1979
Beating the sheaf for a little I wheat here. It was good to hear that Richard Carlton StickneyReno survived Hurricane Mitch with nary a scratch. His tropical paradise off the coast of Honduras (Utila) got lucky and missed the brunt of the killer storm. Rick wants us to know that all systems are up and running for a good time to be had by all. When he's not waxing his bikini line, Rick keeps busy with his dive and underwater video enterprise. Miss you, Rico! Glad you still have a few palms to hang your hammock from.
Ken Burns's piece on Frank Lloyd Wright made me think of brother ChipDebelius. He was always the architect I knew best. Fascinating subject. Funny he should write: "Greetings from dour Knoxville, a town still searching for a really memorable nickname but wallowing in national collegiate sports championships. I don't have the cornucopia of good dirt that you grovel for in your e-mail, though there are some unconfirmed reports that the Car Talk guys on NPR are actually ErnieParizeau and Chip Vetter.
"I'm teaching a first-year studio in the graduate program at the College of Architecture and preparing for (yet another!) custody hearing in early April. What a nightmare. Please keep Meggie in your prayers. We look forward to seeing you—or at least your nice spouses and kids—at reunions." In my prayers she'll be, Denebs. You've got some intriguing Civil War history to uncover if you're bored. And you can always work on that nickname...Hang tough, old friend.
Finally over his hangover from the governor's inaugural ball in the Metrodome, Jinky Byrd wired in with the latest: "Greetings! I alternate between marketing the University of Minnesota Law School and considering Jessie 'The Mind' Ventura's possibilities for his incoming cabinet. Aside from dealing with his Department of Natural Resources commissioner, who has (1) a host of fishing and hunting violations under his belt and (2) recently called the enforcement division of the DNR (his police division) a bunch of 'Crappie Cops' (crappie is a species of fish, gooooood eatin', too), Jessie has a few spots to fill. Maybe he could appoint Jimmy 'Superfly' Snooka as the Air National Guard's commanding officer, The Iron Sheik to work in the Immigration Office, and Sergeant Slaughter as the sergeant-at-arms of the legislature. (Hey; at least they have a plan for something, anything.) Seriously, all is well." World of opportunity for you up there, Collins. Watch yourself or you never know where you'll end up.
Did anybody catch J.K. Saer in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic? Rumor has it John was part of the Michael Jordan-Charles Barkley threesome in the PGA tour played in his backyard in La Quinta, Calif. Had to shave his head or they wouldn't let him play. Can't wait to see a picture of that.
Keep the homefires burning everybody. We'd love to hear from you. And as our President says, when all else fails, squeeze the agenda!!!
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J.K. Saer had to shave his headto play in theMickael Jordan-CharlesBarkley threesome in thePGA tour. JEFFREY BOYLAN '79
