Bud has a long standing commitment for Sat. the 26th which I don`t feel I can cancel . As Sat. is sure that everyone will be together in SF and the late arrivals will be there , why don`t all of you go on down to Gilroy & then to Kenny`s for your party . The trip up to Hopland is at the very least 2 hours up & 2 hours back not counting the time to gab a little & have lunch . Trying to do both the Fitzer thing & Gilroy in one day would be as bad or worse than trying to come clear up here .

The Redwoods ain`t goin` anywhere & sooner or later most of you will be up this way to see nature`s contribution to the world of beauty . It`s in the cards !! We hope to meet most of you eventually , but it will just take a little bit longer .

The Palooza should be for the benefit of everyone as a group as the distances traveled do not permit a gathering of this type every month or so .

Boag , Sharon & Sandy can verify that we do exist & do live on the hill in a tiny town . The most interesting & exciting things we do is watch a deer eat Evie`s roses in front of the picture window or watch humming birds fighting over a perch on the bird feeder . Therefore , as you can see , you won`t miss anything interesting by not meeting the " Odd Couple " !!

The main thing is for everyone to party down & have a great time , garlic breath & all . Maybe Kenny can lay in a supply of Sen Sen !!
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It`s possible that , if we can get a medical problem taken care of , that we could actually host a palooza in the not too distant future . We`re old , but we ain`t cashed out yet !!!
" Never cry over spilt milk . It could`ve been whisky !! "