[ADXA] Happy Birthday George

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Hey John BHS - next time we're together let's think up some really weird 
and wild stories (false, of course) to tell on George about that 
Russellville trip I mentioned. Based on the below, he won't remember and 
we can really have some fun with this !!!!!!!!

ZN

On 2022-10-11 07:01, WB5JJJ wrote:

> Actually, you were one of the "youngest" hams I ever met.  Fun times 
> for sure, I think.  Next paragraph explains that statement.
> 
> Unfortunately John can attest to this, but a lot of my 1970's to 1990's 
> era memories are getting lost in the "fog" of FIFO clutter, mostly on 
> purpose.  Some things really stand out (EEROM) while others are 
> probably lost forever (RAM).  John gets so frustrated with me when he 
> starts telling a story of something we did and says "you don't remember 
> this do you?".  I don't and wonder if he's just making up our time 
> together for a good story or what.  So I just take his word for what he 
> says we did back then and I  sometimes cringe.  They all sound 
> plausible anyway.  Maybe some things were so traumatic that I've just 
> blocked and deleted them for my sanity's sake.  But most of my teenage 
> and Navy days are well remembered, but some details might be drifting 
> away from what actually happened.  It's all good.
> 
> Luckly, I'm still in control of most current thought processes and have 
> adapted to modern day technology as it has evolved in the past 30-40 
> years.  For that I'm exceedingly happy.  I've been to 53 of the DXCC 
> entities, but I've only worked about half of those and hope to visit a 
> few more soon.  In April, I will complete 50 years of being a Ham and 
> I've enjoyed every day and the friends I've met from all over the 
> world, even if I don't remember them all now.
> 
> And thanks to everybody on here and Facebook that wished me a Happy 
> Birthday.  I had a planned dinner party on Saturday night with some 
> friends and on Sunday lunch, a surprise get together.  I see all these 
> folks on a frequent basis, but seldom all at once.  It was a great 
> weekend.
> 
> I'll shut up now.
> 
> 73's
> 
> George - WB5JJJ
> HoIP - 100105
> HH - 4969
> 
> On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 4:14 AM <w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
> 
>> All kidding aside, happy birthday George. Your turning 75 targets a 
>> time in history that I couldn't recall all the time details on.
>> 
>> I first met you about 50 years ago. I was 15 and didn't have an 
>> unrestricted driver's license yet. My parents had some event in 
>> Russellville. I knew John BHS as we talked on the radio and I told him 
>> about it in passing. He said why don't you ride over with them and we 
>> can "hang out" together, so I did. You, of course, were old enough to 
>> drive AND.....had a car !!!!! You and John drove over and picked me up 
>> and we went over to Frank Hotard, W5BLP (Big Lovin' Papa) house for a 
>> visit.
>> 
>> A few hours later I was dropped off at the location where my parents 
>> were and headed back to Searcy.
>> 
>> Good times.
>> 
>> Joel W5ZN 
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