August 22, 2007

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

a collection of stories by Barney Brunelle

1. THE BUCK Our twelve year old dog died—he was a good dog.

2 THE BRUNELLE GIRLS 300 years of Les Fille Brunelle in North America

3 TIME - TIME TO GO TO WORK My entry into the job market, I got canned

4 A DAY IN THE LIFE Bev’s one day diary, Oct. 1958- Got Milk?

5 I’M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT (But Never in Doubt) Bad guesses on silver/pizza

6 THE YEAR IS 1896 When my Grandmother was shot

7 THOMAS-NO DOUBT ABOUT IT The many Thomas’ in Wright-Brunelle

8 CHICAGO, CHICAGO Brother John and the mob in Chicago

9 TYPING, OH MY I’m seventeen and learn to type with Betty Lou

10 DO YOU TAKE - I DO How Bev and I met and got married

11 BABY MONTANA Gwen Sathre (Bev’s mom) wins at Great Falls

12 THE PROM Not enough cars on prom night (1979)

13 HAPPY BIRTHDAY—TO ME May 2, 1996, reflections

14 DEPRESSION- HOW GREAT WAS IT Me and John in the 30’s

15 HOUSES—ARE WE JUST LOOKING Wrights move—Brunelles stay put

16 BLACKBURN—IS IT A BYRD? My partner Quin at South Pole with Byrd

17 ARMED FORCES - OVER THERE/OVER HERE War stories of brothers

18 IT’S BEN, IT’S REALLY BEEN Bev’s cousin and a weird story

19 WAHOO WAHOO—YAHOO Give me a horse, a great big horse

20 BILL - MY FRIEND BILL Good times growing up in Wallace

21 GOLD MINE The Brunelle’s gold mine in the mid-30’s

22 WE SHOOT THEM, SAHIB Idaho’s Lt. Gov meets Barney on mining claim

23 LOOKING GOOD I’m Bernardo Brunello, wine guy

24 WOODLAND PARK LAND OF DREAMS Reflections on where I grew up


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