63rd CUSTER WELLNESS CHECKUP

APPOINTMENT DETAILS:

Saturday, September 20, 2025, 11:00 AM  

Machine Shed, Pewaukee

Fasting not mandatory 

Lunch at NOON

Post-appointment activities include relaxation, a stress-free (HA!) game, and CAKE

As we’ve all hit our 80s (maybe they’ve hit us), it’s time to gather to discuss and commiserate about our various ailments, medications, body replacement parts, and general health. Mark the date on several calendars, and watch for a further email sometime in June for more details. Until then, take care of yourselves, follow doctors’ orders, remember to take your meds, and BE CAREFUL DOING ANYTHING!!

With sincere wishes for good health,

THE CUSTER REUNION COMMITTEE

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Brazil is a unique element in South America and Ana Carolina is sort of like a Brazilian Edith Piaf/Billie Holiday.  She has a unique voice, especially given the sounds of Portuguese, combining with Tony for something terribly alluring!

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Remember those high school parties we had in kids’ basements?  I’m not sure we’d call what we did was dancing, more like waddling in place than an actual dance … but it was cuddly!  In this video of Carly Simon performing aboard the Queen Mary 2, you’ll notice the real dancing, particularly you’ll catch flashes of a couple with the guy in a tux and the lady in a red gown … now they are legitimate ballroom dancers.  I’d kill to be able to glide around a dancefloor with their grace and coordination.  (Not sure what Carly is doing with her arms, maybe trying flight?)

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This one is for Jeri Gregorius, Bill’s wife, Bill Nelson, John Gilbert, Pattie and other Country Western fans.  Talk about taking a Hoagy Carmichael song from 1927 and making it one of his own, Willie has done it all.  (A side note: while at Atari in the early ‘80’s we were dealing with a lot of celebrities with game tie-ins like Spielberg and ET.  Willie was performing nearby and for some reason my boss had a meeting with Willie in his luxurious trailer.  He said the pot smoke was so thick you could hardly see across the room!  If you’ve ever seen Willie, there’s a good chance he was feeling no pain.  At 91 he is out here in California right now performing as we speak!)

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Here's one more Tony duet with a guy who is an up and comer, maybe a future star in the making.  He’s a foreigner, has a passable voice, needs to learn to modulate his voice and maybe project a little better.  Seriously, it is interesting to watch Tony and Andrea perform.  It feels like Andrea is keeping half of his voice in reserve so as not to overwhelm Tony’s raspy/breathy style. (Nice little bungalow, huh?)

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Now this next one is exclusively for Karsten.  It’s a modern day Oktoberfest group performing an old traditional German folk song where the guys are trying to hook up with the young ladies around the maypole … and it’s not terribly subtle (“ … show me a little bit more”).  This is a flashmob scene in a Munich shopping mall not far from the Oktoberfest grounds, which some of us have staggered through at one point in time or another.