THANKS for the links to sounds from another galaxy.   I probably enjoyed old  
night AM  radio back then more than I enjoy the Internet now.  

David  K5HEC





> On Nov 5, 2016, at 2:09 PM, K5HM via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Roy, Travis, et al
>  
> If you know the story behind the leg lamp below and the man who wrote The 
> Christmas Story; Jean Shepherd, K2ORS (SK), ex-W9QWN.  Excelsior was one of 
> his favorite expressions and often used in commentary about some ridiculous 
> true life event, as in “Excelsior, you fathead!” 
>  
> I discovered Shep in high school when I was studying late at night.  Shep was 
> on WOR-Radio in NYC every night from 8 PM – Midnight.  He never had a script 
> and never a guest.  But he could make you laugh  He would talk about news, 
> geography, his time as a kid growing up and his Army time in WWII; and yes, 
> plenty of ham radio stories.  Here are a couple
> https://archive.org/details/JeanShepherdHamventionSpeeches 
> <https://archive.org/details/JeanShepherdHamventionSpeeches> Audio is better 
> on part 2
> https://archive.org/details/JeanShepherd1965Pt1 
> <https://archive.org/details/JeanShepherd1965Pt1> About 7 min in to the tape
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22fl5JtoZXU 
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22fl5JtoZXU>
>  
> 73,
> Ron, K5HM
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm>
> <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg>
>         Excelsior!
>  
> From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] 
> On Behalf Of Roy Storey via BVARC
> Sent: Friday, November 4, 2016 3:14 PM
> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Cc: Roy Storey <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
> Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Meeting and Greater Houston Hamfest Meeting - 
> Saturday, November 5th, 2016
>  
> I thought Excelsior was what you take for an upset stomach.
> 
>  
> Roy Storey W5TKZ -- 73
>  
>  
> On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 3:09 PM, Travis Burgess via BVARC <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>> Ron, your tag Excelsior!:     Wood wool, known primarily as excelsior in 
>> North America,[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_wool#cite_note-1> is a 
>> product made of wood slivers cut from logs and is mainly used in packaging, 
>> for cooling pads in home evaporative cooling systems known as swamp coolers 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_cooler>, for erosion control 
>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion_control> mats, and as a raw material 
>> for the production of other products such as bonded wood wool boards and 
>> used as stuffing for stuffed animals.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> <image004.png><image005.png>
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> (And I do know the other meaning.)
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Travis
>> 
>> K5HTB
>> 
>> ---------------------
>> 
>> No trees were harmed in the production of this message, however, a great 
>> many electrons were
>> 
>> terribly inconvenienced.
>> 
>>  
>>  
>> 
>> From: BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> on 
>> behalf of K5HM via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>> Sent: Friday, November 4, 2016 1:42 PM
>> To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB'
>> Cc: K5HM
>> Subject: Re: [BVARC] BOD Meeting and Greater Houston Hamfest Meeting - 
>> Saturday, November 5th, 2016
>>  
>> Roger
>>  
>> 73,
>> Ron, K5HM
>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
>> www.qrz.com/db/k5hm <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm>
>> <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg>
>>         Excelsior!
>>  
>> From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Mike Hardwick via BVARC
>> Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2016 7:07 PM
>> To: 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB' <[email protected] 
>> <mailto:[email protected]>>
>> Cc: Mike Hardwick <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
>> Subject: [BVARC] BOD Meeting and Greater Houston Hamfest Meeting - Saturday, 
>> November 5th, 2016
>>  
>> Saturday August 5th, 2016 
>>  
>> Bayland Park Community Center
>> 6400 Bissonnet Street
>> Houston, Texas 77074
>>  
>> BVARC Board of Directors Meeting                                        9:00 
>> am to 10:30 am 
>> Greater Houston Hamfest Organization Meeting                 10:30 am to 
>> 12:00 noon
>>  
>>  
>> And don’t forget the Chili Supper and Elections next week at the Sugar Land 
>> Masonic Lodge.
>>  
>>  
>> Hope to see everyone at the meetings. 
>>  
>> N5VCX
>>  
>> 
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