tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post2421313285934543014..comments2023-09-22T04:41:12.751-07:00Comments on Wapella.com: Wapella Native Wins National Book AwardJBPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-23181621659980757302008-03-13T17:45:00.000-07:002008-03-13T17:45:00.000-07:00Add Scott Spiezio to the band for a little spice. ...Add Scott Spiezio to the band for a little spice. That an some elevator hijinks.<BR/><BR/>BEPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-65901496798838408812008-03-12T08:21:00.000-07:002008-03-12T08:21:00.000-07:00Was there a character that had a rocky relationshi...Was there a character that had a rocky relationship with the Amish in Arcola? Moved to Denver with his long term companion from high school, only to give up confirmed bachelorhood to wed a clothing- obsessed '81 Wildcat?<BR/><BR/>After 15 years of bethroing, he grows a beard, joins a band, and begins chewing tobacco to return to his Tuscola roots?<BR/><BR/>Nah, that wasn't it.<BR/><BR/>JBPJBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015371340244747070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-16256833488009947422008-03-12T07:59:00.000-07:002008-03-12T07:59:00.000-07:00BEP,Not that I could detect, but it's been some ti...BEP,<BR/><BR/>Not that I could detect, but it's been some time since I read it.<BR/><BR/>HGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-27940055654677712662008-03-11T21:45:00.000-07:002008-03-11T21:45:00.000-07:00HG, Any references to a guy a lot like Turbo in th...HG, <BR/><BR/>Any references to a guy a lot like Turbo in that town a lot like Tuscola? <BR/><BR/>BEPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-36968316753429063522008-03-10T12:56:00.000-07:002008-03-10T12:56:00.000-07:00Legs are being pulled.Legs are being pulled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-52099086226499074232008-03-10T10:26:00.000-07:002008-03-10T10:26:00.000-07:00Richard Powers, as in Margaret's brother? Can't so...Richard Powers, as in Margaret's brother? Can't someone confirm/deny this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-17237472780072726722008-03-09T19:17:00.000-07:002008-03-09T19:17:00.000-07:00I'm also with directional man. Richard Powers is ...I'm also with directional man. Richard Powers is one good author. I liked especially "Three Farmers on a Way to a Dance" and "Goldbug Variations," which features UIUC. "Gain" is pretty good too and focuses on a town a lot like Tuscola. Congrats Richard!<BR/><BR/>HGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-82257431444925859802008-03-09T19:09:00.000-07:002008-03-09T19:09:00.000-07:00Richard's choice of wardrobe is a tipoff. WHS Ric...Richard's choice of wardrobe is a tipoff. WHS Richard most always wears logowear, and is not prone to long, unpaid walks near cornfields.<BR/><BR/>I think this is in error.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-61508147244185188932008-03-09T18:18:00.000-07:002008-03-09T18:18:00.000-07:00He must have written the Prisoner's Dilemma while ...He must have written the Prisoner's Dilemma while in Carbondale.<BR/>That is a good book, it even refers to SIU in it.<BR/>Directional School that it is.<BR/><BR/>Thanks RTR for recommending that book to me.<BR/><BR/>Richard was plenty smart, and I suspect he wrote the disparaging words about himself because I don't know why anybody else would. If somebody else did, they should know better than to mess with a Saluki. Especially one who could climb so well under pressure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-1189739801566119792008-03-09T17:29:00.000-07:002008-03-09T17:29:00.000-07:00RP is working on a restoration movement sure to re...RP is working on a restoration movement sure to return him to the throne of a certain Middle Eastern nation. Will it be called the Sandhill crane throne? No more peacocks.<BR/><BR/>Agree with HG and BBD, keep it positive.<BR/><BR/>BEPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-22688770696936717182008-03-09T14:09:00.000-07:002008-03-09T14:09:00.000-07:00I'm with hoosier gato on this one...RAP was a fine...I'm with hoosier gato on this one...RAP was a fine student and one of the all time gutsiest wildcats. I occassionally tell my kids about how tough he was at track meets. annon - post your name if you are going to insult a wildcat. bbdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-90758753875373166462008-03-08T16:52:00.000-08:002008-03-08T16:52:00.000-08:00Mr. Anon, RA Powers, a fine fellow, has been besmi...Mr. Anon, RA Powers, a fine fellow, has been besmirched by your comments. Where is your good cheer and community spirit? <BR/><BR/>HoosierGatoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-75214874446088023782008-03-08T15:04:00.000-08:002008-03-08T15:04:00.000-08:00He left Chicago at 11. Then he wasn't in Wapella. ...He left Chicago at 11. Then he wasn't in Wapella. Me thinks its not the right guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-77255346645794838102008-03-08T13:53:00.000-08:002008-03-08T13:53:00.000-08:00Once the smoke has cleared from The Irish Circle, ...Once the smoke has cleared from The Irish Circle, you'll see that it's a different guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-18242028920219772942008-03-08T13:04:00.000-08:002008-03-08T13:04:00.000-08:00Hard to say - there's been a lot of fiction/non-fi...Hard to say - there's been a lot of fiction/non-fiction issues going on lately with writers so who knows if it has spread to mixing up author's backgrounds. RP had a vivid imagination and believed himself to be a member of the middle eastern royal family at a young age. If I recall correctly, his family bounced back and forth between Evanston, DeKalb, and Wapella for years. Pretty sure that he had the WHS record for the discus throw too. bbdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-6465793073454455842008-03-08T08:49:00.000-08:002008-03-08T08:49:00.000-08:00When Shah came back from Bangkok at age 11, he was...When Shah came back from Bangkok at age 11, he was a changed man. Fella by the name of Murray Head even wrote a song about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-54427538089842532932008-03-08T05:37:00.000-08:002008-03-08T05:37:00.000-08:00Well, it sort of looks like Richard. He wore that...Well, it sort of looks like Richard. He wore that haircut in the mid 1970's, and perhaps he went back to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2903483516951946644.post-34306059722643626472008-03-08T04:52:00.000-08:002008-03-08T04:52:00.000-08:00Are you sure that's the same Richard Powers? The a...Are you sure that's the same Richard Powers? The author of that name was born in Evanston in '57, and graduated from DeKalb High School in '75, so he would have been a "Barb" rather than a Wildcat. (Check his Wikipedia entry.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com