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| GPO Has-Beens Monthly Breakfast for June is Friday the 19th 8:45 am [sharp] ~ RIPS Restaurant Bowie, MD. |
| U.S. Government Printing Office "Has-Beens" ~+~ Updated June 5 for July 4, 2009 ~+~ Washington, D.C. |
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| The musical tunes by Has-Beens Orchestra are public domain. However, the other vocal songs on this site are copyrighted by the respective artist are placed here for entertainment purposes only. |
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| Congratulations to EPD's CTU Cynthia Brown . . . ~~ from: Richard Grasso ~~ Cynthia has been elected as the new Secretary of the GPO Chairman's Chapel. I personally feel the members of EPD have made extremely good judgment in selecting Cynthia to this position where the members and the GPO will benefit with the wisest individual in recent years. Let's support Cynthia and watch her accomplish. |
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| Larry Stickler - the 'Baseball Guy' Doing his Thing |
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| Thats Larry not voting Republican, just wants a Ball signed; hey: that's a Liberal for you! |
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| WAYZGOOSE -- A printers� annual dinner or ex-cursion.
This was at one time the usual name for an entertainment given by a master printer to his workmen each year on or about St. Bartholomew�s Day (24 August). This marked the traditional end of summer and the point at which the season began of having to work by candlelight at the end of the day. |
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| Later, the word came to refer to the annual outing and dinner of the staff of a printing works or the printers on a newspaper. Its origin is unknown. However, the Oxford English Dictionary asserts that the older spelling is waygoose, the �z� having being add ed as a result of a mistaken etymology by the eighteenth-century lexicographer Nathaniel Bailey, and that it seems to have nothing to do with geese. |
| In particular, despite the entry in Brewer�s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, the OED�s editors are sure that it is not a dialect term meaning �stubble-goose�, which was taken to be the crowning dish at the feast (though a goose might well have been served, as it often used to turn up around that time of year). |
| It�s not a term that appears much in literature, though a satirical poem by Roy Campbell entitled The Wayz goose was publish- ed in 1928, and it is mentioned in a figurative way in Frank T Bullen�s The Cruise of the Cachalot of 1897: �Carriages were chartered, an enormous quantity of eatables and drinkables provided, and away we went, a regular wayzgoose or bean-feast party.� |
| It seemed at one point that with changes in printing technology and practice the term would die out, but I am told that events under this name are still held in Britain and the US, often as a deliberate reintroduction. It also turns up from time to time as a gently whimsical term for some anthology or book-related festivity. |
| Gathering of Printers, Binders Engravers, Paper Makers and Calligraphers |
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| from Maryland . . . Tom Checho, Hi Dick � just got chance to view the latest �Hasbeens� issue. As usual it is very sad and somewhat sobering to see our printer brothers and sisters passing on to the �big printing plant in the sky� and it especially kind of hits home when it is someone we are some times a bit closer to as I was with Andy Murphy. The one thing I remember so much about Andy was the way he could make you laugh in an instant. |
| And Dick, while I�m always in awe of the way you work so hard to produce the �Hasbeens Page� for us old guys, Eespecially impressed at your yearly Memorial Day issue and the �Veterans Page.� Of course it always brings back memories of when we were so young and so ready to face life square in the face!!! |
| But it also serves to illustrate no matter what our political persuasion happens to be, we are all very proud Americans and when it was necessary our generation stood shoulder to shoulder. So Dick, thanks once again for the �Hasbeens� and a big, big, thanks for the inspiring �Veterans Page.� |
| On a lighter note, here is the �light of my life� (my grand- daughter Heather) growing up (she�s three and a half years old already) and me planting our flower garden for Memorial Day!!! Oh yeah � by the way, I�m going to be a grandpa again � at the young age of 74 J!!!! |
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| from Maryland . . . Fred Kruelle, Richard, Your talent and creativity never cease to amaze me! I just viewed the Memorial Day Has-Beens, It was beautifully done. Your musical selections by the selected artists are always great and refreshing to hear. Keep up the good work! |
| We recently held a photo contest and I, believe or not, won first place in the portraits category (attached). This was a picture that I took of three girls in Draperstown, Co. Derry, in the North of Ireland, when I first visited the village my grandfather emigrated from in 1887 |
| I was happy to see that there is a new issue of the new GPO Style book. I may order it for the use of Connie and our son, Mark, though I don't have enough eye sight to read anything, even with a magnifier. Since retirement I made frequent use of it, especially in the books I did, especially the capitalization section, and the compound- ing section, and other sections as the need arose. It was an indispensable tool. |
| With my failed eyesight now, it is very frustrating not to be able to read and write or to use the computer. (Connie is keying this for me.) I certainly remember Andy. Sorry to hear the news. Kindest regards to you and yours, . . . Fred |
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| From : Maryland . . . Jim McNally
Dick, Sorry I haven't seen you guys for a while but things have been hectic around here. This time of year is always busy for me with my Irish club, particularly with the Parade in March. Have been doing double duty there, mainly recruiting the new Archbishop of Baltimore, Edwin O'Brien, to transfer his membership to AOH Division 5 |
| I'm webmaster for that site and while I don't do quite the professional job that you do with Has-beens, I'm proud of it. It's a lot of work so I know what you go through. We've got a big event coming up next weekend so that's more to do and probably why I won't be at the breakfast. By the way, retired Cardinal Keeler is also a member so we've got the two big boys in Baltimore. Can't get either to stand a round of pints at a meeting though. |
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| I've finally quit all employment at BWI. A number of weeks ago I was informed that everyone's pay at the Duty Free shop was going to be cut 10%. I told the manager that I had a better deal for her and they could cut mine 100%. |
| (I was first back in 1994). I happened to be waiting outside a shop while my brother-in-law was inside when the Catholic school released for the day. After answering many questions from the kids - was I from Hollywood, did I know Clinton, etc. - and taking some shots, I had put my camera on the roof of my car. As these three walked away I grabbed it and said, "Hey, girls." and got this shot which is one of my most favorite from all my trips to the Ould Sod. |
| Just taking it easy now and may give some volunteer hours to the library that I can walk to on a hiker/biker trail (@2 miles) and have an offer from the nearest liquor store to put some hours in there - also 2 miles in the other direction but not walkable. Problem with liquor store is my daughter has already told the owner that my salary can not be taken in trade and has to be direct deposited into Kathy's account. |
| Taking care of two sons' yards for the summer so that takes a couple of days a week but I love the yardwork. That's why the youngest, Joseph, the firefighter, gave me a perpetual Father'sFather's Day gift about 5 years ago of his 3/4 acre. Older son Jim has now added his. |
| Additionally we went from no grandchildren to 6-1/2 in a hurry. Jim and Sher have three with the latest, almost 3 -year-old Jack (the first two were Sher's). Ann Marie presented us with Zack almost 3 years ago while her husband has two teenage daughters from a previous marriage. Actually Zack and Jack were born 19 days apart and having two named Zack and Jack that close together has really confused Kathy - or course I'm right on top of it. Plus she's pissed that Jack's real name is John Riggins McNally. Now Joe has a young lady in his life with 2-year -old Braxton. |
| May not be able to make this month's breakfast but will try. I will see all of you soon and please give my best to everyone at the breakfast it I don't make it. Best regards, ~ Jim McNally |
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| My friend, this goes back many many years but there may be a Has-Been who remembers the term. ~ Submitted by; Robert McArtor |
| Larry Stickler on his Baseball extravaganza; first to Houston then to San Antonio & the sights of Riverwalk and Davy Crockett's history stuff, onto Arlington Park and Kansas City to see the O's; and finally back to the Has-Beens June 19th Breakfast. |
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| Baltimore Retiree Printers Club , Mel Venable, President |
| Be sure to mark & plan attending ReUNION 2009
at The Baltimore Museum of Industry It is NOT too early to make plans. Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 11:00 to 3:00 |
| The Baltimore-Washington
Local #101-12, Union Printers Retiree's Club |
| Wednesday, September !6, 2009, 11:00 to 3:00 |
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| So . . . This is our "WayZgoose" |
| Happy Birthday AMERICA |
| The Old -time Printer and his apprentice |
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