Last Saturday Ed and Monica Johnston celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary with an afternoon party put together by son Padraig. Numerous friends attended, including Paul and Jean Kaczoha, Tom Serynek and Jean Campbell, and the Gallers. Ed thanked family, old froiends, bridge group members, and neighbors for coming. I was waiting for him to ask old Movement people to stand but he skipped that group. Someone asked how long Toni and I had been married. Answer: 46 years.
Phil was home for his twenty-fifth high school reunion and found time to play tennis with Dave and game with us Sunday morning.
Mailed out volume 41 to my Steel Shavings subscribers and a few others who have been supportive of my blog efforts. I also took some to the IUN Bookstore and gave copies to folks who moved the boxes from the mailroom to my cage. First reaction is positive: librarian Anne Koehler liked the musical lyrics that served as introductions, and External Relations director Tim Weidmann called it very interesting and liked my style of doing history.
The Archives was full yesterday with four volunteers doing their thing, TRACES editor Ray Boomhower up from Indy researching former Congressman Jim Jontz, Dolly Millender working on a Legends of Gary book, two young people seeking info on the Berkheimer Heating and Cooling Company (in business almost a hundred years), and a young woman working on a dissertation about Latinos. At noon I took Boomhower outsdide for the Thrill of the Grill lunch on the courtyard featuring music by Dave Alamillo, who was excellent singing Jimmy Buffett, Cat Stevens, and Carlos Santana tunes, among others. Old buddy Omar Farag was in charge of entertainment, and we had a blast reliving old softball memories. I showed him volume 41 that contains a photo of him and brother Henry with Bo Diddley and the Crystals.
I was able to get some great photos for my article on Richard Hatcher’s father Carlton from nephew Charles Wise and Laura Shields of the Michigan City Old Lighthouse Museum. Combining them with others from daughter Gladys Givan, I got Steve McShane to burn them onto a CD for Boomhower, who will put the article in the Winter TRACES issue.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Road Trip
Sheriff Roy Dominguez and I traveled to Bloomington last week to meet with two IU Press editors plus a marketing person and photo production coordinator. He picked me up in front of IUN’s library and we arrived at a motel his wife had booked us into around 10:30 p.m. after stops at Arby’s and Starbucks. After eating breakfast at a t diner that Roy frequented while a cadet in training, we arrived at the century-old publishing house building at Tenth and Morton. The editors were very enthusiastic about the book and assured us it would have a jacket, contain many pages of photos, and be out by early spring. Reviewing the 75 photos gave Roy a chance to tell some anecdotes, and he was impressive as always, coming off as sincere, friendly, and ready to promote the book actively. The meeting was a great success, with Roy impressed with the Press and vice versa.
I finished Ted Kennedy’s autobiography “True Compass” (more candid than I had expected) and checked out Hampton Sides’ “Hellhound on His Trail,” Monday’s History Book Club selection about the hunt for Martin Luther King’s killer, James Earl Ray. J Edgar Hoover and Jesse Jackson come off poorly. Ron Cohen stopped by and mentioned that Nancy is also reading “Hellhound on his Trail.” We talked about the multi-million dollar effort to spruce up the Marquette Park area and some of the controversy over the plans. One dispute: whether to have the road remain two lanes or to put in a walking and bicycle lane in place of one of them.
TRACES accepted my article on Carlton Hatcher (Richard’s father) for its Winter 2012 issue. My next task: to obtain photos of Michigan City, especially the waterfront area in the 1920s and 1930s.
I got a nice email from Paul O’Hara thanking me for helping him improve the quality of his book on Gary. An article of his appeared in the march 2011 issue of the Journal of Urban History entitled “’The Very Model of Modern Urban Decay’: Outsiders’ narratives of Industry and Urban Decline in Gary, Indiana.” It was my suggestion to use the phrase “Outsiders’ Narratives.”
At the Chicago Street Theater we and the Hagelbergs saw Neil Simon’s “Fools,” one of the playwright’s first efforts written in 1961 while going through a divorce. Having agreed to give his ex-wife the proceeds from his next play, he allegedly hoped it would be a flop. In fact, it lasted only 40 days on Broadway. It is set in a fictitious Ukrainian village where a curse has supposedly left everyone a stupid fool. It was mildly clever, but I rarely like nonmusical productions.
We are scheduled to see Les Miserables (Becca and James are in the cast) the last Sunday in July, necessitating a switch in when I work the Porter County Faair. My partner, Stela Pudar Hozo was willing to work on a Thursday afternoon instead, so the tradition continues.
I finished Ted Kennedy’s autobiography “True Compass” (more candid than I had expected) and checked out Hampton Sides’ “Hellhound on His Trail,” Monday’s History Book Club selection about the hunt for Martin Luther King’s killer, James Earl Ray. J Edgar Hoover and Jesse Jackson come off poorly. Ron Cohen stopped by and mentioned that Nancy is also reading “Hellhound on his Trail.” We talked about the multi-million dollar effort to spruce up the Marquette Park area and some of the controversy over the plans. One dispute: whether to have the road remain two lanes or to put in a walking and bicycle lane in place of one of them.
TRACES accepted my article on Carlton Hatcher (Richard’s father) for its Winter 2012 issue. My next task: to obtain photos of Michigan City, especially the waterfront area in the 1920s and 1930s.
I got a nice email from Paul O’Hara thanking me for helping him improve the quality of his book on Gary. An article of his appeared in the march 2011 issue of the Journal of Urban History entitled “’The Very Model of Modern Urban Decay’: Outsiders’ narratives of Industry and Urban Decline in Gary, Indiana.” It was my suggestion to use the phrase “Outsiders’ Narratives.”
At the Chicago Street Theater we and the Hagelbergs saw Neil Simon’s “Fools,” one of the playwright’s first efforts written in 1961 while going through a divorce. Having agreed to give his ex-wife the proceeds from his next play, he allegedly hoped it would be a flop. In fact, it lasted only 40 days on Broadway. It is set in a fictitious Ukrainian village where a curse has supposedly left everyone a stupid fool. It was mildly clever, but I rarely like nonmusical productions.
We are scheduled to see Les Miserables (Becca and James are in the cast) the last Sunday in July, necessitating a switch in when I work the Porter County Faair. My partner, Stela Pudar Hozo was willing to work on a Thursday afternoon instead, so the tradition continues.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Ken Applehans
I’ve neglected my blog, but volume 41 of Steel Shavings is “in the can” and should come out in about a week. Entitled “Calumet Region Connections,” it combines excerpts of my blog with several dozen “Ides of March 2011” journals. The cover is bright pink and includes photos of unionists rallying in Indianapolis, folks marching in a Gary Gay pride parade, Gary’s incoming and outgoing mayor, and me with Sheriff Roy Dominguez.
I recently spent a week in San Diego and Palm Springs, California, with Phil and Miranda in connection with my mother’s ninety-fifth birthday. One highlight was Sea World, where prior to the sea lion show a comedian who called himself Biff put on a hilarious 20-minute routine that included dancing and mingling with the crowd.
At an IUN cookout I ran into Omar Farag, whose OMAR PRESENTS production company booked the entertainment, two guys playing soulful background music. I mentioned that his brother Henry included a profile on Spaniels singer Pookie Hudson in his “Ides” journal, and Omar recalled Pookie telling about a time when the Spaniels were driving in the South on the way to a gig when stopped by local police. When the cops learned they were entertainers, they made them dance, Stepin Fetchit style, before letting them go on their way. How despicable.
Sheriff John Buncich is trying his best to sully the reputation of his predecessor, feeding rumors and innuendoes to a newspaper columnist. A decade ago when Buncich was first in office, he got so upset at a reporter investigating his administration that he had officers go to the newspaper office and handcuff the guy on trumped up charges.
My good friend Ken Applehans, who had inoperable cancer, passed away. Scores of friends, relatives, and comrades crowded into the Beach Café dining room last Saturday for a memorial service. His wife Alice Bush and three sons delivered moving tributes that had everyone both laughing and crying. Several unionists who worked at Pullman Standard with him told heartwarming stories. I mentioned how he and Alice had invited us to stay with them for a month following a 2000 home invasion, even giving up their bedroom, claiming they fell asleep in the living room most of the time anyway. The political discussions we had each morning and evening re-enforced my belief that a radical change in our economic system was necessary if our country was to live up to its democratic ideals. I mentioned his love of cats and that normally when I’d end our phone conversation by saying “I love you,” he’d reply “Same here” but the last time he said, “I love you, too, Jimmy.”
Went to a picnic Sunday at Kevin and Tina Horn’s. Kevin’s mom came across my name on Google while looking for some information about a drive-in she worked at that was located at Fifth and Louisiana in Gary near Emerson School. The more famous Ted’s Drive-In was located about a mile to the east where Routes 12 and 20 came together near Aetna. Monday was an eleventh birthday party for James featuring good food and outdoor croquet and bean bag toss. Dave was the champ in both with me a close second.
I recently spent a week in San Diego and Palm Springs, California, with Phil and Miranda in connection with my mother’s ninety-fifth birthday. One highlight was Sea World, where prior to the sea lion show a comedian who called himself Biff put on a hilarious 20-minute routine that included dancing and mingling with the crowd.
At an IUN cookout I ran into Omar Farag, whose OMAR PRESENTS production company booked the entertainment, two guys playing soulful background music. I mentioned that his brother Henry included a profile on Spaniels singer Pookie Hudson in his “Ides” journal, and Omar recalled Pookie telling about a time when the Spaniels were driving in the South on the way to a gig when stopped by local police. When the cops learned they were entertainers, they made them dance, Stepin Fetchit style, before letting them go on their way. How despicable.
Sheriff John Buncich is trying his best to sully the reputation of his predecessor, feeding rumors and innuendoes to a newspaper columnist. A decade ago when Buncich was first in office, he got so upset at a reporter investigating his administration that he had officers go to the newspaper office and handcuff the guy on trumped up charges.
My good friend Ken Applehans, who had inoperable cancer, passed away. Scores of friends, relatives, and comrades crowded into the Beach Café dining room last Saturday for a memorial service. His wife Alice Bush and three sons delivered moving tributes that had everyone both laughing and crying. Several unionists who worked at Pullman Standard with him told heartwarming stories. I mentioned how he and Alice had invited us to stay with them for a month following a 2000 home invasion, even giving up their bedroom, claiming they fell asleep in the living room most of the time anyway. The political discussions we had each morning and evening re-enforced my belief that a radical change in our economic system was necessary if our country was to live up to its democratic ideals. I mentioned his love of cats and that normally when I’d end our phone conversation by saying “I love you,” he’d reply “Same here” but the last time he said, “I love you, too, Jimmy.”
Went to a picnic Sunday at Kevin and Tina Horn’s. Kevin’s mom came across my name on Google while looking for some information about a drive-in she worked at that was located at Fifth and Louisiana in Gary near Emerson School. The more famous Ted’s Drive-In was located about a mile to the east where Routes 12 and 20 came together near Aetna. Monday was an eleventh birthday party for James featuring good food and outdoor croquet and bean bag toss. Dave was the champ in both with me a close second.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Transamerica
In line at the grocery store, two young women didn’t have the Jewel discount card, so I asked whether they could use mine. The checkout guy said, “Sure, we’ll just consider you their grandfather.” How about “father?” I retorted. He apologized, and I said I was just joking and actually had a granddaughter their age. Still it was a wake up call.
Watched two good movies On Demand, “Lost in Translation” with Bill Murray going through a midlife crisis, and “Transamerica” with “Desperate Housewife” star Felicity Huffman doing an amazing job playing a person wanting to have a sex change to become a woman and going on a cross-country road trip with her 17 year-old pimp son whom she bails out of a New York jail who does not realize she is his father.
Watched two good movies On Demand, “Lost in Translation” with Bill Murray going through a midlife crisis, and “Transamerica” with “Desperate Housewife” star Felicity Huffman doing an amazing job playing a person wanting to have a sex change to become a woman and going on a cross-country road trip with her 17 year-old pimp son whom she bails out of a New York jail who does not realize she is his father.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Steel Shavings, volume 41
I’ve been remiss with my blog because I’ve been laying out volume 41 of Steel Shavings, which will combine blog excerpts with student journals covering March of 2011. Entitled “Northwest Indiana Connections,” it will total 304 pages and sell for $12.50. To preorder, one can send a check for $15, covering postage and handling, made out to Indiana University and addressed to James Lane/History/IUN/3400 Broadway/Gary IN 46408. It is chock full of photos and should be out by the end of June.
Last weekend I interviewed 19 people at the annual IU FACET retreat. They also played a tribute to founder Eileen Bender that Aaron Pigors and I put together that was well received. Colleague Chris Young was inducted into the organization, and we had lots of opportunity to chat.
A couple weeks ago I was on Donald Evans’ radio show in Valpo. We talked about regional history and unions since the union rallies in Wisconsin and Indianapolis were in the news
Last weekend I interviewed 19 people at the annual IU FACET retreat. They also played a tribute to founder Eileen Bender that Aaron Pigors and I put together that was well received. Colleague Chris Young was inducted into the organization, and we had lots of opportunity to chat.
A couple weeks ago I was on Donald Evans’ radio show in Valpo. We talked about regional history and unions since the union rallies in Wisconsin and Indianapolis were in the news
Monday, April 11, 2011
Know 2 Grow
Last week IUN students put on three days of events for Islam Awareness Week. On Thursday people were invited to try on headwear (Hijab for women, Kufi for men) and quite a few Black women seemed interested.
I have been busy laying out volume 31 of Steel Shavings and apologize for neglecting the blog.
Went to see a local "pops" orchestra called Rusty Pipes at the old Hobert High School. Dick Hagelberg and Don Evans performed along with several dozen others. They did a medley from "Jersey Boys."
Ran into former Gary mayor Richard Hatcher and discussed Mayor Rudy Clay's sudden departure from the upcoming primary. It looks now to be a two-person race between Ragen Hatcher and karen freeman-Wilson.
I have been busy laying out volume 31 of Steel Shavings and apologize for neglecting the blog.
Went to see a local "pops" orchestra called Rusty Pipes at the old Hobert High School. Dick Hagelberg and Don Evans performed along with several dozen others. They did a medley from "Jersey Boys."
Ran into former Gary mayor Richard Hatcher and discussed Mayor Rudy Clay's sudden departure from the upcoming primary. It looks now to be a two-person race between Ragen Hatcher and karen freeman-Wilson.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Little by Little
“Obligation, complication
Routines and schedules
Drug and kill you.”
“Little By Little,” Radiohead
Hearing Radiohead and “Penny Lane” got me wondering if any newly released album has the impact that “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” did in 1967. People played it in groups and studied the lyrics for deep meanings. “Penny Lane,” although recorded during the “Sgt. Pepper” sessions was released as a single with “Strawberry Fields Forever” on the flip side and put on the “Magical Mystery Tour” album.
Attended Nicole Anslover and Chris Young’s class on The Presidency, dealing with the evolution of campaign slogans and speeches. Chris summarized Harrison’s defeat of Van Buren in 1840 – when the Whigs’ “Log Cabin campaign” incorporated slogans such as “Van, Van’s a Used Up Man” and “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too.” Nicole led a discussion about TV-age elections. She showed clips of the infamous 1964 “Daisy” ad where LBJ warned of a nuclear war if Goldwater was elected and Reagan’s 1984 “Morning in America” commercial showing white folks enjoying the fruits of prosperity. Walter Mondale that year effectively used “Where’s the Beef” against fellow Democrat Gary Hart – ironic because Hart was a policy wonk whereas Mondale was a Humphrey liberal without an original thought during his entire career. I got a laugh when I mention the 1968 poster of a pregnant girl scout juxtaposed with the Republican slogan “Nixon’s the One.”
Students reported on campaign addresses, including Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech and Bobby Kennedy’s remarks in Indianapolis following the assassination of Martin Luther King. One woman cited William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech, and I mentioned how Mark Hanna amassed a huge war chest from corporate titans and marketed William McKinley in 1896 as the “Advance Agent of Prosperity.” Afterwards I emailed Nicole: “When you asked me about crucial elections, I was tempted to say even more about 1896, the first time since 1860 there was a real choice between a reformer and a conservative and a representative of the rural West and South against the candidate of the industrialized East. Even the contrast between the campaigns is striking, Bryan traversing the country and McKinley on the Front Porch. Little wonder big business opened its coffers to defeat the Great Commoner. It took the skill of a Mark Hanna, and every dirty trick in his book for the Republicans to beat “Billy Bryan.” More people voted for Bryan than any previous winning candidate; too bad even a half million more voted for McKinley. A divided Democratic Party and Bryan’s not winning over enough industrial workers did him in.”
Nicole wrote back: “Thanks for coming and for contributing to the class. I'm glad you enjoyed it--please, come any time! I agree about 1896 - I think we easily could have done the whole class just on that, and used some of Bryan's speeches for color.” Nicole bears a slight resemblance to my childhood friend Bobby Davis, who was fascinated with train schedules and got a job as a station agent before dying at a young age. Would she be insulted, I wonder, by that observation. I once told sister-in-law Maureen she looked a little like Robert Mitchum and she wasn’t amused even though I was thinking of Mitchum’s sexy “bedroom” eyes. Bobby Davis’ mother had expressive eyes, too, and we’d always bet a cake on the All-Star game. While we lived in Michigan, I stayed a week at their house, which old girlfriend Pam Tucker and her family moved into a couple years later.
Jesse Salomon ordered “Daughters of Penelope” and a photo of Gary’s old Miramar Ballroom, which featured big bands during the “swing era” as well as ethnic bands. Steve found one in the Milan Opacich collection.
Brady Wade posted a YouTube spoof of Rebecca Black’s video “Friday.” He narrated the inane words, using a Russian accent for the line, “”Everybody’s Rushin’.” At the end the ‘tweens’ car are in goes over a cliff, and the video warns, “Don’t let 13 year-olds drive – or sing.”
The Tacoma Art Museum, where Gaard Murchy Logan is a docent, is planning to host the gay art exhibit censored by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery because of pressure from Republican legislators. A David Wojnarowicz video includes a depiction of Jesus on the cross with ants crawling on him as well as a guy masturbating. The museum presently has, according to Gaard, “a small interactive exhibit that includes some of David Wojnarowicz’s art and links to the It Gets Better Project started by a Seattle local, Dan Savage, and his partner. We’ve got this great alternative newspaper out here called The Stranger with which Savage has been closely involved for years.” I replied: “Good for Tacoma’s museum and shame on the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. I see nothing obscene about David Wojnarowicz’s “A Fire in the Belly.” Hopefully the controversy will boost attendance. Last fall when IUN’s GLBT Alliance had an awareness program about gay teen suicides, they showed the “It Gets Better” YouTube video of Dan Savage and partner Terry. I enjoyed “The Stranger” article on the Secret Sex Lives of Seattle Pacific University Students. It reminded me of my friend Anne Balay’s oral history research into GLBT steelworkers.”
Might be the last day I can say this, but the Cubs are undefeated. SI has the Phillies starters on the cover of its baseball preview issue but predicts Red Sox over Giants in the World Series. Learned that Chad Ochocinco’s last name is Spanish for his uniform number – 85.
Michael Bayer arrived from Vermont for the weekend with seven year-old grandson Eli, whose dad moved to Savannah where he is a boat captain. Michael also came in to see Ken Applehans, who is ailing. Eli’s birthday is the same as Phil’s –March 26 – so we celebrated it five days late. Phil’s family is on its way to Puerto Rico. Before they left, Phil sent an email entitled “If I die” that transferred the family assets to Alissa if they all went down in a plane crash.
Routines and schedules
Drug and kill you.”
“Little By Little,” Radiohead
Hearing Radiohead and “Penny Lane” got me wondering if any newly released album has the impact that “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” did in 1967. People played it in groups and studied the lyrics for deep meanings. “Penny Lane,” although recorded during the “Sgt. Pepper” sessions was released as a single with “Strawberry Fields Forever” on the flip side and put on the “Magical Mystery Tour” album.
Attended Nicole Anslover and Chris Young’s class on The Presidency, dealing with the evolution of campaign slogans and speeches. Chris summarized Harrison’s defeat of Van Buren in 1840 – when the Whigs’ “Log Cabin campaign” incorporated slogans such as “Van, Van’s a Used Up Man” and “Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too.” Nicole led a discussion about TV-age elections. She showed clips of the infamous 1964 “Daisy” ad where LBJ warned of a nuclear war if Goldwater was elected and Reagan’s 1984 “Morning in America” commercial showing white folks enjoying the fruits of prosperity. Walter Mondale that year effectively used “Where’s the Beef” against fellow Democrat Gary Hart – ironic because Hart was a policy wonk whereas Mondale was a Humphrey liberal without an original thought during his entire career. I got a laugh when I mention the 1968 poster of a pregnant girl scout juxtaposed with the Republican slogan “Nixon’s the One.”
Students reported on campaign addresses, including Nixon’s 1952 Checkers speech and Bobby Kennedy’s remarks in Indianapolis following the assassination of Martin Luther King. One woman cited William Jennings Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech, and I mentioned how Mark Hanna amassed a huge war chest from corporate titans and marketed William McKinley in 1896 as the “Advance Agent of Prosperity.” Afterwards I emailed Nicole: “When you asked me about crucial elections, I was tempted to say even more about 1896, the first time since 1860 there was a real choice between a reformer and a conservative and a representative of the rural West and South against the candidate of the industrialized East. Even the contrast between the campaigns is striking, Bryan traversing the country and McKinley on the Front Porch. Little wonder big business opened its coffers to defeat the Great Commoner. It took the skill of a Mark Hanna, and every dirty trick in his book for the Republicans to beat “Billy Bryan.” More people voted for Bryan than any previous winning candidate; too bad even a half million more voted for McKinley. A divided Democratic Party and Bryan’s not winning over enough industrial workers did him in.”
Nicole wrote back: “Thanks for coming and for contributing to the class. I'm glad you enjoyed it--please, come any time! I agree about 1896 - I think we easily could have done the whole class just on that, and used some of Bryan's speeches for color.” Nicole bears a slight resemblance to my childhood friend Bobby Davis, who was fascinated with train schedules and got a job as a station agent before dying at a young age. Would she be insulted, I wonder, by that observation. I once told sister-in-law Maureen she looked a little like Robert Mitchum and she wasn’t amused even though I was thinking of Mitchum’s sexy “bedroom” eyes. Bobby Davis’ mother had expressive eyes, too, and we’d always bet a cake on the All-Star game. While we lived in Michigan, I stayed a week at their house, which old girlfriend Pam Tucker and her family moved into a couple years later.
Jesse Salomon ordered “Daughters of Penelope” and a photo of Gary’s old Miramar Ballroom, which featured big bands during the “swing era” as well as ethnic bands. Steve found one in the Milan Opacich collection.
Brady Wade posted a YouTube spoof of Rebecca Black’s video “Friday.” He narrated the inane words, using a Russian accent for the line, “”Everybody’s Rushin’.” At the end the ‘tweens’ car are in goes over a cliff, and the video warns, “Don’t let 13 year-olds drive – or sing.”
The Tacoma Art Museum, where Gaard Murchy Logan is a docent, is planning to host the gay art exhibit censored by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery because of pressure from Republican legislators. A David Wojnarowicz video includes a depiction of Jesus on the cross with ants crawling on him as well as a guy masturbating. The museum presently has, according to Gaard, “a small interactive exhibit that includes some of David Wojnarowicz’s art and links to the It Gets Better Project started by a Seattle local, Dan Savage, and his partner. We’ve got this great alternative newspaper out here called The Stranger with which Savage has been closely involved for years.” I replied: “Good for Tacoma’s museum and shame on the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. I see nothing obscene about David Wojnarowicz’s “A Fire in the Belly.” Hopefully the controversy will boost attendance. Last fall when IUN’s GLBT Alliance had an awareness program about gay teen suicides, they showed the “It Gets Better” YouTube video of Dan Savage and partner Terry. I enjoyed “The Stranger” article on the Secret Sex Lives of Seattle Pacific University Students. It reminded me of my friend Anne Balay’s oral history research into GLBT steelworkers.”
Might be the last day I can say this, but the Cubs are undefeated. SI has the Phillies starters on the cover of its baseball preview issue but predicts Red Sox over Giants in the World Series. Learned that Chad Ochocinco’s last name is Spanish for his uniform number – 85.
Michael Bayer arrived from Vermont for the weekend with seven year-old grandson Eli, whose dad moved to Savannah where he is a boat captain. Michael also came in to see Ken Applehans, who is ailing. Eli’s birthday is the same as Phil’s –March 26 – so we celebrated it five days late. Phil’s family is on its way to Puerto Rico. Before they left, Phil sent an email entitled “If I die” that transferred the family assets to Alissa if they all went down in a plane crash.
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