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“A gentleman is a guy who knows how to play the bagpipes, but he doesn’t. “
–Dan Neil
Our “core class” of former classmates is growing.
Judy Schoonover of Grovetown added two of them in Quincy, Illinois. One is Bob Havens, the first chair trombonist of the former Lawrence Welk Orchestra.
She said it appears and you can see it in the revivals of the popular exhibition from years ago.
He released his own albums.
Judy also added a close friend: Elvin “El” Tappe (rhymes with “happy”), a former elementary league catcher with the Chicago Cubs.
He may just line up, but he wasn’t a great hitter. In fact, he never hit a run in the primary leagues. However, he knew the sport and would continue to lead the Chicago team in the early 1960s and also serve as an explorer.
His claim to fame in baseball convinced Chicago owner Phil Wrigley to allow the Cubs to be run by a “college” of coaches. Basically, the team’s games would be controlled through a rotation of their coaches.
It is innovative, but without success.
Linda Adams of Augusta includes two former classmates from Aiken High. The past beat Thomas W. Weeks as a judge and board member of State College. Hank Leifermann, news correspondent for United Press International and Newsweek, and a joint contributor to the New York Times magazine. He wrote the e-book on which “Norma Rae,” the Oscar-winning film starring Sally Field, was based.
YOUR EMAIL: Steve Blackmon of Washington, Georgia sent a letter from Southern Manor.
Jim and Pat Bible send a postcard from Hawaii and say “I wish you were here. “They are his brother on the “Big Island”.
Justin L. Pamplin sends a postcard from New Orleans cruising on Norwegian Breakaway.
Norman Taylor and Margaret Jewett Taylor of Evans sent a map of Iceland (the land of complicated spelling), where they saw:
Many Gulfoss waterfalls. . .
The black sand of Reynisfjara beach.
Dyrhólaey Lighthouse
the luminaires of the north
The sixth largest steam power plant in the world.
geyers
Hallgrímskirkja Church.
Closer to home, Sandra and Shirley from Augusta pass a map of Lake Hartwell.
SAILING OF THE DAY: Farmer McDonald’s burned, so his wife, Mildred, the insurance company.
“We had this barn insured for $50,000,” he told the agent. “I have my money. “
“Wait a minute,” the agent said. Your policy doesn’t look like that. An independent expert will come to assess the damage and price of the insured, and then we will provide you with a new barn of similar price.
There was a pause, and then Mildred said, “If that’s how it works, then I need to cancel my husband’s life insurance policy. “
Bill Kirby has reported, photographed and commented on life in Augusta and Georgia for forty-five years.
This article originally gave the impression in Augusta Chronicle: Readers from Hawaii to Iceland, don’t forget baseball, Lawrence Welk