tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post3464526608312499813..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: It's hard some days...Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-75926592457813869822015-04-08T04:49:19.764-06:002015-04-08T04:49:19.764-06:00Blogging is the new poetry. I find it wonderful an...Blogging is the new poetry. I find it wonderful and amazing in many ways.Start Business in Delhihttp://www.launchr.innoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77624070377823102462015-02-17T17:13:29.530-07:002015-02-17T17:13:29.530-07:00By the way, there will be special pain if and when...By the way, there will be special pain if and when the Wings meet my Bruins (which, their being mine, may be Skip's reason for mixed feelings?) Since their move to the East, I looked forward to a friendly wager with Your Dad should the occasion arise; something about displaying the logo of the other team on a blog if they lose, maybe. Now, unfortunately...Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-84497447398463141602015-02-17T17:09:54.383-07:002015-02-17T17:09:54.383-07:00You speak of one of those things I still do after ...You speak of one of those things I still do after more than 20 years of being without My Dad's physical presence. I see something on TV, or hear a piece of music, or taste some particularly good food, and think, "Dad would have loved this." At first, it was a bit painful. I'd think about calling him and telling him to watch or listen to something - knowing he'd laugh or otherwise enjoy it - and then I'd become melancholy at the thought of not being able to do so. As the years have passed, however, I've become aware of how these sorts of things still connect us in a way that is beyond the physical. It is a gift to have known someone well enough and long enough to be able to do that with certainty.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-27723232831553399022015-02-16T02:57:50.088-07:002015-02-16T02:57:50.088-07:00I envy you.
Make no mistake. My dad, born in '...I envy you.<br /><br />Make no mistake. My dad, born in '35, is slowly slipping away. He was far and away the smartest man I knew. He beat out Colin Powell to be the #1 graduate at Command and Staff School.<br /><br />He suffered a minor stroke a couple of years ago. The brilliance is fading away. I don't want it to.<br /><br />Neither does he. Like Algernon, he suspects.<br /><br />I always felt that Buck could think rings around me if he wanted to.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-62054743331834215292015-02-11T11:47:15.655-07:002015-02-11T11:47:15.655-07:00Craig/
Detroit was unique in the NHL even then in...Craig/<br /><br />Detroit was unique in the NHL even then in the mid-50s as the only remaining rink with chicken-wire..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-918543879525860582015-02-11T11:22:49.541-07:002015-02-11T11:22:49.541-07:00The old outdoor hockey rink in my hometown Up Nort...The old outdoor hockey rink in my hometown Up North had chicken wire above the boards. I hadn't realized that even NHL rinks had chicken wire back in the day. Jeez, I bet you could really mess up somebody's face grinding it into chicken wire. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-51705937860637273512015-02-11T04:51:43.227-07:002015-02-11T04:51:43.227-07:00Rob/
Yup. We were 50 nm south of Champaign. WCIA ...Rob/<br /><br />Yup. We were 50 nm south of Champaign. WCIA was the CBS affiliate (the Spy Channel, lol) and you're RIGHT about the players--took a fertile imagination to figure out what one was really watching,, :) virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-70829004355706598062015-02-10T20:26:16.996-07:002015-02-10T20:26:16.996-07:00Virgil,
Was that WCIA, Channel 3? I told Buck a f...Virgil,<br /><br />Was that WCIA, Channel 3? I told Buck a few times that the only time I saw hockey as a kid was on that channel, and the reception on rabbit ears in Springfield made it hard to make out the <em>players</em>, let alone the puck.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-78592292962879542952015-02-10T17:46:39.769-07:002015-02-10T17:46:39.769-07:00Virgil, Dad would tell me about some of the back a...Virgil, Dad would tell me about some of the back and forth with you about the Wings. The chicken wire story is new to me though! I can only imagine. I hate when the game isn't in HD! Thanks for your comments!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-71399339587948005262015-02-10T17:45:13.881-07:002015-02-10T17:45:13.881-07:00Thanks Rob! I consider myself VERY lucky everyday ...Thanks Rob! I consider myself VERY lucky everyday that he was a part of my life! And that is just one of my many, great, good things!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-56311833919573224552015-02-10T05:45:40.729-07:002015-02-10T05:45:40.729-07:00And Major, you might appreciate this little tale a...And Major, you might appreciate this little tale about my background watching the Wings on TV. I'm your Fathers age and growing up in Illinois in the 50s in the days of B&W TV where we were in rural east-central Illinois the reception was such that we'd often get a lot of snow. But as bad as THAT was in ability to follow the puck, the old Wings rink that preceded the Joe had <i>chicken-wire</i> instead of glass as a protective barrier--when combined with the snow it made it almost impossible to follow the puck--especially on those smaller screen TVs! When I posted that comment your Dad was really surprised. He hadn't known about the chicken-wire as he came to the Wings later than I..virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49212256819772544562015-02-10T05:33:47.402-07:002015-02-10T05:33:47.402-07:00TRUST ME, Major, but there is hardly a day that go...TRUST ME, Major, but there is hardly a day that goes by that I don't think of your Father. And the Wings? I'm a died-in-the-wool Blackhawks fan and your Dad and I used to have a lot of fun gigging each other over the years. I really miss the "feisty repartee." Think of him every time I watch a hockey game of any kind.. <br /><br />(One of my favorite bartenders in New Orleans--now long deceased--was from Mich and a HUGE Wings fan also...used to tell your Dad I'd had A LOT of practice/experience arguing with Wings fans, so he didn't faze me one bit, lol.)virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-6078603872635764822015-02-09T20:37:12.175-07:002015-02-09T20:37:12.175-07:00Thanks for keeping up posting, however sporadicall...Thanks for keeping up posting, however sporadically. You guys were just really lucky to have a dad for as long as you did, and I know you know that. Continuing to share him with the rest of us is a great good thing to do.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-14389883146024874582015-02-09T18:48:58.335-07:002015-02-09T18:48:58.335-07:00Thanks OldAFSarge. Appreciate the sentiment!Thanks OldAFSarge. Appreciate the sentiment!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-92022126386158478892015-02-09T18:47:34.836-07:002015-02-09T18:47:34.836-07:00Thanks Moogie! Appreciate it!Thanks Moogie! Appreciate it!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-5578220586080628082015-02-09T18:46:53.357-07:002015-02-09T18:46:53.357-07:00Thanks Bag Blog...me too, me too!Thanks Bag Blog...me too, me too!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-24766055140032450002015-02-09T18:46:13.700-07:002015-02-09T18:46:13.700-07:00Thanks Craig! I guess Dad may have a little influe...Thanks Craig! I guess Dad may have a little influence where he's at now!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-24013318305299266802015-02-09T18:45:10.161-07:002015-02-09T18:45:10.161-07:00Thanks Uncle Skip! Appreciate the help cheering fo...Thanks Uncle Skip! Appreciate the help cheering for the Wings! I can understand about the Sharks, but the Bruins are a different story! LOL!afmajbuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217032897671642295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-76962386516724060122015-02-09T12:37:44.794-07:002015-02-09T12:37:44.794-07:00Yep, you have to know he's at least lobbying h...Yep, you have to know he's at least lobbying heavily.<br /><br />Speaking of which, it just dawned on me that I can now root for the Wings because they're no longer in the West.<br />I know I will have to remain neutral when they play the Bruins and for the Sharks ...whenever.<br />But that's still an improvement, neh?(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67963245994491047372015-02-09T09:37:02.115-07:002015-02-09T09:37:02.115-07:00I lost my dad a couple years back; I definitely un...I lost my dad a couple years back; I definitely understand that 'pick up the phone' impulse, and the sadness when the realization hits. . .<br /><br />No apology necessary; even just continuing to post sporadically is above and beyond the call of duty; at least, in my book. . .<br /><br />But hey, maybe your dad has got to a place where he can help his beloved Wings even better than before. At least, if their wins and losses are any indication. . . ;)Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-55827080914968046812015-02-09T07:10:10.969-07:002015-02-09T07:10:10.969-07:00I think of your dad often. I think of your dad often. Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-29007477363197814542015-02-08T14:03:18.894-07:002015-02-08T14:03:18.894-07:00Well, now you've got me all teary-eyed, too. I...Well, now you've got me all teary-eyed, too. I flipped through the channels yesterday and saw a hockey game going on. It made me think wistfully of Buck. I really miss his unique sense of humor -- and his comments. Thanks for posting -- I know it can't be easy, but as Uncle says, it is indeed good to see EIP up on the sidebar again. ("Indeed" -- another of Buck's favorite words!) ;-)Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-22879381599671934352015-02-08T12:30:45.948-07:002015-02-08T12:30:45.948-07:00Not a day goes by that I don't think of your D...Not a day goes by that I don't think of your Dad.<br /><br />I still look for him in the comments. Seriously there's times I think he's still commenting, but only I can see it (hear it?)<br /><br />Good to see <em>EIP</em> report in from time to time.<br /><br />Best wishes to all of Buck's family. We keep him, and you, in our heart always.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-31379242392790537982015-02-08T12:18:52.492-07:002015-02-08T12:18:52.492-07:00It is good to see EIP at the top of the queue on...It is good to see <i>EIP </i> at the top of the queue on my sidebar again.<br />I totally understand the reach for the phone reaction.<br />It probably will never quite go away entirely.<br />That is a good thing.<br />I really miss your Dad, too, even though we had only met on the blogs.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com