STEVE & DON'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

Brothers, Don & Steve returned "home" for a visit with

family, & for Steve to re-unite with his old rock bank

& perform for the first time in 30 years.

First, we all went to the beach. . .

even though it poured down rain the whole time

While there, we rescued to young ladies from being

washed away in the downpour

They were brave enough to join us under the

shelter of my beach tent.

We literally owned the whole beach!

(except for the part that the two young ladies claimed)

On the way home from the beach,

We all stopped by the home of Kelly & Alejandro

Then, we all converged on my home computer

to diagnose a problem caused by operator error . . .Me!

Several days & $150 dollars later, it was good as new!

Don & Tyler watched drag racing on ESPN2

When it wasn't Don's turn at computer diagnosing

FANTASY. . .30 years ago

Then, we all went & watched "FANTASY" . .

performing at "Doc's Bar & Grill",

across the street from the S.C. statehouse.

Left-to-right are: Mike Barber (Vocals/rhythm/lead guitar),

Rick Strickland (Vocals/Bass guitar), Steve Moore (Drums),

& our hero. . .Brother Steve (B/u vocals/rhythm/lead guitar)

Rick Strickland cuts loose during "Goodbye to Jane",
(Brother Steve is also "cutting loose". . . very privately)

We all came along for moral support

Then, We baby-sat Nicolas so Kelly & Alejandro
could take in a movie in Columbia. We took

Nicolas to see Great-grandmom & Great-grand dad

Don seems to be worn slap out, just by observing Nicolas

Great-grandmom wins his trust

We all ate dinner at bob & Yvonne's

(picture above is a pan-o-rama)

And of course, we all ate at the Fort Jackson

Officer's club on the Sunday before the reunion ended

For the first time since 1965. . .we share the back seat of Mom & Dad's Car.

It always seemed bigger when we were kids.

rhinoplasty

MEXICO . . . That's where mommy & daddy went for a much-needed diversion, rest & relaxation. We grandparents got to share Cort during their absence. What follows is from our perspective. . .

Granddaddy adjusted the swing so it swings higher.

Cort noticed the difference & approved.

Cort helped Grandmommy to fill up the pool

Cort needed no help filling other things

Grandmommy "cools her jets"

Cort discovers the fan in the garage

it blows his mind

Barkley shows Cort how the cats get into the garage

the coast is clear

Cort has a variety of toys to test-drive

decisions . . . decisions

Cort takes one out to see how she performs on the open road

(the toy. . .not grandmommy)

On the road-trip to Great-grandmommy's (a.k.a. Gee Gee). .

Cort hears someone knocking

rather, some thing knocking

Cort helps Gee Gee put brass forks & spoons on the correct hooks