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Steven Lewis	posted 05/19/03 06:14 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly My non-virtual self is back from the Gonzaga centennial party. It was a dizzying trip, mostly due to Sue Horn's driving. For those who claim they were there, here is an online quiz to check your attendance and comprehension. For the party-poopers, check out what you missed. The correct answers are posted in a followup message. 1. Who did not attend the Crosby centennial at Gonzaga? a. Frank Sinatra's kids b. Bing Crosby's kids c. fans from Australia d. fans from Brazil 2. What could Bing do that Rich Little couldn't imitate at Gonzaga? a. sing a duet with Frank Sinatra b. ba-ba-ba-boo c. whistle d. sell orange juice 3. What project is Ken Barnes working on? a. release of Seasons on CD b. release of a multi-CD Crosby radio broadcast collection c. DVD of "Citizen Kane" d. all the above e. (a) and (b) but not (c) 4. Who sang to the audience at the banquet? a. Rich Little b. Malcolm Macfarlane c. Frank Sinatra Jr. d. Mrs. Crosby e. all the above 5. Gary Giddins revealed at Gonzaga that: a. Bing tried to annul his marriage with Dixie to marry Joan Caulfield b. George Patton tried to have Bing court-martialed c. Bing was once in a gang and jailed for stealing d. all the above 6. What was the official guest hotel of the centennial? a. Davenport b. Holiday Inn c. Gonzaga dormitory d. Tent City 7. What has Bob DeFlores been doing in Kathryn Crosby's basement? a. fixing the plumbing b. scraping the Kraft cheese off old Crosby mousetraps c. hiding from the law d. restoring Bing's video collection 8. According to Buddy Bregman: a. Bing recorded the Bregman album in only 2 sessions b. the idea for his album with Bing originated with Bing c. he once saw Bing beat son Gary with a golf club d. all the above 9. Bing denied recording what song to Gord Atkinson? a. Star Spangled Banner b. You're a sap Mr. Jap c. Whistling in the Wildwood d. Corrine Corrina the Lovely Bloomergirl 10. According to Ken Barnes, why did Bing rewrite the ending of the Johnny Mercer song "Bon Vivant"? a. it was too high for Bing's vocal range b. Bing thought the lyrics were too sexy c. Bing couldn't pronounce some of the words d. none of the above - Bing sang it just like Mercer wrote it. 11. Who won the "Sings Most Like Bing" contest? a. Howard Crosby b. Jane Fitzgerald c. Steven Lewis d. none of the above 12. How many different songs did Cole Porter write as possible Crosby-Sinatra duets for High Society? a. one b. two c. three d. four 13. For what does Gonzaga use the old Crosby home? a. nursing center for elderly Crosby fans b. alumni center c. brothel d. residence of the Gonzaga president 14. Who did Rich Little expose beneath a toupee? a. Malcolm Macfarlane b. Rich Little c. Steve Allen d. Gonzaga president, Father Robert Spitzer 15. Who modeled Bing's scalp doilies for the centennial crowd? a. Gary Giddins b. Stephanie Plowman's baby c. Barry Stapleton d. none of the above 16. How often does Mrs. Crosby visit the BC Internet Museum? a. daily b. weekly c. monthly d. never 17. What is the title of the new video biography of Bing that premiered at Gonzaga? a. Bing: Going My Way b. A Century of Bing c. Call Me Lucky d. The Big Bing Theory 18. What did Bing say he wanted to do to Mary Martin's 5-year-old son, Larry Hagman? a. introduce him to his daughter b. shoot him c. adopt him d. make a Jesuit out of him 19. What did Rich Little say before Howard Crosby started to sing? a. "Taxi" b. that Bing was once a guest on his NBC TV show c. that Ed Sullivan first introduced him on TV as Little Richard d. all the above 20. What Syracuse Bing fan donated many hours arranging and promoting the Gonzaga Crosby centennial celebration? a. Judy Schmid b. Lee Rotter c. Wig Wiggins d. Patti Dey
Steven Lewis	posted 05/19/03 10:41 PM Central Time (US) no email address given Here are the answers to the Gonzaga quiz questions. Your score: 15-20 Jazzin' Crooner Club. 10-14 Swooner Club 5-9 Rock 'n' Roller less than 5 -- Gangsta Rapper 1. (b) One of Frank Sinatra's kids (Frank Jr.) was there -- said he wouldn't have missed Bing's centennial party. As at Hofstra, none of Bing's kids attended, however. 2. (c) Sorry I embarrassed you, Rich, by asking you to whistle like Bing. 3. (d) all the above. Ken was the best thing to happen to Bing musically in the the last years of his life and for the Crosby music fan in the quarter of a century since Bing's death. 4. (a) Rich Little sang. I've heard worse. 5. (d) all the above 6. (a) but it should have been the Holiday Inn! 7. (d) Thanks, Bob, for salvaging all these precious memories. 8. (a) Buddy never saw any evidence that Bing abused his kids. On the contrary, he saw only a father concerned about the welfare of his kids. 9. (c) Ken Barnes can take comfort in that even the man with the audiographic memory can sometimes forget. 10. (b) Johnny Mercer told Ken that Bing would have made a fine lyricist. 11. (d) but only because there was no such contest. I'm convinced I would have won. Those who heard me sing will certainly agree. 12. (d) Porter wanted the historic film collaboration to be a memorable one. 13. (b) The Jesuits are liberal, but not THAT liberal. 14. (c) Rich was giving support for Gary Giddins statement that Bing was rare among Hollywood actors in that he was unafraid to be seen in public without his scalp divot. 15. (d) They were kept under wraps and out of sight at Mrs. Crosby's request. 16. (d) That's what she told me. 17. (a) Have your local PBS station contact KSPS at 1-800-735-2377 for more information. 18. (b) and, 40 years later, Bing's daughter did just that. 19. (d) Rich is a riot. The taxi was late. 20. (a) I'm going to have her do my centennial.
Sue Horn	posted 05/20/03 11:17 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly What a hoot! I got 18 correct, partly because I read too quickly and carelessly for my own good. I'm sure you would have won the Bing Sing contest, Steven, and if there had been a contest for the being a quick and witty quipster, you'd have won that as well!! It was great meeting you. When's your centenniel, by the way, I never did do that math...
Jane FitzGerald	posted 05/20/03 01:46 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Proud to hab scored well enough to be a bember of da jazzin crooner club 'specially 'cause I'b god a ter-ble code dat I caught in Spogan. Steben, you should hear me sing dow! Hobe eberybody else god home in bedder shabe dan I!!!
Steven Lewis	posted 05/20/03 02:50 PM Central Time (US) no email address given Poor Baby... now you will remember the Bing centennial with a sneeze and a sniffle. And having mingled with us few remaining Crosby fans, you may end up single-handedly finishing the job that rock 'n' roll began.
eduardo	posted 05/21/03 07:46 AM Central Time (US) no email address given It`s incredibily the disregard of Bing`s family about Bing things (questions 1 and 16), that`s one reason to Bing become a forgotten star
Sue Horn	posted 05/21/03 09:53 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Actually, a lot of Bing's family was there. You should have seen the passle of younger Crosby kids!! As far as his own children go, I know Phil was planning on coming but canceled at the last minute due to health problems. Two of his kids were there though. Mrs. Crosby said that her children had wanted to go but couldn't be there. They are all married and Mary Frances has two little ones. She does everything the old-fashioned way and could not get away to go to Gonzaga. Many of Bing's nephews, nieces, great-nephews and nieces, grandchildren and other relatives were there, though, and Steven Crosby (Gary's son) was supposed to attend, but had a last minute complication. Steven was at Hofstra and did his grandfather proud. Sue
Steven Lewis	posted 05/21/03 11:17 AM Central Time (US) no email address given Now I can explain Sue's driving. It's those rose-colored spectacles she was wearing! I broke mine in a wreck years ago, so I view the non-attendance of the Crosby children a bit different. Most of us could think of many good reasons not to attend Hofstra or Gonzaga. The cost, the time away from work, the disruption to our family, the hassel of post9-11 travel and so forth. Nevertheless, we came anyway. Some spent 17 hours on an airplane to get to Gonzaga. We came because we wanted to be there. As Frank Jr. said, "I wouldn't have missed this for the world." Frank even turned down pay for his attendance. He was there to show his respect for Bing. I wouldn't expect all of the kids to attend each conference. I couldn't attend Hofstra. But to go 0 for 4 twice in a row is a bit more than can be explained away to other obligations. We all had other obligations. We showed up anyway at a cost of hundreds of dollars. The Crosby kids could have attended for free. They could have flown in just for the banquet, as did Frank. Heck, they could have phoned in a greeting like Bob Hope at the first Gonzaga statue dedication. Their double non-attendance sends a clear message that Bing and his fans are not very important to them. What does it mean? Is it a rift with Kathryn? When I respect someone enough I attend functions to honor them even if I don't respect some of the other guests. The collective behavior of the kids is a riddle wrapped in a mystery and is the truly sad part of an otherwise great centennial celebration.
DEAN	posted 05/21/03 01:44 PM Central Time (US) no email address given STEVEN, We don't always see eye to eye but where the Crosby kids are concerned and their non attendance at the Gonzaga event, I'm with you all the way and further. My father lived and died never having made any mark in the world, but had someone decided to honour him, even in some small way, I would have been there with bells on. Had he been unjustly attacked in the media as Bing was, I would have been ablaze with indignation and fury. Sadly, it seems that most of the remaining family had better things to do at the time. Bing had immense talent and was and is greatly loved; most of his kin who remain just have money, but possibly not enough. Maybe we can get together and offer the kids a few dollars to sweeten the pill when Bing is next honoured. Maybe that will raise some enthusiasm among them. Sorry to end this great time on a sour note but I am truly appalled by the apparent lack of respect and affection displayed by the non appearance of people who owe everything to Bing. Enough, DEAN
Bob	posted 05/21/03 02:36 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Dean, you have touched on a good question and one which has puzzled me for a long time, namely, why didn't Bing's family and some of his many friends rally to his defense when his reputation was being trashed in the years just after he died? Their silence was deafening, and the opportunity for a timely rebuttal was lost.
Steven Lewis	posted 05/21/03 02:58 PM Central Time (US) no email address given Actually, Mrs. Crosby and Phil both defended Bing vigorously at the time. You can find evidence of that here. Phil's reaction to Gary's book was so intense that they never again spoke. And when Phil spoke about Gary he did not speak in words I would reprint here. The defense was not as sensational as Gary's offense and so attracted less media attention. It's easier to break Humpty-Dumpty than it is to put him back together again.
Lee	posted 05/21/03 03:23 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly We've talked about this before so without saying anything negative about Bing's kids, I will only say, wouldn't it be great if Bing's kids did just a fraction of what Sinatra's kids are doing to promote their father. With them it's a growing business, much like what they must hope will be similar to Elvis and his many commercial products. Sinatra's kids have already been instrumental in putting out several new CDs of their father. While Bing's commercial releases are sparse to pitiful repeats of repeat issues. There is so much Bing material that is out there that could be commercially released if they'd only go about and do it. The very least they can do is to have all of Bing's Decca material readily available. Certainly there are many many Bing TV specials and movies that could be sold on DVD today. But alas we are stuck with endless greatest hits re-packages, late 1920's and '30's music CDs (all the more reinforcing Bing's image as that of an ancient relic when kids today hear music of the '20's and early '30's) and yearly Christmas CDs. So what's the average kid today to think of Bing, assuming they would even do so? They'd think Bing was akin to Caruso or Al Jolson someone from Rudolph Valentino's time who sang on those funny old big records with the big megaphone and after that only sang "White Christmas" for the rest of his life. Without any CD's of Bing's material from the '40's and '50's and without hardly any movies on DVD or TV specials available to buy, Bing is now seen as a man of the early 1900's rather than a more relevant figure from the mid and last half of the century. If Bing's kids would only follow Frank, Tina _amp; Nancy Jr.s lead and start putting out Bing material (and don't tell me they can't do anything because they don't have the rights, if Sinatra's kids can somehow find a way to continuously release commercial product on their father so can Bing's kids) we'd all benefit, his fans, new fans would be made, and Bing himself would benefit being now known as a great singer of all kinds of songs and a great comedic and dramatic actor. New varied Bing commercial product would put Bing back in the mainstream and take him out of the flapper era, which is where he is as long as only his '20's and '30's music is released. I've never thought of Bing as a guy from the 20's and '30's anyway, I've always considered him to be of the '40's and '50's.
Judy Schmid	posted 05/21/03 04:14 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly I can't say as to why the kids didn't rearrange their schedules to attend the party, but I can add just a little information regarding Bing's music and films: People who have technical and business acumen are now discussing these very things with Mrs C - please don't sit and snipe or conjecture, as it's fairly complicated - I'm hopeful that the conversations that began at Hofstra, that developed at Gonzaga, will continue on the positive upswing they're taking. Please be patient - we who are working with Mrs C are trying to get all her questions answered. And remember - while Bing and Frank were friends, they had different business styles, before AND after their lives here.
Sue Horn	posted 05/21/03 09:17 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Steven, thanks for reprinting the link to the defenses by Mrs. C. and Phil of Bing. Remember too, sometimes when a claim is so ridiculous it isn't even worth responding to. Judy, I am so grateful for the efforts with Mrs. C. I know Bob De Flores is doing his best to restore the treasures in the basement. In fact, he was asking only for Just an Echo, so there must have been a lot of good stuff there to bring to us fans. The two-fer DVDs that are coming out are great Bing, and represent all years, 30s, 40s and 50s. Since most of the world thinks his centenniel is in 2004, there is no doubt more to come on that score. Please go to Amazon.com and ask them to release The Country Girl and other Bing movies on DVD. They do take these things seriously. I'd be willing to bet that there are more Bing movies on DVD right now than Frank flicks. Of course, two of their joint appearances are on DVD... Not everything is bad, I think there's a lot going on for Bing right now. Sue (rose-colored glasses and all, I still have 20-20 vision!) :)
Bob	posted 05/21/03 10:46 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Humpty-Dumpty was physically shattered because he had a great fall. Bing's reputation was shattered because he was the victim of hatchet jobs based on gross distortions of the truth. I think it's at least possible that "all the king's horses and all the king's men" could have put his reputation together again if they had tried hard enough and soon enough, before the distortions became so deeply embedded in the consciousness of the general public. But as the poet said, "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been.'"
John	posted 05/21/03 10:53 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly I am flabbergasted that Mrs. C admitted that she never goes to the internet museum site. Like any modern day information site focusing on entertainment, the folks that fashion the Crosby Internet Museum do a spectacular job. I was excited about the upcoming centennial celebration...and I couldn't go. PS I have an elderly Aunt in Scotland that is begging for me to fing "The Old Wooden Cross" and "Just a Prayer Away" on CD...any suggestions?
Henry	posted 05/21/03 11:06 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Steven, I so enjoyed meeting you, finally, at Gonzaga, and talking to you. I took the quiz and got four wrong. Not bad, I guess. Glad you returned home safely. But, it makes you wonder, why Mrs. C never looks at the BC Museum, and why none of the children care to attend the celebrations. I agree with Dean -- whenever my father was honored, I was there, with bells on. Henry
Steve C,	posted 05/22/03 02:39 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly I agree with all of the points being made above--and that Humnpty Dumpty analogy is a good one. By the way, this is the thirties anniversary of the death of ANOTHER even more "forgotten" crooner--deep pitched baritone/record,movie,radio,and teleivison personality extraodinaire Vaughn Monroe. Died at 61 in 1973. Hits were "There! I've Said it Again", "Racing with the moon" (his theme), "Ghost riders", "let it snow", "There I go", "My devotion", "Middle of the house" "Wish I didn't love you so , "Seems like Old times", "My Dreams are Getting Better all the time", "When the Lights go On again All Over the World", "Black Denim Trousers", "Ballerina", "Someday", "Red Roses for a blue lady" and its obvious followup -- "Thank you Mr.Florist", plus the oft-spoofed "Sound off" - the "Duckworth chant", plus many more, with largely his own orchestra, too.
DEAN	posted 05/22/03 04:20 AM Central Time (US) no email address given STEVEN _amp; ALL, I was fully aware of Phil's defence of his father at the critical time which is why I didn't criticise ALL the family. As for Mrs Crosby; it would surely have been astounding if she of all people had not responded to the foul accusations that were being levelled at Bing. I believe that leaves one or two or more others who had better things to do and who have condescended to become honoured patrons of our Bing magazines. That must have given them a tremendous thrill. They have a right to do whatever they choose but I would prefer to see us honour people who are genuinely interested in Bing and his work rather than blood kin who appear to have already consigned him to the dust of history. Those of us who think this way may be very wrong. I truly hope that is so; but the evidence against them at the moment appears to be damning. Winston Churchill once said:- "The truth may be unpleasant, but it is nevertheless the truth." Let's hope that there is a more pleasant truth waiting to be discovered. DEAN
Lars	posted 05/22/03 05:46 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly If Frank Jr could arrange to be there one would expect that at the very least one of Bing's own children could do as much.... I'd say Hats off for Frank Jr! Unfortunately I can't say that I'm surprised that Harry, Nathaniel and Mary Fancis neglected to be present at any of these events. We shouldn't count them out entirely though. If they write a book in the future their interest might change...
Judy Schmid	posted 05/22/03 07:25 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly PLEASE PEOPLE - a few of us are pretty confident that, on occasion, the three youngest Crosby kids have lurked here - let's hope they'll eventually reveal themselves and share their thoughts with us. ALSO PLEASE KNOW that Mary sent along a lovely note to Gonzaga and the fans which arrived in the middle of last-minute preparations (as you know, it was 48-hour-chaos just before the KSPS premier Thursday evening in preparation for the big event)- Gonzaga has contacted her to see if they can reproduce her note on their website or this website or the fan magazines - please sit tight. Many of a certain generation do NOT use the internet nor look at the World Wide Web - Mrs C and my mom are contemporaries and while they chose different life-paths, neither feels comfortable with technology much past the cell phone - it's just the way it is. On a similar theme, if you have GOOD quality images of any part of the event that you can scan, please contact Stephanie Plowman at Gonzaga at plowman@gonzaga.edu - she'll be working w/her team to select the best representative images of that terrific weekend in Spokane for their website. You can also mail copies to her at Gonzaga. And as my last wordy comment, as a PR professional, I know first hand how DIFFICULT it is to combat sensationalism - if something bad or seedy or smary can come out and grab headlines first, the press (or what passes as press these days) will jump on it. Mrs C and her family could've sent press releases to every major network, all the major press corps representatives - and what Steven has shared is pretty much all that dribbled out. "Sensationalism" has always sold the most newspapers or airtime on radio/TV - whether it's truthful or not, it's painfully difficult to combat it. One needs to be ever-vigilant BEFORE something comes out rather than after, and you can imagine how difficult that can be. If people say Bing was terrible, ask them how they know - if they say 'that book', ask them if they read 'that book' (or those books - most people only refer to the son's book, as the other book didn't get the circulation) - if they haven't read the book (which will be evident in short order), you can easily let them know that only a small portion of the book dealt w/what the headlines sensationalized - and just shrug it off and say "it was later retracted" and smile and just crank up the stereo with Bing-tunes. Don't LET the know-nothings dominate your lives. judy the long-winded
Brian R. Johnson	posted 05/22/03 09:25 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly The greatest testament to Bing Crosby as a father is that each of his kids have their own lives and do not spend their days thinking up new ways to exploit the old man's memory for a quick buck.
Arne	posted 05/22/03 02:34 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly I can think of several instances - by-lined articles, TV interviews in documentaries or "entertainment Tonight"-type shows, etc. - wherein Mary Crosby has very firmly defended her Dad against specific "charges", or, more often, simply had lovely, warm things to say about her dad. Her brothers have often expressed their feelings of gratitude and admiration for their father in numerous articles. Their feelings are quite clearly "on the record". That they happen to be the type of people who, for whatever reason, choose not to attend these type of events reminds me of another well-known person who often took criticiscm for staying clear of testimonial-type events...... his name was Bing.
Steven Lewis	posted 05/22/03 03:45 PM Central Time (US) no email address given Pulease, Arne, I don't like testimonial events either. But I wouldn't label Hofstra or Gonzaga a "testimonial event." Both Hofstra and Gonzaga included scholarly, historical retrospectives on Bing and much entertainment. Gonzaga had the special bonus of Rich Little, who spread fun and humor throughout the event. There was very little "roasting and toasting" at Gonzaga. Also, it's important to note that Bing attended many functions out of respect for others. Those he didn't attend, like the famous roast for Bob Hope in the early '50s, crowd out the news of those he attended. Bad news drives out the good, even if the news is mostly good. On the contrary, Gonzaga speakers provided many stories of Bing going out of his way to help or be there for others. In part that is why Rich Little attended - he was still paying back the Old Groaner for agreeing to appear on his NBC television series in 1976. "Just pick up the phone, Rich." I can understand celebrities who are constantly harassed to attend functions to feel the need to send their regrets to many of them. But we aren't talking about the Milwaukee Irishfest here. We're talking about Bing's centennial celebration. There won't be any more in our lifetime. If they'll stiff Bing's fans here, Arne, don't plan on them dropping by your house for a visit.
Sue Horn	posted 05/22/03 04:13 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Right you are, Arne! I remember Mrs. Crosby commenting when she accepted Bing's induction into the Radio Hall of Fame that Bing would probably have killed her for going to the event! He shied away from that type of thing.
Lee	posted 05/22/03 05:12 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Even Bing might have been tempted to attend his own Centennial celebration, he was in might big fashion when he celebrated his 50th year in show biz, why wouldn't he have wanted to be a part of his 100th year on the planet. Oh well, this is all useless talk and theorizing, the most important lesson to be learned here is: Come on Bing kids, get on the ball, start releasing your father's records and videos. We can't wait another 100 years for the 1950's recordings to come out.
Arne	posted 05/22/03 11:01 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Drat, Steven, and I had the shrimp dip on the table and the bar open! Guess I'l have to drink up all that orange juice and Jack Daniel's myself.
Steven Lewis	posted 05/23/03 09:04 AM Central Time (US) no email address given On the brighter side, Arne, I'm sure Judy would be more than willing to share your Jack Daniels. After the banquet we were invited to keep the wine glasses, which were inscribed "Bing Crosby A Celebration of His life Gonzaga University." I noted Judy left with two wine glasses, a pattern she established early in the conference. I was concerned my delicate wine glass wouldn't make it home in one piece, but I am happy to report it survived the abuse of travel nestled amongst my worn threads. I did note an air of dirty socks as I took my first sip of wine after returning, so I kicked off my shoes and drank a toast to Bing.
Judy Schmid	posted 05/23/03 09:14 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Now, now, Steven - you're mistaken - I only took one wine glass...it was the two bottles of wine that I swiped! ;-) schmiddy the schmoozer
Steven Lewis	posted 05/27/03 07:17 PM Central Time (US) no email address given The implications of the Crosby kids lack of attendance at the centennial became apparent today at work when a colleague ask me about the Gonzaga party. He asked who was there, and noted the absence of my mention of the kids. He then quizzed me about them, and I confirmed to him they did not attend. He then proceeded to recount a VH1 show from several years ago that re-enacted a book about Bing in which he was shown beating his kids with a golf club. He said it came from a book by one of Bing's kids. I told him that was a book by Gary Crosby yadayadayada and that nowhere in Gary's book did he say he was beaten by Bing with a golf club. Nevertheless, my colleague interpreted the lack of attendance of Bing's kids as verification that they all hate him because he abused them. And so it goes.
Steven Lewis	posted 06/03/03 04:40 PM Central Time (US) no email address given Henry Zecher's photos from Gonzaga have been added to the collection. You can find the link on the "What's News" page. One of Henry's photos is of the Big Bing Theory, which was my greatest Gonzaga disappointment. I was not disappointed because they were so bad, I was disappointed because they were so good. I caught the last two songs of their last performance, and had Sue kick me for not seeing their entire performance. (I don't know why she kicked me twice.) The group performs a cappela, but they needed no musical accompaniment. They were the second best singing act that performed at Gonzaga -- second only to Bing. If you live in the Spokane area, I highly recommend you take in one of their concerts. Don't be full of regrets and bruises like me!
Sue Horn	posted 06/03/03 06:27 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Steven, I'm soooooooo sorry! I was trying to kick myself for having missed the performance! Bad aim. I was wondering why I had felt no pain! Seriously, though, were you able to find out anything about the CD they were promising to sell? I would love to buy one. Still owe you my second round of pics. I will get them off to you later tonight. Sue Sue
Steven Lewis	posted 06/03/03 08:56 PM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Sue, it's not a great excuse, but I guess it'll have to do. Meanwhile, there is still no mention of the Big Bing Theory CD at the Gonzaga website. In fact, the Gonzaga site has very little to say about the group.
Cathie / Bing's Friends _ Collectors Society	posted 06/11/03 09:20 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Och and ack ... talk about being a day late and a dollar short.. I am just now going through the bulletin board and seeing all the interesting topics on hand. Particularly Steve's GONZAGA QUIZ. How often does Mrs. Crosby visit the BC Internet Museum? a. daily b. weekly c. monthly d. never The night of the "fan party" at the Gonzaga affair I walked up to this "shy unassuming man" who we all know and love as Steve Lewis and introduced myself. We chatted politely and I asked him if he had met Kathryn yet? ~ Steve mumbled something like "ahhhhhhhhh, errrrrrrrrrr no". "Come on sez I and I will introduce you to the lady herself". Sure enough I took his sweaty little hand and propelled him towards a small crowd that surrounded Kathryn. Pushing the dear lad up to the front of the line Kathryn tossed me a smile and I replied "Hiya Kathryn..so nice to see you again. I would like to introduce my friend Steven Lewis who is the founder of the best and largest Crosby Internet site around." She graciously shook Steve's hand and smiled and said "Oh, I don't know a thing about computers." Steve paled and I know he wanted to know what else to say to her. Thinking I was going to have a call a Code Blue for him I suggested taking a picture of the two lovelies together. Both were agreeable and the deed was done. ~ Needless to say our boy had to be lead away and I fortified him with several glasses of champagne and a cool cloth ! ~ Remind me sometime to tell you what happened when I introduced him to Bing's niece Sister Mary Dolores. Pax vobiscum all !
Steven Lewis	posted 06/11/03 10:51 PM Central Time (US) no email address given I recall greeting the Sister with a few "Hail Mary's." Or were they Bloody Mary's?
Cathie/Bing's Friends _ Collectors Society	posted 06/12/03 12:00 AM Central Time (US) contact the author directly Steve, Oh you did not! ... you silly man ! :) But Sister Dolores did confided in me that she would say a novena for you. She also whispered "te absolvo" for your cheeky behavior.