Thanks but I might add that my original music with some of the old original early Beatles music like Penny Lane and other songs that we used to listen to with a cheap AM radio in our Bethel room in 1967.

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Wally, nice to hear from you. First of all I talk to Jay regularly. I wont say much on this public forum. I have an email which is one I use that isnt my more personal one. Please contact me there at [email protected] and we will continue this conversation. One of the purposes of this particular video is to contact many of the "old guys" who are looking for friends. Later, Ahp

Hes no longer in traveling work, now retired south of Chicago email me at [email protected] and Ill send you his contact information. Ahp

Congratulations on taking your life back! Much love.

Yeah Mike, that was after Wheelock was gone, I visited him in 89 and said my goodbyes. Sad thing........

Hey Mike, which press did you work before you left?

Nice to know you Jeff, this is Alan Priller, 67-71. Knew Ron Nixon well, one of the nicest guys I ever knew, sadly, and Im sure you know, he passed away a few years and the memorial was in Fresno. Lots of former Bethelites attended and while Im 12 hour drive north of him in Oregon, we just couldnt make it that weekend. He was a good guy, I think I may have a picture of him somewhere working on the mag subscription machine. You must have worked on presses maybe 3/7? (bldg 3 floor 7?) When I left they didnt have the 6th floor bldg 3 filled yet. But I worked on Hoe Roe so I was at the way other end of bldg 2 against the Manhattan bridge. By the way have you seen my video of the old pressroom? You can send me email at [email protected] and then Ill give you my more personal email and put you in my former Bethelite/pressroom file. Ahp

Thank you kindly, your initials are the same as my best friend there at Warwick, LC Cotton in Hospital Info Services.

Hi Milton, thanks for your expression

No I dont. We sure liked Guad and was thinking about moving to the Chapala area in 2000 but grandchildren showed up by being born and Mama said no cant go, gotta stay close to the two grandkids. But we sure liked that area of the world. The climate of Chapala was very similar to Maui and it really appealed to us. There was a mix of USA expats and local Mexican people and they got along very well. My wife is German/Mexican and we would have fit in.

Did you know my roommate Joe Gingerich who was on a casemake? We left at the same time Feb 28th 1971, he died in 1995 sadly. Another guy was Ray Massed, he passed a few years ago.

Thanks Frank, I went into construction after also....I owned an Insulation Company.

Hi Jim and thanks for your comments. Ieft Feb 28th, 1971. I dont remember meeting you and Im sorry for that but after all Im nearly 74. I still stay in contact with close to 50 former Bethelites and have briefly chatted with many more. Email and the internet has brought us all back together after 50 years. Outstanding! The oldest one that I still know out of the pressroom served from 59-63 and is getting up there in his 80s. Take care and stay in touch, while youre at it, check out some of my other videos. Al Priller

Good to hear from you brother, be safe!

Newell trained me for awhile in 1968 before he left and I have kept in contact with him over the years occasionally. Hes a good brother.

Yeah old ones, we used a lot of ectachrome I think it was called, fast film for taking night pictures without flash.

@@Hankster.Northwest My father used slide film and night film in the 60s

Well its an emotional thought out of our past, I get it, but they are so better off out of the city now.

@@Hankster.Northwest It was a well oiled machine for many years all the way up to the sale of the properties

Yes, Brooklyn was special, however a young brother came up to me and asked me if I served in Warwick, I said no brother, it was a long time ago...he looked puzzled and I just said.......Allegheny.....

Glad you enjoyed it Daniel, I have many more videos also I particularly enjoyed the old pressroom at Brooklyn.

@@ahpriller361 I will look up your videos now that I know about you. Just today I had a good conversation with a JW I met 3 years ago. He installed a windshield for me then and another one today.

Daniel Mudge when you visit jw.org you can search for more of our history in Brooklyn.

@@soundsgood5314 Thank you, Andre.

We were there at the same time, but I dont remember you. wondering where you worked, what was your assignment. Check out my Brooklyn Pressroom 1967-1972 you might like that one and see some familiar faces. Al

Ahp _ thanks for sharing these. Helps bring back fond memories of my service there.

Nice to hear from you. I still stay in touch with many of the 60s pressroom guys. Even one guy is over 80 and in the lake oswego oregon congregation. Almost everyone of that group is still in the truth, not that life has been perfect for any of us. We still live in this old world. Stay in touch. My wife is from Lubbock but been in Oregon now over 50 yrs. We will celebrate our 48th soon and have been baptized nearly 58 yrs. Where has the time gone?

I heard that Tom is in a wheelchair for many years now, but has a great attitude.

No sorry it was Jim Miles, not Tom