I respectfully retract my statement "well, maybe not shepherds" I was too
quick to eliminate that possibility.
John Backus
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Carpenter" <tinshed@ozemail.com.au>
To: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>; "Doug Anderson"
<boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
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Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: the Skunk Works, Area-51, .....and our Diversity in LSR
> I got a funny feeling growin up onna 3,500 acre sheep farm in Western
> Victoria (Australia) might just qualify me as a shepherd.
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> Of course the ancient history of my family name also suggests the sheep
> herding deal started after the son of great, great, great, great, great,
> great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, uncle Joseph The
> Carpenter (Cousin Jesus) built himself somewhat of a reputaion as a leader
> of the shepherds. ;-)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> To: "Doug Anderson" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>;
> <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Cc: <av8ford@volcano.net>; <pbozzo@yalesecurity.com>; <chopt32@aol.com>;
> <tinshed@ozemail.com.au>; <whodaky@sympac.com.au>; <pyramid62@aol.com>;
> <je832@aol.com>; <robere@xensei.com>; <jungbec@aol.com>;
> <v8ford@mail.neca.com>; <fah60@aol.com>; <hqtrqd@mediaone.net>;
> <skip.readio@compaq.com>; <drichard@stny.rr.com>; <lsaltsman@telenet.net>;
> <neatoldstuff@webtv.com>; <squarerollbars@yahoo.com>;
<Want1937hd@aol.com>;
> <pvincent@poci.amis.com>; <kch@digisys.net>; <beanracers@aol.com>;
> <ramrod3991@aol.com>; <indy@intergrafix.net>; <editor@good-guys.com>;
> <markalla@pacbell.net>; <hosehead@hoseheads.com>; <radbruch@micron.net>;
> <saltsix@earthlink.net>; <SPLHAUGINC@aol.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 16 November 2000 10:00
> Subject: Re: the Skunk Works, Area-51, .....and our Diversity in LSR
>
>
> > See Doug, there ya go...shepherds too!!!
> >
> > John
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Doug Anderson" <boogiewoogie12@hotmail.com>
> > To: <34ford@email.msn.com>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Cc: <av8ford@volcano.net>; <pbozzo@yalesecurity.com>; <chopt32@aol.com>;
> > <tinshed@ozemail.com.au>; <whodaky@sympac.com.au>; <pyramid62@aol.com>;
> > <je832@aol.com>; <robere@xensei.com>; <jungbec@aol.com>;
> > <v8ford@mail.neca.com>; <fah60@aol.com>; <hqtrqd@mediaone.net>;
> > <skip.readio@compaq.com>; <drichard@stny.rr.com>;
<lsaltsman@telenet.net>;
> > <neatoldstuff@webtv.com>; <squarerollbars@yahoo.com>;
> <Want1937hd@aol.com>;
> > <pvincent@poci.amis.com>; <kch@digisys.net>; <beanracers@aol.com>;
> > <ramrod3991@aol.com>; <indy@intergrafix.net>; <editor@good-guys.com>;
> > <markalla@pacbell.net>; <hosehead@hoseheads.com>; <radbruch@micron.net>;
> > <saltsix@earthlink.net>; <SPLHAUGINC@aol.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 1:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: the Skunk Works, Area-51, .....and our Diversity in LSR
> >
> >
> > > John: I usta onct live with the sheep in Montana....does dat count ?
> > >
> > > -Dirty Doug
> > > ( come to think aboutit, I STILL live among th' sheep....look how they
> > > voted. -sorry Keith coun't hepit)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> > > Reply-To: "The Backus's" <34ford@email.msn.com>
> > > To: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: Re: Skunk Works and Area-51?
> > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 05:07:55 -0500
> > >
> > > It just amazes me the diversity we have in this list! Former
commercial
> > > pilots, helicopter pilots, rocket scientists, shepherds...... well,
> maybe
> > no
> > > shepherds, but it is amazing!
> > >
> > > JB in OH
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> > > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 1:00 AM
> > > Subject: Fwd: Skunk Works and Area-51?
> > >
> > >
> > > > <<
> > > > Group,
> > > > Some of you guys might get a giggle out of my observations
> regards
> > > > "Area-51" near Tonopah, NV.
> > > > When I started flying commercially in the mid 60's Area-51 was
a
> > > little
> > > > gunnery range for the Nellis AFB (near Las Vegas) guys. It was a
> > dry-lake
> > > > that looked like a giant exclamation mark from the air. As it was,
> our
> > > Jet
> > > > Airway ran right over the site, giving everybody a clear view of
it.
> > > > At the northern end of the gunnery range was a little paved Air
> > Force
> > > > landing strip used to service the gunnery range. It didn't take
long
> > for
> > > an
> > > > enterprising madame named Beverley Herrell(sp) to move in some
> trailers
> > > and
> > > > establish a fly-in brothel. Rumor had it that she had a Unicom
> fequency
> > > radio
> > > > receiver (universal frequency around local airports) that her
> customers
> > > would
> > > > use to secure a ride from the landing strip to her "establishment".
I
> > > tried
> > > > calling her several times at altitude but never got an answer. I
even
> > > used
> > > to
> > > > tell the passengers about her.
> > > > The local media finally got hold of her story, publicized it,
and
> > > made
> > > > her famous. She gained even more notoriety when the Air Force
kicked
> > her
> > > and
> > > > her collection of trailers off the property. Using that notoriety
to
> > her
> > > > advantage she later ran for the Neveda Legislature. I can't
remember
> if
> > > she
> > > > was elected or not.
> > > > As the years went by we watched the facility grow from a short
> air
> > > strip
> > > > with no supporting buildings to the sprawling "Area-51" with its
long
> > > runway
> > > > and semi-hidden maze of buildings.
> > > > One day in the 80's I couldn't stand it any longer, and, as I
> > passed
> > > > overhead I picked up the microphone and innocently asked the air
> > traffic
> > > > controller "What's that big facility with the loooooong runway I'm
> > > looking
> > > at
> > > > just south of Tonopah?". His instantaneous reply was "There's no
> > facility
> > > > south of Tonopah". OoooooooK, if you say so sir.
> > > > Just a little giggle from my "former-life"..........Ardun Doug
> King
> > > >>
> > > > Return-path: <ARDUNDOUG@aol.com>
> > > > From: ARDUNDOUG@aol.com
> > > > Full-name: ARDUN DOUG
> > > > Message-ID: <f7.498fa06.27438045@aol.com>
> > > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 00:59:33 EST
> > > > Subject: Re: Skunk Works and Area-51?
> > > > To: FastmetalBDF@aol.com
> > > > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > > > X-Mailer: Windows AOL sub 124
> > > >
> > > > Group,
> > > > Some of you guys might get a giggle out of my observations
> regards
> > > > "Area-51" near Tonopah, NV.
> > > > When I started flying commercially in the mid 60's Area-51 was
a
> > > little
> > > > gunnery range for the Nellis AFB (near Las Vegas) guys. It was a
> > dry-lake
> > > > that looked like a giant exclamation mark from the air. As it was,
> our
> > > Jet
> > > > Airway ran right over the site, giving everybody a clear view of
it.
> > > > At the northern end of the gunnery range was a little paved Air
> > Force
> > > > landing strip used to service the gunnery range. It didn't take
long
> > for
> > > an
> > > > enterprising madame named Beverley Herrell(sp) to move in some
> trailers
> > > and
> > > > establish a fly-in brothel. Rumor had it that she had a Unicom
> fequency
> > > radio
> > > > receiver (universal frequency around local airports) that her
> customers
> > > would
> > > > use to secure a ride from the landing strip to her "establishment".
I
> > > tried
> > > > calling her several times at altitude but never got an answer. I
even
> > > used
> > > to
> > > > tell the passengers about her.
> > > > The local media finally got hold of her story, publicized it,
and
> > > made
> > > > her famous. She gained even more notoriety when the Air Force
kicked
> > her
> > > and
> > > > her collection of trailers off the property. Using that notoriety
to
> > her
> > > > advantage she later ran for the Neveda Legislature. I can't
remember
> if
> > > she
> > > > was elected or not.
> > > > As the years went by we watched the facility grow from a short
> air
> > > strip
> > > > with no supporting buildings to the sprawling "Area-51" with its
long
> > > runway
> > > > and semi-hidden maze of buildings.
> > > > One day in the 80's I couldn't stand it any longer, and, as I
> > passed
> > > > overhead I picked up the microphone and innocently asked the air
> > traffic
> > > > controller "What's that big facility with the loooooong runway I'm
> > > looking
> > > at
> > > > just south of Tonopah?". His instantaneous reply was "There's no
> > facility
> > > > south of Tonopah". OoooooooK, if you say so sir.
> > > > Just a little giggle from my "former-life"..........Ardun Doug
> King
> > >
> > >
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