[AGL] Old Girls meeting

[globe at zipcon.net]

why I miss not living in Austin, West Coast is nice but ....people in Texas just
have this of way saying little things that makes the time more expressive..

Carolyn


Quoting Michael Eisenstadt <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>:


> Carmen,

> 

> Will try to make it.

> 

> I was remiss not to have reported to the list that Mary Holman,

> Henry's widow, died Thanksgiving Day.

> 

> Many happy memories of sitting at the Holman's table at the Scholz

> Garden (Mary's favorite tipple was rum and coke) and listening to

> Henry's tall tales. Mary was an obstetrics nurse at Breakenridge

> Hospital, on the happy floor as she used to say. She once

> explained to me the true meaning of the Texas saying "Bless

> your heart!" explaining its heartless subtext. This was after I had

> recovered from an illness. She asked if anyone had told me "Bless,

> etc." Someone indeed had said it and I had taken it for what

> it sounded like, not truly understanding it.

> 

> I doubt we will ever see again twins Mike and Pat Holman dress

> up like their parents and do spoofs of Mary and Henry's non-

> sequitur conversations.

> 

> sic transit . . .

> 

> Mike

> 

> ---- Original Message -----

> From: <CAUS at aol.com>

> To: <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:50 PM

> Subject: [AGL] Old Girls meeting

> 

> 

> > Mike:  As you know the Old Girls will have a meeting this Dec.  I 

> know

> you

> > hate Luby's but it is central and easy for all the people to  find. 

> You

> > wouldn't have to eat but just come to visit with a few folks,  some

> of

> which won't

> > be here forever.  We lost Betty Burkhalter this year  and Henry

> Holman.  I

> am

> > coming in from Fort Worth and would enjoy seeing  you and others who

> might

> > decide to come...don't know when in the future I  would be in Austin.

> Anne

> > Huddleston will be there if health permits - as  she is the soul of

> the

> group.  The

> > date is Dec. 29 from 11:00 a.m. until  you get tired of the whole

> thing.

> > Luby's on Steck.  Hope to see you  there.  Bring anyone  interested.

> > Carmen

> >

> >