A wonderful examination of a problem some Grateful Dead fans may experience. Thanks to Dean Ericksen for this great find.
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Saturday, October 09, 2010
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Notes from World War II (Pacific Theatre) in my dad's US Navy Bluejacket's Manual
By Jack Brummet
Folk Life Editor
My father, John Newton Brummet, Jr. [I'm his namesake] enlisted in the army when he was about 17. He was honorably discharged sometime before World War II began. After war was declared, he enlisted in the Navy, according to his notes, on August 26, 1942, about nine months following Pearl Harbor. Following his notes, he sailed from Alaska to the South Pacific, and visited many of the hotspots of the war against Japan. It would be fascinating to know more about his adventures, but alas, he died at the age of 42 in 1964. This Bluejacket's Manual is one of the very few artifacts of his I possess.
Even though he dropped out of school in the 8th grade, his penmanship far surpasses mine, despite having graduated from college. Different times, for sure. His notes in the manual start on the flyleaf, and continue for four pages. He first lists his family's addresses, and then every location he visited. The last page, facing the title page, lists each ship he was on during the war. I am guessing he kept notes partly because he was bored, and because you were not allowed to disclose either your ship, or your locations in letters. I transcribed the writing as best I could, but several references are too garbled to verify.
As always, click the images to enlarge.
He lists where he was stationed at the time he started making notes in his manual. He then lists the addresses of his two brothers--Gould and Romey. Romey was not drafted and did not enlist (I think I remember he was 4F maybe?] He lists his parents last-- with addresses in both Laramie, Wyoming (where my dad grew up) and one address in Everett, Wash., where they seem to have moved sometime during the war. At the bottom of the page, he writes out his hometown Laramie, Wy. again.
He writes other notes, and starts listing the sites and countries he visits:
John Newton Brummet Jr.
Armed Guard Center Pacific
Gould B. Brummet
Co. J. 378th Inf. Camp Swift. Texas
Romey J. Brummet
2423 East 13th St.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Brummet [yes, I am the namesake of a namesake, or the 3rd]
2606 Rockefeller
Everett, Wash.
506 Canby Street
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie, Wy.
[next page]
U.S. Navy
Johnny Brummet
Enlisted August 26, 1942
Discharged
A.G.C. Pac.
San Francisco
What a day --
Jap. German War
5-8-43 [not sure what the significance of this date is, or why it is out of sequence]
Dutch Harbor A. [Alaska]
November 31 - 1942
Kodiak Dec. 7. 1942
Pearl Harbor
Jan 1 1943
Pearl Harbor [Hawaii]
Feb 18 1943
Oahu Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii
March 30 1943
Equator June 24 -43
Habert Tasmania
July 15 43
Freemantle ?? [Austrailia] Aug. 1
New Hebrides [a group of islands that became independent in 1980, after years of British and French rule. It is now the nation of Vanuatu.]
January 12 1944
22 years old 1-27-44
[garbled -- trip?]
December 24 - 43
Espiritu Santo [this was the largest island in the New Hebrides/Vanuatu]
[garbled] Pallukula Bay? Pollupula Bay?
42 [garbled]
Russell Isl. [note: in South Queens Land Australia
March
[next page]
Guadalcanal
March 1 44
[garbled -- Could See Salvo?? - Lulogii??? - I can't find references to these]
[garbled] Site Bay NH [New Hebrides]
Havanna Harbor NH
Aukland NZ [Nw Zealand]
April 24
Fila New Hebrides
[garbled - Pallukula Bay??]
30 Days
Guadal. May 13
Pearl Harbor Aug. 14 44
Eniwetok Aug 24 44 [one of the Marshall Islands and the sight of savage battles]
Saipan Sept 14 44
Marshall Isl. Oct. 1 44
Fensehhaven?? New Guinea [there IS a Finchhaven New Guinea]
Nov 24 44
[entry completely garbled]
[second column on this page]
Eniwetok March 16-45
Ulithia March 20-45
Pallau March 23-45
Manilla Philippines March 31-45
Eniwetok May 3-45
Manilla June 29-45
Palawan P.I. (Phillipine Islands) 7-15-45
Manilla Luzon 7-20-45
Palawan P.I. 7-13-45 (??)
Leyte P.I. 8-19-45
SS Charles D. Postom
6-1-43 - 9-15-43
SS Mathew B, Bready
10-25-43 - 11-17-43
SS Lawrence Gianelli
12-14-43 - 7-9-44
MV Cape Florida
8-24-44 - 1-27-45
SS Sea Shark
2-20-45
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Folk Life Editor
My father, John Newton Brummet, Jr. [I'm his namesake] enlisted in the army when he was about 17. He was honorably discharged sometime before World War II began. After war was declared, he enlisted in the Navy, according to his notes, on August 26, 1942, about nine months following Pearl Harbor. Following his notes, he sailed from Alaska to the South Pacific, and visited many of the hotspots of the war against Japan. It would be fascinating to know more about his adventures, but alas, he died at the age of 42 in 1964. This Bluejacket's Manual is one of the very few artifacts of his I possess.
John Brummet clowning in the army
Even though he dropped out of school in the 8th grade, his penmanship far surpasses mine, despite having graduated from college. Different times, for sure. His notes in the manual start on the flyleaf, and continue for four pages. He first lists his family's addresses, and then every location he visited. The last page, facing the title page, lists each ship he was on during the war. I am guessing he kept notes partly because he was bored, and because you were not allowed to disclose either your ship, or your locations in letters. I transcribed the writing as best I could, but several references are too garbled to verify.
As always, click the images to enlarge.
He lists where he was stationed at the time he started making notes in his manual. He then lists the addresses of his two brothers--Gould and Romey. Romey was not drafted and did not enlist (I think I remember he was 4F maybe?] He lists his parents last-- with addresses in both Laramie, Wyoming (where my dad grew up) and one address in Everett, Wash., where they seem to have moved sometime during the war. At the bottom of the page, he writes out his hometown Laramie, Wy. again.
He writes other notes, and starts listing the sites and countries he visits:
John Newton Brummet Jr.
Armed Guard Center Pacific
Gould B. Brummet
Co. J. 378th Inf. Camp Swift. Texas
Romey J. Brummet
2423 East 13th St.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Brummet [yes, I am the namesake of a namesake, or the 3rd]
2606 Rockefeller
Everett, Wash.
506 Canby Street
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie, Wy.
[next page]
U.S. Navy
Johnny Brummet
Enlisted August 26, 1942
Discharged
A.G.C. Pac.
San Francisco
What a day --
Jap. German War
5-8-43 [not sure what the significance of this date is, or why it is out of sequence]
Dutch Harbor A. [Alaska]
November 31 - 1942
Kodiak Dec. 7. 1942
Pearl Harbor
Jan 1 1943
Pearl Harbor [Hawaii]
Feb 18 1943
Oahu Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii
March 30 1943
Equator June 24 -43
Habert Tasmania
July 15 43
Freemantle ?? [Austrailia] Aug. 1
New Hebrides [a group of islands that became independent in 1980, after years of British and French rule. It is now the nation of Vanuatu.]
January 12 1944
22 years old 1-27-44
[garbled -- trip?]
December 24 - 43
Espiritu Santo [this was the largest island in the New Hebrides/Vanuatu]
[garbled] Pallukula Bay? Pollupula Bay?
42 [garbled]
Russell Isl. [note: in South Queens Land Australia
March
[next page]
Guadalcanal
March 1 44
[garbled -- Could See Salvo?? - Lulogii??? - I can't find references to these]
[garbled] Site Bay NH [New Hebrides]
Havanna Harbor NH
Aukland NZ [Nw Zealand]
April 24
Fila New Hebrides
[garbled - Pallukula Bay??]
30 Days
Guadal. May 13
Pearl Harbor Aug. 14 44
Eniwetok Aug 24 44 [one of the Marshall Islands and the sight of savage battles]
Saipan Sept 14 44
Marshall Isl. Oct. 1 44
Fensehhaven?? New Guinea [there IS a Finchhaven New Guinea]
Nov 24 44
[entry completely garbled]
[second column on this page]
Eniwetok March 16-45
Ulithia March 20-45
Pallau March 23-45
Manilla Philippines March 31-45
Eniwetok May 3-45
Manilla June 29-45
Palawan P.I. (Phillipine Islands) 7-15-45
Manilla Luzon 7-20-45
Palawan P.I. 7-13-45 (??)
Leyte P.I. 8-19-45
SS J Fletcher Ferrall
11-2-44 - 5-27-43SS Charles D. Postom
6-1-43 - 9-15-43
SS Mathew B, Bready
10-25-43 - 11-17-43
SS Lawrence Gianelli
12-14-43 - 7-9-44
MV Cape Florida
8-24-44 - 1-27-45
SS Sea Shark
2-20-45
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Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Christine (better dead than red) O'Donnell warns of Chinese plot to take over America
By Pablo Fanque
National Affairs Editor
Specifically, Christine O'D said China had a "carefully thought out and strategic plan to take over America." She even accused one of her opponents of appeasement for saying that China and the U.S. should find a way to be allies. "We have to look at our history and realize that if they pretend to be our friend it's because they've got something up their sleeve."
One of her, saner and more thoughtful opponents--Jan Ting-- said "I think our China policy has to be handled very carefully," Ting said. "We have the capability of making an enemy or a friend out of China."
On the basis of these third-hand reports from some half-baked Jehovah's Witnesses and evangelical missionaries, O'Donnell is perfectly happy to place China in the enemies column.
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National Affairs Editor
[thanks to tipster Jeff Clinton for this story]
Ben Evans reported for the Associated Press yesterday that Christine O'Donnell of Delaware, in a 2006 debate, claimed that China was plotting to take over America. She drew this conclusion from classified information, the source of which she wouldn't disclose. She later alluded that this "classified" information came from nonprofit groups that sent sent missionaries to China. Neither O'Donnell, nor the nonprofit religious group, of course, hold any U.S. government security clearances. Her bizarre claim was made in a 2006 Republican Senate primary debate. O'Donnell subsequently lost that primary.
Specifically, Christine O'D said China had a "carefully thought out and strategic plan to take over America." She even accused one of her opponents of appeasement for saying that China and the U.S. should find a way to be allies. "We have to look at our history and realize that if they pretend to be our friend it's because they've got something up their sleeve."
One of her, saner and more thoughtful opponents--Jan Ting-- said "I think our China policy has to be handled very carefully," Ting said. "We have the capability of making an enemy or a friend out of China."
On the basis of these third-hand reports from some half-baked Jehovah's Witnesses and evangelical missionaries, O'Donnell is perfectly happy to place China in the enemies column.
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Monday, October 04, 2010
Alien Lore No. 183 - The World's UFO Greeter (bunked and debunked?)
By Jack Brummet
Alien Lore and Unexplained Phenomena Editor
"Hi. Welcome to earth. Have a good day!" or ala Idiocracy, "Welcome to earth. I love you."
As you may have heard, we now have an official alien greeter, thanks to the United Nations.
The current head of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), Mazlan Othman--a Malaysian astrophysicist--has been allegedly selected as the U.N. ambassador, to meet and greet visitors from other planets. . .presumably, she will also direct them to the various departments and countries in which they may be interested. At first, the U.N. General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, called the now widespread news reports hokum. It has been reported by The Sunday Times that next week Othman will make an announcement about her appointment as chief alien ambassador at a scientific conference, in Buckinghamshire, England.
The science magazine Wired UK, which says Othman has said in recent lectures that extraterrestrials will someday give signs of their existence to mankind. As you know, there is a fairly large contingent of people, ranging from generals to scholars to out and out fruitcakes, who believe the visitors have already shown those signs.
“When we do [see those definitive signs], we should have in place a coordinated response that takes into account all the sensitivities related to the subject”, Othman said in a recent lecture.
Update--just this morning the Associated Press...Othman said she thought it would be a really cool job, but no, she is not the Alien Ambassador."Yes, she heads the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. No, she has not been appointed to represent the Earth in future negotiations with aliens.
"That's the word from Mazlan Othman, who Tuesday debunked British press reports indicating she would be Earth's ambassador to beings from outer space if they land in "Take me to your leader" mode.
"Still, it's apparent she kind of likes the idea.
"I think it's cool, but no, I am not about to be appointed the ambassador to aliens," Othman said Tuesday before speaking at a Royal Society conference dealing with extraterrestrial life."
"The issue of Othman's possible role as a point person for aliens was raised nine days ago by the Sunday Times in London, which reported that the U.N. was poised to give Othman the position."
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Sunday, October 03, 2010
Saturday, October 02, 2010
Friday, October 01, 2010
The Village Voice: "The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion"
Via prolific news-tipster Jeff Clinton.
An interesting take (and awesome cover illustration) on the teabagging insanity afoot in the land, from this Wednesday's Village Voice (jump here to read the full article). - Pablo Fanque, All This Is That National Affairs Editor
An interesting take (and awesome cover illustration) on the teabagging insanity afoot in the land, from this Wednesday's Village Voice (jump here to read the full article). - Pablo Fanque, All This Is That National Affairs Editor
"About 12:01 on the afternoon of January 20, 2009, the white American mind began to unravel."
"It had been a pretty good run up to that point. The brains of white folks had been humming along cogently for near on 400 years on this continent, with little sign that any serious trouble was brewing..."
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