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To: Susie924 who wrote (1573)	9/4/1999 10:03:00 PM
From: FREAKAZOID	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 2380

Hey Gang, Sorry for the delay on the report, but Vision21 finally left my house after an extended "recovery" period. I am sure I speak for us all when I say V21 is a party animal. The weekend was great for me and I hope you all enjoyed a taste of the southern "good ol' boys". Yes Nascar is the biggest spectator sport in America and over 20 kegs of beer were consumed in our seating section (mainly by V21) earning us the brass mug. This brass mug is a coveted prize usually won by the beer swilling Okies that frequent such events. I do salute Jenny8675309 (aka suzie924) for going inverted on the keg early on. Ok on to the news of the entir excursion or should I say sojurn. The happy Hour started off in the small town of Little Rock Arkansas, where we waited for Vision21 to get off of work. It was nearly 3:30pm on Friday before he was finished with his work, but that didn't slow down boyd. Boyd found some areosal cans by the job site and got a jump start on the HH. Topfuel, the Nascar fanatic decided to meet us at the race, he was busy checking out the cars and wiffing the exhaust fumes from the cars (I told you guys he was the real freak). Our good and long absent friend sammy decided to join us again, she is still upset about the "brookside bike" story from a few weeks back. Sammy held her own with the keggers, but like Jenny had too much too soon. Barney showed up also but skipped out early to talk to one of the "winners circle" girls. As we watched the cars go around in circles some interesting things happened in the stands. A guy from Missasuki (Mississappi for you East coast people) decided he didn't like the way Boyd was looking at his Girl Friend/Daughter, Vision21 dissolved the situation quickly by commenting on her wonderful bridge work. We did get into a little scuffle late in the race when Topfuel said Dale earnheardt didnt have a chance to win another race all season, apparently some one behind him heard this and threw a full beer at him, luckily it missed him , Vision21 picked it up and said "thanks for the beer bro". The grand finnally came when the race was over. It was the moment most of us had waited for since we got there, most of us had no idea or even a care who won, we just wanted our brass mug. A small ceremony was held in the middle of the track for us, Jenny and sammy had to be carried out there for the award. Vision21 put an exclamation on the award by beer bonging a six pack for the crowd. As we all made our way from the track V21 was signing autographs and getting phone numbers. All in All is was a great Happy Hour, I have to tell you though...I hope this is the last Nascar race I ever see, it even took awhile for me to even look at another car. I would like to thank all those who came to this Happy Hour. I hope to see you all at the next one. ahhh freak out!!

To: Susie924 who wrote (1573)	9/5/1999 1:31:00 PM
From: chapin	Respond to of 2380

Damn SUSIE this is the only "RED HEAD" I can think of! Red-headed Woodpecker "Knock, knock, who?s there?" The red-headed woodpecker. Listen for their loud call, "kweeer." Often you?ll hear the soft knocking sound of this bird as it drills holes in trees in search of insects. Woodpeckers all have incredibly long tongues with a bristly tip that helps them probe holes for insects. What most people don?t know is, that this woodpecker with the bright red head also eats fruits and nuts and catches flies in flight. If you look carefully, you might even find their strange stashes of food--dead grasshoppers stuffed into crevices on fence posts or nuts hidden in knotholes in the side of a house, barn, or other building. Wisconsin has many types of woodpeckers and other tree-climbers which means you?ll have to look closely to identify this bird. The red head is a giveaway. Look for the head first and be sure it is all red, right down to the neck. Other woodpeckers have red on their heads, but not this much. The red-headed woodpecker?s body is black along the back of the shoulders and tips of the wings and tail. The lower wings and rump and entire belly are white. Other woodpeckers have black and white bodies, but their color is a dotted or striped pattern. Red-heads, like most woodpeckers, also have four toes that grip with two in the front and two in the back, making an "X" shape when gripping to the bark on the side of a tree. Their tails also help them keep balance as they hammer on the trees. Look for a woodpecker that measures about 7-10 inches long. Woodpeckers like to fly alone or in small flocks and fly in a wavy pattern winging up and gliding down. Red-headed woodpeckers live in the eastern 2/3 of the lower 48 states in open woods, groves, and swamps with dead trees. Back to the Forest Poster II Back to Critter Corner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Earth \| Nature Notes \| Get a Job \| Cool Stuff \| Riddler \| DNR Home EVIL }:)