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than it ever did in 1966. Myths
and memories are a difficult, if not
place in my mom’s living room.
Tom knew one song that the band
Through An
impossible, thing to live up to.
Allen Berfield and Carl Butler
had to purchase instruments, guitar
was also familiar enough with to
play for Tom’s tryout. It was a song
my mother had a record of by The
Old Timer’s
and bass respectively, before they Bachelors, called “Marie.”
could begin the task. Charlie Cole
had to reacquaint himself with
notes on the keyboard. Our stand-in
Tom sang the song very well,
with very good intonation, so he
became the last member to join
Eyes BY HOWARD ‘MAC’
MCDONALD
drummer, Dave Anderson, started the band. I thought his tough-life
Well, our good friends our marina, the guys who
pounding on an old drum kit given personality was also in keeping
in Washington have been cleaned our fish said we had
to him by our regular drummer, with being a rocker. A couple years
hammering out some kind of the biggest catch of the day.
Dennis Barnett. earlier Tom had virtually lived by
compromise on the budget That is one day I left my bad
Fortunately, Dennis and I still himself during the summer months
and the debt limit. It doesn’t luck along the road some-
had instruments and had played in a hammock tied between two
seem to make anybody where.
them on a regular basis and had hemlocks in the woods not far from
happy and we are postpon-
improved greatly from our teenage where I lived. He was very inde-
ing our problems for future The gardens are now
REUNITNG IN years.
If you were there to hear the
pendent.
The following year the band
generations, as always. producing their bounty and
All of my griping has had the eating is sure good in
MEMORY OF TWO result of our efforts in 2004 you
will know that we were successful.
recorded four songs, all of which
featured Tom’s solid vocals. Two
no influence at all. I need to this part of the country.
check and see if all of the The menu at our house is
FRIENDS I have the recordings to prove it,
through the valiant efforts of a man
of the songs, “Cherie” and “True
Love,” were pressed on a 45-rpm
Senators and Representatives centered around the fresh
are reading Endeavor News. produce that is so abundant
who was to become a very dear single and actually received some
All of the griping from us right now.
friend, the late Erik Villesvik, who radio airplay, mostly on the local
anti-politicians also has done Green beans cooked with
caught both nights on video and station, WFRM, but also a couple
little to change their way of bacon and new potatoes is
more importantly, with one stereo high powered stations, one in
solving problems. on the stove right now and
microphone, the audio. Cleveland.
Lacking a lot of gray mat- we look forward to the next
The 2004 Ollie and the Go Gos Sadly, Thomas Boyd became
ter, I can little afford wasting batch of Zoschg’s sweet
was far better than the 1966 Ollie the first Go Go to leave us when
any of it on those clowns corn.
and the Go Gos and so the myth he passed away on July 10 of this
down in D.C. Like the rest
remains intact. year. Our reunion in 2004 and one
By Larry Herbstritt of the old folks, I will wait Cameron County’s social
I neglected to mention one of the the following year for a fundraiser
and see if our social security event of the year is coming
Go Gos because I wanted to save for his brother Dan’s family, whose
checks arrive. If they don’t up, and that is the Rotary
him for last. Tom Boyd was the last house had burned, mark the last
It was seven years ago this sum- come, we should use our Picnic. If you want to have
person to join the band in late 1965 reunions of Ollie and the Go Gos.
mer that against the greatest of constitutional right to bear a really good time and eat a
and became our lead singer and In Tom’s memory, some of
odds my high school rock band, arms and go to D.C. Our variety of seafood then get
front man. the remaining members will be
Ollie And The Go Gos, reunited. powder should be plenty a ticket to this outstanding
I had known Tom most of my performing two of Tom’s favorites,
After a dry spell of a mere 38 dry, as the rain has sparse. Is event.
childhood but did not know that he “Ebb Tide” and his tryout song,
years, most of the band members there any responsible leader- Oh, I forgot to say that the
could sing. When the band decided “Marie,” on Saturday night, Aug.
had to relearn their instruments, a ship in the United States end of the day is topped off
we needed a lead singer, it became 13 at the Robert Merten Circle Of
task made even more difficult be- government? with a steak dinner with all
common knowledge throughout the Fifths Music Award concert being
cause this had to be accomplished My wife has been after me the trimmings.
high school and a few people tried held on two nights at Olga’s Cafe.
in less than six months. for months to lay off of this
out. We all share many good memo-
And to add to the anxiety, I knew kind of writing, so I am go- Summer is winding down
I remember Tom coming to a re- ries of Tom and send our condo-
the band needed to sound better ing to quit blowing off steam and the two major sports
hearsal, which almost always took lences to his family.
and go with the flow. will be clashing for the TV
audience. Baseball season
Have you ever watched is waning and pro football
the sun rise on Lake Erie? I preseason games will be
got to experience this mag- hogging up the airways.
nificent sight last week and I use to be an avid sports
and understanding their
rights under the Constitu- I will never forget it. I was fan but somewhere along the
tion are not that important with a fishing group who way I lost my enthusiasm.
to these kids. had a charter with Captain I don’t enjoy a bunch of
I know things are pretty Ed Labrozzi on his boat, The crybaby grown men try-
sophisticated in schools Wanderer. ing to bash out each other’s
nowadays, but somewhere As we zoomed across the brains. I would rather watch
along the line these kids water, I thought of JFK and SpongeBob SquarePants
have to learn about their PT 109. The weather was than a bunch of wealthy NFL
country’s past and then perfect and, as we reached players running up and down
look to change the future. the fishing grounds, I paid the field.
Bud McKelvey attention to the professional- Their performance after a
Hermitage ism of our captain. He was TD makes me a firm believer
all over that boat like a mon- that Darwin is all wrong
that a compromise needs to be made
Sunday Hunting to ensure the rights of everyone, not Gas Panel
key on a grapevine and in no
time at all we were dragging
about evolution and their
animalistic reactions prove
just the hunters.
Compromise Cathy A. Hutchison Report Lacking in the walleyes.
Of all the charters from
me right.
To the editor: Edinboro
This is what I sent to state Rep. To the editor:
John Evans, R-5th Dist., who is After four months of meetings, Gov.
sponsoring a bill to allow hunting on
Sundays.
History Matters Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Advisory
Commission has released its 137-page
To the editor: commission’s drawn-out and publicly owned lands.
I am totally opposed to the bill. My report and recommendations. The process. PennEnvironment is en-
More people vote for the American commission served as nothing but
husband and I own close to 70 acres Idol winner than vote in presidential Some of the commission’s couraged to see the commis-
of wooded land that I love to walk a stalling tactic that put the impor- most egregious and special sion’s support for increas-
primaries. tant work of addressing Marcellus
through with my dogs. During hunting The majority of people polled could interest-driven recommenda- ing drilling setbacks from
season, a large part of the year, I can’t Shale gas drilling back more than six tions include: waterways and structures,
not name the five freedoms guaran- months.
safely walk on my own land except on teed them under the Constitution, but --Pushing for further drill- extending the drilling opera-
Sunday. Many of these recommendations ing on lands owned by the tors’ presumed liability for
they named all five of the Simpson were addressed in a 2009 PennEnvi-
During the most beautiful part of cartoon family members. people of Pennsylvania: our pollution, levying an impact
our year, with no deep snow, few ronment report, and included the need pristine state forestland; fee, and increasing penalties
In another poll, 80 percent of the for greater enforcement, a drilling
bugs, gorgeous foliage, I can only people didn’t know who the vice pres- --Promoting forced pool- for drillers that violate envi-
walk on my own land on Sundays. tax, and a greater right to know about ing, essentially eminent ronmental or other laws, yet
ident is or the speaker of the House or chemicals used in the hydraulic frac-
Now you’re proposing that hunt- who their senators and representatives domain for private gain. believes that each of these
ers take away my one day a week to turing process, just to name a few. When people do not have the recommendations ultimately
were. It’s disappointing that the best the
walk. The hunters already control six It’s worse with school children. So, ability to control how they needs to be stronger.
of the seven days a week; why should commission could do was to regurgi- choose to use their private The gas drilling industry
I conducted a poll of my own at a tate facts like these that were already
they control 100 percent? This split family get-together. I asked some 15- property, we’ve repealed one expects a quid pro quo that
is already unfair to everyone who had at the fingertips of the public and of the cornerstone American might leave the public with a
and 16-year-olds a few questions. decision makers.
doesn’t choose to hunt. How many states are in the union? concepts; modest step forward – such
As for posting “no hunting” signs, By creating a commission stacked --Steamrolling local con- as an impact fee or agreed-
I got 48, 52 and 54 and a couple of “I with powerful special interests that
our land is surrounded by hundreds of don’t knows.” trol and decision-making by upon best management
acres of woods where hunters are free have a vested financial interest in the pushing for ability to over- practices for drillers – but
What is the capital of the United commission’s outcome, the governor
to hunt. I’m not safe walking with my States? Most said New York. A couple ride local zoning ordinances several steps backward in
dogs if I’m surrounded by rifle shots, did an injustice to this important issue. meant to protect public truly protecting our envi-
said Philadelphia, and one of them In terms of actually regulating the
so posting is not a solution. actually got it right. health and our environment, ronment, especially if the
I do have a compromise that I think gas industry in Pennsylvania, we are and keep drilling in check. industry gets its way and can
In what city is the Liberty Bell dis- in the same position today as we were
is fair. Why not allow Sunday hunting played? Not one got it right. While some recommenda- steamroll local zoning and
on state game lands only? That way, this time last year. Sadly, the only dif- tions take positive steps to implement forced pooling.
My question is, do they still teach ference is the number of gas drilling
hunters can still hunt on Sundays, but American history in our schools? Ap- protect our environment, Erika Staaf
private landowners retain their right to accidents and violations of environ- most are not strong enough Clean Water Advocate
parently not, either that or no one is mental laws continued and valuable
walk on their own land safely. paying attention. to ensure future protection PennEnvironment
We allow a number of people to time was lost. Many of our legislators of our waterways, drinking Harrisburg
Maybe a lot of people actually think are eager to tackle this important issue
hunt on our land, as evidenced by the that learning about American history water supplies, air quality,
three tree stands there, but I believe but were clearly hamstrung by this
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