Yes! The Little Man slide show. What a hoot. That should reemerge. At the end was a real human for scale.
Bill Steele speleoste...@ail.com > On Mar 27, 2019, at 8:08 AM, John Brooks <john.brooks.archit...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > When I was a young impressionable caver at Texas A&M, Bill Russell came to > one of our biweekly grotto meetings and gave a presentation on “Caves”. In > that slide presentation he had several photos of the “new” borehole in > Airman’s Cave. It appeared to be 20’ tall passages.....until we finally > realized that the scale figure was a GI Joe. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 27, 2019, at 6:54 AM, PRESTON FORSYTHE <pns_...@bellsouth.net> wrote: >> >> The cave trip I made with Bill Russell I will always remember was to the >> very back, read end, of Airman's. What I do not remember is any walking >> passage in the cave. Zero, i.e., none. No walking passage. maybe a little >> stoop passage, not much. And, the very worthwhile formation area, >> Selentites, (sp), long crystal needles, the goal of the trip, was at the >> very end. Unfortunately, the end was on the other side of the >> infamous----drum roll----WIRE WIGGLE..... >> >> The tightest cave passage I have ever been thru. >> >> Bill led the way throught that like a cave salamander. Not only was the long >> crawl a Wire Wiggle in the truest sense of the word, but on the far side it >> had a 120 degree bend. On the way out I learned one had to totally relax and >> flow like a worm, as thoughts of being Trapped entered my head....The knees >> would not bend around that sharp turn....I would not recommend that stunt >> again unless one weighted 165 pounds or less, and shorter than 5 ft. 11 >> inches tall.....The Wire Wiggle, which I bet Bill named, was even tighter >> than Dead Dog Cave also in Austin, another "test piece," of limited space >> caving. >> >> As for Dead Dog Cave, I think the Bittinger Brothers pioneered that one, but >> I would not be surprised if Bill Russell did not have a hand in it, too. I >> did that cave with Don Coons, on one of Don's first trips to Austin and >> "Onward Thru the Fog" caving adventures to Mexico.....Again, do not try Dead >> Dog unless you are 165 lbs. or less....I seem to recall Dead Dog was sealed >> by the city of Austin?? >> >> When Bill Russell moved to Kirkwood Circle he lived upstairs and the >> Bittinger Brothers lived downstairs. That was I believe the second caver >> house at Kirkwood, and after Frank Binney established 1307 1/2 Kirkwood. >> >> By the way changing the subject-if you were up one hour ago, before >> daylight, hope you noticed--Reddish Antares in Scorpio, Jupiter, the Moon, >> Saturn, and right above the eastern horizon-Venus. Great morning. That >> lineup will be visible for several mornings before dawn, with the distances >> between these migrating objects varying each day. >> >> Preston Forsythe, Browder, KY >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 4:18:16 PM CDT, Charles Loving >> <lovingi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Time flies when you are having fun. >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:21 AM <grub...@centurytel.net> wrote: >> ps 1976 is only 43 years ago yer making me feel more ancient than I am >> AGG'i >> >> >> From: "Andy Gluesenkamp" <andrew_gluesenk...@yahoo.com> >> To: "texascavers" <texascavers@texascavers.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 7:11:30 AM >> Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Bill Russell, newspaper articles and magazine >> covers >> >> I have been reading my cherished copy of Bill's BITE (Biological >> Investigations of Troglobitic Eurycea) report and am ever amazed at the >> effort and thoroughness he put into it. Even though it is almost 50 years >> old, it remains a reference of singular value and it is the treasure map >> that will eventually lead to the rediscovery of Eurycea robusta. I just >> wish Bill could be here when we find it. >> >> Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 >> (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com >> >> >> On Monday, March 25, 2019, 3:34:19 PM CDT, Logan <lmcn...@austin.rr.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Bill also appeared on the cover of the Texas Caver several times (e.g. March >> 1995), and in newspaper articles. I have copies of some of them, but not a >> complete collection or list. Does anyone have those? >> >> On 3/25/2019 1:11 PM, Katherine Arens wrote: >> thanks, bill for reminding us >> katie >> On Mar 25, 2019, at 1:07 PM, Bill Steele <cwilliamste...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> The two highest awards awarded by the National Speleological Society (NSS), >> considered to be equally the highest, are the Honorary Member Award and the >> William J. Stephenson Award for Outstanding Service. Bill Russell received >> the Honorary Member Award in 1998. Other Texans, or cavers or cave >> scientists from Texas or who moved to Texas, who have received it are Bill >> Elliott, Merlin Tuttle and Jim Goodbar. >> >> See this link for information about the award and a list of recipients. >> >> http://caves.org/committee/award/honorary.shtml >> >> Bill Steele >> speleoste...@aol.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> >> ************************ >> Katherine Arens >> Phones: Office(512) 232-6363 >> ar...@austin.utexas.edu >> Dept. Phone: (512) 471-4123 >> Dept. of Germanic Studies >> FAX (512) 471-4025 >> 2505 University Ave, C3300 >> Bldg.Location: Burdine 336 >> University of Texas at Austin >> Office: Burdine 320 >> Austin, TX 78712-1802 >> -. .- >> _..-'( )`-.._ >> ./'. '||\\. 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