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Haven't been in contact with Mr. Z for a while now, but we do touch bases semi-regularly as well as pondering the virtues of America's Pasttime while watching the Boys of Summer in the air conditioned Chase Field in downtown Phoenix. Ah, yes LightBearers the sequel was a delightful time for me in Springfield IL, Honest Abe's stompin grounds before becoming the first republican elected president of the US...
However, I had to forego the witnessing on this fine summer evening, in favor of doing a word study and delivering a 10 minute teaching on the Way Tree to the mesquite tree which has auxano'd well enough to provide tremendous shade on my home from the intense afternoon rays of sunshine here in the Valley of the Sun.
I am, however, most thankful that you have joined our koinonia (fellowship) here at the ol' GreaseSpot Cafe.
My 9th Corps darlings,
It is great to be here. I also felt that I needed to respond to Rhino's inquiry to my musical background and the reference to 16 keys. My only claim to anything remotely musical is my attachment to the violin referenced in "Touch of the Master's Hand"......................hence, I am neither Frederich nor Ruth Rott.
I also wanted to clarify the anticipated due date for Ms. Lisa and her husband and their new baby girl! Look to the sky around the 4th of July!!!!!
Love,
16 keys
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btw, THIS sports fan had a good Thursday... had the left eye fixed... I NOW can see 20-20 in both eyes (looking far... then there's that #$^&* 40-plus issue with reading... so, having obtained reading glasses last night, I now can say that ONCE I was (nearly, sorta) blind, but NOW I see! And boy is it kewl!
and another btw, 16Keys, are YOU by any chance any where near DesMoira, Iowa? :)
Dear Rocky,
I get the sense that you are back home early this evening from your daily ritual of door-to-door witnessing.
I had the singularly significant distinction of going Lightbearers to Des Moines, Iowa my first year in the Corps. It was actually LightBearers (the sequel), second time around. Your keen sense in choosing that town can only lead me to conclude that your "spiritual eyesight " is still as keen as it was in your younger days as a "Tracker".
Have you been talking with Simon Zealotes?
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I guess we'll just have to wait until our friend 16Keys shows up and gives us the latest...
Rhino, if you want some insight on late fatherhood, Dave Letterman, who turned 60 not quite 2 months ago, loves to talk about his son... his first born and only offspring, who is now 3 1/2.
It can be good... if you have a good partner (spouse) and don't have to pull your hair out just to make (financial) ends meet.
But those conditions are never automatic.
I will tell you that nearly 18 years hence, the best, most dramatic day in my life thus far (still) was the day my daughter was born.
And I loved being dad. That's why I volunteer with preschool kids at a local crisis shelter. They're so open, inquisitive, and most are happy even though they come from unfortunate family situations.
No Myth. And if any of you were taking notes at "Sound Out '84" , you would have your telescopes pointed skyward looking for a "massing of Planets", or a "triple conjunction"...like the rest of us..... to see a heliacal rising over the Port of Honolulu as we await this blessed event. (Coming to theaters this Fall)
Please do not alert the paparrazzi!!!
Love,
16 keys
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Uh... niKa... it goes likewise for "advanced PATERNAL age"... though the physical challenges aren''t the same, older dads can't be sissies either. :)
btw, 7 days ago, I had my first cataract surgery (right eye). I was amazed at how much brighter EVERYTHING was... and I didn't really have much trouble seeing during the day. But, with serious nighttime glare when driving, and family history (both of my parents had cataract surgery when they were in the early 50s), I was pretty certain I'd need it soon. I'm driving (not at the moment, btw) without glasses or contacts and with the implanted lens, I'm seeing 20/20 in the right eye. I'll just need reading glasses. So, this morning, I got scheduled for the left eye job on next Thursday, June 7. I'm thrilled with how it's turning out.
Oh, yeah... and my best wishes for Lisa and her husband... babies are very cool.
My darling 9th Corps Brothers and Sisters,
Apparently I wasn't as clear as I could have been about my reference to DB in my last post. I referred to him as the 9th Corps Austin Powers, not only because he is an "International Man of the Mystery" , but also because at that top secret meeting at "Sound Out '84" he used his powers for good and had our dear friend Lisa cryogenically frozen. While the rest of us have been beset with the effects of the ravages of time, she has remained the beautiful and exotic "Fembot" that she always was. In other words, she still looks 22!!
Alas, we will have to wait until the return for our new bodies, she still has hers! And yes my darlings, she will be a fantastic mother!!
Love,
16 keys
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I wanted to send a big hug to DB, the fabulous Englishman from Nashville, visiting Florida with our 7th Corps brother, Igotout.
DB was the original Austin Powers of the 9th Corps! I've still got a great picture that Lisa Io--o and I took with him from Sound Out '84. Speaking of the lovely Italian lass, you will all be thrilled to know that she and her husband are due with a baby very soon!!!! And she still is as wonderful as you remember her!
Love,
16 keys
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Dear 9th Corps Brothers and Sisters,
I think I detect a significant link to my ancient past. It was a quiet, early summer evening in the town of Roswell as my hitchhiking partner and I strolled the streets in a reflective state anticipating our journey back to Emporia. He turned to me and simply said "I thirst"....(more specifically, I could really go for a beer).
I am, hereby, witness to the power of the spoken Word when uttered on lips of believing. Moments later we approached a streetcorner. A white four door sedan slowly turned the corner and as they passed us a large paper bag fell from the back of their car to the street below.
We looked at each other, looked both ways before we crossed, and retrieved our intended parcel.
If you are my Leadership, Education, Adventure, and Direction partner, you will know very well what was in that bag. You will also be privy to my secret identity (and I don't mean the Christ in me the Hope of Glory...cause that ain't no secret, baby)
Son of the Master....COME FORTH!!!!!!!
9th Corps
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Which couldn't have been an easy task since that check was now attached to a (signed) green registration card, along with six others just like it, paperclipped to a blue form, and sitting in an envelope, in the local post office on it's way to a P.O.Box in Ohio!