But probably the most famous On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Don Arburn <[email protected]> wrote:
> He's not the only pack rocker out there. > > On Jul 31, 2009, at 12:06 PM, Nico Escamilla wrote: > > Bill's just bluffing.. Do not leave your pack unattended near him > > Nico > > On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Louise Power > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yeah, right. Does anybody really believe this? >> >> > Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:43:09 -0400 >> > From: [email protected] >> > To: [email protected] >> > CC: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected] >> >> > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories >> > >> > Ok, all y'all can relax now. I've quit rocking packs. The pinnacle of my >> rockin' career was Frank Binney >> > last week and James Brown this week. I'm going to quit now. So, you >> don't need to guard your packs. Don't >> > practice "rock paranoia" in other words. >> > >> > Bill >> > >> > ---- Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > I dunno if he found it or not, he didn't say anything. >> > > >> > > I'm making a mental note, never to leave any bags unattended around >> Mr. Steele. >> > > >> > > Charles >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 9:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > Ok, I'll do it. I rocked James Brown last night at the grotto >> meeting. I even told him I was going to. I placed two decoy rocks and a well >> hidden rock in a pack he had left at our house. He probably found the decoys >> and didn't look hard enough to find the third one. Tee hee. >> > > > >> > > > Bill >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > ---- mark gee <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > >> I to have been Stoned by Steele. I wander who holds the record for >> , most people they have rocked. A story needs to be writen for the Caver. >> Bill , why dont you tell us of your rocky memories. Puns Excepted >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > ________________________________ >> > > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> > > > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; >> [email protected]; [email protected] >> > > > Cc: [email protected] >> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 12:44:06 PM >> > > > Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > He's not the only one who does this! I've been a victim as well, >> but since I collect rocks, it really wasn't a bad thing! >> > > > >> > > > julia >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- >> > > > From: John P Brooks <[email protected]> >> > > > To: Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]>; Frank Binney < >> [email protected]>; Fritz Holt <[email protected]> >> > > > Cc: Texas Cavers <[email protected]> >> > > > Sent: Thu, Jul 30, 2009 12:39 pm >> > > > Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > LOL......Lesson learned once again....NEVER LEAVE your back pack >> ALONE with Bill Steele for even a NANO-SECOND....or you WILL end up with a >> rock in your pack. >> > > > >> > > > Thats like one of the "TEN COMMANDMENTS of CAVING".... Thou shalt >> not trusteth thine pack to the Man O Steele... >> > > > >> > > > --- On Thu, 7/30/09, Fritz Holt <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >>From: Fritz Holt <[email protected]> >> > > >>Subject: RE: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories >> > > >>To: "Charles Goldsmith" <[email protected]>, "Frank Binney" < >> [email protected]> >> > > >>Cc: "Texas Cavers" <[email protected]> >> > > >>Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:20 PM >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >>Bill Steele has told similar stories and is famous for this. You >> were just one of the "fortunate" recipients. >> > > >>Fritz >> > > >> >> > > >>-----Original Message----- >> > > >>From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:[email protected]] >> > > >>Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:34 AM >> > > >>To: Frank Binney >> > > >>Cc: Texas Cavers >> > > >>Subject: [Texascavers] Re: ICS Amazing Backpack Stories >> > > >> >> > > >>And how long have you known Bill? Caved with him? >> > > >> >> > > >>Really cool story about the Grand Canyon and your pack though. >> > > >> >> > > >>Charles >> > > >> >> > > >>On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Frank Binney< >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > > >>> On 7/29/09 8:46 PM, "Charles Goldsmith" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > >>> >> > > >>>> So Frank, what's this I hear about you and your extra big >> backpack? >> > > >>>> >> > > >>> Actually I had two amazing backpack experiences at ICS: >> > > >>> >> > > >>> 1) Back in the early 1970s I visited a multiple entrance cave in >> the >> > > >>> Grand Canyon. Technical climbing was required to reach the >> entrances, >> > > >>> and wetsuits were required to negotiate the stream passage deeper >> > > >>> inside the cave (which, by the way, had been mapped by Rune and >> other >> > > >>> Texas cavers back in the 1960s). >> > > >>> We entered by way of a dry upper entrance, where I stashed the >> > > >>> brand-new expensive backpack I had used to transport the wetsuits, >> > > >>> rope and climbing gear. Twelve hours later, exhausted from pushing >> > > >>> tight leads deep in the cave, we decided to save time by >> rappelling >> > > >>> down to the Colorado River by way of a lower, wet entrance. As >> dawn >> > > >>> light began to illuminate the Grand Canyon, we pushed off down >> stream >> > > >>> in our oar raft and it was shortly thereafter I realized my >> expensive >> > > >>> new backpack remained in that upper entrance. >> > > >>> Over the next 35 years, especially when I passed below those cave >> > > >>> entrances on numerous Grand Canyon raft trips, I wondered what >> might >> > > >>> have happened to that pack. >> > > >>> So imagine my surprise at the ICS banquet when Bob and Debbie >> Buecher >> > > >>> came over and asked if I was missing a backpack. A few years ago >> Bob >> > > >>> was at that particular entrance and noticed a dusty pack stashed >> on a >> > > >>> ledge. He's got it at his home in Tucson and plans to reunite me >> with it. >> > > >>> >> > > >>> 2) My other ICS amazing backpack story concerns the charity of my >> good >> > > >>> "friend" Bill Steele. One day I loaded up my backpack with heavy >> books >> > > >>> I planned to mail home (ICS proceedings, Derek Ford's Castleguard >> > > >>> book, Bill's Huautla book, a coffee table-sized French caving >> diving >> > > >>> book, the Vertical Bill Cuddington bio, etc.) Unfortunately, the >> > > >>> campus mail center was closed when I arrived but Bill Steele >> > > >>> graciously allowed me to stash the pack in his truck while he, >> Diana >> > > >>> and I attended the photo salon. >> > > >>> Later that night he was kind enough to hand deliver the pack to me >> in >> > > >>> Groad Hollow. As I schlepped the pack across campus to my >> apartment, I >> > > >>> remember thinking how smart I was to be mailing those books >> home--they >> > > >>> weighed a ton and never would have passed airline weight limits. >> > > >>> The never morning I struggled to get the heavy pack on my back and >> > > >>> made the long walk the length of the campus from the Pecan Grove >> > > >>> apartments to the registration building coffee shop. The mail >> center >> > > >>> wasn't open so I carried the pack around most of the day, >> > > >>> criss-crossing the campus numerous times for various sessions. >> > > >>> Finally I made it to the mail center with the backpack, where upon >> > > >>> transferring the contents into Priority Mail cartons I discovered >> a >> > > >>> quite large, beautifully stream-sculpted, authentic Texas karst >> rock >> > > >>> in the bottom of the pack. What a thoughtful gift--Thanks, Bill! >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >> >> > > >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >>Visit our website: http://texascavers.com/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> [email protected] >> > > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > >>Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> > > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > >>For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > >> > > >
