[Dixielandjazz] Free Drinks

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Tom,

My Dad came from Oklahoma.  In fact, his sister's name was Lahoma.

When I was a little kid, my dad always told me that I was half Oakie.

One day in Kindergarten, when the teacher was asking all the kids what
nationality they were, my mom told me that I came home crying because the
teacher said that I couldn't be "half Oakie."

Bob
robert at ringwald.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TCASHWIGG at aol.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Free Drinks


> In a message dated 5/11/04 9:41:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> robert at ringwald.com writes:
>
> >
> >
> > Allan,
> >
> > We always say that Southern California, Hollywood specifically, is like
a
> > giant bowl of granola--What isn't fruits &nuts, are flakes...
> >
> > Bob
> > robert at ringwald.com
> > Placerville, CA  USA
> > See: http://www.ringwald.com
> >
> >
> >
> > We must however keep in mind that History tells us that they were ALL
> Transplanted here from Back East and the Mid- West,  it used to be only
Native
> American Indians and Mexicans, then came those danged settlers, next thing
you know
> every Oakie and Hillbilly in the MId-west moved here.  (Strange thinking
folks
> that talked Funny too).
>
> They say they came here looking for opportunity, but it is more than
likely
> that they were run out of town on a rail for being fruits, nuts or flakes.
:)
>
> They told us Californians they were from AMUURIKA, :)
>
> Even though I am a native son, I came from those folks, My Mother was from
> Oklahoma and my Father from Texas.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom-bob Wiggins
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