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Stan's 50th birthday : Stan Shingles Surprise 50th birthday party @ Boomer's

Stan's 50th birthday

Stan Shingles Surprise 50th birthday party @ Boomer's

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 5:21pm PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Sunday Women's Finals : Sunday night Women's Final's

U S Open and Sept in New York Sunday Women's Finals

Sunday night Women's Final's

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 3:32pm PST

U S Open and Sept in New York US Open Saturday : Saturday at the US Open

U S Open and Sept in New York US Open Saturday

Saturday at the US Open

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 12:33pm PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Mobay and ESPN with Angela : Hanging out with Angela in the Big Apple

U S Open and Sept in New York Mobay and ESPN with Angela

Hanging out with Angela in the Big Apple

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 11:27am PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Visiting East Classmate Janet Feder : Visiting Janet Landis Feder East '53.

U S Open and Sept in New York Visiting East Classmate Janet Feder

Visiting Janet Landis Feder East '53.

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 11:22am PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Sunday Broadway Plus : Promoting Broadway on Broadway before attending the Lion King.

U S Open and Sept in New York Sunday Broadway Plus

Promoting Broadway on Broadway before attending the Lion King.

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 11:11am PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Big Apple Street Scenes :

U S Open and Sept in New York Big Apple Street Scenes

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 11:00am PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Ashford and Simspon Sugar Bar : Ashford and Simpson's Sugar Bar open Mike night

U S Open and Sept in New York Ashford and Simspon Sugar Bar

Ashford and Simpson's Sugar Bar open Mike night

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 10:51am PST

U S Open and Sept in New York Aerial shots to and from :

U S Open and Sept in New York Aerial shots to and from

Updated: Oct 31, 2009 10:05am PST

Blackwells 50th Anniversary : Marje and Bob Blackwell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their home in Beverly Shores.

Blackwells 50th Anniversary

Marje and Bob Blackwell celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at t ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2009 7:39am PST

Ghana LCS International School :

Ghana LCS International School

Updated: Jul 29, 2009 7:29pm PST

Ghana from Accra to Cape Coast :

Ghana from Accra to Cape Coast

Updated: Jul 27, 2009 6:35pm PST

St Maarten/St. Martin Spring break 2007 :

St Maarten/St. Martin Spring break 2007

Updated: Jul 22, 2009 4:10pm PST

Blankson, Barack and Our Shared Tour Guide : This gallery are pics of visits to Cape Coast. Our guide for Cape Coast Castle was Blankson. The first trip was Bob and Locksley Edmondson Cape Coast venture (late October 2007). The first weekend in December 2007. The student teachers and Diane visited Cape Coast. .For these two trips and that of the President, the guide was Blankson.

Blankson, Barack and Our Shared Tour Guide

This gallery are pics of visits to Cape Coast. Our guide for Cape Coa ...

Updated: Jul 19, 2009 2:48pm PST

Saugatuck Anniversary 2009 : We spent the July 4th weekend in Saugatuck. Most of these pics are from the deck at Coral Gables listening to Lou.

Saugatuck Anniversary 2009

We spent the July 4th weekend in Saugatuck. Most of these pics are fr ...

Updated: Jul 12, 2009 3:05pm PST

Angels'a Party :

Angels'a Party

Updated: Jul 12, 2009 1:27pm PST

South Africa Cape Town Table Top Mt and Winery : This tour was a guests tour.

South Africa Cape Town Table Top Mt and Winery

This tour was a guests tour.

Updated: Mar 04, 2009 4:19pm PST

South Africa Jo-Burg Orientation :

South Africa Jo-Burg Orientation

Updated: Feb 01, 2009 11:25am PST

South Africa Soweto : Our tour of Soweto

South Africa Soweto

Our tour of Soweto

Updated: Jan 30, 2009 4:36pm PST

Blackwell Family Celebration II (Diane) :

Blackwell Family Celebration II (Diane)

Updated: Jan 30, 2009 2:45pm PST

Briannica at Tae Kwan Do :

Briannica at Tae Kwan Do

Updated: Jan 25, 2009 10:00pm PST

New York before South Africa :

New York before South Africa

Updated: Jan 17, 2009 7:02pm PST

South Africa Cape Town Hotel Reception :

South Africa Cape Town Hotel Reception

Updated: Jan 11, 2009 7:17am PST

South Africa Langa Township :

South Africa Langa Township

Updated: Jan 11, 2009 5:44am PST

The Wedding : These are pictures from the 8.8.08 wedding. I decided to publish the bad with the good. It was taking too long to make decisions, like from last August!!! The first photos are breakfast rehearsal day. There are a couple of rehearsal photos, followed by the wedding. Near the end, I took pictures of a poster advertisiing a performance of Bukeka's. While taking picutures of the poster, the woman in the chair wanted me to take her picture. The ;ast few frames are of the drive back. These were taken in Illinois.

The Wedding

These are pictures from the 8.8.08 wedding. I decided to publish the ...

Updated: Dec 29, 2008 1:09pm PST

South African Univ of Western Cape :

South African Univ of Western Cape

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 5:35pm PST

South Africa Cape Town Green Dolphin Street :

South Africa Cape Town Green Dolphin Street

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 4:52pm PST

South Africa U of Jo-Burg :

South Africa U of Jo-Burg

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 4:20pm PST

South Africa Johannesburg Market :

South Africa Johannesburg Market

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 3:59pm PST

The Blackwell Family Celebration :

The Blackwell Family Celebration

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 2:27pm PST

South Africa Jo-Burg Day One :

South Africa Jo-Burg Day One

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 11:39am PST

South African Jo-Burg Constitution Hill :

South African Jo-Burg Constitution Hill

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 11:18am PST

South Africa IDASA :

South Africa IDASA

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 10:44am PST

South Africa Jo-Burg Dinner :

South Africa Jo-Burg Dinner

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 10:32am PST

South Africa Cape Point Beach and Gardens and Jo-Burg arrival : This gallery is supposed to be Cape Point etc. By accident I added Jo-Burg arrival.

South Africa Cape Point Beach and Gardens and Jo-Burg arrival

This gallery is supposed to be Cape Point etc. By accident I added Jo ...

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 9:54am PST

South Africa Robben Island :

South Africa Robben Island

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 9:18am PST

South Africa Cape Town Dinner at Guest House :

South Africa Cape Town Dinner at Guest House

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 9:01am PST

South Africa Cape Town Dinner Out :

South Africa Cape Town Dinner Out

Updated: Dec 28, 2008 8:55am PST

Manuel Antonio :

Manuel Antonio

Updated: Dec 27, 2008 6:00pm PST

Quepos and the "Oh my God" bridge :

Quepos and the "Oh my God" bridge

Updated: Dec 27, 2008 4:28pm PST

Costa Rica Pueblo Bonita :

Costa Rica Pueblo Bonita

Updated: Dec 27, 2008 4:05pm PST

55th East Reunion :

55th East Reunion

Updated: Oct 14, 2008 2:47pm PST

Detroit Labor Day Rally :

Detroit Labor Day Rally

Updated: Sep 01, 2008 7:18pm PST

Obama in Ft. Wayne in Sequence :

Obama in Ft. Wayne in Sequence

Updated: May 06, 2008 6:37am PST

Obama in Ft. Wayne :

Obama in Ft. Wayne

Updated: May 05, 2008 9:08pm PST

Ghana Slave Castles : These pictures were taken at Cape Coast Castle. Blankson in the dashiki was our guide. The pix on page of the people were taken at Elmina. Over a thousand, sometimes as many as 1500 people were crowded into these dungeons. They were herded into these dungeons. The men were separated from the women. Their food was thrown to them from the opening above. There were no facilities! No doubt these conditions themselves led a lot of deaths.

Ghana Slave Castles

These pictures were taken at Cape Coast Castle. Blankson in the dashi ...

Updated: Feb 14, 2008 11:43am PST

Ghana Coffins : These are coffins. We visited this one near the coast near Tema. We saw at least one other on the west side of Accra on the way to Cape Coast. People are buried in their dreams. This tradition is recent history. It began in the 1970s. I will add more detail to this cultural expression later.

Ghana Coffins

These are coffins. We visited this one near the coast near Tema. We ...

Updated: Feb 14, 2008 11:20am PST

Ghana -- In God We Trust : Ghanaians are very religious. Many of of their businesses have biblical names. The taxis and jitneys more often than not have a tribute to Christ on their rear windows. These tributes are also likely to be in one of the native languages (Twi, Ga, etc.).

Ghana -- In God We Trust

Ghanaians are very religious. Many of of their businesses have biblic ...

Updated: Feb 14, 2008 11:08am PST

February 2008 : These pics are of the snow around the house. I newscaster yesterday (2/13) said for the season the area has gotten 6' 3" of the stuff.

February 2008

These pics are of the snow around the house. I newscaster yesterday ...

Updated: Feb 14, 2008 9:50am PST

Ghana birthdays :

Ghana birthdays

Updated: Feb 05, 2008 9:48am PST

AAAG in Ghana : Thanksgiving dinner at Association of African Americans in Ghana (AAAG). Since Thanksgiving is an American holiday, it is not recognized in Ghana. However, there is a connection of African Americans who live in Ghana and there is an association to maintain their ties. The Saturday following Thanksgiving day, the AAAG had their Thanksgiving dinner. The Association, based in Accra, has about 200 members. For the Cape Coast area, there is a similar organization but its membership is largely persons of African descent from the West, not just the US.

AAAG in Ghana

Thanksgiving dinner at Association of African Americans in Ghana (AAAG ...

Updated: Feb 04, 2008 2:55pm PST

Ghana Early : These photos are at the Dubois Center. This event was Mazrui's presentation at the lecture series on October 26, 2007 in celebration of their independence: Ghana@50

Ghana Early

These photos are at the Dubois Center. This event was Mazrui's presen ...

Updated: Nov 18, 2007 2:35pm PST

Family :

Family

Updated: Sep 24, 2007 10:53am PST

Cabo San Lucas : For spring break 2007 we visited Cabo San Lucas. For 3 days we were at the Pueblo Bonita Blanco. On Thursday we were upgraded to Pueblo Bonita Sunset Beach. We did hang out in the city and drove up to San Jose twice. The area is beautiful and we boated out into the sea for whale sightings. Hard to see but we got some pix. At Sunset we were near the Cabo homes of Bill Gates near the sea and Micheal Jordan high on the sea cliffside.

Cabo San Lucas

For spring break 2007 we visited Cabo San Lucas. For 3 days we were a ...

Updated: Sep 20, 2007 1:27pm PST

Sint Maarten 2007 :

Sint Maarten 2007

Updated: Sep 20, 2007 11:55am PST

Dunbar Elementary School Reunion :

Dunbar Elementary School Reunion

Updated: Jun 25, 2007 11:51am PST

East High Reunions :

East High Reunions

Updated: Mar 18, 2007 3:37pm PST

Cruise Oslo Entry Nobel Hall Hard Rock : The entry into Oslo is very much like navigating the islands of Stockholm. There is a real charm to the island residences. Frame 26 shows a twin tower which is City Hall. City Hall is where the Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded. The hall was built in 1956. Interestingly, it replaced a red light district. To recognize the history of this space, a sculpture on the side of the building shows a lady of the night with her pimp on the one side and her John on the other. Wood carvings in the wall of the building assert aspects of Norway's history. The murals in the hall are outstanding. We ended up at the Hard Rock Cafe refreshing ourselves on a Norweigian beer. Near the dock is a statue of FDR. Norway rejected joining the European Union. Human rights are a highly valued in Norway and other Scandinavian countries. These nations were the first the take stands against slavery.

Cruise Oslo Entry Nobel Hall Hard Rock

The entry into Oslo is very much like navigating the islands of Stockh ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 5:39pm PST

Cruise Oslo Entry-Nobel Hall-Hard Rock-FDR :

Cruise Oslo Entry-Nobel Hall-Hard Rock-FDR

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 5:00pm PST

Amsterdam Leidesplein-Brazilians : Leidesplein is the place to hangout, which we did several times. Street artists perform here in the square on a regular basis. An interesting set of events took place. The scenes begin with juggler holding center stage. When he finishes some Africans move in to do some routines. Out of nowhere the police appear. The very next group is the two women in red doing the hula hoops. Not that the spot where the police stood is vacant. There are a number of great restaurants in the area. The Bull Dog Coffee Shop anchors the area. While in the area, we followed the drums to a Brazilian demonstration. We joined in.

Amsterdam Leidesplein-Brazilians

Leidesplein is the place to hangout, which we did several times. Stre ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 2:56pm PST

Amsterdam to the Pancake Bakery-scene of the incident- Back to the Bakery-Anne Frank Huis :

Amsterdam to the Pancake Bakery-scene of the incident- Back to the Bakery-Anne Frank Huis

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 1:52pm PST

Amsterdam Breakfast on Damark-Van Gogh-Cobra : Damark is the major street leading away from Centraal Station. There are numerous restaurants and shops along the street near the Victoria Hotel. On this morning we had breakfast before heading for the Van Gogh Museum. Took the tram to Van Gogh saw a magnificent exhibit comparing Cavaggio with Rembrandt. Following the exhibit we lunched at Cobra.

Amsterdam Breakfast on Damark-Van Gogh-Cobra

Damark is the major street leading away from Centraal Station. There a ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 12:55pm PST

Amsterdam Canals : The canals of Amsterdam are beautiful. There's more to come.

Amsterdam Canals

The canals of Amsterdam are beautiful. There's more to come.

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 10:15am PST

Cruise St Petersburg City Scenes : St. Petersburg is an absolutely beautiful city. It is often referred to as the Venice of the north because of its canals. It is an old city. It is 300 years old. Its history is a key aspect of European and world history. That history is well-preserved and contributes greatly to the city's beauty and its importance. According to tour guides the average monthly income for Russians is around $400 to $500 per month. Russia has been beset by many wars. They are very proud of their history. Their coat of arms has a two-headed eagle -- one head pointed to the east the other the west. Being 300 years old and poor, its infrastructure faces severe challenges. They are reflected in buildings that are not the historic edifices. The transportation system is dated. The people seem to be energetic and stylish. Having said that, there was little opportunity to interact with the Russian people in that Russia remains a very closed society. Automobiles in Russia are often in ill-repair. It is said that only about 50% of the drivers have a driver's licence.

Cruise St Petersburg City Scenes

St. Petersburg is an absolutely beautiful city. It is often referred ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2006 8:42am PST

Amsterdam 2006 The Windmill Tour : Got to the windmill in time for a tour. The purpose of the windmill is to pump the water up stream. Amsterdam is below sea level the windmills are pumping the water out. Following the tour we had beer and something that passed for pizza at the Half Moon.

Amsterdam 2006 The Windmill Tour

Got to the windmill in time for a tour. The purpose of the windmill i ...

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 10:13pm PST

Cruise St Petersburg Lenin and the Revolution :

Cruise St Petersburg Lenin and the Revolution

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 9:07pm PST

Cruise St Petersburg Pushkin/Catherine 's Palace :

Cruise St Petersburg Pushkin/Catherine 's Palace

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 8:51pm PST

Cruise St Petersburg Hermitage :

Cruise St Petersburg Hermitage

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 3:51pm PST

Cruise St Petersburg Swan Lake :

Cruise St Petersburg Swan Lake

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 3:07pm PST

CruiseTallinn Estonia :

CruiseTallinn Estonia

Updated: Jul 08, 2006 2:37pm PST

Cruise Helsinki : Helsinki is the home of Jan Sebelius, the composer of Finlandia and numerous major works, including his Symphony #2 which is my favorite. We visited the park and monuments in his name. After visiting the market, we stopped to listen to an Air Force brass quintet play some American pieces for the Helsinki audience at Kappeli's. The tour then took us to the park and the Rock Church. We then had lunch at Helsinki's Teatern. While delightful outside, it is stunningly beautiful inside.

Cruise Helsinki

Helsinki is the home of Jan Sebelius, the composer of Finlandia and nu ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2006 10:51pm PST

Cruise Stockholm : Stockholm is a beautiful city. It is a city situated on 20 islands, one count says 14. I assume it is 20 islandds of which 14 are habital. We visited the Nobel Hall and just hung out on the main shopping area. The pix of islands and our departure are near the end. Apart from the several cruise ships leaving and coming to the city, note the numerous ferries necessary for travel throughout Scandinavia.

Cruise Stockholm

Stockholm is a beautiful city. It is a city situated on 20 islands, o ...

Updated: Jul 07, 2006 9:39pm PST

Cruise Copenhagen : It was an overcast day. The lunch at ZeZe was fantastic!!!!

Cruise Copenhagen

It was an overcast day. The lunch at ZeZe was fantastic!!!!

Updated: Jul 06, 2006 11:25pm PST

Den Haag World Court Excursion : Went to Den Haag to tour the World Court. The tour was full for the day. We hung out a bit in the City in the rain. My prize photo happened on the return trip to Amsterdam.

Den Haag World Court Excursion

Went to Den Haag to tour the World Court. The tour was full for the d ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2006 2:43pm PST

Amsterdam 2006 Cafe Alto : After a day of touring Amsterdam, we settled in for some great Jazz at Cafe Alto. Ran into Jimmy Gordon an African American ex-patriot. He has been on the European Jazz scene for 30 years. A pianist, he was not one of the players on that night.

Amsterdam 2006 Cafe Alto

After a day of touring Amsterdam, we settled in for some great Jazz at ...

Updated: Jul 06, 2006 1:12pm PST

Amsterdam Fall 2005 : We celebrated Diane's November 26th birthday in Amsterdam. We got there after enduring a heavy snowstorm, which costs us making our flight on time and a whole lot of money. Once there, we loved every minute of it. We were even able to see the Lions' Thanksgiving fiasco at the Sports Bar in leidesplein.

Amsterdam Fall 2005

We celebrated Diane's November 26th birthday in Amsterdam. We got the ...

Updated: May 15, 2006 9:31pm PST

Defense day at Stanford : Defense day at Stanford. On whatever day this was in May of 1974, it was a great day. Friends and colleagues of the Urban Rural project helped me celebrate.

Defense day at Stanford

Defense day at Stanford. On whatever day this was in May of 1974, it ...

Updated: May 12, 2006 11:59am PST

On Board Spendour of the Seas :

On Board Spendour of the Seas

Updated: May 05, 2006 3:28pm PST

Fire Millen Game vs Bengals :

Fire Millen Game vs Bengals

Updated: Apr 22, 2006 2:25pm PST

Mexico Spring Break 2005 :

Mexico Spring Break 2005

Updated: Apr 15, 2006 5:15pm PST

Marseille :

Marseille

Updated: Dec 30, 2005 7:49am PST

At the Lions' games :

At the Lions' games

Updated: Dec 18, 2005 8:30pm PST

Department Retreat 2005 :

Department Retreat 2005

Updated: Sep 10, 2005 7:57am PST

70th Birthday Celebration: The Singleton Collection :

70th Birthday Celebration: The Singleton Collection

Updated: Aug 18, 2005 7:16am PST

Monaco to Cannes :

Monaco to Cannes

Updated: Aug 08, 2005 6:27pm PST

Ron's Roast :

Ron's Roast

Updated: Aug 07, 2005 4:52pm PST

Amsterdam fall 2003 :

Amsterdam fall 2003

Updated: Aug 02, 2005 8:02am PST

50th High School Reunion :

50th High School Reunion

Updated: Aug 02, 2005 7:36am PST

Department Retreat 2004 :

Department Retreat 2004

Updated: Aug 01, 2005 10:26pm PST

Alice's Retirement :

Alice's Retirement

Updated: Aug 01, 2005 9:52pm PST

Rome :

Rome

Updated: Jul 29, 2005 11:22pm PST

Florence Pisa :

Florence Pisa

Updated: Jul 29, 2005 10:52pm PST

70th Birthday Celebration :

70th Birthday Celebration

Updated: Jul 26, 2005 1:32pm PST

2005 Stealth/3000 National Gathering :

2005 Stealth/3000 National Gathering

Updated: Jul 23, 2005 7:20pm PST

Photo :

Photo

Updated: Jul 14, 2005 12:20pm PST

Barcelona : Barcelona was our embarkation port for our Southern Europe Cruise in 2005. Next to Amsterdam we have found Barcelona to be the most fun. We were able to stay right on Las Ramblas. We dined at the 4 Gats, Picasso's favorite restaurant. One of his paintings has the 4 Gats theme. With Pat and Ron Walters, we did a flemenco show, visited various sights. At the 4 Cats a guest, an unfamilar Jose Peres, literally gave Bob the shirt off his back.

Barcelona

Barcelona was our embarkation port for our Southern Europe Cruise in 2 ...

Updated: Jul 12, 2005 8:33pm PST

Seville :

Seville

Updated: Jul 11, 2005 7:08pm PST

Spain days 1-4 :

Spain days 1-4

Updated: Jul 11, 2005 4:31pm PST

Spain Potpourri :

Spain Potpourri

Updated: Jul 11, 2005 3:40pm PST

Amalfi Coast :

Amalfi Coast

Updated: Jul 11, 2005 3:17pm PST