"Ah was sittin' there on the bench, well I was sittin' there on the Group W bench..."
> "Get yer hippie draft-dodgin' ass on the truck lieutenant, sir!" > > ;-p > > will > ---- > > William H. Bowen > Webmaster > ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.esca.com/ > > 425.739.3629 Voice > 425.466.7016 Cell > 425.739.3690 FAX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:49 PM > Subject: Re: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > I could see the Army waiting to arrest him as he stepped off the plane > > after spending a year in Vietnam... :-P > > > > At 02:46 PM 7/11/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > >11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) (Blackhorse - George S Patton III's > (son > > >of Patton of WWII fame) outfit) > > > > > >He actually got a follow-up letter expressing concern and warning of > > >consequences for failure ot report. My grandfather had to fill out > paperwork > > >explaining why 1st Lt. Bowen couldn't be bothered at the moment as he was > > >off saving the world for democracy... > > > > > >or words to that effect... :-) > > > > > >will > > >---- > > > > > >William H. Bowen > > >Webmaster > > >ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > > > > >"Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://www.esca.com/ > > > > > >425.739.3629 Voice > > >425.466.7016 Cell > > >425.739.3690 FAX > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:46 PM > > >Subject: Re: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > LOL... Leave Vietnam to report to recruiter to process you to go to > > >veitnam ;-) > > > > > > > > My dad was in from 69 to 70 also. 3rd Division Marines. > > > > > > > > At 01:47 PM 7/11/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > > >lol > > > > > > > > > >My dad's number came up while he was on his second tour in Vietnam, > > >'69-'70 > > > > > > > > > >He got his notice in a pack of mail that his mom forwarded to him. > > > > > > > > > >will > > > > >---- > > > > > > > > > >William H. Bowen > > > > >Webmaster > > > > >ALSTOM Energy Automation & Information > > > > > > > > > >"Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster" > > > > > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >http://www.esca.com/ > > > > > > > > > >425.739.3629 Voice > > > > >425.466.7016 Cell > > > > >425.739.3690 FAX > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Jacob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:29 AM > > > > >Subject: RE: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My dad's number came up pretty early in the draft in 1968 (or was > it > > > > > > 69). He said the hell with it and joined before he was called. > His > > > > >number > > > > > > was never called. ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > At 12:27 PM 7/11/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > > >Interestingly enough, that's why my father never plays the > lottery. > > >He > > > > >told > > > > > > >me when i was younger that he never needed to, because he "won > the > > >only > > > > > > >lottery that counted". He wasn't selected for the draft. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >c > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > >Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:47 AM > > > > > > >To: CF-Community > > > > > > >Subject: RE: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Sorry- > > > > > > > > > > > > > >at age 18 in the U.S. you have to register with the > > > > > > >Selective Service, get a draft card. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >They had status codes on the card. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Prime "draft meat" was 1A. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >College student deferment was 2S - reverts to 1A when > > > > > > >you leave school. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >There were also hardship deferments, conscientious > > > > > > >objector, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >If there was a medical reason they didn't want your > > > > > > >sorry bod, you got 4F - "medically excused". > > > > > > >(Guess what - I didn't want them either!!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Beat the heck out of getting sent to the jungles. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I ummm took a break from college. They were having a > > > > > > >draft lottery. Your birthday got assigned a number from > > > > > > >1 to 365. Number 1 was first group to get drafted. I had > > > > > > >number 30. During the period I didn't have a student > > > > > > >exemption, had it not been for the 4F, weeeeelllllll... > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-Ben > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > hey ben....whats a 4F medical? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > w > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > Sent: 11 July 2002 16:26 > > > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > Subject: RE: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yup - 12/27/1949 > > > > > > > > hey, I said I was an old fart! > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, I was getting out of high school in SF in '67 - > > > > > > > > the Haight-Ashbury "Summer of Love". > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Got to go to the original Fillmore, Carousel Ballroom, > > > > > > > > Family Dog's Avalon Ballroom, Winterland. Cool times, as > > > > > > > > long as you didn't end up in 'Nam. (I had a 4F medical.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (as Streisand croons "Misty water color memories..." in > > > > > > > > the background - gag me !) > > > > > > > > > WOW.. In 1971, I was not even born yet... or conceived... > hell, > > >my > > > > > > >parents > > > > > > > > > did not know each other in 1971. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > At 04:16 PM 7/11/2002 +0100, you wrote: > > > > > > > > > >you were 21 in '71 Ben?? Wow, I feel like a baby now, as I > was > > >only > > > > >1 > > > > > > > > then > > > > > > > > > >:) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >w > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > >Sent: 11 July 2002 16:12 > > > > > > > > > >To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > > >Subject: RE: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Eri*K*a- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Stairway to Heaven is my fave LedZep too !! > > > > > > > > > >Were you born in late 1971 ? > > > > > > > > > >BTW I was 21 years old then !! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >re: range of music, we played quite a mixture, son ended > > > > > > > > > >up liking Mozart, Beethoven, Beatles, Brubeck, and > > > > > > > > > >Hendrix. (Hmm, he didn't like Fleetwood Mac <g>.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >He has been playing things for me now, was surprised I > > > > > > > > > >liked Collective Soul, DMB, and Metallica (!). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-Benny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ah man! Led Zep is great!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My favorite is Stairway to Heaven ... Which > coincidentally, > > >was > > > > > > > > released > > > > > > > > > > > the year I was born! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > She doesn't even like Stairway??? Humph. :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Erika > > > > > > > > > > > With a K > > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm ... Time for some CD's today ... > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > >>| From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:38 AM > > > > > > > > > > > >>| To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Subject: RE: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| I know...I was thinking that the other > day....Father's > > >Day!! > > > > >:) > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Baby Swain will be getting a wide range of music, in > > >fact, > > > > > > > > > > > >>| I've started already. Clare will probably try and > kill > > >me > > > > > > > > > > > >>| if I keep playing her different types of music. She > > >likes > > > > > > > > > > > >>| some of it, but drew the line at Led Zep for some > > >reason. > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| w > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > >>| From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Sent: 11 July 2002 10:33 > > > > > > > > > > > >>| To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Subject: RE: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Very Nice ... Soothing as well. > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Guess we know what sort of music Daddy Swain will be > > >piping > > > > >into > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > >>| nursery ;) > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Just think, next year, you get to celebrate Father's > > >Day!!! > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| Erika > > > > > > > > > > > >>| With a K > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>| ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:25 AM > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| To: CF-Community > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| Subject: a bit of culture in the morning!! > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| One of our clients, Glyndebourne Opera House, > have a > > > > > > > > > > > >>| streaming audio > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| feed via the BBC website, streaming one of their > > > > > > > > > > > >>| operas, Iphig�nie > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| en Aulide and I've spent the morning enjoying > it. > > >Very > > > > >nice. > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| You can hear it at > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| >>| > > > > >http://www.glyndebourne.com/festival/listenonline.cfm > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| Cheers > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| Will > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > >>| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Your ad could be here. 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