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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org> > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > <http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org>
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