James Garner

Sorry for the delay in posting but work kept me too busy for awhile but I think I am caught up for now.

Here is Mom standing next to the actor Jame Garner.

This is at the Indianapolis 500 track, I think he drove the pace car that year.

You will notice some damage to the fence that is between them. Let me explain this.

My brother Brett and I had made a couple of cool necklaces from pull tabs off of aluminum cans we found laying every where and a free Salt Walter buttons.

We were setting on top of a couple of 55 gallon drums outside of the pit exit when some guy on the track side of the fence comes by and says "Cool necklaces fellas."

We say "Thanks" and try to look past him to see the cars on the track.

About this time we notice our Mom slamming into the fence at full speed.

We don't know what is going on but our Mom is now trying to climb the fence.

She settles down and poses for this picture with a man we do not know.

After he left we asked who he was, Mom told us he is in "The Rockford Files" T.V. show.

I knew it was on T.V. but always turned the channel when I saw it.

Dad said he was a cowboy on an older show called "Maverick" but we hadn't ever seen that one either.

Years later. After having this slide blown up to an 8x10 and hanging prominently on the wall of our home I know who he is.

He is a guy who appreciates homemade jewelry and is kind enough to pose with a crazy woman.

News From Iraq

This is Justin Butler. Grandson of George and Pearl, Son of Greg and Nancy.

I hope they don't mind if I post his letter.

Things are going fine over here, just a little busy. I usually work from about 830 in the morning to about 1230 at night. Long days out here. The weather recently has been pretty bad. A lot of sandstorms and wind. Everything is covered in dust and sand and it gets really annoying. Other then that things are fine.

I'll send some pictures of my office area and living area later when I dig up my camera. The living area isn't all that bad. Luckily I scammed my own living can so I don't have a roomate. They are like really small dorm rooms with a little bed, wall locker, and night stand. Nothing to fancy but enough to be comfortable. I'm only in there seven hours a day anyway and I'm asleep that whole time so it doesn't really make a difference.

Most of those pictures i sent are from a patrol in the marketplace "sook" in one of the cities around here. We went through to meet a lot of the shop owners, kids, and people in the city. It went pretty well. The kids get pretty annoying after awhile because all they do is ask for candy, soccer balls, and anything that you have on your person.

All right well I"m outta here.


Pray for Justin and all our soldiers around the world.

Down Home

Uncle Ike, Grandma, Grandpa, Me, and Dad.

Back of Marks head? Mom, Chad in the tent, Uncle Jack and Uncle Ike. (1972)
We often camped in Grandma and Grandpa Butlers yard.

Uncle Joe Fred and Brad? (1978)