I was solo timpanist in my high school orchestra. This was taken in 1959 during a spring concert in Tyler Texas.

No, not a uniform, Heretic. Just the way they used to dress in those days. I think it was when Alan Turing was working for the Intelligence service in Britain during the war. He was deciphering the German ENIGMA code etc. It has often been said that, as well as being the father of the modern computer, no single person did more during the war to defeat the Germans. After the war, the establishment hounded him because he was gay - he was forced to choose between going to prison for having it off with another guy (in private) or take hormones that would make him grow tits. He chose suicide instead.
He really is a hero of mine. A brilliant mathematician and scientist and a philosopher of great insight. But in teh end the wowsers and teh religous did him in.

Thanks, I had a lovely birthday. And only 55 years young!

gotta love marty feldman in young frankenstein. a true cult classic!!!

Yup. One of my favorite comedy flicks - on par with the Monty Pythons

(btw did u used to be a sea turtle...?)

Yup. But I had to drop it. Everytime I tried to yell "BLüCHER!", all I could say was "glub, glub, glub". And of course seahorses don't neigh - that only spoils most of the fun.

Thanks for the Birthday wish. I am almost half way!!

thank you.you are a good friend

Thank you for the birthday wish. It's much appreciated! Hope you're having a great day!

Jillian,

thanks for the "happy birthday". Palmyra is near Rochester, NY, and is the birthplace of the Mormons... aka the most gullable people on earth.

"No, really. God said you have to give me your wife." - Joseph Smith

Oh thankyou :)

Thank you for your kind comment!

Thank you! I have joined MAAF. Our military needs to tone down their emphasis on theoillogical belief.

hha thx man heretic. much appreciated!

Jillian, thank you. Cheers!

Thank you for the birthday wishes, wherever you are!
Horst

Gracias :)

Thanks for the birfday wishes. I made a mistake though, my b-day isn't until next month. I corrected the error. Thanks :-)

Hi Jillian! Thanks for the greetings. Am okay, it is just that am new here and am still trying to find my way around the page. Anyway, kampala is okay, abit dusty but we are okay. You should visit some time. Otherwise, hope to hear from you soon.
Ritah

That's not an easy question Jillian. I think part of it is that people out here have a very insular existence, especially in the rural areas. Most of the conservative older people (and consequently a lot of their kids) have never really travelled anywhere to see anything from other cultural perspectives. They grow up believing everything they're told by their parents and their narrow-minded little communities. So that leads to the entrenchment of right wing politics and Christianity in lock step. Frank's book "What's the matter with Kansas?" has some good analysis of what elements have been channeling public opinion and belief in the state.

Thank you for the Happy Birthday wish!