Marjoribankses, At Gatlinburg this past weekend, we had 5 sign the register at the Marjoribanks tent: 1) me 2) Stephen Patrick 3) Betty A. Waller / 1912 Emariland Bld. / Knoxville TN 37917 4/5) Jason & Deborah Killebrew / 187 County Td. #5 / Calhoun TN 37309 Bob you might want to snail something to Waller & the Killebrews. I did not get to speak to Waller or the Killebrews. They came to the tent while Stephen & I were away from the tent. I had left my distant Killian cousin Linda Barkley Hoyle in charge of the Mbanks & Hunter tents. They gave no phone or email address or lineage. According to Hoyle, Waller planned to return to the tent but Waller did not. Linda said Waller was very interested. Still Waller & the Killebrews could both be merely Banks descendants. My distant Killian & Coleman cousin, Eddie Killian came wearing his CSA uniform with gun & bayonet & brought his 9 year old son, Kyle. They did a tent for Clan Hunter (Eddie's mom was born a Hunter) beside my Marjoribanks tent. They had about 18 visitors whereas I had only 4. Eddie's son was in the kids' games, battle axe, & wrestling. Eddie & son, Linda, & I were in the parade in our respective clans. Linda was in Haggis hurl & got 3rd place & Eddie was in Bonniest Knees. We 4 camped at Leconte RV Campground, as is my custom. It was $30/night for the little cabin & we boys pitched my tent in the yard of the cabin for free. I missed you all. We tried to make it in time for the parade at 6 PM Friday but did not arrive until 8 PM. Rain slowed us packing up & so Eddie did not drop me off until 2:30 AM Monday & Eddie did not get home until 3:30 AM & he had to get up at 6:30 AM for work that morning & his boy had to go to school. But we all had a good time. Stephen Patrick was only present Saturday, but I was glad to have a Marjoribanks cousin for at least one day. Linda, Eddie, Kyle & I made it to kirk, but I did not take the Johnston flag because it was duct taped too well to the tent & was holding up one end of the banner. So, we merely sat in the stands with the spectators. So we did not get blessed. :-( Then in the parade about noon Sunday, I left flag & banner because they were still duct taped & holding, so I just used the laminated sign. We had a little rain Saturday & two hard rains Sunday. Sunday it rained at about 2:30 - 3 PM and 5 to 6 PM. I remember a light rain Sunday morn. I am still trying to get things dry since we drove in Eddie's pick up truck. Stephen thanks to your plastic boxes, a lot is dry. My camcorder got very wet, but I just checked & it can still record. I guess Nina will report on the ABQ NM games when she returns from Vesuvius, VA. I "spoke to" (typed with) her husband Richard Barrett via AIM last night. She is helping her brother Henry with his new B&B complex of log cabins near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Maybe Richard will read this & give you all the url of the M'banks B&B on the parkway. :-) My computer crashed before I could save the url. -- James W. Green III/285 Agnew Rd/Winnsboro SC 29180 CSA home: 803-635-9236 http://www.Genealogy.Org/~green & http://millennium.fortunecity.com/byker/362/ ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.