Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.06 - The Itchy Report, Redoubt Volcano Erupts!

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I have always had a fascination with Volcanos. And, I’ve been reading and hearing about Mount Redoubt Volcano erupting, just 100 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, the home of that great Tick-a-lor and Blog Correspondent, Joel Kadarauch joel.kadarauch@odomcorp.com , a.k.a. Itchy, a.k.a. Jor-el.

Volcanos are truly spectacular. Some great photos . . . Arena Volcano. Catania Eruption. Hawaii. Kilauea. Lengai. Merapi. Pavlof. My favorites, Puuoo Fountain. Puuoo at Dawn. Puuoo.

Which reminds me, lately there have been allegations that the Blog has a "Ta-Ta Obsession" (See Vol.2009, No.04). Today’s issue - purely

about volcanos, natural disaster, and its affect on one of our beloved Tick-a-lors - should help to dispel these allegations about obsession with Ta-Ta’s.!

Ever on the cutting edge of world news, the blog contacted Joel:

THE ITCHY REPORT - REDOUBT VOLCANO ERUPTS:

BLOG: Joel: I've been hearing news about Mount Redoubt Volcano, 100 miles southwest of Anchorage - erupted 5 times, spewing ash 9 miles into the sky! Hope you and your family are ok. If you want to write a blurb about it, and how its affected you and your fair city - I'll put it on the blog.

Larry

JOEL: "Of course I'm OK...don't even think that, Larry!

The ash went north and we're east. No telling about next time, tho. This thing could be active for months. (In the late '80's it blew and it covered Anchorage.

You've never seen anything quite so unnerving as a massive black volcanic cloud approaching, and when it arrives, day is night!)

We'll be heading to our place in Homer this weekend (Google-Earth it, it's beautiful) and on the way down we pass by Redoubt, across Cook Inlet. The views are splendid. I'll shoot some pics for you if the weather's clear. You won't believe it!

Cheers,

Joel"

Thanks, Joel.

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VTL,

Larry Simons
Beta Pi, 72

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.05 - The Bruning Chronicles

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THE BRUNING CHRONICLES: After the last issue - The Ta-Ta Obsession - the fishing expedition began, and the e-mail was sent to a few co-eds-o-yore. Today, it bore fruit. I got this e-mail from Jeff Perout’s jeff@perout.com famous old flame - that awesome gal-pal, Becky Bruning Manyak rmanyak@yahoo.com :


"Larry-- OMG...You found me. Actually Katie Herrington sent me your previous blog site last summer when Tyson Keel turned her on to it.... Kind of spooky seeing my mud photo and the contest to identify the mystery chick.... (When was that contest, btw? I need to check out those postings again in the archives.) I meant to contact you then but later in the year the site was gone... I had been about to turn D. Price on to it... And now here you are again. What a surprise and what a hoot catching up with all you guys. I have some old photos that I should scan and send on to you for public consumption. What memories!!


I've been in the DC/MD area for ~30 years, married for 22 years to a urologist....yes, all you guys are starting to check those prostates about now... have 3 kids, 2 girls in college and a 16 yr. old son in HS still. Retired from nursing in 2004, now playing lots of tennis and having fun.

Regards .... Becky Bruning Manyak"

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BETA PI BLOG WELCOMES BECKY BRUNING MANYAK!

Becky, I’m not sure when that contest was. We’d love to get any pictures you have - if you’ll e-mail them to me, I’ll post ‘em! Also, can you get me Katie Herrington’s e-mail? And yes, I - and no doubt, many Tick-a-lors - have been to the U-rologist and received the dreaded "U-Tube."
So Becky, now that you have surfaced on the blog, I can tell the rest of the story. Last year, after Jeff sent those great pictures, (See Archives, Vol.2008, No.15, March, 2008) he somehow dug up an e-mail address for you. Timing is everything - it took us a year, but worth the wait. Thanks, Jeff!


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BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of March 18, 2009, the Blog roster stands at 95 Beta Pi brothers, 87 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mail addresses, and 7 ATO Girlfriends-o-Yore. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother, or sister - fugetaboutit!


VTL,

Larry Simons
Beta Pi, 72

Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2009, No.04 - The Ta-ta Obsession

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THE TA-TA OBSESSION: After the groundbreaking "Girlfriends-o-Yore Contest" (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2008, No.32 to No.34, July 2008 and No.48, September 2008) - apart from the incredible coup of Travis Parr parrfamco@aol.com in bringing his former-flame Rena Dabney renaart@comcast.net into the fold of the Blog - there are a few lovely co-eds who have been discovered in the blog-o-shere who will, for the present, remain unnamed.

The dilemma - how to invite or induce these fine former female friends to participate in the Blog without blowing it, without "spooking them" as it were? Then it hit me - testimonials. We need the testimonials of the several ATO Girlfriends-o-Yore! With the help of these testimonials, an invitation to join the Blog would be loaded for bear. So, I contacted a few of our Girlfriends-o-Yore.

My friend Penelope Malone pjmalone33@bellsouth.net suggested in her testimonial that the Blog suffers from a "Ta-ta obession."
I can state categorically that the Blog does not have any TA-TA obession. We’re just hard-wired that way. Yeah, baby!

Here is the e-mail which is being sent to the co-eds in question:

Dear ________:

Long time. ATO. Vanderbilt. I found your e-mail, and I’m contacting you to reconnect, and to invite you to visit my Blog. The ATO Alumni of the 1970's misses you.

I write a blog, known as "Beta Pi Blog" which has but one purpose: to facilitate communication between ATO Alumni and their friends. Hard to believe that’s all I’m up to? My reputation precedes me. However, my wife, Ann Polk Simons annpolksimons@gmail.com reads my Blog, and additionally I thought that a few testimonials from other noteable Vanderbilt Women who have joined Beta Pi Blog might help to persuade you:

FROM PENELOPE MALONE pjmalone33@bellsouth.net :

"Dear Ladies:

Your initial reaction to the Beta Pi Blog, seeing those umpteen different views of ta-ta's, may be something like this: "Good Lord, have the ATO's not matured AT ALL since they were throwing paint every weekend on the SAE lions." Well, to quote the Blog, "Yes...and no.."

Yes, they remain ta-ta obsessed. Hope springs eternal. But, ladies, be brave, scroll past those Heaven Lee lookalikes, and read on. You can find out what all those guys you knew (or wanted to know) are doing today. You can see who has gotten fat as a bear in the intervening years, and who still looks pretty damn good. Above all, it is nice to see that the ties that bound us together at VU are still strong, and the Beta Pi Blog is a hoot! Read and enjoy!"

FROM RENA DABNEY renaart@comcast.net, a.k.a "THE STEAK":

"I would love to attest to the Blog - it’s very cool. What is really so funny is that I discovered it about a month after I got divorced last year - and I have to say, I was delighted and comforted to hook into it. I am still impressed at how close the ATO’s have stayed through the years - this rarely happens in a catty sorority. Plus all the ex girl friends and I have fun gossiping about who looks the hunkiest after all this time. (By the way - two of you are totally outstanding.) Anyway, it is exactly what you said - a pleasant diversion.

Steak"

FROM SALLY TUCKER JASPER sallydore@aol.com :

"Dear 'Dore Friends,

My old friend, Larry Simons, asked if I would be willing to admit to the public that I endorse his blog, and that other former friends and girlfriends of ATOs might find it fun also. I thoroughly enjoy dropping in on Larry's blog from time to time and seeing what all the old guys (and I do mean OLD) are up to now. It has brought back many fond memories of my four years at Vandy and I have been able to find out about old acquaintances that I wondered what had happened to.

I love the fact that Larry posts the old pics of his ATO buddies along with their current pics. If you can get past the buxom babes on the blog I think you would find it fun too. And, it's always gratifying for us women to reaffirm that guys truly do not ever mature beyond the age of 18.

Seriously though, Larry's blog is a blast and occasionally has some real literary gems.

Go 'Dores

Sally Tucker Jasper, BSN '75, MSN '83"

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If you’re interested, go to web address: http://journals.aol.com/lasimons4law/beta-pi-blog/ , check it out. If you want to join us, all you need to do is e-mail me at lasimons4law@aol.com. I look forward to hearing from you.

Larry Simons

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I will send the e-mail, and try to increase the ranks of those famed ATO Girlfriends-o-Yore, and I’ll keep you informed. If you know of one, get her e-mail to me.

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BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of March 6, 2009, the Blog roster stands at 95 Beta Pi brothers, 87 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mail addresses, and 6 ATO Girlfriends-o-Yore. If you have an e-mail address on a Brother, or sister - fugetaboutit!

VTL,
Larry Simons
Beta Pi, 72