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| III'm baaack!!! | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 03:51 am |
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Tony Provencher Administrator 
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I have been away on vacation in France for the last couple of weeks. My wife , Judy, and I got home from vacation Monday night and went right back to work the next morning. We're still jet-lagged, and it's still raining, as it did for most of our vacation, but we have sorted and collected our vacation pictures into an on-line album on  Shutterfly . Hope you enjoy them.We were accompanied, as always, by my father. My sister, Betty, came along for for the first three days in Paris, and the last three days in Normandy. In between she visited a friend in Provence. We had also invited my stepdaughter, Jessie, and her fiancé, Bobby, as well as our friend, Father Mark, who was able to come along for the first week. The upshot of this is that I felt compelled to act as tour guide. It felt like work, but it was rewarding to be able to share with them my home town and my Normandie. We were scheduled to visit our ezFolk friend, Christian Larousserie, (Chris Pearline,) and his family on our last weekend, but were unable to because of a rail strike. He and his wife had spent much time in preparation, and we were all deeply disappointed. We have resolved to try again in two years when we return to France, if Christian doesn't visit the States before that. Last edited on Mon Jun 5th, 2006 04:11 am by Tony Provencher ____________________  My ezFolk Page My Other Websites
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| Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 08:36 am |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Hey Tony, Great pics! I watched the whole slideshow just now. What a beautiful place. You're quite the photographer of course. I didn't realize you had gone to France and wondered where you had gotten to. Glad to have you back in the land of the ezFolkies! 
____________________ Richard Hefner MP3 Page: http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/richardhefner Running Blog: http://old-runner.com |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 12:55 pm |
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James Connolly Approved 
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Hey Antoine, great Slideshow  Feels like I've been there  Thanks for sharing and welcome back  JamC 
____________________ James (Seamus) Connolly http://ezfolk.com/audio/jamesconnolly http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/422/popmp3.php http://www.myspace.com/celticseamus |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 04:43 pm |
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Charlie Approved 
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WOW Tony what a trip you took and what great pictures and I know you must have really enjoyed it. We were wondering where you were and I guessed you were on vacation Good to have you back, always enjoy your comments and your music Charlie
____________________ Yesterdays Tomorrow is Today http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/charlesculbertson |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 5th, 2006 07:07 pm |
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banjo brad Super Moderator 
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Tony- Welcome back - great pictures! Thanks for the look at the American Cemetary and the beachhead - and so close to the day of rememberance! Something we all should take a moment to think about. Brad
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 09:05 am |
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AmyDK Approved
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Hey Tony - Welcome back! Your pictures are great! And how good of you to get them up so quickly. I'm still sorting through mine - since I took almost 800  , it'll take a while to whittle it down to a reasonable number to share with others.Glad to hear from you, my friend! Sorry you didn't get to see Chris. We'll just have to get him to the states then!  Amy
____________________ Amy's ezFolk page Amy on MySpace My Website |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 09:56 pm |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Lest we not forget - Today is 06/06/2006, 62 years to the day of D-Day, 6 June, 1944. The Normandy (sorry, Tony) pictures should be a reminder! 
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 6th, 2006 11:13 pm |
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Tony Provencher Administrator
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No Apology necessary, Brad. I found a small handful of photos from previous visits to Normandy that I think are also appropriate in remembering D-Day.
Last edited on Tue Jun 6th, 2006 11:16 pm by Tony Provencher ____________________ My ezFolk Page My Other Websites
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| Posted: Wed Jun 7th, 2006 01:52 am |
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banjo brad Super Moderator
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Tony- Thank you! And, especially, your father! Fred Bradbury, who proudly displays a poppy on his lapel every Memorial Day and got tears in his eyes and a lump in his throat looking at the slide show.
____________________ ezFolk Help Brad Prickly Pear Music Banjo Brad's ezFolk page TOTMC |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 7th, 2006 02:07 am |
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Charlie Approved
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Yes Tony, I wondered if your father was there and Brad said it so good, We thank you so much for sharing the wonderful pictures and god bless your father Charlie
____________________ Yesterdays Tomorrow is Today http://www.ezfolk.com/audio/charlesculbertson |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 9th, 2006 12:39 am |
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madog99 Approved 
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Thanks for the pics Tony , my father was also there that day , at Juno with the canadians. He never spoke about to me even though I asked many times , except once , late in his life. John
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| Posted: Fri Jun 9th, 2006 01:45 am |
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Tony Provencher Administrator
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Hi, John, Unsung Hero My mother did most of the talking. She lived through the fear and humiliation of the German occupation, the terror of the allied bombing and strafing of Normandy, and the joy and relief at being liberated. Last edited on Fri Jun 9th, 2006 01:47 am by Tony Provencher ____________________ My ezFolk Page My Other Websites
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| Posted: Fri Jun 9th, 2006 02:20 pm |
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AmyDK Approved
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Tony - Your song is beautiful. I look forward to hearing it when you can get it recorded. This thread has made me think a lot about my father, who passed away in 1997. He rarely talked about the war - only a few times in my whole adult life, once when he was dying. He has a number of medals that he never showed us until one day when he opened up slightly about it. He was also there on D-Day +1 - I believe Omaha Beach as well. My mother said he came back a different person, but he wouldn't talk about it. He would get together with his war buddies in the early years, but wouldn't discuss it with her. He never really did with any of us. Your words make me think about how many things I would have liked to have known about my father in regards to his experience in the war, as well as other experiences in his life - things I'll never have a chance to ask him. Thanks, friend, for sharing it. Amy (By the way, did I tell you that your pictures are wonderful?) Last edited on Fri Jun 9th, 2006 02:35 pm by AmyDK ____________________ Amy's ezFolk page Amy on MySpace My Website |
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