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Title: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Ripsnort on July 19, 2009, 10:43:44 AM: I thought I'd share this with some friends here on AH OT:

I grew up on a 160 acre farm in Minnesota from 1967 until 1978 (with a 2 year stint in NJ from '72-'74). The Walstads were our "neighbors" that lived about a 1/4 mile away, on their own 60 acre tract.

Desiree, Denise, Monica and Mike (aka "Butch") were the kids. My two sisters and I , along with the Walstad kids were best friends. When I was 15, the Walstad family moved to WA state, and I've seen the girls once, back in 1980, a year after I moved out to WA state.

Butch and I used to do alot of camping on our properties, setting trap lines for wild mink, fox, and Muskrat, then skin, tan and sell them to a local feed store. We had "BB gun wars" with some other neighbor boys who shared a property line with the Walstads. Good times growing up. I should have hooked up with Mike and the girls sooner, I have no excuse except they live 2 hours North of here.

Last night after 33 years, (I saw him last when I was 16) I finally got to see Butch again at his place in Snohomish, WA.

We "recreated" the picture snapped of us in 1969 in front of our barn, posing with my Dad's boat. We didn't have the boat prop, so we used his tree cutting service truck.:
(http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL767/2726312/22308614/369919498.jpg)
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Shifty on July 19, 2009, 10:52:54 AM: LOL. :aok
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Masherbrum on July 19, 2009, 11:05:27 AM: :rock
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: oakranger on July 19, 2009, 11:25:00 AM: thats cool. :aok
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Getback on July 19, 2009, 11:30:28 AM: With a name like Walstad he would have to come from Minnesota. I'll bet the original spelling was Valstad. Darn census.

So, who has the most hair these days. Which one is you?

BTW you both look better than me and I think that is just awesome! :salute
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Rich46yo on July 19, 2009, 12:39:38 PM: Oustanding. A great story. :salute
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Reschke on July 19, 2009, 02:40:02 PM: Rip is the one on the right I bet.
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: JB88 on July 19, 2009, 03:44:04 PM: where's the flood?

:cool:

great recreation.

good times...

:aok
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Kermit de frog on July 19, 2009, 04:14:32 PM: This is simply hilarious and awesome.
Here's to good times never ending.
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Hajo on July 20, 2009, 05:47:37 AM: Ripperrrrrrrrr great memories and thoughts are pricelss. And when you are able to relive and discuss them with a friend of many years ago....yes pricless.

Hajo
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: soda72 on July 20, 2009, 08:27:22 AM: Need more hair ..

:)
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Ripsnort on July 20, 2009, 11:39:33 AM: Quote from: soda72 on July 20, 2009, 08:27:22 AM
Need more hair ..

:)
Hair is overrated. Those who have it, haven't worn it off on the headboard of their beds! :devil

Thks for the replies, guys. :)
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: SEraider on July 20, 2009, 12:01:58 PM: Seeing this gives me nostalgia.

I wish my childhood friend did not decide to forget about us. If I knew his wherabouts I would try to get a hold of him. Sad.
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Shuffler on July 20, 2009, 12:26:03 PM: Too funny how he hiked up his jeans so he resembled his early pic. Glad yall could hook up. Old friends never forgotten!
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Grayeagle on July 20, 2009, 07:23:12 PM: Is that the same hat?

LOL, thanks for sharin Rip :)

Bein an air force brat, then in the USAF, then movin all over hellangone, there are friends all over that I have lost touch with over the decades that I would love to hook up with again.

I miss them all.

-GE (love that some still show up here now an then)
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: Ripsnort on July 20, 2009, 07:43:23 PM: No, not the same hat. Someone grabbed one out of Butch's house. Great thinking, as the glare from teh sun and the top of my head might have overexposed the shot! :)
Title: Re: My childhood friend from the late 60's
Post by: JB88 on July 21, 2009, 12:43:10 AM: Quote from: Ripsnort on July 20, 2009, 11:39:33 AM
Hair is overrated. Those who have it, haven't worn it off on the headboard of their beds! :devil

Thks for the replies, guys. :)

i once commented to my father that i had more hair on my chest than him.

his reply?

"son. it takes a man to grow hair on his chest, but a hell of a man to keep it rubbed off."