[AGL] Jaxon

Fri Jun 9 14:35:24 EDT 2006

Of course we remember you, Alberta, uh, Marilyn.

Especially your brave ride nekkid across the UT campus in, what?  1965? 
1975? Whatever.

Not to forget your unfortunately failed attempt of dropping a VW on Frank 
Erwin's head from a Piper Cub.  Too bad about the loss of the Cub but it was 
the thought that counted.

Just thought I would pass this along as a means of comforting you in your 
hour of need.  To hesitate to call us up if you need in further 
clarifications of historical events of your making or of other people on 
this list.

Did you ever hear the story about Travis Rivers and the Red Walrus?

Rev. B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marilyn Wheless" <mwheless at airmail.net>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s" 
<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: [AGL] Jaxon

>I understand Jack passed away Wed. night. Do you know any details? Is there
> an obit in the paper? If so, can you scan me a copy to this email? I will 
> be
> 64 on 14 June,. Am not sure who all on this list remembers me!
> marilyn in menard
>
>
> West Texas Headquarters
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at ando.pair.com>
> To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGL] period of consequences
>
>
>> Happy Birthday, dear Connie.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Connie Clark" <connie_3c at yahoo.com>
>> To: "BJ's List Ghetto 2" <ghetto2 at listserv.whathelps.com>; "Ghetto List"
>> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 8:33 AM
>> Subject: [AGL] period of consequences
>>
>>
>> > Yesterday was my 62nd birthday, and fate gifted me, through the kind
>> > gestures of friends and family, tickets to hear Al Gore's multimedia
> talk
>> > about Global Warming.  He was brought to speak in Houston by the
>> > Progressive Forum, and every seat in the Hobby Center was filled.
>> >
>> >  Noted in the program was:
>> >  "This Event's Carbon Footprint is Zero
>> >  Associated emissions from the theater's power usage and your
>> > transportation to and from the event have been offset by a generous
>> > donation by DrivingGreen.com which supports agricultural greenhouse gas
>> > reduction projects by AgCert, Dublin, Ireland."
>> >
>> >  Basically, this is what we all need to aim for in every thing we do, 
>> > if
>> > we are going to alter the progress of global warming. Buzzword: carbon
>> > neutral.
>> >
>> >  Another message from the lecture/talk was:
>> >  We can not wait for change of political will, or politicians, the
> change
>> > in policy needs a grassroots movement asking every politician and every
>> > business now "what are you doing about global warming".  That is what
> his
>> > personal appearances, book and movie is trying to encourage.
>> >
>> >  My fear is that we are so used to issues-of-the-day, and distracted
> from
>> > one cause to another, that this one will soon be 'last seasons'
> emergency
>> > issue.
>> >
>> >  Evidently, Al Gore has spent a lot of time over a number of years
>> > face-to-face with scientists and visiting locations gathering
> information.
>> > He was a delighful speaker last night, going through power-point 
>> > charts,
>> > graphs, photos - all of which are in the book. You may have read about
> the
>> > Larsen shelf in antartica - the whole of Greenland is showing signs of
> the
>> > same demise.  When Greenland goes, so goes major coastal areas of large
>> > human populations.  His talk was full of clever asides, joked a lot
> about
>> > himself.  One of the funny lines was: "You win a few, lose and few, and
>> > then there is that other category..." This particular Houston audience
> was
>> > very encouraging and appreciative, surpising that so many people in
>> > Houston (oil industry center) would pay to hear his story.  We stood in
>> > line for an hour to get our books signed.  Made my birthday!
>> >
>> >  The Houston Progressive Forum has been bringing some very good 
>> > speakers
>> > to us since it was formed a couple of years ago. Last year we had Molly
>> > Ivins, Seymour Hersh and Robert Kennedy, next year E. O. Wilson, James
>> > Hansen and Bill Moyers to name just a few.  Our own Rangeroo David
>> > Crossley is listed on the board of directors for this 501(c) (3)
>> > oganization. www.houstonprogressiveforum.org
>> >
>> >  We were told that Gore's book,  "An Inconvenient Truth", launched this
>> > week, will debut #3 on the NYT best seller list. Published by Rodale
>> > Press.  Paperback edition only (lots of color photos) $21.95.
>> >
>> >  Go see the movie, and turn off your lights, hope for and work for a
>> > strong grassroots movement in this country for joining the Kyoto 
>> > Treaty,
>> > lifestyle choices, support environmental groups, buy green power, and
>> > anything we can do to reduce greenhouse gasses.
>> >
>> >  Oh btw, I am about to conclude from all said, that he is not going to
> run
>> > for president - he is far more interested in what he is doing now,
>> > including Current TV and chairing an investment firm called Generation
>> > Investment Management (sustainable investment).  Did you know he is a
>> > board director for Apple, and senior advisor to Google?  About US's 
>> > Iraq
>> > war he stated something like "the single biggest strategic error in the
>> > history of this country."
>> >
>> >  Appropriate quotes from the book, lecture, movie:
>> >
>> >  Speaking of fascism, Winston Churchil said
>> >  "The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and 
>> > baffling
>> > expedients, of delays, is coming to its close. In its place we are
>> > entering a period of consequences."
>> >
>> >  "Denial is a not a river in Egypt" - Dire Straits
>> >  "Despair is not the tire in the trunk - Al Gore
>> >
>> >  Connie
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Connie
>> >
>> > http://www.gatherthewomen.org/
>> >
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