Al Calo (Deceased) And Vi Felix

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Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
We lost Al to cancer in January 2016   - He was a nice man and we will miss him!

 

Eighty-Four And Going Strong August 23rd, 2014

Time to celebrate so Jan and Jim Mongell offered their lovely home for the crowd. 

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Did You Know? - Al and Betty Boop are the same age! Cartoon hottie Betty Boop first appeared in 1930, although she was more like a poodle. She became more human-like in 1932.

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
It was a beautiful afternoon

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
The cameras were flashing all afternoon

Did You Know? - In 1930 Clyde Tombaugh was photographing the sky and comparing the pictures. He noticed a faint dot that had moved. The young man from Kansas discovered Pluto, named by 11-year old Venetia Burney. Percival Lowell thought something was up between Neptune and Uranus and had been looking for the planet since 1905 or so.

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Loads of delights... Not a single calorie!

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
"We arrived"

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Donna found a perch

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Did You Know? - This was 1930's most famous movie quote"

"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas, I don't know" - Groucho Marx in 'Animal Crackers'

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
The place was loaded with friends and family

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
The wine poured and the food disappeared

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Jim found a quiet corner

Did You Know? - When Al was a little guy...

  • 3M employee Richard Drew invents Scotch Brand Cellulose Tape in 1930. Today, it is widely known simply as "Scotch Tape."
  • The Mickey Mouse comic strip debuts in the January 13, 1930, edition of the New York Mirror.
  • On October 17, 1931, Chicago gangster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion and later sentenced to 11 years in federal prison.
  • Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats incumbant Republican Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election.
  • The Boulder Dam (today known as "Hoover Dam") is completed 2 years ahead of schedule on March 1, 1936.
  • Jesse Owens wins four gold medals during the 1936 Summer Olympics.
  • Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner become the first inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936.
  • The German airship Hindenburg is destroyed while attempting to land at the Lakehurst Naval Air Station on May 6, 1937.
  • American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappears over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, July 2, 1937.
  • Superman debuts in Action Comics #1 in June 1938.
  • Gone with the Wind wins the Academy Award for "Best Picture" in 1939.

 

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Magnificent cake

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Vi and Al stand for a few pictures

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Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
We would be dressed differently if this was Al's first birthday

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
The cameras are snapping and flashing!

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
"It's too pretty to cut!"

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Jim looks on

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
"Show us your tooth!"

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
"Oh no ... They are going to cut that beautiful cake"

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
Sue and Donna watch all the action

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014
The party continues well into the evening

Al Calo's 84th birthday at the Mongells home August 2014