http://whippleworld.com Fri, 11 May 2012 15:49:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Russell’s Books http://whippleworld.com/2012/05/11/russells-books/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/05/11/russells-books/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:47:06 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16244 Some surprising books ressell wrote!

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/05/11/russells-books/feed/ 0 Entering a Rainbow http://whippleworld.com/2012/05/10/entering-a-rainbow/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/05/10/entering-a-rainbow/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 00:50:57 +0000 Charlie Whipple http://whippleworld.com/?p=16242 Once,
Many years ago one sunny day far out at sea
Our ship on course for a distant Asian land
A rain squall dark, foreboding lay dead ahead
And there appeared a mighty rainbow
At least a hundred stories high
A glowing band of reds, and greens, and golds
Its shimmering legs spread seductively
A mile apart dancing on the waves
A celestial gateway to paradise?
Hooray! we thought with glee
We are going to sail right under this colored span
And see what it looks like beneath
And perhaps t’other side
But alas! The closer we came the more it shrank
Till it was barely large enough to pass on through
Then, as the ship’s bow nosed into it
It became a luminated cloud of sparkling gems
A brilliant trove spilled from some pirate’s swag
Of diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, topaz
But these precious stones were water droplets all
Then it was gone and we sailed on.
That was many years ago.
Now I am landlocked far from shore,
But the memory never dims
Of the bright sunny day far out at sea
When my shipmates and me
Sailed into a rainbow
While we were bound for Singapore.

by Charlie Whipple

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/05/10/entering-a-rainbow/feed/ 1 Cousin Clara’s letter from 1931 http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/16/aunt-claras-letter-from-1931/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/16/aunt-claras-letter-from-1931/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:54:33 +0000 John http://whippleworld.com/?p=16237 My good friend Pam Maltsberger is helping research our family history. She took this letter written to Sabra which was in longhand and nearly impossible to read and transcribed it into a Word document. Thanks Pam!!

For any who don’t know, Sabra and Orva are my Dad’s paternal Grandparents. This starts as a condolence letter after Orva’s death. The house Clara compliments is the house at 505 Rigsby in San Antonio which was the hub of our part of the Whipple family up until 1962. In ’62 my grandparents, who the house had passed down to, sold it and moved the hub to New Braunfels above the island.

I find the letter very fascinating. Hope you do, too. You’ll read how she’s asking for Raymond to come visit her. I know that Granny, Grandad, Ray and Bill took a trip to visit Clara at her house in Philadelphia, I think in the mid-50′s around the time I was born, and it was a wonderful thing for all of them. We can visit Cousin Clara through her letter.

TRANSCRIPTION OF LETTER

FROM: MRS. JOHN G. MCGUIGAN (?)
6018 DREXEL RD. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

TO: MRS. SABRA WHIPPLE
505 RIGSBY AVE. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

WRITTEN: DECEMBER 3, 1931
POSTMARKED: DECEMBER 7, 1931

(WRITTEN ON STATIONERY FROM THE BELLEVUE STRATFORD HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA)

Dear cousin Sabra:

I have been planning to write you for cousin Ernest sent me word of Cousin Orva’s death. It was certainly hard on your to be away at the time and it is you who will feel the loneliness now. Didn’t you finally fix your house to rent part of it? Who was with Orva while you were away. Orva was such a gentleman. He was blessed in wife and children and I am so thankful the opportunity came for me to know you all. If my husband hadn’t seen the notice of the Federation meeting at San Antonio in the paper most likely I might never have known you only by letter. I had known a long time the Federation meeting was to be there but it never occurred to me I could go. When my husband found it was to be there he insisted upon me going if they made me a delegate. This they did. Of course they paid none of my expenses but I got reduced rates and planned my trip to see as many of my kin folks as possible. I live over and over the good times I had meeting and knowing my relatives many of whom I had never dreamed of ever seeing. Now when you write and tell me about anything it is all a vivid picture in my mind. I am glad Virginia is so happily married. She was a dear child. Tell me what Raymond is doing and please give me his address.

I have a cousin, a Hammond cousin, who is in Jacobsburg, Ohio. She graduated as a trained nurse here but finds she needs the High School education before some positions are open to her. So she is going to High School with the kids in Ohio expecting to get her diploma there in June. She isn’t young but her mother died when she was a baby and her step mother saw no necessity of an education. She motored up to Cleveland not long ago (she has a car) and she is liable to motor here some time on her trunk and many things are here. I have written her about Raymond and told her I wanted to know if she planned to motor out here any time for possibly Raymond could get away at the time and come with her. I should like to have him come to Phila and make us a visit and see our city etc. So please send me his address.

What is Virginia’s husband’s business? I wish Mary would look up her cousins in California. Clara and her family are nearly related on both sides. Her name was Whipple before marriage but now she is Mrs. Hardy Hutchinson 21 Lake View Ave, Piedmont, Cal. Clara is a lovely woman. She has a married son, a married daughter and an unmarried daughter. Piedmont is a suburb of Oakland.

I am wondering what you will do now. You have such a pretty house you will hate to give it up and yet you will not want to live alone. I sympathize much with you.

I am busy as usual with my various club activities etc. I have one little boy home. I help him evenings with his lessons. The other boy is at boarding school. Monday I spent the whole day in school with Frank to see how he was doing. Tues I went to a poetry class to which I belong and then to the Historical Society to work on supplemental claims papers of Colonial Dames. Wed I had to preside at the New Century Club in the absence of the President who was dining that day at the state capital with the Governor and his wife. I am first Vice President. I got along very well.

Today I went to the City Federation Meeting where the Presidents of various clubs meet once a month. Then to the Russian Tea Room for lunch as guest of a friend. 3 other guests were there. It was an interesting place. We tried Russian food which was right good. They use lots of cabbage and sour cream. This afternoon I played contract bridge at my club. I don’t know much about contract but find most of the other ladies are in the same boat so it will be a good time to learn. We have an expert to manage it and we will probably know something about it at the end of the season.

Tomorrow I shall be home and let the man go out. I shall make up a lot of sand tarts. I am glad you all like those I sent you.

I suppose our section of the country is not alone suffering from financial worries. The depression is dreadful here. 250 ooo people out of work, banks closing, all sorts of business failures, no one paying hardly. I never knew anyting like it. We are economizing in every possible way for we are practically living on cash my husband takes in from day to day. No interest, no rents, no standing bills can be collected now.
If your boys ever want to join the Sons of the Revolution or your girls the Daughters I can give them the necessary data. I will try and send out family record each time I write and if you get a blank book and copy them after awhile you will have a pretty full record.

It was such a joy to know you all. I wish you lived nearer so personal contact could come oftener than once or twice maybe in a life time.

We are having Friday a rainy day today and I wanted to sew on a new velvet eve gown I am having. That sounds extravagant and personally I think it was but my husband was to blame. I hadn’t had a new evening gown in several years so bought a pink satin – very reasonably which I thought would do but my husband’s heart was set on a velvet . Coming home from in town one day he informed me he had had a patient come into his office and pay a bill he never expected to collect with interest and he was going to buy that velvet dress. The silk store where it was bought has a new arrangement. They cut fit and baste for 3.50 a velvet dress so it is all ready for me to stitch. I suppose this is a new arrangement ot give people work. Anyhow it seems to be a very nice arrangement.

I will include the Bolles line in this letter. It is a very nice line. There have been many fine people of that name and there still are.

Bolles
I. Joseph Bolles b Feb 1608 d at Wells, Main in Fall of 1678
In Pope’s Pioneers of Maine we find Joseph Bolles, gentleman, Wills, testified before Maine court in 1640.
His land at Cape Porpoise, Me. Adjoined that of Morgan Howells in 1648.
He subscribed to oat of allegiance to the Mass. Government July 4, 1653. Was clerk of the writs. Sold land in 1659. Will dated Sep 18, probably Nov 29, 1678 legacy to wife Mary – son Thomas, Samuel and Joseph – daughter Frost, Becke, Locke, Chadbourne and Mercy Bolles.
The record of marriage license of Nicholas Frost to Mary Bollen of Mokleigh gent. Taken with foregoing statements and bequests of Morgan Howell may point to Monkleigh, Devonshire, Eng as home of this family, but references in article of Wm S. Appleton (Register 52 p. 185) to the will of John Bolles of Clerkenwell, Middlesex Co., England in 1665 bequeathing to my brother Joseph Bolles living in New England. Mr. Appleton connects them with the Bolles family of Osberton, Northamptonshire, Eng.

(Following written on stationery from William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh)

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Bolles continued
From New England Family History Vol 1, pp 90,91 Joseph Bolles was at Winter Harbor, Maine in 1640. Moved to Wells, Me. Was town clerk 1654-1664. Was Ensign 1653. He married Mary Howell daughter of Morgan Howell who owned land at Cape Porpoise, Me. Mary was born March, 1724

Howell
From Pope’s Pioneers of Maine p. 103
Morgan Howell, planter settled at Cape Porpoise. Had Lawsuit in court Mar 6, 1838-7. Bought 100 acres of alnd July 18, 1643. Took oat of allegiance to Mass. Government July 5, 1653 (Maine once belonged to Mass)
Will dated Nov 17, 1666 probated Apr 1, 1667 (From change of Old style to New Style). Bequests to Mrs. Mary Bolles & her children & Mary Frost son and Mary Frost Jr.
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The pedigree of John Boles in the male line is traceable to the time of the Conqueror. The name is on the Roll of Battle Abbey. They were an ancient family of the English gentry, Nottinghamshire. Joseph who emigrated to Maine previous to 1640 by death of his two elder brothers became heir to the famiy estates in England.

II. Thomas Bolles, oldest son, born Dec 1, 1644 moved to New London, Conn, married Zipporah Wheeler of Stonington Conn July 1, 1669 (Some authorities give her name as Mary but no one gives the names of her parents)
They had 3 children, Mary, Joseph, John. The two oldest children and the moter were murdered June 6, 1678 by John Stoddard who was tried by the Court of Assistants at Hartford, Conn, condemned to death and hung at Hartford oct 9, 1678.
He entered the house while the father was away and demanded food or something and when his demands were not immediately complied with seized an axe and killed the mother and two children. He apparently did not see the baby in the cradle and it escaped.

III. John Bolles born Aug 1677, died Jan 7, 1767 m 1st Sarah Edgecomb born July 3, 1689 dau of John Edgecomb. M 2nd (marriage published May 16, 1736. See Joshua Hempstead Diary p. 303) Elizabeth Wood b Nov 9, 1702 d. March 1, 1777 (New Lond Records Vol 2 page 5). Wood daughter of John Wood of Groton at her father’s house in Groton was marryed by me, Joshua Hempstead, Justice of the Peace.
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Wood and Chappell
Elizabeth Wood was daughter of John Wood and Mary Chappell b. Feb 14, 1668/9 Mary Chapell was daughter of William Chapell who died 1689 or 90 and wife Christian _____

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The only children of John Bolles and Eliabeth Wood of whom I now have a record are Zipporah Bolles born Oct 6, 1771 married Whipple (She must have been a grandchild) Christiana Bolles who married William Crouch
John Bolles had other children for Christiana Bolles was his twelfth child and the second child of his second wife Elizabeth. I knew a John Bolles, one of his descendants, but the only child I know the name of is Christiana who was name, you see after her grandmother, and my grandmother Christian, was named for her.

IV. Christiana Bolles born in New London Conn Mar 5, 1738 d. 1782 m. Feb 17, 1765 William Crouch b. Aug 3, 1739, d. _____ son of William Crouch b. May 25, 1707 d. _____ (I do not know who Freelove Colver was and know nothing of the Crouch line back of this William) Christiana died in child bed
They had children
William b. Nov 7, 1770 d. Oct. 1840
John b. about 1780
Jabez
And perhaps others

V. William Crouch b. Nov 7, 1770 d. Oct 1840 m. about 1791 Content Watrous (Watehouse) b. Nov 15, 1769 d. Oct 4, 1853 dau of Timothy Waterhouse & Content Whipple
Children
1. William b. abt. 1792 d. _____ m. 1st Mary Watrous, m. 2nd Mary Kinsett
2. Content b. Oct 5, 1794 d. Apr 30, 1835 m. Sep 19, 1813 Noah Whipple
3. Timothy b. 1797 d. 1802
4. Christian b. Oct 21, 1799 d. July 5, 1884 m. 1st Daniel Whipple Sep 1, 1816 2nd Aug 16, 1835 Noah Whipple
5. Mary b. Apr 30, 1801 d. Sep 11, 1884 m. Sep 14, 1823 Silas Watrous
6. (number struck through and replaced with 9.) Hannah b. probably 1811 d. 1835 m. Aug 24, 1834 Joel Watrous
6. David b. June 7, 1806 d. _____ m. Jan 26, 1833 Elizabeth Whipple
7. Jabez b. Oct 7, 1807 d. July 7, 1887 m. Oct 9, 1821 Annie Crouch
8. Zachariah b. Oct 8, 1809 d. (July 7, 1887 m. Oct 9, 1831 Annie Crouch This information is struck through) d. Dec 27, 1888 m. April 29, 1834 Delight Watrous
10. Esther b. May 18, 1812 d. Oct 27, 1898 m. 1st Aug 16, 1840 Henry Rogers md Dec 1, 1858 Robert Watrous

VI Content Crouch b. Oct 5, 1784 d. Apr 30, 1835 m. Sep 19, 1813 Noah Whipple b. Apr 6, 1792 d. Oct 25, 1871 son of Samuel Whipple & Hepzibah Gates
Children
1. Content b. Oct 20, 1814 d. 1879 m. Aug 24, 1834 Ori Chapman
2. Noah b. Jan 21, 1815 d. Sep 23, 1881 m. Mar 11, 1838 Fanny Watrous
3. Samuel Gates b. Feb 1, 1817 d. Feb 15, 1904 m. Mar 11, 1838 Elizabeth Watrous
4. Amos b. Aug 12, 1818 d. Aug 7, 1894 m. Nov 24, 1839 Sally Whipple
5. William b. Oct 3, 1819 d. Oct 31, 1906 m. Nov 24, 1840 Hannah Cordelia Geer
Twins { 6. Lucy b. Nov 24, 1820 d. Apr 13, 1894 m. Apr 10, 1842 Jonathan Whipple
{ 7. John Bolles b. Nov 26, 1820 d. Feb 14, 1870 m. June 12, 1842 Mary Whipple
8. Phoebe b. Aug 8, 1822 d. Dec 9, 1850 m. Aug 3, 1845 Daniel Watrous
9. Hepzibah b. Dec 16, 1823 d. Dec 27, 1907 m. July 19, 1846 Nathan Chapman (2nd wife)
10. Cyrus Field b. March 5, 1825 d. June 22, 1911 m. 1st Apr 5, 1846 Delight Whipple 2nd Feb 23, 1871 Louisett Rich
11. Betsie b. Oct 28, 1826 d. Jan 10, 1902 m. 1st Apr 19, 1845 Timothy Crouch 2nd Ichabod Davis
12. Joseph Francis b. Jan 13, 1828 d. Sep 6, 1864 during war at Little Rock Ark.
13. David b. July 8, 1829 d. Jan 29, 1912 m. 1st Lydia Douglass 2nd Oct 17, 1885 Jessie Scott
14. Esther b. Sep 16, 1830 d. Aug 14, 1905 m. 1st Elijah Fitch 2nd Ezra Carpenter
15. Zachariah b. Feb 2, 1832 d. Mar 26, 1917 m. May 20, 1856 Mary Crouch
16. Rebecca b. Sep 16, 1833 d. Sept 11, 1835
17. Silas b. Apr 29, 1835 d. April 28, 1836

VII William Whipple

VIII Orva Whipple

You have Uncle William’s and Orva’s records. (My grandmother was Christian Crouch sister of Content Crouch)
With love and deepest sympathy for you all – Cousin Clara

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/16/aunt-claras-letter-from-1931/feed/ 0 Trying to post to whippleworld like I use to do! http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/15/trying-to-post-to-whippleworld-like-i-use-to-do/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/15/trying-to-post-to-whippleworld-like-i-use-to-do/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:33:30 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16233 I have been thinking about those last few minutes of life. Many people seem to evaluate their last few minutes of life holds some clue as to where they are or have gone. They won’t be passing them in the hall, or hearing their voice on a telephone call “their last one they remember it as their last one.”
Is there a connection? When they cease to be. Will they always be listening for a clue. Will the information they are seeking come in a dream or precious state of special memory of truth and trust!

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/15/trying-to-post-to-whippleworld-like-i-use-to-do/feed/ 1 John Whipple Sr. at The Woodzie http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/03/john-whipple-sr-at-the-woodzie/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/03/john-whipple-sr-at-the-woodzie/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:38:43 +0000 John http://whippleworld.com/?p=16231 We’re going to have very special recognition of John Sr. this weekend, he’s 75 years old!! We’ll have some photographs and he’ll be telling stories… we’ll designate a group of tables with a sign and plan to start right around dark. If you’ll get to the Woodzie and start listening to music and having fun, we’ll direct you on what to do and where to be for the celebration for Dad. If you need to call me for specifics, my number is 210-722-6522.

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/04/03/john-whipple-sr-at-the-woodzie/feed/ 0 Happy 75th Birthday John Sr.! http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/26/happy-75th-birthday-john-sr/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/26/happy-75th-birthday-john-sr/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:51:08 +0000 John http://whippleworld.com/?p=16221 Here’s you in front of the San Antonio Public Library a few years ago

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/26/happy-75th-birthday-john-sr/feed/ 1 Let’s go see the drive-in tonight! http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/17/lets-go-see-the-drive-in-tonight/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/17/lets-go-see-the-drive-in-tonight/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2012 08:12:09 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16218

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/17/lets-go-see-the-drive-in-tonight/feed/ 0 Hylocerus? I thought they were Epiphyllum. But this is a great paper on Night Blooming Cereus. http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/16/hylocerus-i-thought-they-were-epiphyllum-but-this-is-a-great-paper-on-night-blooming-cereus/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/16/hylocerus-i-thought-they-were-epiphyllum-but-this-is-a-great-paper-on-night-blooming-cereus/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:57:37 +0000 Jimmie http://whippleworld.com/?p=16212

Read the whole thing here. It’s a downloadable pdf file. Night Blooming Cereus

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/16/hylocerus-i-thought-they-were-epiphyllum-but-this-is-a-great-paper-on-night-blooming-cereus/feed/ 1 Bill Bailey http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/03/bill-bailey/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/03/bill-bailey/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:36:11 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16205

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/03/03/bill-bailey/feed/ 0 Hattie Pullin history lesson http://whippleworld.com/2012/02/19/hattie-pullin-history-lesson/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/02/19/hattie-pullin-history-lesson/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:49:08 +0000 John http://whippleworld.com/?p=16199

This photo may have been from the day the recording was made. I was able to do some surgery on the old cassette tape and got the B side digitized and uploaded. This is my Dad’s maternal Grandmother being interviewed by her daughter Peggy, my grandmother, in about 1966. It’s an absolutely amazing recording that touches on brave Indian girls and South American gold mines.

SIDE B: www.whippleworld.com/audio/GrannyGray2.mp3

If you missed it from when I posted it before, here’s
SIDE A: www.whippleworld.com/audio/GrannyGray.mp3

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/02/19/hattie-pullin-history-lesson/feed/ 2 Did anyone attend TedXSanAntonio 2011? http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/19/did-anyone-attend-tedxsanantonio-2011/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/19/did-anyone-attend-tedxsanantonio-2011/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:51:54 +0000 Deirdre http://whippleworld.com/?p=16140

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/19/did-anyone-attend-tedxsanantonio-2011/feed/ 1 The Thinking Machine http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/09/the-thinking-machine/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/09/the-thinking-machine/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:13:52 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16126

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/09/the-thinking-machine/feed/ 0 Look’n for that British Ukulele sound! http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/07/lookn-for-that-british-ukulele-sound/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/07/lookn-for-that-british-ukulele-sound/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:10:06 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16118

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/07/lookn-for-that-british-ukulele-sound/feed/ 0 Get ready for some major changes in the next in your next year! http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/02/get-ready-for-some-major-changes-in-the-next-in-your-next-year/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/02/get-ready-for-some-major-changes-in-the-next-in-your-next-year/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:41:46 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16111

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/02/get-ready-for-some-major-changes-in-the-next-in-your-next-year/feed/ 0 Meet the New Year! http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/01/meet-the-new-year/ http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/01/meet-the-new-year/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:05:21 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16095

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2012/01/01/meet-the-new-year/feed/ 0 Forwarded by Texas Music Office, Governor’s Office http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/31/forwarded-by-texas-music-office-governors-office/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/31/forwarded-by-texas-music-office-governors-office/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:50:48 +0000 By Email http://whippleworld.com/?p=16088

This is a schedule for the 2012 Austin Songwriter Symposium Jan 5 – 8. Please go to www.austinsongwritersgroup.com for more info.

Thanks…. See you there!!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2011

3:00 REGISTRATION OPEN

SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCE

PICK UP SCHEDULE AND WRIST BANDS

SIGN UP FOR THE ONE ON ONE WITH THE PUBLISHER OF YOUR CHOICE

4:00 “The Art of Attending a Conference”

Paul Barker

7:00 KICK OFF PARTY

Meet and greet the instructors, staff, panelists, publishers and special guests

8:00 CONCERTS

Come and hear the instructors perform their favorite songs for you!

SONG CIRCLES WILL FOLLOW THE CONCERTS

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012

9:00 Registration

10:00 – 11:15

PUBLISHERS PANEL

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

SONGWRITING

Gary Burr & Georgia Middleman

PERFORMANCE

Jim Photoglo

11:15 – 12:30

PERFORMANCE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS PANEL

Thomas Cain BMI

John Mullins SESAC

Jesse Willoughby ASCAP

PITCH TO PUBLISHER SESSIONS

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

CO-WRITING

Kimmie Rhodes & Sonny Throckmorton

12:30 – 1:30 LUNCH ( ON YOUR OWN)

1:30 – 2:45

TEXAS STATE OF MIND

Casey Monahan, Governor’s Office State of Texas

Rose Reyes, Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau

Nancy Coplin, Austin Bergstrom International Airport

SONG CRITIQUES

Thomas Cain, BMI

Jesse Willoughby, ASCAP

John Mullins, SESAC

Talli Giles, NSAI

ONE MAN BAND

Matthew Santos: Simple Looping Techniques and use of effects pedals to enhance your live performance.

2:45 – 4:00

PITCH TO PUBLISHER

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

BI-LINGUAL SONGWRITING

Louie Ortega

FINANCING, BRANDING & MARKETING YOUR NEXT PROJECT

Benji Rogers, Founder CEO of Pledge Music

Charlie Faye, Independent Artist

Ed Bailey, Austin City Limits

SONGWRITING

Will Sexton & Ruth Ellsworth Carter

4:00 – 5:15

PITCH TO PUBLISHER

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

TOURING PANEL

Michael Fracasso

Amanda Mora Jones

Charlie Faye

Zoe Cordes Selbin

RECORDING TECHNIQUES

Marvin Dykhuis

MENTORING SESSIONS

Talli Giles, NSAI

Jim Photoglo

Gary Burr

Georgia Middleman

Jesse Willoughby

Thomas Cain

John Mullins

Stephen Doster

5:15 to 7:00 Dinner (on your own)

7:00 – 8:00

Spend an hour with Texas Legend, Joe Ely

8:00 – 9:00

CONCERT: Matthew Santos & Jim Photoglo

9:00 – 11:00

SHOWCASES

SONG CIRCLES DIRECTLY FOLLOWING SHOWCASES

Marvin Dykhuis

Joe Manuel

Will Sexton

David Halley

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012

8:00 – 9:00

Sonny in the Morning: Coffee & War Stories with Sonny Throckmorton

9:00 – 10:15

PITCH TO PUBLISHER

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

SONGWRITING

Jim Photoglo

ALTERNATIVE TUNINGS FOR GUITAR

Gabe Rhodes

10:15 – 11:30

SONG CRITIQUES

Thomas Cain, BMI

Jesse Willoughby, ASCAP

John Mullins, SESAC

Talli Giles, NSAI

SERIOUS ABOUT MUSIC – BOOKING PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS PANEL

K T Gardner, Nancy Fly Agency

Jennifer Hargraves, Kinetic Entertainment

Jean Spivey, Old Settlers Music Festival

Zoe Cordes Selbin, Music Consultant

PRE-PRODUCTION

Marvin Dykhuis & Stephen Doster

MUSICAL HOOKS

David Halley & Joe Manuel

12:00 LUNCH ON US!!

KGSR’s Roger Allen interviews Jody Denberg

AWARDS CEREMONY

MEET THE INSTRUCTORS

2:30 – 3:45

SONGWRITING

Gary Burr & Georgia Middleman

PITCH TO PUBLISHERS

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL – Interactive Communications

Doug Freeman, Austin Chronicle

Greg Roberts, AustinMusicCity.com

Paige McGuire, Austinist

Cash Edwards, Cash Edwards Music Services

RADIO TODAY PANEL – Get your song on the radio

Roger Allen, KGSR & Lone Star State Of Mind

Ted Branson, KOOP Radio

Dallas Wayne, Sirius XM Satellite

John Conquest, 3rd Coast Music & FAR

Dave Maisano, Radio Free Texas

David Cotton, Cotton Austin

3:45 – 5:00

PITCH TO PUBLISHER

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

ONE MAN BAND

Matthew Santos: Simple Looping Techniques and use of effects pedals to enhance your live performance.

A LAWYER CAN HELP: HOW MANY ROYALTY STREAMS ARE THERE ANYWAY?

Mike Tolleson, Mike Tolleson & Associates

Tiffany Walker, Haynes & Boone, LLP

PITCH TO PRESS – THE TIMING OF A CAMPAIGN

Richard Skanse, LoneStarMusic.com

Margaret Moser, The Austin Chronicle

John Conquest, 3rd Coast Music

Sandra Greaney, Country Line

David Cotton, Cotton Austin

Tim Basham, Paste Magazine

5:00 – 7:00 Break for Dinner ( on your own)

7:00 – 9:00 CONCERTS

9:00 SHOWCASES

SONG CIRCLES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SHOWCASES

SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 2012

8:00

SONNY IN THE MORNING, Coffee & War Stories with Sonny Throckmorton

9:00 – 10:00

Gospel Music Jam: Hosted by Sonny Throckmorton & Thomas Cain

BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS AND FAVORITE GOSPEL SONGS

10:00 – 11:15

PITCH TO PUBLISHERS

Bobby Rymer, The Writer’s Den

Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Writer Management

Mike Molinar, Effusion Entertainment

RECORDING TECHNIQUES

Marvin Dykhuis

SONGWRITING AND PERFORMANCE

Jim Photoglo

CO – WRITING

Georgia Middleman & Gary Burr

11:30 to 1:00

CLOSING CONCERTS

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]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/28/happy-new-year-3/feed/ 0 California here I come! http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/27/california-here-i-come/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/27/california-here-i-come/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:06:21 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16066 California History!

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]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/25/what-do-you-do-before-breakfast/feed/ 0 Christmas at the Webb’s 2011 http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/25/christmas-at-the-webbs-2011/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/25/christmas-at-the-webbs-2011/#comments Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:19:15 +0000 Administrator http://whippleworld.com/?p=16185 Good morning! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!! Enclosed please find a few shots of our Christmas morning.

Lots of love to all our family and friends!

Hillary, Mitch, David, & Jesse

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]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/24/16059/feed/ 0 Merry Christmas Bobby Darteman http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/20/merry-christmas-bobby-darteman/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/20/merry-christmas-bobby-darteman/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:44:40 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16030

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/20/merry-christmas-bobby-darteman/feed/ 0 Happy 18th Birthday Grace! http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/15/happy-18th-birthday-grace/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/15/happy-18th-birthday-grace/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:15:51 +0000 Deirdre http://whippleworld.com/?p=15997

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/15/happy-18th-birthday-grace/feed/ 4 Stories that may never get told! http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/15/stories-that-may-never-get-told/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/15/stories-that-may-never-get-told/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:17:19 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16017 Our Whipple-world blog with time passing pieces of history

brought to view by family members with first hand information may enlighten facts your prospective knowledge about yourself and family members never brought to the surface till someone’s truthful memory helped bring it there.

Remember the unity of truth is what we need to communicate and live, well and long and establish a lifetime of love, trust and happiness with real self worth and natural creativity that no one can deny. As you travel through these Christian based life experiences that may need some repair, prayer and understanding and forgiveness that may help you govern your own life better in this important part you have left. As you get closer to the end you will understand and see what I mean. Some of us “get it” in the very beginning and the rest are waiting for the free speech we were promised in the very beginning.

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/15/stories-that-may-never-get-told/feed/ 0 From Blaine Whipple http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/13/from-blaine-whipple-12/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/13/from-blaine-whipple-12/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:12:11 +0000 By Email http://whippleworld.com/?p=16007 “Reflections on Pearl Harbor” by Admiral Chester Nimitz.

Sunday, December 7th, 1941–Admiral Chester Nimitz was attending a concert in Washington DC. He was paged and told there was a phone call for him. When he answered the phone, it was President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on the phone. He told Admiral Nimitz that he (Nimitz) would now be the Commander of the Pacific Fleet. Admiral Nimitz flew to Hawaii to assume command of the Pacific Fleet. He landed at Pearl Harbor on Christmas Eve, 1941. There was such a spirit of despair, dejection and defeat–you would have thought the Japanese had already won the war. On Christmas Day, 1941, Adm. Nimitz was given a boat tour of the destruction wrought on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. Big sunken battleships and navy vessels cluttered the waters everywhere you looked.

As the tour boat returned to dock, the young helmsman of the boat asked, “Well Admiral, what do you think after seeing all this destruction?” Admiral Nimitz’s reply shocked everyone within the sound of his voice. Admiral Nimitz said, “The Japanese made three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could ever make, or God was taking care of America. Which do you think it was?” Shocked and surprised, the young helmsman asked, “What do mean by saying the Japanese made the three biggest mistakes an attack force ever made?” Nimitz explained:

Mistake number one: the Japanese attacked on Sunday morning. Nine out of every ten crewmen of those ships were ashore on leave. If those same ships had been lured to sea and been sunk–we would have lost 38,000 men instead of 3,800.

Mistake number two: when the Japanese saw all those battleships lined in a row, they got so carried away sinking those battleships, they never once bombed our dry docks opposite those ships. If they had destroyed our dry docks, we would have had to tow every one of those ships to America to be repaired. As it is now, the ships are in shallow water and can be raised. One tug can pull them over to the dry docks, and we can have them repaired and at sea by the time we could have towed them to America. And I already have crews ashore anxious to man those ships.

Mistake number three: every drop of fuel in the Pacific theater of war is in top of the ground storage tanks five miles away over that hill. One attack plane could have strafed those tanks and destroyed our fuel supply. That’s why I say the Japanese made three of the biggest mistakes an attack force could make or God was taking care of America.

I’ve never forgotten what I read in that little book. It is still an inspiration as I reflect upon it. In jest, I might suggest that because Admiral Nimitz was a Texan, born and raised in Fredricksburg, Texas. He was a born optimist. But any way you look at it, Admiral Nimitz was able to see a silver lining in a situation and circumstance where everyone else saw only despair and defeatism. President Roosevelt had chosen the right man for the right job. We desperately needed a leader that could see silver linings in the midst of the clouds of dejection, despair and defeat. There is a reason that our national motto is, IN GOD WE TRUST.

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/13/from-blaine-whipple-12/feed/ 1 For Immediate Release http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/13/for-immediate-release/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/13/for-immediate-release/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:36:08 +0000 By Email http://whippleworld.com/?p=16006 AMERICAN VOICES NOW ACCEPTING ENSEMBLE APPLICATIONS TO TOUR WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S

American Voices, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is now accepting ensemble applications for the American Music Abroad 2012-2013 touring season.

To represent the full spectrum of the American musical landscape, musical ensembles from across the United States that specialize in Hip Hop, Rock & Roll, Jazz, Country, and other American roots music including but not limited to Native American, Latin, Afro-Caribbean, Blues, Bluegrass, Cajun, Gospel and Zydeco are invited to apply for this international exchange program. The American Music Abroad program offers the opportunity to conduct musical exchange tours abroad, particularly to countries not often visited by American musicians, to foster cross-cultural engagement and understanding.

January 16, 2012: Application deadline 5pm PST

January 27, 2012: Announcement of up to 40 ensembles invited to live auditions.

Mid-February, 2012: Live Auditions.

Spring/Summer 2012: Announcement of 2012-13 American Music Abroad finalists.

More information and applications for the 2012-2013 tours are available at www.exchanges.state.gov and www.americanvoices.org/ama. Musicians inquiring about applications can call 314-732-1323, email: ama@americanvoices.org or skype: americanmusicabroad

American Music Abroad engages with people across the world through music. Working in partnership, American Voices and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs will produce a series of month-long, multi-country cultural exchange programs for approximately 10 ensembles drawn from a wide variety of American musical genres.

Through public concerts, interactive performances with local musicians, lectures and workshops, the American Music Abroad program builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vision of “smart power” diplomacy, which embraces the full range of diplomatic tools – in this case music – to bring people together and foster greater understanding.

Forwarded by

Casey Monahan, Director

Texas Music Office, Governor’s Office

P.O. Box 13246, Austin, TX 78711-3246

512.463.6666 / fax 512.463.4114

music@governor.state.tx.us

http://governor.state.tx.us/music

http://EnjoyTexasMusic.com

~You Can’t Hear American Music Without Hearing Texas~

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/13/for-immediate-release/feed/ 0 Finger Freezing Song for You! http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/12/finger-freezing-song-for-you/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/12/finger-freezing-song-for-you/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:43:24 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=16000 I like this one. It fits the weather and an 8 year old smile!

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/12/finger-freezing-song-for-you/feed/ 0 Monday December 12th is my Mother’s Birthday. http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/10/monday-december-is-my-mothers-birthday/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/10/monday-december-is-my-mothers-birthday/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:52:21 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=15989 She would be 102 and be a centenarian. Now which would I rather have her be,a centenarian or be in Heaven?

I think I know where she is! She is in my thoughts and in my memories and in my prayers.

A centenarian is a person who is or lives beyond the age of 100 years. Because current average life expectancies across the world are less than 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity. Much rarer, a supercentenarian is a person who has lived to the age of 110 or more, something only achieved by about one in a thousand centenarians. Even rarer is a person who has lived to 115 years old; only 1 in 50,000 centenarians make it to this age

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/10/monday-december-is-my-mothers-birthday/feed/ 0 The Yosemite Valley http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/10/the-yosemite-valley/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/10/the-yosemite-valley/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:29:58 +0000 Charlie Whipple http://whippleworld.com/?p=15977 Hugging the Wrong Trees

It is axiomatic that the more beautiful a place, the more people it attracts, thereby ruining the beauty of the place. Is this the case for the Yosemite Valley in California?

Years ago while living in the San Francisco Bay area, I went camping every chance I had in the Yosemite Valley. It was a camping paradise. There were spectacular views of geological wonders including Half Dome, Upper and Lower Yosemite Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, the El Capitan granite monolith, open meadows, oak and pine trees with the Merced river flowing through the length of the valley floor.

I moved back to Texas and did not get back to Yosemite until 40 years had gone by. When I did, I was shocked! But, it was not the crowds of people. IT WAS THE TREES!

The Park Service had diligently protected the conifers from fire and disease. Pines and firs had grown to the point where spectacular views had been obscured. They had encroached on the meadows. Oak trees, which the Yosemite Indians had depended upon for acorns as a food source had been crowded out.

I thought at first that my memory was deceiving me. I asked a park ranger. He said, “No, it is true. In the past, one could ride a horse at full gallop the seven mile length of the valley and not get brushed by a tree branch”.

In fact, early photographs bear this out. A photo taken from Glacier Point in the mid 1800’s, shows the valley floor and surrounding slopes having only scattered trees. It is believed the Yosemite Indians maintained oaks for the acorn crop and burned off the conifers. It is estimated that two thirds of the meadows have been lost to conifers.

A few months after this visit, I received a letter from an environmental organization requesting a donation to help them offset the impact of the thousands of visitors to the park. I wrote back the major impact was not the visitors but the conifers overrunning the park. I suggested logging out the offending trees and the sale of the lumber would far outweigh any pittance I could contribute. Needless to say, I never heard back from them.

A couple of years have gone by and to my surprise and pleasure the National Park Service seems to agree with me! The Los Angeles Times and several web sites have come forth with the news that plans are in the works, starting in 2012, to start cutting down conifers in selected areas of the valley to once again open up the vistas that have been lost..

I recognize many will be against the cutting down of any trees. The question is, what is important. Is it a matter of maintaining a “pristine wilderness”. Is it a matter of what is the “climax vegetation” of the valley that must be achieved? Is it a matter of maintaining the appearance of the Valley as it appeared when President Lincoln declared it a national park?

“Climax vegetation” is the collection of plant types that establish themselves at any given site over a long period of time if left undisturbed. If a collection of conifer types should be considered the “climax vegetation” of the Yosemite Valley it would have been periodically destroyed by naturally occurring forest fires. If not naturally, then definitely by the Yosemite Indians. I don’t know if anyone really knows what the climax vegetation may have been before the Indians.

In any event, the dominant beauty of the valley is the geological features produced during the ice age by the glacier that carved out the valley creating the spectacular waterfalls and stone monoliths. .In this case, it is not the hoards of people that are ruining the beauty of Yosemite Vally, it is the hoards of trees that have cut off the beautiful views from the hoards of people. .

P.S. I admit the hoards of people are a problem, too, insofar as getting around in the valley because of the traffic. It is probably a good idea to go in the spring when it is warm enough for snow water to be cascading over the falls and before California schools have let out for the summer. Winter is not bad either if you don’t mind freezing and don’t care to drive to the Mariposa Grove of the giant sequoias as the road will be snowed in.

P.P.S. Merry Christmas to all the Whipples and friends.

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/10/the-yosemite-valley/feed/ 0 Bob Smith and Bobby Dardeman Lunch http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/08/bob-smith-and-bobby-darteman-lunchamin/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/08/bob-smith-and-bobby-darteman-lunchamin/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:49:55 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=15963 Finally after many tries Three old friends see each other and spin some yarns over a good lunch over 50 years of their younger year, horses and song in a Western tint! lol

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/08/bob-smith-and-bobby-darteman-lunchamin/feed/ 0 Crossing bridges “Dad and I.” http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/06/crossing-bridges-dad-and-i/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/06/crossing-bridges-dad-and-i/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:37:10 +0000 John Whipple Sr. http://whippleworld.com/?p=15957 I can remember every one of them. Some tougher than others but all had the same ingredient “respect and honesty” required to honor thy Father and mother. agreeing with them was not required nor does it say so in the Bible.

We borrowed money from each other on numerous occasions and I can proudly say he paid me back and I paid him back. My mother was a different situation. She required me to pay back things I did not owe which later explained that all gifts were to be hand-me-downs to my siblings. They were all paid in full anyway.

We should be able to own all goods which we acquire by our own creativity and not to expect “something for nothing.”

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]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/05/old-rivers/feed/ 0 Uncle Bill with Mr. Head in Nicaragua http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/04/uncle-bill-with-mr-head-in-nicaragua/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/04/uncle-bill-with-mr-head-in-nicaragua/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:49:50 +0000 Jimmie http://whippleworld.com/?p=15943

]]> http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/04/uncle-bill-with-mr-head-in-nicaragua/feed/ 0 The Whipples @ Big Bob’s http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/01/the-whipples-big-bobs/ http://whippleworld.com/2011/12/01/the-whipples-big-bobs/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:15:44 +0000 John http://whippleworld.com/?p=15936 OK folks… tonight’s obviously the first Thurs. of the month so in an orderly manner please make your way over to Big Bob’s at 7:00 for your biweekly dose of Thursday Night Music Club. The address is 447 Hildebrand.

We believe the weather is going to be warm enough at latitude San Pedro, longitude Hildebrand to be outside on the bandstand.

I hope others do, too but I for one have a new tune to debut and am itching to play it for you. After hearing it you may wonder if that itch may be associated with an STD. I don’t think so but I would bring ear condoms for your personal protection.

PLEASE stop in and visit and play with us, this may be the last nice weather outside meeting of the year.

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