It's Dr. Bill's Re-Birth Day August 24th

[sapphire]

Hey Dr. Bill --

Give us some more advance notice next time! For an occasion such as this I certainly could have rescheduled meetings, my car repair, and the electrician! All my way of saying I wish I could be there at the 5 fathom contour (where exactly is that?) with you to celebrate!

Congratulations on this auspicious occasion and on your wise decision to live your life in a way that is true to your beliefs!

I'll have a Diet Coke in your honor about 3 tomorrow!

Jennifer

 

[diverkristi]

A little notice is RIGHT! I'd have been on the next plane! Tell us ALL about it when ya get back. I'll hate missing the PARTAY!

Tomorrow, August 24th, is the 35th anniversary of my arrival at Arrow Point on Santa Catalina Island aboard the dive boat "Golden Doubloon." It is a day I celebrate each year as my "re-birth" day, for it was after I arrived on Catalina that my life and goals really started to come into focus.

So I thought it was appropriate to celebrate the day with something both appropriate and special. As many of you know, I never logged my dives from 1961 until June 30, 2000. Tomorrow I will dive logged dives #999 and 1,000 in Catalina's Casino Point Dive Park (since 2000).

I'm inviting all SB members to join me in the park about 1:30 (have to attend a funeral first). Pay careful attention. Female single divers should meet me at the 5-fathom contour, and male single divers should wait for me at the 50-fathom contour.

Afterwards, any of us that survive will be treated to the only dish I can cook and still retain friends... my infamous Thai green curry with shrimp and broccoli. After a few libations (sake, ouzo and fine Scotch all welcome although I won't refuse a good red wine or non-domestic beer), we will all go to the world famous Avalon Theatre in the Casino building to watch the "Bourne Supremacy" before returning to my humble castle and partying our hearts out (no diving the next day).

Look forward to seeing you all there... at least in spirit (or is it spirits?)!

Doc

 

[Mo2vation]

Rock on DrB. Jaye and I will be there on Sat. If you can bare the crowds, we'd love to give you a hearty high-five and big hurrahs. You've surely contributed to my enjoyment of the park, as you have for countless others.

Congrats, buddy.

Ken (and Jaye)

 

[OCdiving Deb]

I will raise a glass of juice or water at 3PM as I wrap up the day of eelgrass planting. Then I will raise a glass of some other libation tomorrow evening in honor of your 1000th dive and your re-birth!

Here's to ya, Bill! Carry-on with your good work!

Debbie

 

[saf_25]

This would have been worthy of using one of my vacation days for. But, nonetheless, I will think of you at 3:00 and wish you well. Hope it's a great dive, and an even better party. :dazzler1: Here's to 1000 more!

Now, it has been said that the 100th dive has to be a naked one, so what do you do for 1000? Can you be 10 times naked? :06:

 

[Xanthro]

I'll raise a glass at 3:00 pm tomorrow in honor of the 1000 rebirth dive. Congrats.

Are you going to film the special 1000 dive?

Xanthro

 

[Kayla]

Tomorrow at 3:00 I have a diet coke that has your name written on it! Heres to you! :beer_yum: ( Diet coke of course!)


Happy diving!
Kayla

 

[drbill]

Geez, maybe I should have posted this early so a few of you could join me. Hey, Ken... of course I'll be there this weekend. Plan to dive Fri/Sat/Sun so I'll see the two of you.

Back to editing this ^&*%(& paper!

Doc

 

[SueMermaid]

Pipedope, I took your advice and am now sitting at my desk wearing a mask and snorkel. (hey, I have to use the snorkel for something, since I paid like 40 bucks for it, right?)
My co-workers are finally leaving me the heck alone today and letting me concentrate. Thanks for the brilliant idea.

 

[Arnaud]

Geez, maybe I should have posted this early so a few of you could join me. Hey, Ken... of course I'll be there this weekend. Plan to dive Fri/Sat/Sun so I'll see the two of you.

Back to editing this ^&*%(& paper!

Doc

You should have waited for Saturday! Coming over for a 3 day WE...

Congrats!