Ron, Thanks for the nostalgic walk down memory lane. I had a great laugh. *Excelsior!*
Roy Storey W5TKZ -- 73 On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 4:42 PM, DAVID M GRAY JR via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 Audio is > better on part 2 > https://archive.org/details/JeanShepherd1965Pt1 About 7 min in to the tape > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22fl5JtoZXU > > 73, > Ron, K5HM > [email protected] > www.qrz.com/db/k5hm > <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg> > * Excelsior!* > > *From:* BVARC [mailto:[email protected] <[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]> > *Cc:* Roy Storey <[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]> > 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]> on behalf of K5HM via BVARC < > [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] > www.qrz.com/db/k5hm > <image001.jpg><image002.jpg><image003.jpg> > * Excelsior!* > > *From:* BVARC [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]> > *Cc:* Mike Hardwick <[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] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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