Put some red eye gravy on these grits!

Barbara and Herb Jacobowitz sent this picture of their beautiful grandaughter Zoe Elyse Gallo who recently celebrated her first birthday.
Herb tells me that she eats grits every morning (shown here) and is already speaking in sentences, such as "Hey Yaw'll" and "Bless your heart."
Herb says he doesn't want her to have to wait til she gets to high school to learn how to speak proper English like he did.
Congratulations Gramaw and Grampa!
(To enlarge left click on picture)

Put some red eye gravy on these grits!

Barbara and Herb Jacobowitz sent this picture of their beautiful grandaughter Zoe Elyse Gallo who recently celebrated her first birthday.
Herb tells me that she eats grits every morning (shown here) and is already speaking in sentences, such as "Hey Yaw'll" and "Bless your heart."
Herb says he doesn't want her to have to wait til she gets to high school to learn how to speak proper English like he did.
Congratulations Gramaw and Grampa!
(To enlarge left click on picture)

Hurray for Hollywood

As mentioned before on this site, I'm still goofing around with TV up here in the DC area. The show is called, OUT OF THE PAST and that title gives me a lot of room to play with. Recently I've been able to convince a number of very interesting people to agree to appear on the show with me. For example our own Ellouise Diggle as well as a number of other prominant local personalities such as local radio and TV celebrities.

Last week, I was fortunate enough to have Hollywood Mogul Barry Levinson (DINER, GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, RAINMAN, and many others to be my guest.

Obviously, the reason Barry agreed to appear on the show is that the word has gotten out all the way to Hollywood, that OUT OF THE PAST was THE show that all the big names were clamering to appear on.

Well, perhaps I exagerate a little.

The truth is that Barry and I worked together in the mid 60's at WTOP-TV in Washington. I was a radio and TV announcer there and he was working his very first job in the station's TV TRAINING PROGRAM. His newest novel is called "66," which is about his years at the station.

Click HERE to see the interview.
-Ed

Hurray for Hollywood

As mentioned before on this site, I'm still goofing around with TV up here in the DC area. The show is called, OUT OF THE PAST and that title gives me a lot of room to play with. Recently I've been able to convince a number of very interesting people to agree to appear on the show with me. For example our own Ellouise Diggle as well as a number of other prominant local personalities such as local radio and TV celebrities.

Last week, I was fortunate enough to have Hollywood Mogul Barry Levinson (DINER, GOOD MORNING VIETNAM, RAINMAN, and many others to be my guest.

Obviously, the reason Barry agreed to appear on the show is that the word has gotten out all the way to Hollywood, that OUT OF THE PAST was THE show that all the big names were clamering to appear on.

Well, perhaps I exagerate a little.

The truth is that Barry and I worked together in the mid 60's at WTOP-TV in Washington. I was a radio and TV announcer there and he was working his very first job in the station's TV TRAINING PROGRAM. His newest novel is called "66," which is about his years at the station.

Click HERE to see the interview.
-Ed

Maxie Motte's Mother passes

We are sorry to learn that Maxcyne Motte Yawarsky's mother passed away in Wilmington, NC on Friday, June 20th. She was 94 years old.

Maxine and her husband Ray live in Ogden, UT.

Also, I spoke to John Culp and he says Pat is doing well (under the circumstances).

-Jerry Gaudet

Maxie Motte's Mother passes

We are sorry to learn that Maxcyne Motte Yawarsky's mother passed away in Wilmington, NC on Friday, June 20th. She was 94 years old.

Maxine and her husband Ray live in Ogden, UT.

Also, I spoke to John Culp and he says Pat is doing well (under the circumstances).

-Jerry Gaudet

Up Dates...

Atlanta 6/10/08

Bob Ellis reports that Pat Culp fell while visiting their daughter in Atlanta:

"She fell while coming down some steps and broke her ankle in 3 places requiring 9 pins.

The doctors are telling her that she will be bed ridden for 3 weeks.

Pat fell about 3 p.m. Friday afternoon but the doctors did not operate until 12 noon Saturday. Needless to say she was not happy...

Pat needs to see the operating doctor on Monday. Then, maybe later that day or Tuesday..she'll be able to return home. They are not sure how she will handle their stairs as all bedrooms are up stairs.."

Up Dates...

Atlanta 6/10/08

Bob Ellis reports that Pat Culp fell while visiting their daughter in Atlanta:

"She fell while coming down some steps and broke her ankle in 3 places requiring 9 pins.

The doctors are telling her that she will be bed ridden for 3 weeks.

Pat fell about 3 p.m. Friday afternoon but the doctors did not operate until 12 noon Saturday. Needless to say she was not happy...

Pat needs to see the operating doctor on Monday. Then, maybe later that day or Tuesday..she'll be able to return home. They are not sure how she will handle their stairs as all bedrooms are up stairs.."

GREETINGS....

Obie Oakley leaving for Fort Pickett, VA

First, there was the picture of Jennie Margaret, Don Nance, and Gene Moore
in Cap and Gown obviously graduating again. (See stories further down on the next page)

Then there's the one of Warren Sparrow....going out to sea in a NAVY submarine.

AND NOW A PICTURE OF OBIE OAKLEY going off to war again!

Next, I expect to see a picture of Alton Widenhouse and Johnny Thomason working out at Redskins Park for the upcoming football season!

I assigned the CHS54 investigative reporting staff to look into the matter and here's what they discovered.

Well, ............they didn't find out anything.

So, I reached into my journalistic bag of tricks........and came up with the solution; I asked Obie.

Here's what he said:

" These photos are from a recent trip I made to Ft. Pickett, VA. Veterans from my old unit were invited to spend the day with the current members of that unit who were training there.
They put on parachute demonstrations, both high and low altitude, displayed some of the weapons they now use and gave us briefings on their recent deployment in Afghanistan. This was in appreciation for the Humanitarian Aid project we completed the first part of the year where my guys raised $12K with which we bought over 4,000 pounds of blankets, clothing and school supplies.
These were sent to another one of our unit's Special Forces teams fighting in Afghanistan that they might distribute them to the locals in the battle to win their hearts and minds. Distribution began on April 6th.
The one of me in body armor was when I tried to convince them to let me re-reinlist and the other shows us walking out to our private aircraft for the trip from Charlotte to Ft. Pickett. Big day for us old troopers."

(It seems to me that the ARMY doesn't need for Obie to re-enlist. He and his buddies are doing just fine where they are! -Ed)

GREETINGS....

Obie Oakley leaving for Fort Pickett, VA

First, there was the picture of Jennie Margaret, Don Nance, and Gene Moore
in Cap and Gown obviously graduating again. (See stories further down on the next page)

Then there's the one of Warren Sparrow....going out to sea in a NAVY submarine.

AND NOW A PICTURE OF OBIE OAKLEY going off to war again!

Next, I expect to see a picture of Alton Widenhouse and Johnny Thomason working out at Redskins Park for the upcoming football season!

I assigned the CHS54 investigative reporting staff to look into the matter and here's what they discovered.

Well, ............they didn't find out anything.

So, I reached into my journalistic bag of tricks........and came up with the solution; I asked Obie.

Here's what he said:

" These photos are from a recent trip I made to Ft. Pickett, VA. Veterans from my old unit were invited to spend the day with the current members of that unit who were training there.
They put on parachute demonstrations, both high and low altitude, displayed some of the weapons they now use and gave us briefings on their recent deployment in Afghanistan. This was in appreciation for the Humanitarian Aid project we completed the first part of the year where my guys raised $12K with which we bought over 4,000 pounds of blankets, clothing and school supplies.
These were sent to another one of our unit's Special Forces teams fighting in Afghanistan that they might distribute them to the locals in the battle to win their hearts and minds. Distribution began on April 6th.
The one of me in body armor was when I tried to convince them to let me re-reinlist and the other shows us walking out to our private aircraft for the trip from Charlotte to Ft. Pickett. Big day for us old troopers."

(It seems to me that the ARMY doesn't need for Obie to re-enlist. He and his buddies are doing just fine where they are! -Ed)

Off We Go.....

Betty Rose (Templeton) Palomba was kind enough to share these beautiful wedding pictures with us. The bride is Betty's grandaughter Jessica Palomba who is now Mrs. Tim Siemer.

Jessica and Tim are among America's finest. Both graduated from the Air Force Academy and are now serving our country with the United States Air Force. Jessica is a contracting officer and Tim is a pilot.




Jessica and Tim are stationed in Columbus, Mississippi but will be moving to Washington State in January.

The couple is shown here with Jessica's proud grandparents

Off We Go.....

Betty Rose (Templeton) Palomba was kind enough to share these beautiful wedding pictures with us. The bride is Betty's grandaughter Jessica Palomba who is now Mrs. Tim Siemer.

Jessica and Tim are among America's finest. Both graduated from the Air Force Academy and are now serving our country with the United States Air Force. Jessica is a contracting officer and Tim is a pilot.




Jessica and Tim are stationed in Columbus, Mississippi but will be moving to Washington State in January.

The couple is shown here with Jessica's proud grandparents