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Post by kim on Oct 2, 2008 14:44:15 GMT -5
Wait...now he's too tall and not wide enough. ;-) I think the way I had it was much more life-like! ;-)
Photobucket...he just keep changing where it's hosted, first blogger, then imageshack, no photobucket. pretty soon Kit's going to get lost!
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Post by Ralph on Oct 2, 2008 14:50:23 GMT -5
I just took the picture directly, cropped off the bottom and then when I loaded it on the board made sure that I constrained the right dimensions when setting up the avatar width & height. Should be about right. Maybe you're just used to looking at him before I gave him the Jenny Craig treatment!
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Post by jon hynes on Oct 2, 2008 15:17:47 GMT -5
Jon, do you remember Danny's two sons' names? No I don't know his sons. However either Dan or one of his sons decided to park their Mustang in my mother's garage for years. I would ask my mother who it belonged to but she couldn't remember or didn't know. Come to find out the neighbor across the street thought it would be O.K. to let whoever park the car in the garage. He was friends with Dan. Finally when I put the house up for sale the car disappeared All those years and never offered a nickel to my mother.
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Post by kim on Oct 2, 2008 15:17:51 GMT -5
Heheh...no...it looks fine. Except you can't see his nose ring or the 3rd arm the way you have it. ;-)
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Post by kit on Oct 2, 2008 21:22:01 GMT -5
When I worked there it was WREM 1480 AM located upstairs in the firhouse. A 1000 Watt sun-up to sun-down radio station. I worked there 1 summer in 1960. Due to some no no's and some unh unh's (not surprising) shortly after that the Sheriff came one day and put a padlock on the door. Closed! That was my last encounter with WREM. Not long after that the station became WADR 1480 AM. I'm not sure if it was in the firehouse or not, but it moved to another location. I haven't been up that way since so I've never been there.
The photo is better now, although I'm still much better looking in person. But I'll settle for what's there.
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Post by dgriffin on Oct 2, 2008 23:01:50 GMT -5
Looks like WADR is owned (or represented by) a lawyer in Utica by the name of Hayes. They're licensed for 5 kilowatts. Here's their FCC application:
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Post by jon hynes on Oct 2, 2008 23:30:39 GMT -5
This is what I remember about WREM / WADR. WE had gone to WADR with Joe Ustravenus because he had recently bought it and wanted to look it over. Joe started up and owned the Enchanted Forrest and owned Emmit Kelley if you remember him. I expect he used it to advertise the Country Stars he had that gave concerts at the Forrest. We backed up those stars as the house band.
After Joe died the Enchanted Forrest was sold and most likely WADR at the same time.
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Post by stoney on Oct 3, 2008 8:58:07 GMT -5
Kit, I've never heard you on commercial radio, just ham radio.
I took a course by Danny Fusco in sign language years ago. Apparently he has a deaf brother; hence, his interest & knowledge.
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Post by kit on Oct 3, 2008 15:28:23 GMT -5
Kim, You’re right. I’m not that tall and am a bit fatter than that, but it looks good and we should leave well enough alone. The Jenny Craig thing worked just fine and would have been cheap at twice the price. The third arm shriveled up and fell off like my URL did, just like Ralph said it would, and I retouched the nose ring. Zip - it went away like a pimple off a teenager’s face. Wait ‘til you see me the next time you’re in NY. But as far as you and Ralph are concerned, regarding computers, I was lost a long time ago.
Stoney, I sounded pretty much on commercial radio like I do on ham except the microphones were much better back then. Not like the little cheapie electrets they put in the handheld ham radios now. I didn’t know Danny taught sign language. He didn’t talk about himself and his talents and accomplishments very much, but we had a ball talking about Old Time Radio shows and recipes on the air when he was at WUTQ.
Anybody in the Utica area looking to learn a little bit of Ballroom dancing? I’ll be teaching a 2 hour class at the Utica Public Library (across from the Munson Williams Proctor Institute) on the 4 Monday nights in November. Best part about it is there’s no charge for this class. If you’re interested, call the Library and ask for Carl. Tell him you’d like to sign up for Kit Temple’s class. All you need is a guy and a gal, decent shoes (no sneakers), and a desire.
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Post by Clipper on Oct 3, 2008 16:36:14 GMT -5
I was a guest once at a ballroom dancing club dinner. They were folks from around the valley area that would get together every couple of months and have a nice dinner at an upscale restaurant and then have ball room dancing aftewards.
My ex and I were the guests of Baron Wilson from the old Corts Truck repair in Whitesboro. I had purchased some truck bodies through him for the Air Force when I was the Transportation Officer at the base. It was a Dibbles Inn in Vernon and we enjoyed it very much.
Sure beats the hell out of what the call music and dancing today, haha.
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Post by kit on Oct 3, 2008 19:43:17 GMT -5
Clippermeister, There were 3 Ballroom dance clubs in the area. The Patricians, The Debonnaires, and The 100 Club. Can you remember which one you were at? Over the years Dibbles has had some great food and their (I think octagon) Silver Garden room has a nice dance floor, but a big lighted decorated post smack dab in the middle. We generally dance at Harts Hill Inn, Valley View, The Beeches, and sometimes at the Maennerchor, but my favorite is The Kallet Civic Center in Oneida. It's a made-over and restored old movie theater, but the floor has been leveled and at one time was a roller skating rink. When that went belly-up they left that beautiful wooden dance floor. The absolute best floor in central New York for dancing. And a few Bose technicians came in and did a complete acoustic check a few years ago and installed some drop dead speakers to match the power amplifier. In fact I'll be at the Kallet for a ballroom dance on Suday night. Some of the music is a bit more modern but it has to be ballroom danceable in order for them to play it. No "boinka-boinka" if you know what I mean. Of course I'll be schmoozing and checking out the gals. Hey, somebody has to do it.
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Post by Clipper on Oct 3, 2008 20:30:37 GMT -5
It was the 100 club, and I was mistaken, the dinner and dance were at Harts Hill, not Dibbles. We had a ball. Had I been in business instead of working for the government, I imagine that being a member would be quite beneficial, as there were some fairly influential people that were members. They had a small dance band play that night, but I can't remember the name of the band. It was about 15 years ago or more.
Incidentally, I just returned from meeting Kim, Ken, and Stephen at their campsite about 10 miles from here. It is the highlight of the summer. They are great kids, and the "critter" as I call Stephen, is a trip. I would be exhausted if I had to try and keep up with him for a day, haha. I even got to talk to Mary on the phone. Their camper is beautiful.
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Post by kit on Oct 4, 2008 6:53:48 GMT -5
Have you ever watched "the Critter's" eyes when he's looking at something new that he's interested in? He sits there like a dry sponge rapidly soaking up everything he sees and hears. He's one smart young fella, that's for sure. Amazing. Can't wait to see Kim & Ken's new camper. Especially the downstairs bowling alley and heated pool.
Last I knew, The 100 Club was still going strong although I heard they are starting to lean a bit towards Country, which is fine, but I've still got Ballroom in my blood. The Debonnairs went belly-up as a club and the true Ballroom dancers joined The Patricians. A bit on the formal side for me sometimes but my dance partner and I were members and officers of The Patricians for several years. I always wear a tuxedo and them thar shiny patent leather shoes to the Parician functions. (looking even more like a penguin in the tux) Your Uncle Jim and I had 4 different tuxedo jackets that we wore when we played. Black pants, and at that time "Beatle boots." Can you believe it? But 3 pretty spiffy looking guys nonetheless.
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Post by Clipper on Oct 4, 2008 7:21:50 GMT -5
Yes, Stephen is intelligent beyond his years, and very perceptive. I brought him a frisbee that we had received filled with pet snacks for our poodle from someone at Christmas last year. (Kathy and I had to give up throwing the frisbee, haha) and a battery operated dragster that makes engine noises and talks while vibrating and spinning it's tires. I am sure Kim will soon be sick of hearing that thing, You are right. He is a very appreciative little guy, especially for an only child. I am sure he is spoiled, but he is also very polite and properly trained in good manners and respect. I really got a kick out of seeing him and watching him bounce off the walls after being cooped up in the truck for 3 or 4 hours, haha. The technology of his Cochlear implant amazes me, and whenever I looked at this little guy, I could not help but think of what a miracle it has been in his life. But for the technology, he would be totally deaf, and his life would be so much different. It almost brought tears to my eyes when Kim changed the battery, and without the battery in for that few seconds, he could hear absolutely nothing. God bless him. He just became a different person for that few seconds while he could not hear. It really tugged at my heart strings to envision this wonderful little guy being without hearing all the time. I do have to say that while I have called him the "amazing Critter" for quite some time now, I can truly affirm the fact that he truly is an amazing young man, and a joy to be around. You can't be in the room with him and not have a smile on your face. Ken is also a great guy. With that said, I have to admit that I could probably tolerate Kim in order to be around the other two, Only kidding Kim
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Post by kit on Oct 4, 2008 10:39:46 GMT -5
Living with Kim could certainly try one's patience I'm sure. But that's another one of those things that makes her so lovable. Very unpredictable and she'd certainly keep you on your toes. Must have gotten that trait from Mary, don't you think?
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