels the need to rest. We have two couchs a love seat  numerous rear back chairs and several rocking chairs, and two spare beds that are available.   Well, they're not spare as in you can take them home with you, but you catch my drift.
Plus we will extend family rates for the aforementioned.

    I will also post a map with the precise mileage from one point to another, to here.

John Philip Adams

Tony Zucharini, a former head coach at Waltrip, just contacted me to alert us that the School District is getting ready to toss all of the reels of sports films. he does not have room to store them and does not want the films destroyed. Archiving is a pain and a space cannibal. ANY IDEAS? Ellisor, this may be your area of expertise. just asking for Tony.

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

John, please tell former Coach Zuccarini thanks for alerting us.  I have sent your message to Tom Gann, Johnny Sheffield and Don Ellisor via email.  I also sent them Coach Zuccarini's contact information and hopefully they can work this out.

Hugs!

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

Hey, BroBeau, we're all looking forward to the fun times at the grand dedication of Cooper Memorial Baseball Field on March 18.  As I texted you, just let me know what I can do to help, posting, lists, getting the word out, etc.

Hugs J

Teddie Jordan

We just saw on fb that Anne Stewart Helton's mom Geraldine Stewart passed away this week at age 90. She was a lovely lady. Prayers for Anne and  the Stewart family. 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hello Myne Fyne Waltripians...Got the results back from the Uboat Mri...Doc Backbone, says no significant change from my last MRI...I guess that's good news.  Still would like to know why so much back pain. Only answer from Docs, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, PMR, and nerve damage from the previous break 2 years ago etc etc etc...Ok, fine...just gotta grin and bear it.

  Went to Doc Toe Jams today...he wants to do surgery sometime in the near futrue. I told him it would have to be after March 18th, and he agreed.  After hearing his explaination of the surgery," take this out, cut this and that, lengthen this, add a couple of screws, and voila"...be laid up for two months...with plenty pain...I have to tell you, I'm pretty weary of pain at this time...

   Maybe all yall will show up at the March 18th shindig, hootnany, shiveree otherwise a party on the hill in Chappell Hill.....lots of good fellowship...

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hello Myne Fyne Waltipynes ! ! !  I'm baaaack....The last post, thinking about erasing it...I get to feeling bad etc, and it just helps me to tell someone othe than my beloved. She hears it enough as it is....

   Well, I printed, correction, my beloved printed out Waynes list, and here it is condensed...

BBQ, Beans, and Potato salad team: Wayne will organize same and will neeed 5-6 more to order pick up and deliver, carve , serve etc...

Beer team: Jimmy hilsher has volunteered to organize and will probably need 2-3 more to order deliver, return empty etc.

Salad team: need about 3-4 to organize salads (call the tomatoes and have them call the lettuce and dressings) Just funnin ya.

Desert team: need about 3-4 to organize sweets.

incidentals: bottled water, ice plastic cups, coffee cups utensils, napkins table cloths, salt n pepper. expected to need 2-3.

we already have about 10 cases of water. I get it at HEB for about 2.48 a case. I always keep a lot of drinking water on hand just incase we lose power to the well pump. We use a lot of water up here on the hill. But just because we have water, you may bring some also.

I think we have about a dozen table cloths, but the picnic cloths are relatively inexpensive, so if you want to bring one or two, and we dont use them, then youve got some for another occasion.

ICE...Buccees in Waller, on the way from Houston, has large bags, 20Lbs, for 99 cents. Cheapest anywhere, except the Exxon station right where you descend into the Brazos Valley, they ahve  20lbs for 98 cents.

The things that we already have, are tables, about 15 or so, chairs, enough for everyone...coffee urn, tea urn, lemoade urn, sangria urn, and we will make the coffee and tea and lemoade and sangria here. We have extra wine here, but only if you like really sweet wine. It's the only way I will drink wine, if it's almost grapejuice. so bring your own favorite wine, we will have a place to keep it chilled.

three very large ice chests, with access to more.

Will have 2 porta potties...they will be clean and ready for use,  plus if anyone feels better using civilized indoor plumbing, we will have 2 of the 3 loos available in the house.

We have 3 BBQ pits, one wood fired, one propane and one electric, so keeping the food hot shouldnt be an issue. We also have food warming trays and 6 crock pot type vessels and an E lectric skillet and E lectric griddle, etc. And chaffing dishes ...

We have found that the best and least expensive BBQ brisket around, is from a place in spring branch on long point between Wirt and Bingle called, BEEF AND BUN. I have cooked brisket before, and it needs to be tended to for about 18 hours to get it right. I dont have that much stamina left. I sure loved going to BBQ cook offs and competing many years ago, but that is a thing  of the past.

   We have the Chappell Hill Sausage Factory almost at our front door, you will pass it on the way to our house, and it is good, and so is Country Boys sausage in Brenham, but the best in the land is Holmes from Richmond Rosenberg. Their pork and venison sausage is the b est of all. Heb and krogers both carry it. It is already cooked, so just needs heating up. Heb has the best price on it at around 3 dollars a pound. I generally have a couple of pounds on hand.

   Chickens are a no brainer...we are stocked up on thighs and breasts, and they are easy to cook, but if someone would like to bring chickens, by all means, bring them. We have a lot of sauce left from our last hootnany, oh, it is still in unopened bottles, if you have a favorite sauce, bring it and share. We found WEBERS BBQ sauce to be about the best out there, but then it is subjective to ones taste. At least it isnt offensive.

   We also have some Pork carnitas on hand, and make delicous pork sliders....

So, let us hear from yall, anyone? anyone?

My email address is: beauwann@sbcglobal.net

cell phone# 713-560-0673 and 0676.

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Beau Wann, Jr.

      continued from previous post:
I've never tried to organize a party that we didnt fully cater ourselves, so this ought to be fun!

     And for fun, we will have a horseshoe pit, some bean bag toss, and a jenga????? It's where there are a bunch of blocks stacked up and you try to pull one out without toppling the whole shebang. This is an extra large set, my son made them for a wedding party.  I've never played jenga or beanbag, but have played limited horseshoes.  I am just no good at sports and games, I love em, but just not good at any of them.

    now, we have for board games, MONOPOLY; CLUE; UNO, THREE SCRABBLE GAMES, TWO SETS OF MEXICAN TRAIN/CHICKEN FOOT.

    TRIVIAL PURSUIT; GENUS;SPORTS;SILVERSCREEN; AND BABY BOOMER EDITION.

    4 SETS OF REGULAR DOMINOES

    26 DECKS OF CARDS: Why on earth would anyone have that many decks of cards you ask????  Well, my inlaws owned 3 drug stores, and they sold bycycle card brand, and sometimes Jeanine would put a deck of cards in mine or Dianes stockings, and other folks have given us decks of cards, from MANCUSOS because I ride a harley, double deck of cards with hats on them, because I wear hats...etc etc etc. so we have 26 decks of cards because i just never threw them out.

   we also have 3 card trays and one card shuffler.

   2 decks of OLD MAID

   1 DECK OF ODIE MAID (FROM GARFIELD)

    1 DECK OF AUTHORS

    2 decks of PINOCHLE (i have never played pinochle, and never have seen it played, so I know nothing about it, but we have it if someone needs a pinochle fix.

    plus about 2 or 3 dozen assorted knives for mumbly peg.

Oh, and 5 baseball gloves, one of them a lefty, a half dozen softballs and two bats, should someone be so inclined. It wont be me for sure.

     There will be a POPCORN machine, and I will have plenty boxes of CRACKERJACKS, and Teddy says he is bringing PEANUTS,  and if anyone wants to bring chips, potato and corn, and dips etc. if you make a good dish of this or that, bring it. Diane makes great guacamole, and I'm sure others do also.

I have the best salsa in the whirld, ORTEGAS from somewhere in texas.  As far as I'm concerned, it is the best out there. Krogers carries it, and it is generally 2 for 5 bucks.  I keep at least 4 jars on hand. I put it on everything but cake, pies and ice cream. it is wonderful on eggs...

Dont worry about comfort, my mancave is 1200 sqft, and that is where the tables and food and drink will be, plenty of shade and cool breeze, plus covers over both sets of stands. And for those that would rather stay indoors, the house will be open. Cats will be in the master bedroom and screened in porch, and that will be off limits to human beans!  Dogs will be in front yard and side yard. You can go in with them, and pet them and play with them, just dont let them out. Of course they will smell the BBQ on you, so they will try to get you to smuggle them some meat. Not a problem, a nibble here and tidbit there wont hurt them, JUST NO ONIONS...

There will be music, just about any music you wish to hear, except that which I do not have....yeah, makes sense doesnt it....

I sure hope lots of folks can make it, it will be the bestest party ever.

Steve Puckett '65

Thanks to Coach Zucharini for alerting us about the sports films.  So much history just gets tossed without considering those of us who may have an interest.

Do these films also include other activities surrounding games?  In other words, to they include activities of cheerleaders, Imperial Guard, band, etc.?  If so, there may be wider interest in the contents.

Ruth Ellen Winters (Schmidt)

Beau thank you so much for you response .  It was very helpful. Really appreciate it.  Calling to get an appointment soon.  I am so glad they work for you.  It can be so frustrating not being able to hear.  People do not understand that HA DONOT correct hearing like glasses do correct eye site unless you are around someone who doesn't hear well all the time.   Thanks again for info and I am really really glad for you and Dianne.  Have a great weekend and stay cool 🙂 (weather joke). Can't believe this is our winter. 

Jenny Taylor (Williams)

Please thank Coach Zucharini for alerting us about the film and its possible destruction.  I am very interested in seeing how we can preserve some of that film. There are a number of companies that will convert film to DVD or digital format.   I contacted a company called Texas Home Movies, which is located on Mangum, to discuss the cost of converting the film  The gentleman I spoke with said they are capable of converting 8mm film but do not at this time have a way to convert 16 mm. He believes that most of the high schools during our time made 16mm film but said he could be wrong.  Even though he does not have the equipment to do 16mm, he could find someone that could do it for us or perhaps get the equipment himself.  He said it could be quiet costly either way, but hey, that has never stopped us before. We can come up with fund raisers to preserve some or all of it, I am sure.  We went over some numbers but we really need to find out what kind of film, how many hours of film etc. before we can get any kind of idea on cost.  We can talk to several companies about cost once we know what we have.  

There may also be other film too of the Guard, Band etc. out there somewhere in the archives. Hopefully, we can get some of it before it too is destroyed.  Perhaps a few of us could investigate where that type of archival film might be. Anybody want to help with that??

But first this film.  I think the first step is to get the film before it is thrown out and to find out exactly what kind of film it is and what we have.  I would be willing to pick up the film and keep it until we can determine if it is feasible for us to preserve some of it.  John, can you find out from Coach Zucharini how we can get the film or if you want tell me how to get in touch with him or have him contact me.  My email address is jennywilliams@kw.com.   Once we have it, then we can explore the possibilities of how we can preserve it.  What do you guys think? 

Jenny

Don Ellisor

I think that Glenn Smith and Tom Gann may have most of the football films from our era that were available. I don't know about other activities. Tom may know about basketball.  Would love to see a halftime performance of the Guard as I was usually getting castigated by coaches in the locker room during their performances 

Jenny Taylor (Williams)

That would be great if Tom and Glenn already have the film.  I will  check with them.  And I too would love to see some of the half time shows as well.  

John Philip Adams

Tony is easy to contact on Face Book. Thank you all for commenting. I hope this is helpful.