Unfortunately due to my meager handling fees<G>, he will not be able to afford to go to Stanford. Too bad he is not the son of that famous handler Jimmy M. <G>. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: jastek5@xxxxxxx; freelist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 15:11:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Reggie is NOT coming to California did not want any one to think Bill does not stress education, thats not the fight we have...when I first meet Bill's now teenager son he was about 7 years old...he came up to me and told me that he would be going to Stanford...now I did not ask him anything about school, he told me this like it was casual conversation...I never forgot that and never will...sorry Bill...Ed jastek5@xxxxxxx wrote: there are few things more important than a good education ( you should hear the fights Basu and I have over this topic).. When you use my name try to clarify if you would. I am the one who stresses that there is no one thing more important than education. Dog Shows are a distant/distant lower priority. Hope Reggie is successful. It was a good idea, perhaps another time. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Edwin Hill <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: freelist <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 12:34:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Reggie is NOT coming to California My grandmother helped raise me, she was the grand-daughter of a U.S.slave, she had no formal education and her reading was not the best ( she had no trouble reading the bible)..she along with my parents stressed how important an education was, especially for black children...I said that to say this, I just got off the phone with Bart Bartly and he sadly told me that teen-ager Reggie Johnson will not be coming to California for the Northern California shows...with out going into details..Reggie will be going to summer school to ensure that he catches up with his education to allow him to be able to finish high school. Bart was not happy about the cancellation of this trip and I assume Reggie will be disappointed as well...outside of family and health..."granny" ( which is what I called her) was right, there are few things more important than a good education ( you should hear the fights Basu and I have over this topic)..which perhaps explains why I am busting my butt at 51 yea rs old trying to obtain my California K-8 teaching credential so I can teach and reach kids that are hard to reach, and hard to teach...I understand teenagers (males)...I used to be one, I raised one, and as a juvenile probation officer years ago I have arrested well over a hundred ...with out strong positive role models they can easily fall apart...thank you again to Reggie's sponsors, Evan Ginsburg, Thurban Warrick, Bart Bartly, and Bill Basu...If you see Reggie at a show kindly remind him that this dog show stuff should not be the top thing on his priority list...Ed Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================