Greeting Loyal Airmen.  First up, I want to thank all of you who wrote concerning my Father's Day entry last week.  It seems like the theme of Dads & Cowboys was a very familiar one with many of you and some of your stories and comments were marvelous and touching. Thanks so very much.  This week we are going to be talking again on our favorite topic, family, in a rather special way.

But before we do that, we have to report that the Sanford Maine Stage Theater's new production of our play, Where Love Takes You had to be postponed.  Our directors simply could not fill the large cast required in time to put on the show for their targeted July dates.  So they are going to reshuffle their schedule and do a series of smaller shows and come September, revisit the situation.  Hopefully by then they will have made numerous connections with various acting groups in the area and the casting will not be a problem.  It was disappointing news, but again, only a bump in the road.  As the pros say, the Show must go on!!

                     
                                    Our Cousin Ada
Coming from a huge French Canadian clan, we grew up with literally dozens of cousins on both sides of my family. Our Mom was one of ten kids and so you can imagine the number of children born to my generation. One such was my cousin, Elaine.  Only a year younger than the Air Chief, Elaine and we older cousins grew up together.  After high school, she joined the Air Force to see the world.  There she met a civilian contractor named Dennis and fell in love.  They had several children, the oldest a daughter named Karen.  Karen grew up, married and gave them a sweet granddaughter named Ada.  Tomorrow, Ada will appear as one of the children of the main cast in the new Adam Sandler comedy, GROWN UPS.  Mom had told us all this months before we ran into Cousin Elaine a few months ago at a local restaurant.  When we told her we'd heard about her granddaughter's movie, she reached into her purse and whipped out the postcard you see above.  Talk about one proud grandmother.   So, tomorrow morning, Val and the Air Chief are picking up Mom at her home and driving to the cineplex to watch and cheer on our cousin Ada.  We now have a movie star in the family.  That is just so cool.

                
                           PROF. I.V. FROST  & JEAN MORAY
On the creative front, we've been busy knocking out a second Frost comic script for Moonstone.  In fact today we learned that our first 12 pg. Frost adventure, art by the talented Jake Minor (that's his work above) will be the back up feature in Moonstone's new Secret Agent X title.  The Air Chief will keep you posted when the title is solicited.  Writing this little known pulp hero has proven to be a real treat and we are having fun chronicling his new adventures with his lovely and brilliant assistant, Miss Jean Moray.

Lastly, after much procrastination, we have indeed begun writing a new Captain Hazzard novel.  When finished this will be the fifth in the series.  If we've already announced this, please forgive the Air Chief.  So many things are happening all at the same time, it's easy to forget an item or two.  Ha.  Speaking of which, as yet still no takers on the house, but we remain optimistic.  We opened our in-ground pool this morning and all the real estate people who have seen the property agree that pool is a major asset.  We tend to go along with that, especially for a family with young children.  All our kids and grand kids learned to swim in that pool.  Like the house, it contains lots of great memories. 

There you have it for another week, Loyal Airmen.  Thanks ever for dropping by and we'll see you next week.
Ron – Over & Out!