Had Covid for two miserable weeks and observations on the current U.S. Presidential race.

An Independence Day greeting suggesting that the current U.S. president is the nation's first artificial intelligence president.

Commentary on Louisiana mandating the Ten Commandments displayed in public schools.

Ongoing abdominal pain described and discussed with parents, Louis M. "DD" Scarabin, Jr. and Marilyn. Also covered old Slidell church Ward, Aunt Gail's tape published yesterday, Ted's horse dying due to someone inserted something anally into the horse, Uncle Minos and Sherri accident, Parker's trip to Alaska and the upcoming Aunt Sister wedding.…

TAPE FROM HELEN GAIL ADOLPH PORTIE. Likely from October 1978. Helen Mae Wright Adolph and Clarence Henry Adolph, Sr. They give some updates from trailer park, Clarence Lane. Winky scared PawPaw in a Halloween costume. Talked about horse birth. Helen: Marilyn forgot J.D.'s birthday who shares his birthday with Marilyn. Some mail Helen gets for D.D. …

A chance encounter with Zan the Mediocre at Walgreens gives just the burst needed to carry forward.

Unabled after a day of brick staining, a summary of the aftermath.

Rising above the Psychological Hibernation back into the real world.

Upon completing a phone call with a caring friend regarding struggles, an inexplicable physical tremble occurred.

Recitation of poem reflecting friendships gone wrong. Wanted Them's (Van Morrison) My Lonely Sad Eyes to be a part of this episode but rules won't allow it on this content.

Blue Lounge offers a transition back to the Sleep Aid pitch but too serves as repeat attempts to pin down just the right compression on these recordings. Learn! Learn! Learn!

After recording two takes (not included) of an in-progress poem/song entitled "I Had A Friend," more trauma expressions ensue. After re-connecting and connecting with two empathizers, some comfort achieved but no solutions yet.

Fresh from recovery, Louis M. "D.D." Scarabin, Jr. takes a few minutes to tell the story on how Deron Patrick Scarabin got his name from a baseball player. Assurances that D.D.'s legacy is secure despite having lost much from the January 13 house fire.

Diving headfirst into pain that won't go away, acting serves as a mask.

A quick bird's eye update on the fire that took my parents' house on January 13, 2024. Quick tale from 1979 in Cairns, Australia where at ten years old, met Split Enz, the band. Nick Finn was kind and gave autographs. Tim Finn was a dick to us.

Brutality of Tinnitus.

The salmon recipe that helped improve health including 50 lbs lost.

Slidell, Louisiana inundated with rain on April 7, 1983.

Brief review of the importance of January 6th in our family.

Recorded December 2, 2023.

An explanation of nostalgic flashes across the brain.

January 4th is loathed because of multiple deaths on that date; 1996, 2007 and 2008.

Tonsillitis twice yearly until 23 years old.

New gear.

Commentary on life and football.

Sunday, January 8, 1978. Helen and Clarence just came back from 50th anniversary of the Malledine's. Tony and May. Arguing with Clarence about it. Had plenty to eat and drink... Even had Diet drinks for them. Uncle Otha not doing well. Clarence gets on and talks. "ElvLis" tribute (removed). Uncle Carroll Wright doing ok. "Looked like it was gonna f…

Sunday, November 27, 1977. Christian Missionary and Anthropologist John D. Ellenberger speaks in Tembagapura, Indonesia. Talks about the Dream of the people of Irian including the Amungme and beyond. Expectations. Then a Leader rises up and makes it all reality. Movement. Leader carries people into the movement. Disillusionment. Return to the Dream…

What it means to be 54.

Lillian Scarabin (Pompy's wife). Pompy still keeps her locked up in the trailer and haven't seen Mrs. Adolph in about 3 months. He's stays down at his mama and daddy's place. Hurry up and get home (to Marilyn). Weighs 90 lbs. Pompy said to send Josh to him. Uncle Pompy wanted to adopt; send Kessie too. Merry Christmas from Lil. Helen Mae Wright "Ma…

Clarence talks then plays some music (removed). MawMaw said they had the music on all day and tried to get the Take This Job And Shove It song but it never came on. PawPaw didn't get MawMaw any Valentine and she didn't need anything. Just fattening anyway. Aunt Yvonne went on a diet on Monday then everyone brought her a bunch of candy. Carolyn taki…

November 25, 1977. Rolling Stones TV special and Mike and Craig will tell the best parts to record. Music (removed). November 26, 1977. Clarence wishes Marilyn a Happy Birthday. Lisa Lynn Adolph has been helping Aunt Wendy with Brian. December 5 will be Lisa's birthday. Lisa said Mike and Craig have been riding the go-cart. Becky is doing good and …

Sunday morning, July 25, 1976. Not too many people at church day before. No Scotch tape over there. Jason's mouth never stops - either singing or talking. Encourages Helen and Clarence to go on a vacation and hopes PawPaw's toe is better. July 26, 1976. Jason working on needlepoint. Deron got a $.25 comic book. Takes so long to get mail. Can't beli…

Thursday, January 27, 1977. Helen Mae Wright Adolph. Gail and Wendy going to town. Bad news is people stayed in Marilyn's trailer one week. Good news is that it was rented back out the same day. Brent comes in and wanted to stay with Steven too at MawMaws. Wally's moved in and they are church members. Daughter is a beautician and going to cut MawMa…

Reading of Lipstick Glory- my poem from March 16, 2015. Included in Let Me Be Your Bernie T. but was not initially listed in the table of contents and it's the very last poem of the book.

Jerolyn Sue Adolph Evans. Quentin Scott got poison ivy from picking blackberries. Jerolyn is the Primary First Counselor and she doesn't know what to do. Linda Talbot, the President. Quentin thought his mom was literally "lost." No one will go with Jerolyn because they're all too busy. Wendy and Larry Fitzgerald have such a nice place. Quentin slep…

Thu Oct 14, 1976. Michael's birthday. Went to see him for his birthday and watched TV; stayed about an hour because Mike had to do his homework. Judy's baby has been so sick so Gwen didn't plan a party. Still run their A/C a lot. Michael wanted one of these "gagger cameras." Sissy wanted earrings and one of those ovens that Jay had (EasyBake Oven).…

Monday, April 18, 1977. Helen Mae telling Marilyn to let Jason talk next time including being silly. She's been enjoying picking berries. Made about 20 pints or so of jelly. House is a wreck and she's been "nelecting it." PawPaw has been working hard in the garden and the rain helped everything. Wendy wasn't feeling too good that day. "Pregnant" Ma…

Clarence and Wendy try to get Steve to talk. Helen and Gail Portie there too. John Dirk nothing to say. Steve eventually talks and PawPaw said Steve ate all the ice cream. Wendy ate some fresh green beans with parents. Steve watching Happy Days. PawPaw, Larry and Horace bought a big tractor. MawMaw already wrote a bunch of letters to Marilyn. MawMa…

Marilyn, D.D. and the kids give MawMaw and PawPaw updates from the jungle in Tembagapura. D.D. pulled a muscle in his leg. Ganati paintings. Mesa McGill paints beautifully too. Battery began to wear out for Marilyn so voices sound a little bit like chipmunks but Marilyn puts new batteries in to resolve the issue.…

Aunt Yvonne and Uncle Emmett Adolph. She says nobody has pencils down there to write to her - because of a strike (ha ha). Emmett says Yvonne and Helen feeding their faces. He's been going out with Jim fishing and trawling, shrimping. Said it's a damn shame they hadn't written due the strike (ha ha). Rocky had traded his car for a truck. Yvonne got…

Marilyn misses everyone and tells Michael Adolph to talk even more on tapes. Josh didn't want to talk at first but then tells MawMaw that he colored the walls and he's sorry. Josh has a big truck, big car and big chopper to go see MawMaw. Deron and Jason took a ride in the real helicopter that morning. Deron shares story about the helicopter ride a…

November 21, 1996. Music (removed). Marilyn Adolph Scarabin, Helen Mae Wright "MawMaw" Adolph, Jerolyn Sue Adolph for Davy while on his mission in Alabama. Marilyn suggests he call Venita Helton (Stan) that she's "hot pants." MawMaw is too tired to write. They want to record Aunt Ethel Adolph Franicevich and try to get her upset including talking a…

Nelwyn navigates us through her family history covering both comedy and tragedy. She describes how she met her husband and what took through living in many places including Jacksonville, Florida and on the island of Oahu in Hawaii where my siblings and I all got Chicken Pox and stayed with them for two weeks. She goes into great detail not only abo…

Sunday, September 19, 1976. Helen Mae Wright Adolph. Listening to Johnny Cash and Charlie Pride. Got Scarabin tape from Tembagapura and so glad to get it. She packed as much as she could into the package. Everyone went to church. Had dinner with Carolyn "Sister" Bergeron's and had some delicious spaghetti. She doesn't like those little "short order…

Janie Eva Franicevich Scarabin shares her early memories of living in Boothville, Louisiana. She then takes us through the move to Buras and not only her relationship with her parents' Matto and Ethel but their relationship with each other and others. Comedy permeates from Aunt Annie Adolph in shock that Janie's dad took them to Bourbon Street duri…

Paul and Sal Buras. Talks about someone (Tommy) shooting himself with .22 but it didn't kill him. Jimmy Carter won and his campaign promise was "to bring everyone out of Indonesia and bring them back to Boothville. Freeport closing everything down. Janelle talked about the baby but tape recorder was unplugged. Jim is homesick with the horses in Tex…

Marilyn and Josh. Deron went to cub scouts. Josh playing with beads and tells MawMaw (Helen Mae) played tape three times. Rock slide knocked out power. Jason broke glass. One toy per child. Globe and soccer ball. Tape player for Jason. Put together car for Josh. Chris Marz so nice to pick up extra like soccer balls. Lonesome for all her sisters and…

Gigi Hansen takes us on a magical journey from her early days in Slidell, Louisiana all the way to landing her dream job for a major media giant. After explaining how she and her sisters got their nicknames, Gigi guides us through some tumultuous years. From Mobile, Alabama her freshman year of high school, her dad's decision to move to Tembagapura…

Marilyn Adolph Scarabin gives an update on the giant 50 lbs. over-the-limit package that Helen Mae and the sisters sent. A great camera that D.D. wanted. So much bubble gum and balloons which she'll save most for Christmas instead of giving the kids all of it at once. Included too were many new cassette tapes to record on instead of recycyling the …

Jerolyn, Quentin and Bill Evans. Jerolyn wants a ring. Quentin is tough and wins in football; tackles Bill four times. "Fingernail" as they eat hot fudge sundaes. Rode bikes all around and went to the school and got new Bronco shirts. Bill gives an update on games around the district (6A)... between DHA and... Buras weak. Mr. Perlander didn't want …