back in April 05 my brother bob passed away from pancreatic cancer at age 59.i was still living in so.calif.i got word that he was not doing well and that i should go see him asap,i tried to see him for months but he would not allow it.
i did see him at thanksgiving in November,he made the trip to Vegas to see my sister/mom & dad and my other siblings for the holidays.
well he passed some months later and when i got to his bedside he was gone.about 15 minutes before i arrived.
i said my goodbyes and headed to las Vegas to pick up my sister,she was in no shape to drive....his burial was in 3 days.
we arrived back at his home in central Calif.and stayed there with his wife until it was time to go to the graveside.
my girlfriend went into the guest room to change into her pants suite
and was in there a while when i decided to check on her and change into my suit also..........well my brother and i were a yr. apart and
very close.and i was sad that i did not see or speak with him before he passed.
he was a retired key grip from the movie making business and had loads of pic,s all over his hallways and home.these were all removed for show and tell of his life by his son and wife for a reception
after the services and so on.
what I'm getting at is...........when i traveled down the hallway to check on julie..... i hear....HI JR,HI JR !!
I STOP AND SLOWLY TURN AND LOOK OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER(I WAS GOING TO TURN LEFT UP THE HALLWAY)...I SEE MY BROTHER STANDING AT THE DOOR
ENTRANCE TO HIS HOME/OFFICE/BEDROOM WITH PART OF HIS BODY....LEFT FOOT AND HAND HANGING TO HIS RIGHT AND WAVING LIKE IN A HIDE AND SEEK JESTER....WAVING HIS RIGHT ARM PENDULUM UPRIGHT AND SPEAKING TO ME.
HE LOOKED TO BE IN HIS TEEN YRS.AND DRESSED ALL IN BLACK.
GRAY HAIR WAS GONE...BLACK HAIR/BLK PANTS/BLK SHOES/AND BLK. TEE SHIRT AND LOOKING YOUNG AND BUFF.
HIS BLK.BELT AND BLACK SHOES AND BELTBUCKEL WERE ALL SHINNY AND SEEM TO REFLECT THE SUN OFF THEM FROM A WINDOW LOCATED IN THE ROOM.
WELL..RECONIZING HIS VOICE AND HIM.....I DID NOT GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT AND CRUISED UP THE HALLWAY AND HALF LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER AND SAID"HI BOBBY'!! A MILLISECOND LATER I STOPPED!!! TURNED MY HEAD OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER SLOWLY AND (THOUGHT)THAT WAS INTERESTING!
AS I LOOKED BACK AGAIN,HE WAS STANDING IN FULL VIEW IN THE CENTER OF THE DOOR JAM NOW ;IN A SUPERMAN POSE.HIS HANDS WERE ON BOTH HIPS AND HE SAID BYE JR.!! AND POOF HE WAS GONE!
I CONTINUED TO THE SPARE BEDROOM/OFFICE THINKING HE WAS IN THERE OR I HAD SEEN A PICTURE OR REFLECTION AT THE DOOR(I WAS STILL CALM AND NOT FREAKED OUT BECAUSE HE WAS MY BROTHER AND NOT SOME BILL COLLECTING ASPIRATION TRYING TO GET ME.
WELL THE ROOM WAS EMPTY OF COURSE AND TO VERY SLOWLY I TURNED AROUND AND CONTINUED TO SEE IF MAYBE JULIE WAS DRESSED ALL IN BLACK AND I HAD SEEN HER WITH HIS FACE?
I KNOCKED ON THE BEDROOM DOOR AND WHEN TOLD TO ENTER.....SHE WAS STILL IN HER UNDER GARMENTS.........ALL WHITE !!!!
THE FUNERAL WAS NICE AND WE ALL WENT BACK TO HIS SONS FOR COFFEE ETC.
ALL HIS PHOTO ALBUMS AND PICS WERE THERE...THEY HAD BEEN THERE 1 WHOLE DAY BY NOW.
MY SISTER WAS GIVEN 3 ALBUMS TO LOOK THRU AND PICK OUT ANY PHOTO'S SHE MIGHT WANT.
SHE THEM PASSED THEM TO ME SITTING A FEW FEET AWAY AND I STARTED GOING THRU THEM.
WHEN I CAME TO THE LAST FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM...&....THE LAST PAGE OF
THE ALBUM.......THERE WAS ONLY ONE PHOTO....IT WAS OF BOBBY!!
THE SAME IMAGE I HAD SEEN AT THE HOUSE. HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE A DOORWAY/KITCHEN MAYBE IN OUR OLD HOME ABOUT THE TIME I WAS IN THE SERVICE AND IN VIET NAM.SO I WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN IT WAS TAKEN NOR HAD I EVER SEEN THE PICTURE BEFORE.!!!
WELL...I DROPPED THE ALBUM AND LOUDLY SPOKE...."THAT IS WHAT I SAW' !!!!
WHAT A DAY THAT WAS!
WELL THE NEXT 6 MONTHS GOT WORSE.....MY MOM PASSED FROM CANCER AND 3 WKS LATER MY FATHER FOLLOWED.
I HAD MY BIRTHDAY ON SEPT.13 AND ON MY FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK FROM MY WK.END OFF...I GOT FIRED AFTER 14 YRS ON THE JOB.
MY PREVIOUSE BOSS HAD RETIRED AND A NEW HOTSHOT BOSS CAME IN TO CLEAN UP THE CREW.
SOME OF US HAD BEEN THERE 25 YRS.I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP! I HAD BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE OR LOCATE TO BUM#$%^& EGYPT.I HAD BEEN GIVEN AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF WORK BY THE NEW GUYS AND WHEN I GOT BEHIND OR WAS NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH HE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAN ME.
I WAS A UNION MAN 35 YRS.BIG DEAL!! A GRAY AREA FORE SURE.
WELL I HAD TO MAKE SOME LIFE SAVING DECISIONS WITH OUT GOING TO THE SLAMMER.
I FILED FOR RETIREMENT AND AFTER 7 MO. OF THEM DRAGGING THERE FEET...I GOT A RETRO CHECK FOR UNDER $40.000 AFTER TAXES.& A MONTHLY
CHECK COMING IN @ $4200 A MONTH AND SOCIAL DUE TO START IN SEPT.
I'M BETTER OFF NOW......HAHAHAHA !(PROVIDING I STAY OUT OF THE CASINOS)
GOT A SMALL TRAILER WITH ONE DOOR KNOB SO I GOT A PLACE TO HANG MY UNDERWEAR AT NIGHT AND A NEW CAR SO I CAN PICK -UP CHICKS IN MT SENIOR TRAILER PARK.
ALL I GOTTA DOOR NOW IS PICK UP A FEW PINK FLAMINGOS FOR THE FRONT YARD..ERRR....CACTUS PATCH.
YOU GUYS ARE ALL GREAT FOLKS AND I LOVE YOU ALL FOR THE LAUGHTER AND CAMARADERIE.
HARRY
i did see him at thanksgiving in November,he made the trip to Vegas to see my sister/mom & dad and my other siblings for the holidays.
well he passed some months later and when i got to his bedside he was gone.about 15 minutes before i arrived.
i said my goodbyes and headed to las Vegas to pick up my sister,she was in no shape to drive....his burial was in 3 days.
we arrived back at his home in central Calif.and stayed there with his wife until it was time to go to the graveside.
my girlfriend went into the guest room to change into her pants suite
and was in there a while when i decided to check on her and change into my suit also..........well my brother and i were a yr. apart and
very close.and i was sad that i did not see or speak with him before he passed.
he was a retired key grip from the movie making business and had loads of pic,s all over his hallways and home.these were all removed for show and tell of his life by his son and wife for a reception
after the services and so on.
what I'm getting at is...........when i traveled down the hallway to check on julie..... i hear....HI JR,HI JR !!
I STOP AND SLOWLY TURN AND LOOK OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER(I WAS GOING TO TURN LEFT UP THE HALLWAY)...I SEE MY BROTHER STANDING AT THE DOOR
ENTRANCE TO HIS HOME/OFFICE/BEDROOM WITH PART OF HIS BODY....LEFT FOOT AND HAND HANGING TO HIS RIGHT AND WAVING LIKE IN A HIDE AND SEEK JESTER....WAVING HIS RIGHT ARM PENDULUM UPRIGHT AND SPEAKING TO ME.
HE LOOKED TO BE IN HIS TEEN YRS.AND DRESSED ALL IN BLACK.
GRAY HAIR WAS GONE...BLACK HAIR/BLK PANTS/BLK SHOES/AND BLK. TEE SHIRT AND LOOKING YOUNG AND BUFF.
HIS BLK.BELT AND BLACK SHOES AND BELTBUCKEL WERE ALL SHINNY AND SEEM TO REFLECT THE SUN OFF THEM FROM A WINDOW LOCATED IN THE ROOM.
WELL..RECONIZING HIS VOICE AND HIM.....I DID NOT GIVE IT ANOTHER THOUGHT AND CRUISED UP THE HALLWAY AND HALF LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER AND SAID"HI BOBBY'!! A MILLISECOND LATER I STOPPED!!! TURNED MY HEAD OVER MY RIGHT SHOULDER SLOWLY AND (THOUGHT)THAT WAS INTERESTING!
AS I LOOKED BACK AGAIN,HE WAS STANDING IN FULL VIEW IN THE CENTER OF THE DOOR JAM NOW ;IN A SUPERMAN POSE.HIS HANDS WERE ON BOTH HIPS AND HE SAID BYE JR.!! AND POOF HE WAS GONE!
I CONTINUED TO THE SPARE BEDROOM/OFFICE THINKING HE WAS IN THERE OR I HAD SEEN A PICTURE OR REFLECTION AT THE DOOR(I WAS STILL CALM AND NOT FREAKED OUT BECAUSE HE WAS MY BROTHER AND NOT SOME BILL COLLECTING ASPIRATION TRYING TO GET ME.
WELL THE ROOM WAS EMPTY OF COURSE AND TO VERY SLOWLY I TURNED AROUND AND CONTINUED TO SEE IF MAYBE JULIE WAS DRESSED ALL IN BLACK AND I HAD SEEN HER WITH HIS FACE?
I KNOCKED ON THE BEDROOM DOOR AND WHEN TOLD TO ENTER.....SHE WAS STILL IN HER UNDER GARMENTS.........ALL WHITE !!!!
THE FUNERAL WAS NICE AND WE ALL WENT BACK TO HIS SONS FOR COFFEE ETC.
ALL HIS PHOTO ALBUMS AND PICS WERE THERE...THEY HAD BEEN THERE 1 WHOLE DAY BY NOW.
MY SISTER WAS GIVEN 3 ALBUMS TO LOOK THRU AND PICK OUT ANY PHOTO'S SHE MIGHT WANT.
SHE THEM PASSED THEM TO ME SITTING A FEW FEET AWAY AND I STARTED GOING THRU THEM.
WHEN I CAME TO THE LAST FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM...&....THE LAST PAGE OF
THE ALBUM.......THERE WAS ONLY ONE PHOTO....IT WAS OF BOBBY!!
THE SAME IMAGE I HAD SEEN AT THE HOUSE. HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE A DOORWAY/KITCHEN MAYBE IN OUR OLD HOME ABOUT THE TIME I WAS IN THE SERVICE AND IN VIET NAM.SO I WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN IT WAS TAKEN NOR HAD I EVER SEEN THE PICTURE BEFORE.!!!
WELL...I DROPPED THE ALBUM AND LOUDLY SPOKE...."THAT IS WHAT I SAW' !!!!
WHAT A DAY THAT WAS!
WELL THE NEXT 6 MONTHS GOT WORSE.....MY MOM PASSED FROM CANCER AND 3 WKS LATER MY FATHER FOLLOWED.
I HAD MY BIRTHDAY ON SEPT.13 AND ON MY FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK FROM MY WK.END OFF...I GOT FIRED AFTER 14 YRS ON THE JOB.
MY PREVIOUSE BOSS HAD RETIRED AND A NEW HOTSHOT BOSS CAME IN TO CLEAN UP THE CREW.
SOME OF US HAD BEEN THERE 25 YRS.I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP! I HAD BEEN ASKED TO LEAVE OR LOCATE TO BUM#$%^& EGYPT.I HAD BEEN GIVEN AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF WORK BY THE NEW GUYS AND WHEN I GOT BEHIND OR WAS NOT MOVING FAST ENOUGH HE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO CAN ME.
I WAS A UNION MAN 35 YRS.BIG DEAL!! A GRAY AREA FORE SURE.
WELL I HAD TO MAKE SOME LIFE SAVING DECISIONS WITH OUT GOING TO THE SLAMMER.
I FILED FOR RETIREMENT AND AFTER 7 MO. OF THEM DRAGGING THERE FEET...I GOT A RETRO CHECK FOR UNDER $40.000 AFTER TAXES.& A MONTHLY
CHECK COMING IN @ $4200 A MONTH AND SOCIAL DUE TO START IN SEPT.
I'M BETTER OFF NOW......HAHAHAHA !(PROVIDING I STAY OUT OF THE CASINOS)
GOT A SMALL TRAILER WITH ONE DOOR KNOB SO I GOT A PLACE TO HANG MY UNDERWEAR AT NIGHT AND A NEW CAR SO I CAN PICK -UP CHICKS IN MT SENIOR TRAILER PARK.
ALL I GOTTA DOOR NOW IS PICK UP A FEW PINK FLAMINGOS FOR THE FRONT YARD..ERRR....CACTUS PATCH.
YOU GUYS ARE ALL GREAT FOLKS AND I LOVE YOU ALL FOR THE LAUGHTER AND CAMARADERIE.
HARRY
great to hear from you again...hope it aint temporary.