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Archive for October, 2007

Besides our meetings with Karl Slover and Olive Brasno during the Summer trip that Lisa and I took to Florida, the vacation really had nothing to do with Laurel and Hardy. Nevertheless, I was inspired to include some coverage, along with a clever narrative, of the trip in my tent newsletter Dante’s Info #14. The […]

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Princess Leia

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

What can you say about meeting a cast member of the original Star Wars? On Sunday, October 2, 2005, Bob and I returned to the Hollywood Collectors Show for one sole reason: this was the only day that Carrie Fisher would be appearing. Bob opted not to purchase one of her signed photos for the […]

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Virginia Thursday: The Charlottesville Area

Monday, October 29th, 2007

As Bob and I reviewed our plans for Thursday, August 9, during our trip around the great state of Virginia, we realized that they were a bit aggressive. There was so much to do - and all important things, particularly in the Charlottesville area - that we decided to take nearly two days to complete Thursday’s […]

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Matt Bohlander

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

I first met Matt Bohlander at the Church of the Brethren Regional Youth Conference (RYC) held at Manchester College in Indiana during the early part of April 1990. Matt was the youngest of the Bohlander brothers and I had seen him around Camp Woodland Altars several times in the past. His oldest brother Chris was […]

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Dad and the ‘54 Hudson Hornet

Saturday, October 27th, 2007

At right is a photo of Dad with his 1954 Hudson Hornet. He purchased this car in the Fall of 2001, drove it for a while after getting it up and running, and then spent two years meticulously restoring it to its nearly-original form (and color). He and Vicki have won ample awards showing this car […]

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