D-TOR

Hi everyone - First, I want to thank Marilyn for this site. I haven't been very active contributing (yet), but I am on here reading every week, and I think it's great. It's a fantastic way to share old memories (and photos) as well as current news. My brother Tag has recently started converting some of our family's old home movies to digital format, so I'm going to see if we can track down some of the verrrry old movies from Joan's family gatherings that my dad took when we were just kids. I'll try to post some mpeg movies or links if we are successful.

Some of you may know that the band that Ricky and I have (D-TOR) has taken the past several months off. I wanted to let everyone know that we are dusting off the instruments to help a local charity. A good friend of mine is very involved in The Wish Project and my bandmates were gracious enough to agree to help them at their annual fundraiser. So come on out and have some good food, good laughs, and good music for a good cause. Tony V is the guy on the boston.com TV commercial
shoveling a parking space that he gives to someone else ("Cut it haahd - watch ya bumpah") - and they say he's hilarious.

http://www.boston.com/marketing/forlocals/public.html
http://www.lowellwishproject.org/urgentwishes.html
http://www.d-torband.com/
- Doug

CUTIES

This is a picture that Donna found (thanks Donna!). So, we think that it is Nana, her sister, Clara and then in front, Kay, Frank, Theresa? Anybody?
Hope all is well,
Marilyn

Looking for Pictures

Hi Everyone!
My Mom got a call from her cousin Cheryl the other day and she is looking for any photos of her mother, Aunt Clara, and her grandmother, Theresa Bell. (Nana's mom). If you have access to any of these, please give my Mom a call at 978-256-2861.
Muchas Gracias,
Love,
Marilyn

Rick and his Dad

rick & laurie sleeper said

Hi Everyone,
The update on Mandi's surgery is that she's doing pretty well, but still in alot of pain. She has to wear an external rotation brace for another 5 weeks, so obviously her activities are limited including driving. She has been going to work as much as possible. She works with Laurie so that works out good. She was able to take 5 weeks off from school without getting behind at all.
Well I know that you all know that my father left the family 30 years ago and the last time I saw him was about 19 years ago, but I had this feeling or urge(whatever you want to call it)to get in touch with him somehow. I called my Aunt Barbara(his sister)and got his phone number.We talked for a while and he came to my house the Sunday before Easter. It went very well and I'm hoping to continue a relationship with him. It's not easy to forgive him for what he did, but he is my father and we're not getting any younger.

Rick