Beta Pi Blog, Vol.2010, No.15 - Go West! Young Crafton!

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GO WEST! YOUNG CRAFTON!: Well, in today’s e-mail comes a very nice note from Dara Howe, widow of

Illustrious Heavenly Tick-a-lor David Howe. (Some of you may not know it, but after David died a few years ago, Dara told me she wanted to remain on the Blog e-mail list, in true Tick style).




Here is the note from Dara:

Larry, I notice that you don't have West and Ladonna Crafton on your list. I do have e-mail and phone/address for them, although he NEVER does e-mail and she reads it sporadically. Not a good way to communicate with them. Here's their house phone ... and they have no answering machine! They are practically Luddites!

George_crafton@comcast.net

ph: 615-383-8743

53 Whitworth Blvd.
Nash 37205

If they want to attend this (if he's not on call that weekend) I will consider coming as well. West and David were best friends.

Dara

The Blog has had Doctor West on radar for some time - but when I last spoke to West (at David’s funeral), he said he did not have e-mail, and inferred that he did not like e-mail, or anything computer/internet-related.

So, receiving his e-mail address from Dara is something of a rare find. No doubt, West will feel his privacy has been invaded. West, old friend, life is too short for that. Tick-a-lors are known thick-skins, one and all, yourself included.

And, I pondered all of this deeply, while reading my e-mails on my Blackberry, atop Ruby, who is Ann’s horse.






It was like an epiphany . . . facing to the west, watching the lonesome sunset over the West Tennessee treetops .    .     .,





it came to me, like a bolt of lightning!

GO WEST, YOUNG CRAFTON! West simply needs equestrian therapy, and a little shock treatment from Beta Pi Blog.  So, without further TOO-DO,


BETA PI BLOG WELCOMES DR. WEST CRAFTON george_crafton@comcast.net  .

Thanks to Dara Howe for linking us up to the Mighty Westward One!

And Dara, we miss David very much. It is awesome of you to continue to connect with us.


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ATO LAST CHANCE POLL RESULTS - REUNION / HOMECOMING UPDATE: As you know, I am a believer in polling. There is soul-satisfaction that comes from knowing, statistically, how a group of humanoids is leaning. So, we sent out the ATO Last Chance Poll - and here are the preliminary results (combined with our previous bank of responses). Our motto - No response left behind. Here are your tabulated results . . .



THE ATO CLASS OF 1975 -YES- LIST:

BUCK BILLER fbiller1@msn.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Buck Biller and "niece". (Editorial note: And the Tick-a-lor / Jerry Lee Luiz Award goes to . . .)

MATT BLANKENSHIP mattsb@texas.net  : POLL RESPONSE - Who the hell is this? Oh, yeah..... Just me amigo. Mimi heard you would be there and said no way. On the  other hand, our daughter made her a better offer to take her to a concert instead. (Maybe the fact that I didn't go to her reunion played into her decision.) So, like I said, just me.....or I could wait for the 50th..... Quien sabe. (Editorial clarification - YEA, STAG)

TISON KEEL tison.keel@hotmail.com  : POLL RESPONSE: Too Tall Will be there, party of 1.3 (extra leg room). Tison.

BEN PEDIGO banjoworks@sbcglobal.net  : YES!

LARRY SIMONS Lasimons4law@aol.com  : YES!

VINNY STARR starr2456@comcast.net  : YES!

CLARK THOMAS clark@macusers.com  : YES!

GENE YOUNG gyoung@westernwireprod.com  : YES!








OTHER HUMANOIDS-OF-YES - SLATED TO ATTEND:

ABE BENAVIDES abraham.a.benavides@vanderbilt.edu  : POLL RESPONSE - Hey Larry, Would it be OK if Mike Sandler (ATO President) and I come to your dinner? We would really appreciate the chance to get to know you all. Let me know if you have enough space for us. Thanks, Abe

FRANK COLLINS collinzes@gmail.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Yea as follows: Brother Collins plus 4: Mary, age unknown, Hannah, age 17, Clare, age 13, and Frankie, age 10.

DAVID HAINES haines.david08@comcast.net  : YES.

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!  (Editorial Note:  Mrs. Lee, that sounds like an attraction that just might upset the good Dr. Lee?)

JACK MUENCH trujac@sc.rr.com  : YES!

ART LANDRY awl@awlandry.net  : YES!

TOM LOVINGGOOD tlovinggood@comcast.net  : YES.

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  : POLL RESPONSE - YEA, Tick-a-lor Brother Welborn will be there, party of 1. Thanks for organizing. G.





ATO GAL-PALS - SLATED TO ATTEND:

ANN POLK SIMONS annpolksimons@gmail.com  : YES!

BETTY INGLE BACH e.bach@comcast.net  : POLL RESPONSE - I will be there!! Thanks for your planning efforts! Betty Ingle Bach

KAREN DEGERBERG karen.degerberg@gmail.com .  POLL RESPONSE - Karen Degerberg, Katy Herrington, Becky Bruning, Betty Ingle, Becky Denham. Yes!

BECKY DENHAM bejasy@comcast.net  : POLL RESPONSE - Becky Denham, along with my other ATO adoring gr’friends who will all reply individually.

BECKY BRUNING MANYAK rmanyak@yahoo.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Larry-- I'm in but in but in!! ( as a single ) If Karen Degerberg, Betty Ingle Bach, Katie Herrington and Becky Denham do not respond I know for a fact that they will be coming too. We have all made our reservations for the w/e in Nashville.... looking forward to seeing one and all. Campaigning Harpo to show..... Becky

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

MARILEE JACOBS mljacobs25@hotmail.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Hi Mr. Bozino,  Yeah as far as I know-for me!, Love & Peace, Marilee



ATO 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...





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



GEORGE ABERNATHY gabernathy@greshaminc.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Larry, I will not make the Reunion this year. Hope you have a GRAND TIME. Aber

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

CHESTER BREWER wcblaw@aol.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Sorry to miss out on the fun but my country calls. Chet. (Editorial Comment - country calls? The Blues Brothers We’re on a Mission from God comes to mind).

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  : POLL RESPONSE:  Please check on status of Anne E. Simpson. Thank You.

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

GEORGE JOE georgejoe353@aol.com  : No.


KEN LINDEN ken.linden1@gmail.com  : ?


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



CHARLY McGIBONY cmcgibony@aol.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Bozino: Thanks for the invite, but sad as it is: NAY. I'll put in my RSVP early for 2011 for the big #35. Ralph


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 . . .


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  : POLL RESPONSE - NAY, sad as it is, I plan to miss this historic, fun event! Steve Quattrochi


MARK REED m51reed@bellsouth.net  : POLL RESPONSE - The Amazin one is AWOL .  .  . sorry. Gotta go to a wedin in Ny, Ny. Next time .  .  . Best Regards, Mark Reed


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

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

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  : POLL RESPONSE - Cannot make it, Bozino .  .  . miss you guys! The heme.

SALLY TUCKER JASPER sallydore@aol.com  : POLL RESPONSE - Larry,  I'm sorry but I will not be able to come to reunion after all. Ya'll have lots of fun and report it on your blog for me so I can read about it. Sally

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.


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BETA PI BLOG ROSTER STATS: As of September 10, 2010, the Blog roster stands at 103 Tick-a-lo men online who have e-mail addresses (plus 6 Brothers who do not have e-mail), and 14 ATO Gal-Pals. The blog needs e-mail addresses, please share!

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Larry Simons


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