Thursday, August 23, 2007

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Cowboys

Here is a classic episode from times of yore. It is a recording that Gordon and I made in an attempt to quantify our idea of what a cowboy is and does. Please enjoy the digital availability of this recording

Thursday, August 02, 2007

Nanette is Randy


Nanette and Myself
After returning home from the magical Idaho reunion, I went down to my basement to look for some tapes or other remnants of packages sent to me by my Ida-hoes. I found lots of letters, but no tapes. It seems to me that Paul and I sent them significantly more packages than they sent to us. But there were four of them and only 2 of us, so they probably remember it differently.
Proof
I did find numerous letters which were generally filled with pleas for more letters. Several letters in a row from Nanette were noteworthy in that she temporarily changed her name to Randy. She offered no reason or explanation for this change of name. It simply was. Nanette was fond of sending me artwork and

School: Douglas!
I was fond of receiving it. In some of the artwork, she labels drawings of herself as Randy. In the picture above you will see "Randy" playing football with Gordon. Was there really someone named Mona who had a red jeep? Why does that sound so entirely unfamiliar, Randy? I am in love with the sharks hiding behind the trees, ready to pounce on the unsuspecting picnickers. In addition to these outstanding memories, I found an envelope which had numerous drawings in pencil on the back. One of those was particularly entertaining to me. Nanette! err.. Randy! What the heck goes on in that noggin of yours?