The Wheezer Society

Can You Tell Me Where He's Gone?

From the earlier post this morning, Jay wrote a great story (see below) and Neil, wrote back.. "I didn't know what politics were about until RFK died..." that statement is true for many of our generation. Nicely put, Mr Sterett.

Abraham, Martin & John
Written by Dick Holler Produced by Phil Gernhard

Has anybody here seen my old friend Abraham,
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lotta people, but it seems the good die young
But I just looked around and he's gone.

Has anybody here seen my old friend John,
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lotta people, but it seems the good die young
But I just looked around and he's gone.

Has anybody here seen my old friend Martin,
Can you tell me where he's gone?
He freed a lotta people, but it seems the good die young
But I just looked around and he's gone.

Didn't you love the things they stood for?
Didn't they try to find some good for you and me?
And we'll be free,
Someday soon it's gonna be one day.

Has anybody here seen my old friend Bobby,
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up over the hill
With Abraham, Martin and John

RFK

Bobby Kennedy campaigning in Oregon 1968.

JFK 91st Birthday

JFK was born 91 years ago today.

This Day In History

Time Machine

It was like walking back in time.... The Oregon Casket Company in NW Portland is slated to have some updating, and the current state of things are similar to what they were 100 years ago (in 1907).... the building was built in 1890, designed by the notable Portland architecture firm of Whidden & Lewis.

Bigfoot Footage at 40

The infamous footage of a Bigfoot sauntering through a clearing in the woods was recorded 40 years ago today. Known as the Patterson-Gimlin footage, it was shot by Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin near Bluff Creek, California. They claimed it was a genuine recording of a Sasquatch. This footage was shot with a Cine-Kodak H-100 camera and is very shaky, leading many to think it a hoax, but the publicity surrounding the footage ignited the "Bigfoot Frenzy" that persists to this day.

Elvis Has His Eye On You

The King Kicked The Habit - 30 years ago today

Happy 100th Anniversary

Angie and I were at my Mother's yesterday, celebrating her 79th birthday which was Friday. Mom has her parents original marriage license on her wall in a very ornate frame. The license itself is almost a work of art. My Mom mentioned that today was the date of their anniversary, and I added, as I was glancing at the certificate that they were married 100 years ago today. They were married on July 22, 1907 Ida Grove, Iowa. They remained married 44 years, when my grandfather died at the age of 64. Grandma lived on another 32 years, and passed away in 1983.

Happy 4th of July, 1977!

Back in 1977, we were still living at the Farm in West Union. 30 years ago, we had our 3rd annual Pot Luck/BBQ with the usual suspects, along with some other friends and family. (Be sure to see the photos below)

After 97 Years Rose City Park Grade School Closing

Several of my classmates went to the Closing Celebration of our grade school, Rose City Park School on NE 57th in Portland. Some of us had not been back since we graduated 38 years ago (Class of 1969) but we have been able to maintain communications with around 1/3 of our class. We had a 35 Year Rose City Park Grade School Reunion in 2004 at McMenamin's Kennedy School and looks like a possible 40 year reunion in 2009. Who know, maybe McMenamin's will buy Rose City Park and we can have the reunion there! Images from the celebration can be found on our Class of 1969 website.