Hi Bob; You have a great attitude. 73 De Anthony W2AJV [log in to unmask] ECHOLINK NODE NUMBER: 74389 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 3:29 AM Subject: Re: Ham Calls and General Braille Text > No, it wasn't bad gumbo that did me in. It was my own stupidity. Ever > since I had a "whipple" surgery procedure 2 years ago, my pancreas acts up > for any reason and puts me in the hospital where I get no food and no > water > for about 4 days while they just load me up with pain medicine and liquids > through an IV. One of these days it will probably take me out but until > then, I intend to die living instead of living to die. Yes, we did look > for > that hall and yes we did walk down bourbon street. My wife worked there > in > her younger and wilder days. Thanks for the reply. Visit us in > California > if an earth quake doesn't break us off of the rest of the country before > you > get here. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 11:22 PM > Subject: Re: Ham Calls and General Braille Text > > >> Bob, I think you are referring to the St. Louis Cathedral which is >> located >> just off Jackson Square. I am sorry you became ill. I hope it wasn't >> bad >> gumbo that did you in. You probably could have found some Dixie Land >> Jazz >> if you had walked down Bourbon Street a few blocks, or maybe turned off >> onto >> a side street. Preservation Hall still exists as far as I know. That's >> a >> hall where you sit on the floor and listen to jazz. It's not a club. >> Harvey >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bob Humbert" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2007 1:06 AM >> Subject: Re: Ham Calls and General Braille Text >> >> >>>I just got back from a vacation to Key West Florida and one of the most >>> anticipated stops along the way was New Orleans. We walked all over the >>> French quarter looking for Dixieland coming out of clubs and bars but >>> all >>> I >>> herd was too loud rock and role. The Gumbo was really good!!fantastic! >>> but >>> at the 31 mile marker in Florida, I had to be transported by ambulance >>> from >>> a rest stop to the nearest hospital. I sure wish I could have seen New >>> Orleans years ago before my body let me down and I could have enjoyed >>> the >>> food. . The big Catholic church was worth the stop all by itself. >