| ASTRONOMISER |
| Astronomiser has been created to share some of my experiences with family and friends. . I will never be a top notch "astro-imager", but I have really enjoyed learning the basics of this hobby. As you can see, I have done several other things in life, but none of them too well. Ha !!! |
| Daughter Haley and Austin in Carmel 2009 |
Daughter Kristin and Deno in Costa Rica 2008
| Coach Sherri Coale, OU Fundraiser - WOW ! |
| My Meade LX 200R and Sky Shed POD. Very Cozy. |
| If you ain't the lead dog the view never changes! |
Great People I Have Known SSgt. Donovan J. Pruett US Army, KIA 1966 Vietnam Cmdr. Bill Serfus USN, 1930-1967 (I was there) Cpl. Larry Bice USMC, 1946-1967, KIA (my friend) Coach Dusty W. Eby, 1935-1999 ( baseball coach) Great People I wish I knew Jackie Stiles, Julia Ormond, Sarah Palin, Annika Sörenstam Jimmy Johnson, Danica Patrick Extraordinary People I Wish I Could Have Known Amelia Earhart, 1897-1937 Lt. Kara Spears 'Revlon' Hultgreen USN, 1965-1994 Lt. General Chesty Puller USMC, 1898-1971 Edwin Hubble, 1889-1953 Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr., 1902-1971 Carl Sagan, 1934-1996 |
| Kris & Deno, 2005 Proud OU Alumni. |
| OKIE-TEX Star Party 2007, Oklahoma-Colorado Border. I had a Great Time! Camp Billy Joe. Gary and his beloved 2004 National RV. |
| Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan 1937. Photo just prior to Amelia's ill fated round the world flight attempt. Amelia was light years ahead of her time. Every American should take the time to become familiar with Amelia's life, and accomplishments. |
| Gary in 1976 - Cessna Citation Business Jet over the Atlantic |
| If you have to ask, you need more education, or at least more Science Channel Time Actually I don't know much about it either, but since Jodie Foster mentioned above in movie "Contact", I seem to be interested in "Primes". |
| Some of my Photoshop creations above. I have too much time on my hands. Ha! |
| Astro-Tech 111EDT f/7 ED triplet apochromatic refractor, Astro-Tech 80 ED Guide Scope. Meade LXD-75 Go To Mount Sky Shed POD |
| "Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity." -Albert Einstein |
| "The best thing about being old; I don't have time to get mad at anybody" Gary |
| Kris, Gary-Okie-Tex 2008 Star Party |
| I used to do was fly Learjets out of Love Field in Dallas. Flew "Ray Price", the Country and Western singer to many concerts. The Learjet 25 above was a great aircraft, 440 knots @ 45,000 feet. |
| Pilot for Trans Central Commuter Airline. The Metroliner days. A bullet with no wing. Ha ! |
| ---Prettiest Girl I Ever Knew--- |
| My 1st cousin, Randy. Nice trout Randy ! |
| Sharon, and her daughter Michelle, and Kiddo's. |
| MOM - "She is so Pretty here". |
| My Grandmother Pearl (top) - Garnet - Sylvia - Smiley a friend. Around 1915 in Ames area. Life was very hard back then. Look at the faces closely. You can see the hardship, which they were enduring. Three sisters, and all great and beautiful ladies. |
| My dad Horace and his RV |
| "The one thing we all have in common, is that we would all like to be remembered as uncommon", Gary |
| Madeline and Horace in San Francisco 1945 |
| Aunt Nelda. She is very beautiful. |
This is Gary and his 1956 Ford in HS Soph year. His girl is
Betsy, the most beautiful and popular Senior in HS. Gary
had a big crush on Betsy. The truth is, Gary used Photoshop
and merged Betsy into the pic. In actuality Betsy would not
have given Gary the time of day ! Ha!
Betsy, the most beautiful and popular Senior in HS. Gary
had a big crush on Betsy. The truth is, Gary used Photoshop
and merged Betsy into the pic. In actuality Betsy would not
have given Gary the time of day ! Ha!
My half-brother Douglas and his friend in 1988.
| Bossart's, my grandparents in 1940 |
| My Good Friend Barry Leigh and I golfing in Beaver Creek in 80's . Barry is Gone Now. |
Erin Higgins, OU Basketball Star. Best Player I ever knew.
Bass Fishin
Ole Mexico
Ole Mexico
My Beautiful Girl's at OU
Haley 9th Grade Basketball
| As a Marine Orderly for Ship Commanding Officer, I on occasion got special benefits. One was sitting down with Raquel Welch one on one and eating Brownies for about ten minutes. I was 19 at time, and you can imagine !!! She was very nice to me. |
Going thru Pearl enroute to Tonkin Gulf.
| My good HS friend Jerry aboard the Carrier Coral Sea. Tonkin Gulf 1967 |
O'Tar and Kris
| "I know you can't go Home, but I really enjoy trying". Gary |
The Ole Deer Hunter - Ames, OK 2005
| Gary and his good friend Mr. Kelley, Elk Hunting in Colorado. |
| Chappell's - Little's abt 1952 Top L to R - Madeline, Bud, Carl Bottom L to R - Horace, Gary, Pearl, Randy, Ken. |
| Jennie & William Denison, my Great Grandparents. Jennie was a gorgeous and elegant looking lady. |
| Republicans All, "Grand Ole Gang" |
| Austin and Phil, Pebble Beach 2010 I think Austin could take him... |
| My Niece Teddy - Greg - Haley - Faith - Abigail |
| My sister Sharon-Michelle-Denise "Cuties" |
| Sarah Palin Represents the Values America Once Knew |
| The Kids Surprised Me With This Birthday Present In 2007. 150 MPH - WOW! Most Fun I Have Ever Had !!! |
| "If during life, you get a chance to set yourself apart from the crowd, don't deny yourself that opportunity." Gary |
| When you say "I DO", standfast. Gary |
| HONOR |
| LOYALTY |
| My Niece Nicole |
Haley, Carmel in 2010
| My niece, Denise below, her daughter Kelci above |
| Trans Central Airlines - YS-11 Jet Prop - 60 passenger |
| Douglas served 10 years in the Navy, and is a Vietnam Veteran. Thanks for you service brother. |
| Donovan Pruett, middle row left with ball type cap, just prior to mission. He was an elite Long Range Recon soldier, with 101st Airborne. |
| Click Below, about 5 minute Audio |
| ---Click Link Above for 5minute video--- If you do not like it, you probably need to move to Czech Republic, or possibly even further East !!!. |
| Both are University of Oklahoma Alumni |
| Mary Ann My beautiful Mother-In-Law |
| Kristin Ann My beautiful daughter |
| "A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life." Unknown |
| "Honor in serving your country is measured in not how much blood you shed, but in your willingness to do so." Unknown |
| Gary - Kristin - Haley |
Daughter Haley HS Senior
MY HOLLYWOOD EXPERIENCES
1966: While aboard the USS Coral Sea, aircraft carrier, off the coast of Vietnam, Raquel Welch was a member of a visiting USO
Tour. I was lucky enough to set down one on one and eat brownies/milk with her for about ten minutes, as she was waiting to see
the Commanding Officer of the ship, whom I worked for. She was very nice to me. I was Awestruck !!!
1976: While working as a Charter Pilot in Wichita, KS, I was fixed up on a blind date with a local aspiring model. That gal turned
out to be Kirstie Alley. We did not seem to hit it off, and I did not see her again after the one date. Kirstie moved to LA about a
year later, and me, well, you know rest of that story. Ha !
1977: While flying LearJet 25's in Dallas, out of Love Field, our best client was Ray Price, the C&W Singer. His good buddy was
Willy Nelson. After flying Ray to a concert in San Antonio, he invited the other pilot and me to Willy's RV. We all sat with Willy and
Ray for 30 minutes and had Ice Tea. At least, that is what I had !
1966: While aboard the USS Coral Sea, aircraft carrier, off the coast of Vietnam, Raquel Welch was a member of a visiting USO
Tour. I was lucky enough to set down one on one and eat brownies/milk with her for about ten minutes, as she was waiting to see
the Commanding Officer of the ship, whom I worked for. She was very nice to me. I was Awestruck !!!
1976: While working as a Charter Pilot in Wichita, KS, I was fixed up on a blind date with a local aspiring model. That gal turned
out to be Kirstie Alley. We did not seem to hit it off, and I did not see her again after the one date. Kirstie moved to LA about a
year later, and me, well, you know rest of that story. Ha !
1977: While flying LearJet 25's in Dallas, out of Love Field, our best client was Ray Price, the C&W Singer. His good buddy was
Willy Nelson. After flying Ray to a concert in San Antonio, he invited the other pilot and me to Willy's RV. We all sat with Willy and
Ray for 30 minutes and had Ice Tea. At least, that is what I had !
| My Favorite Links Below Click to View |
| Dawson Veterans Day Video 2011 Kristin's Middle School Thanks Kristina |
| Gary 1976 - London, enroute to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Daughter Haley on left Sister Sharon on right Look-a-Likes |
| Chappell Relatives |
| Local Weather CLICK LINKS BELOW |
| Hope You Enjoy all of Above Links - - - Check Back for Updates Thanks |
| Cousin Ken |
| Me and My Good Buddy Duke Young 1967 |
| "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan, President; 1985 |
| CLICK on these Aviation Videos ! |
| Black Hole Proof at Center of Our Galaxy Stellar Orbits in the Central Arcsec A 2.2 micron animation of the stellar orbits in the central parsec. Images taken from the years 1995 through 2011 are used to track specific stars orbiting the proposed black hole at the center of the Galaxy. These orbits, and a simple application of Kepler's Laws, provide the best evidence yet for a supermassive black hole, which has a mass of 4 million times the mass of the Sun. Especially important are the stars S0-2, which has an orbital period of only 15.78 years, and S0-16, which comes a mere 90 astronomical units from the black hole. Prof Andrea Ghez, UCLA/Keck Telescope |
| Oh Those Were the Days ! |
