My new sax blog...

... is called "66 Sax" after my 1966 Selmer Bundy tenor sax, "Bello." (Serial number 411559 - and the name is a play on the English word for making a loud noise or yell, and the the Italian word for "handsome.")

You can check it out here: http://66sax.blogspot.com/ - including my healing Earth song, "Pacha Mama Prayer."

Regards and have fun,

Dan

Michelle Stafford - Actress & Model

http://www.michellestafford.com/




Michelle has starred in several films & also on TV, including "The Young And The Restless".

Dr. Judith Stafford - Computer Science

http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~jas/

Judith A. Stafford

Department of Computer Science Tufts University

Tim Stafford - Guitar

http://www.tim-stafford.com/

BIOGRAPHY A native of Kingsport, Tennessee, Tim began playing guitar seriously at the age of 18 after starting out on the banjo four years earlier. He played with various groups in the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee as a teenager, including Mountain Memories. As a member of Kingsport's Boys in the Band, he was a judge at the 1980 National Flatpicking Championship in Winfield Kansas. Later, he helped found the band Dusty Miller, which was named SPBGMA International Bluegrass Band champions in 1990. A few months later he joined Alison Krauss and Union Station, along with Adam Steffey and Barry Bales. The band was named IBMA Entertainer of the Year in 1991. He left Krauss's band in May 1992 in order to spend more time with his son Daniel, who was born in January of that year. Tim won a Grammy in January 1993 for his work on “Every Time You Say Goodbye” (Rounder, 1992). In 1994, he organized the group Blue Highway...(Full Bio)

STAFFORD, Robert Theodore, (1913 - 2006)

Web site

Senate Years of Service: 1971-1989
Party: Republican

STAFFORD, Robert Theodore, a Representative and a Senator from Vermont; born in Rutland, Vt., August 8, 1913; educated in the public schools of Rutland; graduated, Middlebury College 1935; attended the University of Michigan Law School; graduated, Boston University Law School 1938; Rutland County prosecuting attorney 1938-1942; during the Second World War served on active duty in the United States Navy as a lieutenant commander 1942-1946, and during the Korean conflict 1951-1953; captain in the United States Navy Reserve; Rutland County State’s attorney 1947-1951; deputy State attorney general 1953-1955; State attorney general 1955-1957; lieutenant governor 1957-1959; Governor of Vermont 1959-1961; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh Congress in 1960; reelected to the five succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1961, until his resignation from the House of Representatives, September 16, 1971, to accept appointment the same day to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Winston L. Prouty; elected by special election January 7, 1972, to complete the unexpired term ending January 3, 1977; reelected in 1976 and again in 1982 for the term ending January 3, 1989; not a candidate for reelection in 1988; chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); died on December 23, 2006, in Rutland, Vt.; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.

BibliographyStafford, Robert T., et al. How to End the Draft: The Case for an All-Volunteer Army. Washington: National Press, 1967.

Terell Stafford - Jazz Trumpet

http://www.terellstafford.com/

Terell Stafford has been hailed as "one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player" by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Known for being a gifted and versatile player with a voice all his own, Stafford combines lyricism and a deep love of melody with a spirited, adventurous edge. This uniquely expressive, well-defined musical talent allows Stafford the ability to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his predecessors while making his own inroads.

Stafford picked up his first trumpet at the age of thirteen, and even though he was drawn to jazz, initially studied...(Full Bio)

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005!!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2005!!!!!

Stafford genealogy resources:

http://www.worldhistory.com/surnames/STAFFORD.htm

Stafford is the #628 Most Popular Surname in the U.S.
According to the 1990 Census

NAME: Thomas P. Stafford (Lieutenant General, USAF, Retired)

NASA Astronaut

He has logged 507 hours and 43 minutes in space flight and wears the Air Force Command Pilot Astronaut Wings. He has flown over 110 different types of aircraft and has over 7,100 flying hours.

General Stafford assumed command of the Air Force Flight Test Center November 4, 1975. He was promoted to the grade of Major General August 9, 1975, with date of rank of June 1, 1973.

Full BIO: http://vesuvius.jsc.nasa.gov/er/seh/stafford.htm

Other pages about General Thomas P. Stafford:

We Have Capture: Tom Stafford and the Space Race - Amazon Books

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Tom%20Stafford

Jim Stafford - singer:

Official website: http://www.jimstafford.com/



Known for his comical songs and fun shows, Jim Stafford is remembered by many and still out there doing shows. You can see his schedule at the official website listed above.

Other links:

Jim Stafford lyrics: http://www.twin-music.com/azlyrics/s_file/jimstafford.html

Jim Stafford CD listings: http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/jim-stafford.html

Whatever happened to: http://www.weht.net/WEHT/Jim_Stafford.html

On this day, September 11th, of all days:

Turn Away Cold Voices...

Close your ears,
Listen to the heartbeat of Earth,
Close your ears,
Feel the touch of love and all it's dear worth,
Close your ears and see clear and clean,
Close your heart,
To the siren of the war machine,
Turn away cold voices,
Leave heartache far away in the dark,
Turn away cold voices,
Forget to fan the spark,
Let not the liars tell you,
That death becomes them,
For no heart that beats,
Should by any man's hand end,
Turn away cold voices,
Cause not any river of tears,
Turn away cold voices,
Full of hatred, lies, and unjust fears,
Hold out your hand in kindness,
Together love this Earth,
Turn away cold voices,
And remember the measure of your worth.

AquarianM

By: Daniel A. Stafford
(C) 04/24/2002

There will be no further posts today in remembrance of the people and cherished intangible treasures that were damaged on this day in 2001.