Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2010, No.11 - Whoa! Bessie!

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WHOA, BESSIE!: If you have followed this blog,

you know I have

horses (See Archives, Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2010, No.06, March, 2010).





So we recently had our

Stallion Charlie gelded, and thought that was the end of it.

As it turns out, before we had him cut, Charlie had been very busy doing what studs do best, to

our Mare, Ruby.

A few months ago

Ruby was noticeably bigger, and showed all the signs of being pregnant. So we got help from a neighbor,to check on her each day (as we usually go on weekends).

Thursday we got the call.

So figuratively, I am handing out cigars -

Ann and I have named her

Bessie,

after a horse Ann had when she was a young girl.

Bessie is so beautiful!

Ruby let me touch her (she won’t let Charlie get near, apparently the memory of his gargantuan member is still burned into her innermost memory).

Her fur is the softest thing (well, with one exception) I have ever touched.


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NEW ATO GAL-PAL DISCOVERED! I was in Starbucks at Greenhills, having an iced latte, when I recognized this gal, so being me, I said . . .

I know you from somewhere!

 She looked at me quizzically, so I said . . .

Did you go to Vanderbilt?

Yes

, she said.

What Class did you graduate?

Class of 75!

BINGO!!!   So, having established a connection, I introduced myself.

Without further adieu

BETA PI BLOG WELCOMES ATO GAL-PAL

MARILEE JACOBS mljacobs25@hotmail.com .





Marilee is a Gamma Phi Beta, and was a frequenter of ATO parties, and parties of ATO allies Sigma Chi. Our guys would have been at those Sigma Chi Parties actively trying to snake the gals away from the Sigma Chi House, so I know you guys will remember the fiery red-head Marilee.



Anyway, Marilee - great to have you onboard!

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REUNION / HOMECOMING UPDATE: Reminder, here is the drill:

Friday Night - Class Party. Saturday Afternoon - Tailgate & Homecoming Game. Saturday Evening - the 4th Annual ATO Dinner, 7:30 p.m., at Cabana. After that, Campus-Party-City.

Here is an updated Cast Roster . . .


THE 1975 YES LIST:

BUCK BILLER fbiller1@msn.com  : YES!












TISON KEEL tison.keel@hotmail.com  : YES!

BEN PEDIGO banjoworks@sbcglobal.net  : YES!

LARRY SIMONS Lasimons4law@aol.com  : YES!

VINNY STARR starr2456@comcast.net  : YES!

CLARK THOMAS clark@macusers.com  : YES! Hey, sorry I've not commented. That seems SO far out in the future that I can barely relate to it. Will definitely come to the Reunion... so may the ATO portion would be fun too. Although you know that I was never much of an ATO. Left to edit the Commodore junior
year, then Chancellor Heard hired me to work part time for the university during my senior year. Still feel a strong connection to you and John Stein. Does that count? -Clark

GENE YOUNG gyoung@westernwireprod.com  : YES!



OTHER POTENTATES-OF-YES - SLATED TO ATTEND:

FRANK COLLINS collinzes@gmail.com  : YES!

DAVID HAINES haines.david08@comcast.net  : Not sure at this point. Likely a YES, at least for the Saturday dinner.

LEE HALL & MRS. LEE aldannah@aol.com  : Larry- He checked his schedule and is not working that weekend, but he does not have Friday off. (Kind of key.) The final work week schedule for October won't come out for a while, and what he told me was IF he could finagle Friday off, he would come to the reunion. I don't know how soon he will know about the Friday...so put him down as a possible. Is there a deadline?
As for me.......I don't know. I might come if you guys are planning to fill a basement somewhere with water and jump naked into it,

just so I can watch the spectacle.
Mrs. Lee!

JACK MUENCH trujac@sc.rr.com  : YES!

ART LANDRY awl@awlandry.net  : YES!

TOM LOVINGGOOD tlovinggood@comcast.net  : YES!  Larry--I have booked that weekend off from my schedule, but have not made any reservations yet. Perhaps this weekend??? You will be the first to know!!!

JOHN STEIN john.stein@bankofamerica.com  : YES! Tentatively

BILL WHALEN wawhalen@gmail.com  : YES!

 I am in but in but in.

GEORGE WELBORN gwelborn@mindspring.com  : YES! Hi Larry, Sorry I didn't answer you sooner but I was totally out of touch while sailing and snorkeling in the Bahamas last week, suffering from electronic withdrawal. As things stand right now I plan to attend the Saturday activities. See you there. Thanks, George Welborn






ATO GAL-PALS - SLATED TO ATTEND:

ANN POLK SIMONS annpolksimons@gmail.com  : YES!


KAREN DEGERBERG karen.degerberg@gmail.com  YES!


BECKY BRUNING MANYAK rmanyak@yahoo.com  : YES!

KATIE HERRINGTON nurseless1@att.net  : Absolutely. Will be rooming with B Bruning. Becky Denham and Karen Degerberg also coming.


SALLY TUCKER JASPER sallydore@aol.com  : YES!



CLASS OF 1980 - YES LIST:


MARTY HEFLIN m@m2hgroup.com  : YES! Larry, I'll be at the Class of 80 party and plan on stopping by the ATO party on Saturday. Looking forward to it! Best, Marty


KEITH SCHNEIDER kps428@hotmail.com  : YES!, as is Rod, charles bryars, and i think Noonan...




TRIPLE-N: THE NEBULOUS, NON-COMMITTAL & NAY LIST:


GEORGE ABERNATHY gabernathy@greshaminc.com  : Larry, I can't give you an answer at this time. If I can make it, put the trash can next to my chair. George

BOB AYLWARD baylward@mariners.com  : Sorry, no.

MATT BLANKENSHIP mattsb@texas.net  : Hi Larry, I was in, but then the flooding in Nashville forced the venue change for the meeting that I was going to be at that same weekend. The short answer is that I will not be at the reunion now. I was looking forward to it and had committed. I guess I'm back to going to the 50th, but hey, it's only 15 years away now! Hope you're doing well,
Matt

DOUG CAMPBELL dougcampbellsr@comcast.net  : Huh?





NEAL CRENSHAW neal.crenshaw@gmail.com  : Sorry, no. Heavy barnyard commitments...

STEVE CUMMINGS scummings@molecularimprints.com  : I might be there the weekend before Homecoming. Unfortunately Homecoming date doesn't work for me this year.

TIM CUSACK tisac@zianet.com  : No. My daughter is getting married. Tim

FUNKY DON ENGLEMAN dme0816@yahoo.com  : GREAT to get a personalized invite from you...unfortunately, it will not happen this time. I do hope our paths cross again soon! Sincerely, Don




D.R. FLOWER AvalonF@verizon.net  : Larry, Bad news - I have a trade show that weekend. Good news - (for me) it is in Austin (my old stomping grounds). DR Flower

OLLIE GRACE ograce@graceny.com : Let me know what you have in mind. I did not get your earlier e-mail. Oliver

MATT HART matthewjhart@yahoo.com  : Nay.


PAT HAUENSTEIN pat.hauenstein@omnilx.com  : Likely not, but possible.

GEORGE JOE georgejoe353@aol.com  : No.

KEN LINDEN ken.linden1@gmail.com  : I talked to Harpo, caught him by phone on his vacation. He sounded so great, it made me moist - he has a new e-mail. I highly recommend you lobby him heavily to attend Reunion in October.


DOUG MARTIN DVMartin@UP.com  : Larry, if you are talking about Homecoming, probably not. Doug.


JERRY NEUBURG jneuburg1@gmail.com  : I haven't given it a lot thought. I will do my best to try arrange to be there


JACK NICHOLS jhn754@charter.net  : A big maybe!

RICHARD NOONAN richard.noonan@morgankeegan.com  : I am hopeful. Working thru some issues. noonan

JEFF OVERBY JeffOverby@aol.com  : No, will be in Mexico for Day of the Dead . . .







CHRIS PAGE cwpage@comcast.net  : not panned at this time. Oldest son is getting married Oct 10.

TRAVIS PARR parrfamco@aol.com  : Larry -- It is premature for me to commit----- until much later in the summer. Will be in Italy sometime in October----- what are the dates for Tic gathering? Blessings, T Parr


CONRAD PETERSEN cpetersen@tycommercial.com  : Larry, Thanks for the invite but no can do this year. Kono


STEVE QUATTROCHI stephen.quattrochi@purinamills.com  : Sorry for not responding. Not likely that I will attend. Thanks, Steve Quattrochi

MARK REED m51reed@bellsouth.net  : Larry, Thanks for the reminder. I would love to come, not sure at this moment. Count me as a desiring possiblity... Best regards, Mark





RENA DABNE SARTAIN renaart@comcast.net  : Sounds like a blast. Honestly, it’s just too far out for me to commit – but if my calendar is clear, I am there. Would love to see all you cute boys. Rena

ELIZABETH BREWER SCHAFFENBURG brewerburg@yahoo.com  : No definite reply from me at the moment. I have to attend a wedding sometime in October and must determine that date before making plans!


BOB SMOOT Rsmoot358@aol.com  : I'm definitely thinking about it, it was a blast last year and I enjoyed seeing everyone. just got to make sure I don't have any business commitments. Thanks for the inquiry. Smoot


TOM SOUDAN tls@soudanmetals.com  : What is the date? I am seriously considering it. I spoke with Randy Martin and I think he will come. I will work on a couple more guys from '81. Do you have any info on Jim Keith? I will try to contact Steve Boyd. Steve Keith is actually a track coach at Vandy now. I will try to track him down. Thanks for you efforts. Tom


TED STEPHANY tedstephany@yahoo.com  : Bozo, you can only be asking about a Wales Tales Game. When & where? Stuff

DICK STONER dickst@aol.com  : I love all of my ATO brothers. We have an August gathering in Washington DC when Ed O, and others arrive and our 1978-79 graduating classes connect for frisbee golf, meals, story telling,,, and the annual picture display provided by Chip H and I. I'm hoping we can get a crowd to commit to October. I would like to make it to Nashville and connect with other friends there as well. What is the weekend? Oct 2-3 is out due to Vandy playing UCONN where my oldest in Grad School ( on a full-ride I might add) and I'll be joining her for a football game in Yankee land. Dick

EARL STOVER ebstoveriii@aol.com  : Larry, Thanks for the email. I don't know yet if my wife will let me come out to play with my friends without her supervision. Our daughters consume our time and treasure. One is a senior at LSU and is currently in Italy at an opera school. Our youngest is a junior at Rice and an engineering student by still likes to go to Camp-at least they are paying her to go now. Anyway you can put down as a 50/50 chance. Earl




GEORGE TOMLINSON george@concklin.com  : Larry, I cannot make it, as much as I would love to. This economy is a ball buster ....... George


CHAD WEISS cweiss@jogcapital.com  : Not likely, if things change I'll let you know. Continuing congrats on the blog. It's always great learning what the other Tic's are up to.


CHUCK WHARTON crwharton@aol.com  : Currently no, but not out of the question, Chuck.


Let the Flood-gates open!


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Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2010, No,10 - Strong Arm Tactics

Beta Pi:
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STRONG ARM TACTICS: This story caught my attention.

This actual news story was on the internet:

Forensic testing of more than 80 Roman-era skeletons unearthed in York, England, indicates that the athletic young men with well-developed right arms had been gladiators. Some of the bodies had been decapitated and had received hammer blows to the head. One of the bones also showed evidence of a bite from a large carnivore, such as a lion, tiger, or bear. “We don’t have any other potential gladiator cemeteries with this level of preservation anywhere else in the world,” said a noted archeologist.

So, MARLON, you see where this is going, right? You’ve got 80 ancient gladiators, all with super strong right arms. Evidence of hammer blows to the head, one with carnivore bite wounds. Gladiators, but no explanation offered for all of them having super strong right arms. An archeological mystery?

Not for Beta Pi Blog. One need simply consult the annals. Tick-a-lor history is replete with evidence of young men with well-developed right arms. No mystery. Excessive, (some might say compulsive) repetitive motion with the right arm (and hand) - let’s see. For a fact, there is one Tick-a-lor who was literally named for this phenomenon: none-other-than

The Mighty . . . ROD . . . YANKER!

That is not some fake name, like Pete N. Espanz,

Willie Stroker,

or Matt Starbader, Colonel Lingus, or even Phil A. Cheerio.

No Sir, Rodney Yanker, Class of 1980 is a real person, and ATO is honored to have him!

And, there were several guys before Rod’s time (Class of 80), most notably the Shwimbags,

Lee Hall,

Marlon,

M-Link, and of course

The Mighty

Lurch,

whose right-arm strength was matched by none. HAAA! Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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REUNION / HOMECOMING UPDATE: For those of you who have not been to Reunion. It’s simple.

Friday Night - Class Party. Saturday Afternoon - Tailgate & Homecoming Game. Saturday Evening - the 4th Annual ATO Dinner, 7:30 p.m., at Cabana. After that, Roam-Campus-Parties-till-you-drop.

Cabana was such a big hit

last year (good food, good drink, Tales accommodated) - we have already booked Cabana as the Official ATO Dinner Venue.

One answer: will you commit to this program? This is not a drill, soldier . . .

Consider that J.D. - still to this day - lives with his Mother, and refuses to get a computer or e-mail, or otherwise join the 21st Century. Commitment can be a scary thing, for a guy with chronic Peter Pan Syndrome.



It is scary, I know, and crying towels are available in the lobby - it has been 35 years.

Here are the brave souls who have committed, thus far . . .



THE 1975 YES LIST:

BUCK BILLER fbiller1@msn.com  : yes.

LARRY SIMONS Lasimons4law@aol.com  : yes.

VINNY STARR starr2456@comcast.net  : yes.

TISON KEEL tison.keel@hotmail.com  : yes.

BEN PEDIGO banjoworks@sbcglobal.net  : yes.

GENE YOUNG gyoung@westernwireprod.com :yes





OTHER DIGNITARIES - SLATED TO ATTEND:

FRANK COLLINS collinzes@gmail.com   : I have every intention of attending. I intend to bring my lovely wife and the 3 kids as well. How am I doin'?

JACK MUENCH trujac@sc.rr.com  : yes.

ART LANDRY awl@awlandry.net  : yes.

ATO GAL-PALS - SLATED TO ATTEND:

ANN POLK SIMONS annpolksimons@gmail.com  : yes.

KAREN DEGERBERG karen.degerberg@gmail.com  yes.

BECKY BRUNING MANYAK rmanyak@yahoo.com  : yes.

KATIE HERRINGTON nurseless1@att.net  : Absolutely. Will be rooming with B Bruning. Becky Denham and Karen Degerberg also coming.

SALLY TUCKER JASPER sallydore@aol.com  : Hi Larry, Yes, I am planning on it! Sally.



CLASS OF 1980 - YES LIST:

MARTY HEFLIN m@m2hgroup.com  : yes.

KEITH SCHNEIDER kps428@hotmail.com  : yes, as is Rod, charles bryars, and i think Noonan...




TRIPLE-N: THE NEBULOUS, NON-COMMITTAL & NAY LIST:

GEORGE ABERNATHY gabernathy@greshaminc.com  : Larry, I can't give you an answer at this time. If I can make it, put the trash can next to my chair. George

BOB AYLWARD baylward@mariners.com  : Sorry, no.






MATT BLANKENSHIP mattsb@texas.net  : Hi Larry, I was in, but then the flooding in Nashville forced the venue change for the meeting that I was going to be at that same weekend. The short answer is that I will not be at the reunion now. I was looking forward to it and had committed. I guess I'm back to going to the 50th, but hey, it's only 15 years away now! Hope you're doing well,  Matt

DOUG CAMPBELL dougcampbellsr@comcast.net  : Huh?




STEVE CUMMINGS scummings@molecularimprints.com  : I might be there the weekend before Homecoming. Unfortunately Homecoming date doesn't work for me this year.

TIM CUSACK tisac@zianet.com  : No. My daughter is getting married. Tim


FUNKY DON ENGLEMAN dme0816@yahoo.com  : GREAT to get a personalized invite from you...unfortunately, it will not happen this time. I do hope our paths cross again soon! Sincerely, Don


D.R. FLOWER AvalonF@verizon.net  : Larry, Bad news - I have a trade show that weekend. Good news - (for me) it is in Austin (my old stomping grounds). DR Flower

OLLIE GRACE ograce@graceny.com : Let me know what you have in mind. I did not get your earlier e-mail. Oliver



LEE HALL aldannah@aol.com  : Larry, Lee wants to know what’s the date? Also ... from me... based on your recent oil spill rant... do you drive an electric car? Mrs. Lee.

MATT HART matthewjhart@yahoo.com  : Nay.






PAT HAUENSTEIN pat.hauenstein@omnilx.com  : Likely not, but possible.


GEORGE JOE georgejoe353@aol.com  : I must have missed the communication. What's going on in October?


TOM LOVINGGOOD tlovinggood@comcast.net  : Larry– I will have a better idea in a month or so. I know that Marla and I would like to come.


DOUG MARTIN     DVMartin@UP.com  : Larry, if you are talking about Homecoming, probably not. Doug.


JERRY NEUBURG jneuburg1@gmail.com  : I haven't given it a lot thought. I will do my best to try arrange to be there

JACK NICHOLS jhn754@charter.net  : A big maybe!

RICHARD NOONAN richard.noonan@morgankeegan.com  : I am hopeful. Working thru some issues. noonan

ED OPPENHIEMER esopp@bellsouth.net  : Larry, No. Only visit to a university this year is UGA where daughter is a senior. Have fun. Tell Vinny he is still a pimp. Ed

JEFF OVERBY JeffOverby@aol.com  : No, will be in Mexico for Day of the Dead . . .




TRAVIS PARR parrfamco@aol.com  : Larry -- It is premature for me to commit----- until much later in the summer. Will be in Italy sometime in October----- what are the dates for Tic gathering? Blessings, T Parr

RENA DABNE SARTAIN renaart@comcast.net  : Update me - what's October. I have been working full time and starting up a new business, and shamefully, do not read all of my correspondence. Let me know what's going on. R



ELIZABETH BREWER SCHAFFENBURG brewerburg@yahoo.com  : No definite reply from me at the moment. I have to attend a wedding sometime in October and must determine that date before making plans!


TOM SOUDAN tls@soudanmetals.com  : What is the date? I am seriously considering it. I spoke with Randy Martin and I think he will come. I will work on a couple more guys from '81. Do you have any info on Jim Keith? I will try to contact Steve Boyd. Steve Keith is actually a track coach at Vandy now. I will try to track him down. Thanks for you efforts. Tom

JOHN STEIN john.stein@bankofamerica.com  : What is that, Reunion? Date? Jfs

TED STEPHANY tedstephany@yahoo.com  : Bozo, you can only be asking about a Wales Tales Game. When & where? Stuff






DICK STONER dickst@aol.com  : I love all of my ATO brothers. We have an August gathering in Washington DC when Ed O, and others arrive and our 1978-79 graduating classes connect for frisbee golf, meals, story telling,,, and the annual picture display provided by Chip H and I. I'm hoping we can get a crowd to commit to October. I would like to make it to Nashville and connect with other friends there as well. What is the weekend? Oct 2-3 is out due to Vandy playing UCONN where my oldest in Grad School ( on a full-ride I might add) and I'll be joining her for a football game in Yankee land. Dick

GEORGE TOMLINSON george@concklin.com  : Larry, I cannot make it, as much as I would love to. This economy is a ball buster ....... George


CHAD WEISS cweiss@jogcapital.com  : Probably no.


CHUCK WHARTON crwharton@aol.com  : Currently no, but not out of the question, Chuck.


Others will show - build it . . . they will come.

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VTL,
Larry Simons
Beta Pi, 72