Raindawg Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 That's right folks, in case you missed it, last week, on February 10th, BIG LOU WHITTAKER celebrated his 80th birthday. (Curiously, so did his twin brother, Jim.) You're just now getting the message because me, "pope" and a few discerning others are just reviving from our one week "LOU-FEST" full of moonshine, womens and the biggest alpine snack platter ever slapped together! A Link to the Birthday Story including several Memorable Quotes! During previous months of January, I announced that the Year of BIG LOU was upon us. Those were false alarms. I hereby declare 2009 to be the authentic YEAR 'O BIG LOU. Back me up on this, "pope"! In his honor, below find some BIG LOU poems, including haiku, dredged up from the cc.com archives and a couple of sassy photo's! Enjoy them all! ODE TO BIG LOU By Dwayner Lou... Half man/half sasquatch denizen of Tacoma's great white monster. Human burro of the overloaded Jan-Sport. Sir Lou....half glacier/half moraine, master of Rainier's glassy tormented slopes, yet awed, nay, humbled by its grandeur... pressure-breathing giant of the Ingraham, you had me at "rest-step". A thousand blonde monotone guides fail in imitation. Lou.....you complete me. J. Kassidy wrote: "Big Lou leaves big tracks, from skis and God knows what else. What are his options?" Peter Puget displayed his well-hidden artistic side: "My view of the Gods An ideal for my living I am cleansed by Lou" Pope offered this for us to ponder: "Big Lou be big boy, a big hero big boy Lou: he's proportional." jblakely's contribution: "trouser volcano village girl climb high Mt. Lou run villagers run!" And Mr. Off White.....hmmmmm....might be off the mark but we'll take it! I've met Lou too, but I was much less impressed than you. I thought he was full of poo and none too attached to the troo Mt. Rainier has its royalty! 80 years fun! Royalty tend to fraternize with other royalty! Years of jumpin' crevasses on the Nisqually make stunts like this child's play! Quote
Off_White Posted February 19, 2009 Posted February 19, 2009 Hah, I saw the item in the paper (that's an archaic print news dissemination system for you youngsters out there) back on the day itself and thought, "woo hoo, Dwayner's gonna be posting up." Glad to see you keeping up your end of the bargain, albeit just a few days late. Good post dawg, I'd have to be a total churl to wish your royal alpine buddy any less than many more years to come. Quote
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