Check Out the Newer post after tribute to Karl

Dear Blog readers,

SPECIAL BULLETIN

I have posted a new blog. Due to the fact that I have worked on it to make it a very special post, it is appearing underneath the Coach Tucker Tribute. It is titled, Citizen Cat Patrol.
You won't want to miss it.

Voo

GET WELL COACH TUCKER

My number one brother in law and one of my life long best friends, Karl Tucker, recently incurred some pretty serious health issues. One week ago, today, he was in pretty tough shape at Utah Valley Hospital. Thankfully, he made an incredible comeback. After a week under constant care and some very anxious moments, he is now home and feeling much better.

Hang in there, coach. There are a lot of places you belong, such as riding horses with your grand kids, hitting grounders to Larry and Phillip, on a golf course with your championship teams, on the ski slopes with Shellie and Jackie, in the batter's box at BYU, riding your horse in a parade, kicking ass on a tennis court, making people laugh, holding court at the cabin, and instructing Joanne on her yard work. The one place you don't belong is sick in bed.

Get well soon. Your family and thousands of other people love you and wish you the best.

je

CITIZENS CAT PATROL

CAT BUSTERS

Harley, the Yellow Lab, and Wanda, the precocious preschooler, are pictured above, doing their part to make the streets of Ephraim, UT, safe from cats and the numerous problems that cats inflict upon humanity. This dynamic duo can be seen, almost daily, patrolling Wanda's neighborhood in Wanda's Convertible Cat Capturing Cruiser. Once a feline is spotted, Harley chases the cat out of the neighborhood and usually out of the city. The results of this city cat cleansing crusade have been astounding. For example:

1. The cat polulation in Wanda's neighboorhood has decreased 87% since March of 2009.

2. Cat attacks on humans in Ephraim have decreased 78% since Jan 1.

3. Cat caused cases of rabies in Wanda's neighborhood are down nearly 68% from this time a year ago.

4. There have been only 2 cases of cat caused swine flu in over 6 months in all of Ephraim City.

5. Lawn mowers and drainage pipes in all of Ephraim City have had less cat hair clogs than ever before.

6. Cat caused allergies have virtually disappeared throughout Ephraim City.

Hats off to these two fine young citizens of Ephraim.

Harley and Wanda are true heroes.

Wanda's motto: "All cats in the pen by two thousand and ten."

MISCELLANOUS STUFF OF GREAT IMPORTANCE

I can't count the number of times that people have called me and asked "Voo, what is the very best way to use a Volkswagon van?"

The first thing that comes to my mind is pictured below.

If you have a Volkswagon, turn it into a mobile pool table and you will be able to rack em up anywhere.




SO LONG TO RED SOX GREAT, DOM DIMAGGO

FEB 2, 1917 MAY 8, 2009

Dom is pictured above right with his buddies Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky.
Ted said of Dom that he was the best centerfielder who ever played.

CEILING FAN OF THE WEEK

This ceiling fan resembles the nose of the famous WWII fighter P40 Warhawk. . The plane was painted with shark teeth and was used by the famous Flying Tigers over the skies of China.

(Christmas hint --- this fan would look great in Voo's living room.)






RANGER BOB'S FIRST AID TIP OF THE WEEK

WRAPPING A SPRAINED ANKLE.

"My wife often sprains her ankle while mowing the lawn or shoveling snow. Sometimes she even breaks it. Using the above pictured method for correctly wrapping a sprained ankle, I am able to secure her foot to her leg in such a manner that she is able to continue her mowing or shoveling with only a minimal amount of pain."

.................Ranger Bob

ATTENTION

RAT FINK REUNION DAYS 2009

JUNE 4, 5, AND 6

MANTI, UTAH

Check the internet for details. Don't miss it.

ATTENTION ALL GOPHERS IN SANPETE COUNTY

WARNING WARNING WARNING

Mr. Gopher

"Listen up you little burr browed burrowing bastards. No matter how deep you may dig, no matter how extensive you construct your tunnels, I will find you."

.................Spike

ROCK N ROLL LEGEND OF THE WEEK

LITTLE RICHARD

Who can ever forget such 50s hits as Tutti Frutti, Lucille, Jenny Jenny, Rip It Up, and Good Golly Miss Molly.

"You still rock, Little Richard. You helped set the standard for true rock n roll. Costanza should spend more time listening to Little Richard and less time listening to that weird shit that has warped his mind.
.........voo

WORLD WAR II POSTER OF THE WEEK

TANK OF THE WEEK

WORLD WAR I BRITISH TANK









RANGER BOB'S BOOK CLUB

THE SEXY VIXEN by Hank Janson

Her insatiable desire for men triggered a crime of passion.


"This is the best book I have ever read."

........Ranger Bob

DUCK OF THE WEEK

MALLARD

MARILYN MONROE ART PRINT OF THE WEEK

NUMBER OF THE WEEK - NINE

The number 9 is a great number. It was Ted William's number. There are 9 players on a baseball team and 9 innings in a game. There are 9 minus 2 days in the week and 9 plus 3 months in a year. It is a constant and dependable number. For example: Add 5 and 4 and you will always get 9. Divide 27 by 3 and you will never get anything but nine. The square root of 81 is always 9. It would be nice of all the numbers were as dependable as 9.

WORLD WAR II AIRPLANE NOSE ART OF THE WEEK









INVENTION OF THE WEEK

SHOE UMBRELLAS








RED SOX PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JACOBY ELLSBURY

Twenty-two game hitting streak with 20 stolen bases for the season.

DOG INVENTION OF THE WEEK

This dog window can easily be installed in any fence. It enables your canine buddy to, not only look through the fence, but to also look up and down the street. This is a must for all dog lovers. I have ordered one for Spike for Christmas.

.......voo







WORLD WAR TWO FIGHTER PLANE OF THE WEEK

P38 LIGHTNING





CLASSIC CAR OF THE WEEK

1960 CHEV IMPALA

Love those tail fins.






SKULL SHIRT OF THE WEEK

1950s SI FI MOVIE OF THE WEEK

THIS ISLAND EARTH 1955

This science fiction classic starred Faith Domergue who is a Joyce Eliason look-a-like.

RANGER BOB'S KNOT OF THE WEEK

HANSON KNOT

This is a great knot for tying a strong loop. Not to be confused with The Jensen Knot, Olsen Knot, Larsen Knot, Anderson Knot, Petersen Knot, or Gottfredson Knot. (God forbid the Gottfredson Knot)

.....Ranger Bob







FLY OF THE WEEK

TARTAN FLY
This fly orginated in Scotland and is a very good looking fly.



ONE QUESTION QUIZ

At one time in the 1940s, eight young men were put on trial in the United States. Six of them were found guilty and executed by the electric chair. The other two were sentenced to life in prison. None of them had ever killed anyone, kidnapped anyone, or committed any acts of terrorism.

Question: Who were they, what was their crime, and why were their sentences so severe?

send answers to jeliason@fbfs.com

The first one with the correct answer will get to ride with The Dude as he pulls the Barber Brothers float in the Manti 4th of July Parade. If the Dude should win, he will get to ride in the Andy Cox Electric truck during the Manti Christmas Light Parade.


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either.

..........Jack Benny

That's all for now---------------- voo

HOUSTON, WE HAVE A WINNER

WINNERS -- WINNERS -- WINNERS

Here are the winners of The Notorious Voodoo Quiz

CONGRATULATIONS

JOYCE ELIASON

FIRST PLACE WINNER WITH AN ASTOUNDING 34 POINTS

Joyce, as many blog readers know, is Voo's sister and lives in La La Land, CA. Her excellent response to the Notorious Voodoo Quiz entitles her to a $20 spending spree at Candies On Main in Manti, UT.

MR. AND MRS. KRAMER

SECOND PLACE WINNERS WITH A RESPECTABLE 20 POINTS

Kramer and his wife Liz are Voo's friends and live in Burlington VT. They are the proud parents of a new baby girl named Natalie.. They are also friends of the Leafeaters. Kramer has been employed as a financial consultant to AIG, General Motors, Chrysler Motors, Bear Sterns, and Enron. He is currently "between jobs." The $10 gift certificate at Candies On Main will come in handy when it comes time to feed baby Nichole.
(see below)

Natalie Kramer -- looking forward to Candies On Main

JACKIE WANKIER

THIRD PLACE WINNER WITH 18 POINTS.

Jackie is one of Voo's favorite nieces and lives in Highland UT. Her third place finish entitles her to a single scoop ice-cream cone at Candies On Main. However, since she was the first person to respond to the quiz and, also, the fact that she is Voo's niece, her prize will be upgraded to a two scoop cone with no restrictions on her choice of flavors. She may actually have one scoop of one flavor and the other scoop another flavor.

THANKS AGAIN, TO YOU PROUD WINNERS FOR PARTICIPATING

NOTORIOUS QUIZ ANSWERS

Carole Lombard -- Actress married to Clark Gable who died in a plane crash in 1942 while on a bond tour to raise money for the US war effort.







Adolf Eichmann -- Nazi war criminal who was captured by the Israeli Mossad in Argentina, put on trial in Israel, and executed in 1962.









Ethel and Julius Rosenberg---- Convicted of spying for Russia and executed in 1953.








George Reeves---- TV's Superman of the 1950s. Shot himself in 1959. (Many believe it was murder)

Ernst Rohm --- Rohm was the number two Nazi, behind Hitler, for several years. Hitler feared that Rohm was a threat to his power and had him murdered in 1934.

Gary Gillmore---- murderer who was executed in Utah in 1977. This was the first execution in the U.S. in over 20 years.

Mary Jo Kopechne - Secretary to Ted Kennedy who drowned off Chappaquiddick Island in 1969.

Pat Garrett --- Western lawman who gunned down Billie The Kid in 1881.

Eddie Cochran --- American rock n roll musician (Summertime Blues) killed in a London taxi cab accident in 1960.

Robert Ford--- The dirty little coward who shot Jessie James in the back in 1882. Ford was later gunned down by a friend of James.

Charles Lindberg Jr.------Baby of famous pilot, Charles Lindberg, was kidnapped and murdered in 1932.

Clyde Barrow--- 1930s bandit who was gunned down with Bonnie Parker by Sheriff Frank Hammer and deputies in 1934.

Jayne Mansfield - American actress with outstanding talent who died in a car accident in 1967.

Al Capone--- American gangster who ordered many murders and actually killed two of his own gang members with a baseball bat because they betrayed him.

Leopold and Loeb--- These two well to do young men kidnapped and murdered fourteen year old Bobby Frank in 1924. They were sentenced to life in prison after being defended by Clarance Darrow in the "trial of the century."

Bruno Hauptmann -- Convicted and executed for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindberg baby in 1936. Many people believe he was framed.

Ray Chapman-- The only major league baseball player to ever be killed by a pitched ball. It happened in in 1920 on a spit ball thrown by Carl Mays. As a result, the spit ball was outlawed and eventually, batting helmets became mandatory.

Sal Mineo -- American actor who was stabbed to death in 1976.

Franz Ferdinand --- Archduke of Austria who was assinated in Saarajevo in 1914. This incident caused the beginning of World War 1.

John Dillinger -- American bank robber who was gunned down by Melvin Pervis and the FBI in 1934.

Thanks to all who entered the quiz. The photos were essentially google proof which immediately eliminated a lot of the usual quiz cheaters like Oil Can and the Wolf. Others like Costanza and Marconi and F Bomb and Joe the Plumber were obviously overwhelmed by the intellectual content of the quiz.

Untill next time................. voo

Remember : Live fast cause it won't last.

....Deborah Harry