On Saturday November 16th many of Al's friends got together to celebrate his 86th birthday. The day started with a tour of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Fairfield. Following the tour the group migrated to Vaca Joe's for an appropriate celebration of Al's long and colorful life. The pictures below were taken during the day. To enable faster loading of this page they are 'thumbnails.' To view a larger picture click on a thumbnail.
The birthday geezer and "Foghorn"
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Al sure looks surprised -- Bob "Motor" Morthole, Wild Bill "Foghorn",
Al and Russ Cupp
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The party kicks off at the Anheuser-Busch tasting room
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Ed Webber, Geno Fambrini, Mory Holmes, John Hard and "Rotten" Ron Gilbert
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John Hard, Rotten Ron and Geno
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Howard Robinson, Carter Wilson, Al, Fred Webber, and Mory
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Brewmeisters Riley, Wilson, Foster and Morthole testing the brew
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Al Wilson becoming certified as a Brewmeister
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Henie Cloete mounting a...
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...Clydesdale
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The party roster
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left to right: Geno, Tom, Bill, Mory, Al, Jessica, Loren, Howard and Rotten Ron
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Al, Jessica and Loren - 3 generations of native Californians
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The Dinner Party in Cow Town
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Blair Foster, Bill Dibble, Bob Morthole, Rodger Venable, Hennie Cloete, Ed Weber, and Bruce Frigard
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Bill and Al with the commemorative event booklet
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Wild Bill "Foghorn" roasting Al 86 times on his 86th
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Al telling everyone Bill doesn't know how to tell a joke
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86 candles getting 86'd
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Lighting up!
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Bruce Frigard and his martini monologue
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