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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2003

Gene,I hope you have a great day,may your Mater basket overflow!!!Happy Birthday my friend!!

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celia Cleveland, OH(Zone 5b) Jul 27, 2003

Hey!!!!!! Happy B-Day to youuuuuu!!!! Many happy returns of the day!

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tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 27, 2003

Happy Birthday!!!

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Badseed Hillsboro, OH(Zone 6a) Jul 27, 2003

Oh HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPARKS!!! You must finally be 35 now!!! Big hugs to you!

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SoCal Huntington Beach, CA(Zone 10a) Jul 27, 2003

Happy B-day to you Sparks. Betcha you got a whole clan of relatives celebrating this special day with you...hope it's a great one.

Donna

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Dea Frederick, MD(Zone 6a) Jul 27, 2003

He told me he was 39 ! Happy Birthday to a Wonderful gardener, a Great Dad and Husband, a skilled storyteller and the best darned sailor who ever sailed the 7 Seas !!

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ecobioangie Mableton, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 27, 2003

hAppy bIrthday! (frosty the snowman style)

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Jul 27, 2003

A very happy birthday to you, and many more!

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roadrunner Crossville, TN Jul 27, 2003

Hey Friend...You told me you were 39 too! Oh well...Age is just a state of mind...and you and I will never get OLD! Jo

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 27, 2003

Well shut mah pie-hole! Snuck up on us, eh??

Party down, young man! Hope it's a good'n!
Hope we get to hear all about it.

Happy Birthday to youuuu....♫♫ ô¿ô

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MaryE Baker City, OR(Zone 5b) Jul 28, 2003

Oh my, I missed it. I hope it was a good one Sparks! (for those of you who don't know, Sparks shipped out with the merchant seamen the year I was born). I loved the Morse code message even tho I can't read it. Yooohoooo, Gene, where are you? It musta been a big day!!

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 28, 2003

mary...it says "Happy Birthday Sparks"...

Now where IS that little booger!?

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 28, 2003

I have not seen him on my instant messager either,maybe he grabbed a few brews and hit the high seas!

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 28, 2003

LOL!!!Never thought of Morse code,I thought it was ocean waves!!LOL!!!

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Dea Frederick, MD(Zone 6a) Jul 28, 2003

Had to pull out my old Girl Scout manual! LOL

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 28, 2003

I was playing with photo shop!

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 29, 2003

Pretty cool, Root! Very good!

Hope that ol' coot shows up soon! Sheesh!...musta snuck off to pilfer some liquor or sumpin'!

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 29, 2003

Thats what I figure Shoe,can't just have a one day Birthday!

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 29, 2003

I'm a'thinking he's experienced with birthdays.

He's a good mentor...
...I'm learning, I'm learning!... :>)

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 29, 2003

LOL!!!Bet we could not run with that dog for a birthday bash,I'd have to stay on the porch!

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Sparks42 Lexington, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 29, 2003

What can I say? Didn't find this forum until just now after receiving an e-mail from rootdoctor. First, thank you all for your thoughts and good wishes. It is so great to know I have friends out there.

Only had one daughter here for this birthday, one of them from Atlanta, the other in Atlanta is in the midist of getting ready for her duagther's wedding, the 9th of August.
Another is in Oregon and we will see her in Atlanta the week of the wedding.

It was a great birthday, quite a few phone calls from family and friends. I should send each one of you an e-mail thanking you for your thoughts. Two days ago I could have done it easily but nowwwwwwww I is an old man of 80 and can hardly get around. LOL My first 80 years have been great and I hope the next ?? years will be just as great. I am still very young at heart and am now taking a computer drafting course. Since I am in my second childhood I want to be prepared for a career when I grow up again.

Since rootdoctor showed a painting of a sailing ship I will post a painting of the one I was on and depicts July 14, 1942 as we were off Cape Horn.

Sparks

Dang, thought I was just inserting the picture of the ship not the whole book cover.

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rootdoctor Harrisville, MI(Zone 5b) Jul 29, 2003

Sounds like you had a great day,glad you found the thread,we had some fun,looking forward to you next one!
Root

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Horseshoe Efland, NC(Zone 7a) Jul 29, 2003

Glad you posted the book, Sparks. I read it folks...purty interesting reading!

The big 8-0, eh? I'm sure your next 80 years will be grand! Just think, you started out your first 80 years completely bald, no teeth, couldn't talk, couldn't walk. At least starting out this next 80 you can talk and walk! ;>)

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Dea Frederick, MD(Zone 6a) Jul 29, 2003

Still roll when I think of the maggots in the spitoon - then convincing poor Archie to de-worm himself LOL

Sparks - you really did crack the mold some 80 years back !!

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MaryE Baker City, OR(Zone 5b) Jul 29, 2003

I've gotta find this book for my husband to read, and if it is a long winter I may read it too. Just kidding, it does look like a great story. Sparks, I'm glad you survived your birthday bash.

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notmartha Bay City, MI(Zone 6a) Jul 29, 2003

Gene,happy happy belated birthday-sounds like it was a dandy!

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psilo Bolton, Greater Manc, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 30, 2003

better late than never, hope you had a great day! :))

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