Author Archives: Bobo

1811 Stearley Heights, Okinawa

Posted on 15/07/2013 by Bobo

We moved to Okinawa in May 1953.  Dear Ole Dad was assigned to Kadena AFB in May of 1952, but there was no base housing at the time – so we had to wait a year before we could join … Continue reading →

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“How Hard Can it Be?”

Posted on 15/07/2013 by Bobo

This was a campaign slogan of Kinky Friedman when he ran for governor of Texas a few years back – “How hard can it be?” Although I hadn’t quite thought about it in this vain; this has more or less … Continue reading →

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Watching Dear Ole Dad Solo…

Posted on 13/07/2013 by Bobo

I remember watching my dad “solo” at Kadena, Okinawa.  This, in itself, isn’t all that big of a deal – except Dear Ole Dad was a Commissary Officer. The houses at Kadena, were made of cinder block.   In those … Continue reading →

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Re-elect Jimmy…

Posted on 10/07/2013 by Bobo

I was at an embassy party in Canberra, Australia the Fall of 1980.  It was just before the presidential election.  As I was talking with a military member of the embassy staff the ambassador’s wife walked up.  Of course all … Continue reading →

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Heading Uptown…

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Bobo

I am heading uptown here, to have the guys at the body shop put ‘clearcoat’ on the (redwood) strip canoe I just finished… The canoe is 19′ long…  

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The Beer Bottle Cap Distributor, Evening Shift

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Bobo

I befriended Louise when I began looking for an airline “interview suit.”  For whatever reason, there was an instant connection between us – a connection, and friendship that remains today. After her job at the clothes store, she took a … Continue reading →

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Fallback as a French Hooker

Posted on 09/07/2013 by Bobo

When we showed up in France, in October 1962, I was issued a French ID card.                       When unfolded it is about 35 inches in length.  There are several pages … Continue reading →

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Churchkeys, and Pull Tops

Posted on 07/07/2013 by Bobo

We lived on Floridastrasse in Wiesbaden (’63-’64).  Dear Ole Dad was the Commissary Officer at the time.  In this capacity he had the “inside track” to all the new foodstuffs and so forth. One day someone brought a case of … Continue reading →

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The Boonies Might Catch Fire

Posted on 07/07/2013 by Bobo

Who knows how, or why I came up with the question but I remember asking my parents one morning, “If there is tar on a telephone pole, can it burn?”  Simple enough question, I suppose. Mom or Dad told me … Continue reading →

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Advocacy: Congressional Commemorative Military Brat Lapel Pin

Posted on 05/07/2013 by Bobo

(This is the “talking paper” I will use this afternoon with my meeting with the staff of US Representative Marcy Kaptur, D/OH.) Bob Holliker: –  Retired Air force Lt. Colonel (1968 – 1988) –  Former Air Force “Brat” (1950 – … Continue reading →

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