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Archive for August, 2007

George Washington and Me

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

American History has long fascinated me, so I love visiting places that continue to further my historical education. Instead of a strict daily breakdown of all events from my last trip through Virginia (and other similar trips I have taken and will hopefully continue to take), I have decided to combine locations that pertain to particular Presidents […]

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The First Annual Cousins Party 2000

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Our first annual cousins party was held on Saturday, June 17, 2000. The fact that it was only held annually for two years doesn’t detract from the excitement generated by our first suaree. My oldest Murphy cousin Cathy had recently held a generic party at her house in Dayton, one she had recently acquired and […]

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Culver City Bus Tour ‘07

Friday, August 24th, 2007

On the morning of Saturday, July 28, 2007, the buses were all convening at the Culver Hotel where Bob and I had spent the night. Some were transporting guests who had stayed at the Westin near the LAX (the location of our mixer the night before) and others were driving locally to the Culver Hotel […]

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He’s got one of those faces that any TV addict would instantly recognize. I knew him best as playing Leander Pomfritt, the teacher in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis…but his credits just keep going on. With over 300 different film and TV roles - and still working today, most recently appearing on How I […]

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Dad’s ‘Baseball Cards’

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

My Dad was obviously quite into baseball as he wandered through his pre-teen years. He had quite a vintage baseball card collection, which he still has today - and is probably quite valuable. He also fancied himself a ball player and sometime around 1960 these great photos of him playing baseball with his Dad were […]

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