Volume 12: The Further Saga of Alemany '66:
As revealed by The Shadow
and with minor assistance from F.J. Bonaccorso

Subtitle: The Volcano, She's A Gonna Blow!
Second Subtitle: Oh, what a work of art?

Shadow's Special Dedication
To Maureen from big sister Chris Belle Monroe,
To Linda from husband John Preble,
To Kathy Gordon from St. Ferdinand classmates,
Three winners against cancer
With love from all of Alemany ‘66
______________________________________________________

A lava bed on the slope of a smoking volcano.
The time machine known as The Monarch is lying on its side, partially smashed. Steam is leaking from the machine. A door on the upper side of the ship opens, two arms emerge and a dazed Kathy Gordon leaps off the machine.
Kathy: It's a sunny day, come out everyone.
One by one, all nine time travelers emerge, no one having more than minor scratches. They gaze around at lava slopes with scattered trees and shrubs growing among weathered basalt formations.
Art Fonseca: Not a great landing. Welcome to the Cretaceous everyone.
Alan Shows: (Sporting a Band-Aid over his left eye) Anyone else need a Band-Aid?
Frank B: We better look over The Monarch. Our transportation home looks a bit worse for wear. There seems to be something familiar about the shape of that volcano cone.
John Barreiro: This is spectacular scenery. I am going to work. (Off he goes taking photos of the landscape and the crashed time machine.)
Chris Gilmore: Oh look there is a teeny, tiny dinosaur.
Bill Danaher: Where?
Chris: It ran under that rock. (Chris and Bill go off to catch it).
Frank: (Shouting and looking chagrinned) May I have everyone's attention before you all scatter over all tarnation. (Everyone is focused on Frank). We are not in the Cretaceous!
Dave Nehen: What makes you say that?
Frank: For one I saw another teeny, tiny "dinosaur" and it's a very modern era lizard know as a skink. Second reason, if you look over there on that shrub you will see a common blackbird which did not evolve until millions of years after the Cretaceous. Third reason, I recognize that volcanic cone. It's Mt. Vesuvius. I visited it in 1976. Vesuvius is a much younger formation than Cretaceous. I repeat, we are not in the Cretaceous, and we are not in Texas. We are in Italy.
Pat Dolan: So we know where we are. And it is way off course from southern Texas. But what year is it?
(Suddenly a prolonged earthquake of about 3.8 Richter shakes the ground and then a large burst of smoke and ash belches out of the volcano).
Dave: Oh my goodness, I sure hope it's not 79 AD.
Art: Why? What happened in 79 AD?
Frank: That's when Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum, and a few other Roman towns. I believe you can just make out Pompeii down by the sea, there (pointing a finger).
The volcanic activity subsides somewhat. A noise is heard lower down the slope and sounding like wagon wheels. All the time travelers run down the slope to get a view of what is making the noise. And they see.....

Winter Park, Colorado.

There goes X-Games Qualifier Linda Haney Pearcy showing her best form while flying high over the half-pipe.

Linda Haney Pearcy, the woman that replaced Olympic Champ Hannah Teter on the USA team for this International Cup has won the gold medal at Winter Park. Haney Pearcy performed her specialty trick, the Alemany Quad QuadTwisel for the first time in competition and landed it perfectly. Linda perfected the move long ago on her skateboard in 11th grade at the Alemany Quad after school. She explained, "It's a quad quad because it has four revolutions and was first performed by me on a quadrangle. I sure prefer landing on snow rather than concrete." Haney Pearcy easily led the Gold-Silver sweep for the USA. By winning at Winter Park, Linda has qualified for the X-Games at the Matterhorn. Her coach, Mary Langan Doyle announced to the world that Linda would up the ante for the other girls at the X-Games by adding a Quintuple Broeski to her routine. No one, man or woman, has ever landed a quintuple revolution trick in the history of half-pipe. This competition may draw a crowd of 500,000 spectators since it will be held the same day as the much anticipated Ski Box Derby International Championship. If you do not already have a room booked for Zermatt you may as well stay home and watch the finals of Dancing with the Stars where it will be warm and cozy.

A happy Linda with her gold medal at the awards ceremony.

World Champ Haney Pearcy with Coach Langan Doyle contemplating
Execution of the first ever Quintuple Broeski on a restful day in Ireland.

The Paris-Dakar Rally in the Sahara Desert.
Al Vicuna: Please pass me a Red Bull out of the cooler, Father Art.
Father Art Holquin: Here you go Al. Just keep your eyes on the road.
Al: What road are you talking about Art?
Art: That was a joke, Al.

Al Vicuna and his relief driver, Father Art Holquin, out ahead of the pack somewhere in Mauretania and headed for Dakar.

Art: I sure am glad we are almost to Dakar, Al. I really do need to get back to Capistrano and get ready for the dedication of the new basilica.
Al: And you know that I will be there for that Art. Right after I finish winning Dancing with the Stars. Say father, are those swallows ever late in returning to Capistrano?
Art: No Al, every year that I have been at the mission the swallows always return on St. Joseph's Day.
Al: That is so amazing!
Art: Watch out for that on coming bus, Al.
Al: Where? (swerving and fishtailing through the dunes) Would you cut out with the jokes already, Father? Say a prayer for us instead; we don’t need any more flats.

And there they go, passing the lead motorcycles. How can Al and Art lose with Red Bull and Molidor's Sockerooni Sauce as fuel and as sponsors?

Jungfrau, Switzerland.
Rex Olliff: (Shaking hands with Mary Ganssle Johnson) Beautiful day for a race, Mary.
Mary: Yes, it certainly is your majesty. And the course is well groomed. The snow is smooth. Are we agreed that we will run the time trial with both teams starting on the gong. First box over the line wins.
Rex: Agreed on all points. Of course it's a more technical course here with more turns than the Matterhorn, but not as steep. Still, it will be a good test to see how we stand against each other.
Mary: Mighty smart on your part bringing Marilyn Gadomski to drive your box. You have any information on the Nepalese and their new ski box, the Golden Hammer?
Rex: They are still in Nepal and not coming to Europe until a few days before the Matterhorn race. They are a mystery. But I do know that Liechtenstein has a new team planning to enter the derby.
(Crews are bringing the Swedish Silver Bullet to the starting area. A team of dogs mushed by David Surges is pulling the Red Baron to the start).

Snowzilla: Alaska snowman has neighbors fuming
Sat Jan 6, 7:53 AM ET story by Patricia Richards Atnip.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska

Snowzilla may be a smash hit with shutterbugs, but the towering snowman has detractors closer to home. Some neighbors of the two-story high snowman say they're fed up with the hordes of gawkers clogging their street.
When you get 20 people out there in their cars, the whole street comes to a stop and nobody can get through, said Majorie Padour Smith. Snowzilla is visible from the front window of her winter cottage. They just stand out there, in the middle of the road, talking about a snowman. Harrumph! I come here to Alaska for a change of scenery from Gadsden, Alabama, and this is what I get. What is really weird is that I went to high school with the two guys that built this monster. They haven't changed a bit.
Marjorie's neighbor, Thomas Padilla, supervised construction of the original Snowzilla last year. Through the Internet, it became a media sensation, drawing crowds of visitors and TV crews from as far as Japan and Russia before it melts in the spring. This year, Padilla along with high school classmate, Raul Perez, resurrected the snowman and its giant hat. Snowzilla is made from tomato cartons, a corncob pipe, and beer-bottle eyes. At 22 feet, the new Snowzilla is six feet taller than last year's predecessor.

Tom and Raul sure know how to build a snowman.

Slopes of rumbling Mt Vesuvius.
Alan Shows: It's a Roman centurion driving a chariot like there was no tomorrow.
John Barreiro: Madre de Dios, the chariot didn't make that curve and has spilled the man into the gorge.
Kathy Gordon: We need to help him. Let's go everybody.
Alan: Bill, get the medical kit and follow us.
(Seven people are huddled around an unconscious Roman soldier, Christina Marie and Art are calming the frightened horses, Bill Danaher is running to them with the medical kit).
Frank: When he arouses, how will we communicate - my broken Italo-Spanglish, or what?
Alan: I can try my Latin. It's been a long time since Latin IV at Alemany, but I think I can communicate with him. Dave, hold this compression bandage here with pressure. Tim, you better have a look, he lost a couple of teeth. There is bleeding from the mouth. He's going to need your dentistry skills.

The Pearly Gate, Heaven.
Two angels are standing at the gate looking down toward Earth.
Angel Paul Frysak: It looks bad down there.
Angel Paula Carrabelli: It does look bad, but you know we cannot intervene.
Paul: I know, but we can't just let them be trapped in the past with Mt. Vesuvius about to explode. They are our classmates!
Paula: Maybe we should talk to the boss.
Paul: We have to do something. Here comes the boss now.
Archangel Father Thomas Weber: Mr. Frysak, what are you doing here, choir practice is starting. Sister Rosemary and Sister Roseanne are waiting for you.
Paul: But Father.....
Father Weber: Don't say another word. You are supposed to be an example to the new arrivals. Now go without another word.
Paula: Please go, Paul. I will keep watch on our special friends and let you know if things get worse. (Angel Paul flies off to choir practice).

6 PM, ABC News Room, Washington, D.C.
And now the news, this is Bernard VanVlymen reporting from Washington.
Bernie: President Bush will deliver his State of the Union Address tonight.....blah, blah, blah.
Following a commercial break for Gieg's Gold Label Tequila and the new limited edition of Gieg's Picante' Tequila......
Bernie: Fortune Magazine reported today that Oscar Rivera, Jr. became the world's first trillionaire. And that is after taxes. There is a mystery about how Rivera came by all his recent wealth. However, investigative reporter, Mary Chris Checkie Kincaid reports from Los Angeles.
Mary Chris: Bernie, at the same time that Oscar has acquired vast riches, three of the previously richest men in the world all filed for bankruptcy in the space of one week.
Bill Gates is now stocking shelves at WalMart to makes ends meet. Donald Trump was vending those hot giant pretzels on the streets of New York until James Coultas, owner of Coultas Gooey-filled Pretzels, walked up to him and said, "Your fired". And Rupert Murdock is believed living with aborigines in the Outback of central Australia and living off the land. Could these all be connected? We don't know for sure, but Trump was heard by Coultas to mumble, "Why did I ever play high stakes poker with Oscar."
Bernie: Interesting perspective Mary Chris. That's all we have time for tonight. I'm Bernard VanVlymen. I will be back at 10 PM with the Late Night News. May all your news be good news.

Administration Section, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
In the outer office of the Museum Director, two well-dressed women sit admiring the paintings on oak panel walls.
Executive Secretary Susan Gibbons Shirk announces, "The Director will see you now".
The huge wooden door is opened and the two ladies walk into a plush carpeted and huge office furnished in Chippendale. Across the room, the Director smiles warmly and waves her Secretary out. As soon as the door closes, the three woman rush to together laughing and taking turns hugging, jumping, giggles galore.
Christi Brecht Moore: Look at you, Mutt, you are radiant, and nice power pants suit.
Christine Belle Monroe: Well I have to look the part, Jeff. I deal with a lot of the rich and powerful people every day here. Mostly I am involved in fundraising and administrative stuff. I wish there was more time for art.
Chris Carney Stoddard: Mutt and Jeff back together again! It's a long way from 1st Grade at St. Elizabeth's together. Oh my God, is that a Breughel on the wall behind your desk? And over there you have a Vermeer? Oh, what a work of art! Chris, can I get close to the Breughel?
C. Belle: Yes, it is "Latona and the Lycian Peasants" by Jan Breughel the Elder painted around 1605. Our Master's Gallery is being refurbished and the museum had to put it somewhere for a time. Isn't it incredible? Do you know the story of the painting, Chris?
Chris C.: No, please tell us.
C. Belle: Latona is begging the peasants working around the pool for water. She is dying of thirst having been chased to Lycia by the goddess Juno. Juno was angry that Latona became pregnant from her husband, Jupiter. But the peasants, encouraged by Juno, make the water undrinkable. Enraged, Latona curses them, condemning them to live forever in the fouled water. Now look closely at the peasants in the water. Some already have been turned to frogs, even though they still wear the clothes and do the work of people.
C. Brecht: It's so subtle, the tiny figures amid the powerful giant landscape. I am speechless.
C. Carney: But Christine, how did you manage the move from retired art teacher to director of one of the most prestigious museums in the world?
C. Belle: I just sent in my resume and letter of application on a whim. Of course my reference letters included the Lt. Governor of California, The King of Sweden, and the world's richest man (Wink!). I think you know all of them from Alemany. I guess that might have helped some. Hey do you guys remember the time we heard Dick Dale and the Deltones live at the Rendevouz Ballroom?
Christi: Yeah, we sure were wild back then. And don't say I was the gang leader. You both helped us get in enough trouble too on the boardwalk at night.
Chris B. Girls, would you like to have coffee here first or see some of the museum?
C. Carney: Oh please, let's go see some art. Can you show us The Night Watch?
C. Belle: Of course we can see it. Oh, and girls, I have a surprise. I have opera tickets for tonight in the Queen's Box. My treat.
C. Brecht: Christine, you shouldn't have done that. It must have cost you a fortune.
C. Belle: Don't be silly; the tickets are complimentary to the Museum. Rank has its privilege. The opera is La Boehme, with Cheryl Evanson singing on the 111th year anniversary of its first performance. She is touring all the great opera houses, Paris, La Scala, and Vienna. Next month she will perform at the site where Puccini debuted his opera with Arturo Toscanini conducting in 1896.
C. Carney: And where is that?
C. Belle: Why, Torino, of course.
C. Brecht: What a coincidence, Chris and I will be skiing near Torino next month. It's the final stop on our grand tour of Europe. Why don't we all meet there and see the opera again together? Maybe Cheryl will let us take her out to dinner afterwards.
C. Belle: You have a deal. This time you buy the tickets, Christi.
And so Chris and Chris and Christi walked through the Reijksmuseum amid Dutch Masters and are reunited again. (Isn't it incredible what The Shadow Knows?)

Mutt and Jeff with Chris Carney admire a painting. The Night Watch is behind them. They do look like a group that could have caused trouble at Balboa Island. Why they are wearing nametags? Must be a security thing.


The Night Watch by Rembrant van Rijm. It was time you clowns got some culture. Look closely at the lower right near the dog in the shadows to the left of the drum. You can see the stain where Jay Pelzer spilt his coffee in 1975. I know. Bob Johnson and I posted bail for Jay

Mt. Vesuvius (with Latin-English translations to facilitate brevity)
Alan Shows: Sip some water, Centurion. Remain calm, we are friends
Roman Centurion: Thank you, stranger. I must get back in my chariot. I must warn Gaius Plinius Secundus in Misenum that Vesuvius will erupt. He must evacuate as many as possible from the coast with his fleet.
Alan: You believe the eruption will be significant.
Centurion: Yes. The earthquakes already have broken many aqueduct lines that I was inspecting. I know that volcano and it never has acted like that in my life or the life of my father.
Alan: Tell me, friend, we are distant travelers from beyond the Pillars of Hercules and Mare Oceanus, what is the name of your Caesar?
Centurion: Vespasian is Caesar. And my name is Marcus Attilius. I am engineer in charge of the Aqua Augusta like my father before me.
Alan, Frank, and Dave knowing their Roman history all gasp. Horror on their faces!!!
Frank: Then this is the real deal. Vespasian was emperor in August 79 AD, during the great eruption. We are all doomed (volcano rumbles loudly) unless we get to Misenum and onto boats.
Ok, here is our plan. Alan and Tim ride with Marcus Attilius aboard his chariot to Misenum. Pat, you take the gyro up and fly to Misenum. You can carry Kathy in a net below you. The rest of us have to jog behind and make the best time possible. We all need to see Gaius Secundus.
John Barrerio: Who exactly is Gaius Secundus?
Dave Nehen: He is commonly known as Pliny the Elder. At this time he would be the Roman Admiral in charge of the Western Fleet stationed at Misenum. He made a noble effort to record observations of the eruption while at sea and to evacuate many people from the coastal towns. He saved thousands of lives in 79 AD. We can explain more later. Everyone get moving.
(Alan and Tim jump onto the rolling chariot and they are off. Small bits of pumice are falling from the sky and the fumes are becoming worse.)

{To be continued}

Special Notice: Dreamed of climbing Mt. Everest? Diving in a submersible to the depths of the sea bottom? Dunking on Kobe Bryant? Finding a cure for Alzheimer's? Lead guitar with the Eagles? We might even have space on the time machine for visiting the past. If you attended Alemany any time between 1962 and 1966, are a fan, and have not entered the story yet, you can write The Shadow in care of bonafrank@yahoo.com and let him know your fantasy wish. Know a fantasy wish of an Alemany friend. You also can let us know. We might be able to tell your story through our eyes. No promises but we try to please.

Volume 11: The Further Saga of Alemany '66:
As revealed by The Shadow
and with minor assistance from F.J. Bonaccorso

Subtitle: The Swedish Silver Bullet

Volume Dedication:
To the memory of Dr. Figliozzi,
Father of Kit Figliozzi Skelton and
the doctor who delivered your author into this world,
and maybe some of you readers too.

Stockholm Royal Palace.
King Rex Olliff: So the merger of the Swedish and Polish Ski Box Derby teams is settled. You must admit that Swedish technology is superior, but then of course you are the best driver in all of Europe. And, I am so pleased to hear that you are having fantastic results driving prototype 31 of the Swedish Silver Bullet. What the Volvo people have produced is impressive technology, don't you agree.
Marilyn Gadomski Smith: Yes, I don't think I could have been competitive with the Polish ski boxes. I love the new laser steering system on the Bullet. That is particularly awesome. All I have to do is sight the laser off my helmet and that's where the ski box goes. The gyroscopic strut mounts for the skis keep me from bouncing too much while sighting the laser. We are almost ready to take on the USA, although I am not satisfied with our putsching, Johansson drinks too much Vodka, and I may have to replace him with a Polish putscher, perhaps Daniel Kwapniowski.
Rex: You're in charge of personnel, Marilyn, do whatever is necessary to W-I-N - within the rules of course...



The Stockholm Royal Palace: Where King Rex Olliff lives.
With 608 rooms, the Stockholm Royal Palace is the biggest palace in the world still used by a head of state. It houses the Royal Apartments, Hall of State, and Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry, Treasury, Tre Kronor Palace Museum, Armory and Museum of Antiquities. Changing of the Guards takes place Wednesdays, Saturdays and public holidays. This mid-13th Century palace was ravaged by fire in 1697. Remnants of the old castle are in the Museum. New construction lasted from 1697 to 1754. The Royal Apartments are magnificent, ranging in style from baroque to rococo to Gustavian neo-classicism.

Zion National Park, Utah.
Bill Danaher: Training is going well Frank. Dave Nehen is a top marksman with that dart gun, Art and Tim have their timing down with the nets and ropes, Alan has all his medical supplies and his physical exams show everyone is in fit shape. We look good to go whenever Mock and Pokorski tell us the time machine is ready.
Frank B: Good job, Bill. How about the ship-to-ship line-throwing gun? Who have you put in charge of mastering that?
Bill: I'm taking that on myself. That gun has quite a kick, but I can shoot lines with grappling hooks up to 400 ft.
Frank: (Looking up a cliff.) You are almost there Chris, swing to your right.

Chris Gilmore getting in another day of training.

Bill: She is fearless. You wouldn't catch me up there.
Frank: Nor me, that's why Chris brought Kathy Gordon O'Riley into the project as her climbing partner. I look forward to handling pterodactyls but heights scare the shit out of me. I can wait until our bundle of prehistoric pterosaurs comes down to the ground.
Bill: Look south Frank, here comes Tim flying his little gyro-flyer. That should be very handy for scouting the cliffs and finding nests. Pat Dolan is learning to fly it too, so we have a backup.
Frank: You have any doubts about doing this Bill? Now is the time to back out if you do, you do have to consider your family. Annie would be worried if she knew what you were doing here.
Bill: What and miss the greatest science expedition of all time. Everybody is on board. Even Alan is enthusiastic now. He wants to know how a pterosaur heart functions
Frank: Thanks Bill. By the way, Tim is conducting dental checks on everyone this afternoon, we don't need any toothaches in the Cretaceous and he will have minimal supplies if there was a problem once we are in the field.
Bill: He has those mini-laughing gas cylinders he is taking. Why did you want so many?
Frank: Just in case in any big bad dinosaurs need to chill out Billy boy.
(Cell phone rings). Hello, Greg. (He listens) Great. See you day after tomorrow. Well Bill, the new time machine is ready for us...

Tim Jordan flying over Utah.

(Errata: I wish to correct a mistake in Volume 10. I incorrectly transcribed the Shadow's statement that the second cheerleader from the front in the "Dallas Cowgirl Splits" photo was Sue Shannon. Actually, Shadow informs me that Sue is the third cheerleader from the front. The second cheerleader from the front is my chemistry lab partner from ILAP, Kathy Bell. I used to have trouble concentrating in chemistry lab on "game days" when Kathy wore her cheerleader outfit to class. F. J. Bonaccorso)

Sacramento, Halls of the State Capital Building following Cabinet Meeting.
Teri Arteaga: That was a brilliant move to bring Helene (Tina) Cross onto our team as Chief Speech Writer, and the Governor seems to really believe in his heart that we can build a better California both in terms of quality of life and the environment, while at the same time expanding the economy.
Diane Muscolo: Yes, Tina has been brilliant writing slogans like, "There is no Democratic air, and there is no Republican air". Why even a lot of Democrats are buying into our government. By the way we have a 10:00 AM meeting with Arnie tomorrow on endangered species. Frank Bonaccorso will be flying in to brief us on the critical conservation status of the California leaf-nosed bat. He said he could squeeze in two hours with us before he heads off on a major expedition. This will be a hard sell. Arnie doesn't like bats very much, something about his previous role as Dr. Freeze in Batman.
Teri: Well, work is done for today, I think I will head for the kitchen and bake some cookies.
Diane: Oh, no you don't. Remember, the only cookies you are eating for awhile are Oreos. Besides we need to prepare for tomorrow's meeting with Frank, we need to review the candidates for Commissioner of Education; we need to see where Tina is on the speech for the next press conference....
Teri: Ok, I surrender. We can work in my office.

Playboy Mansion Basement
Nine Alemany Grads have their seat belts fastened aboard the Time Machine dubbed The Monarch - except there were only eight seats because Kathy Gordon had joined the crew at the last moment, thus once again Pat Dolan had to ride in a jury-rigged seat in the storage compartment.
Terry Mock: Stand by everyone, 4, 3, 2, 1, launch.....and poof the The Monarch was off to the Cretaceous....

Keck Observatory, at 13,796 ft on Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Tom Carnegie: This lever elevates the scope and this one moves it left or right.
Adrienne Poirier: Thanks for having so much confidence to trust me with the Keck scope, Tom. I feel like I am on such a learning curve here at the observatory.
I mean, I have only been here a week and already I am mapping new galaxies on the worlds largest telescope that cost $140 million.
Tom: You are one of the fastest learners I have ever seen. I have to go check the liquid nitrogen levels down below, go ahead and start searching sector Gama 23-45Q in the Asellius system. I'll be back in half an hour. There's fresh coffee in the pot.
Adrienne: Will do Tom; keep your walkie-talkie on in case I have questions.
(Adrienne begins to photograph new planets and stars in Asellius). Oh my, what is this?
It must be as big as Pluto! I better run a trajectory calculation. Tom will be so proud of me! (On walkie-talkie) Tom, come in, this is Adrienne, and I have a new comet on the scope.
Tom: I will be there soon Adrienne, take as many photos as you can. You know that since you discovered the comet, it will be named after you. Great work!

The observatories on Mauna Kea. Keck Twin Telescopes where Tom Carnegie and Adrienne Poirier work the night shift are right center. Mauna Loa, worlds largest single mountain mass is in background and behind the mountain is Frank Bonaccorso's house where every 66'er is always welcome. Too little snow left for our snowboarders.

Comet Poirier moving rather fast on a trajectory toward Earth.

5,000,000,000 Parsecs Past Pluto on a barren unidentified planet.
Alien voice over ship's loudspeaker: We will soon arrive at our destination; all humanoids must fasten safety belts and prepare to land.
(The saucer lands)
Alien voice over loudspeaker: You will all depart the craft. (A door opens). You will proceed toward the terminal building along the yellow lines without deviation.
(And then, two figures appear from the thin planetary air to block the way to the door)
Judy Brouillette Roddy: Hello friends, I am special agent Judy, Homeland Security, and this is special agent Richard Corona, FBI, we have been on a covert detail to spy on these aliens for years. They finally made a move to kidnap US citizens and we stowed away aboard this ship to rescue you. We don't have time for further explanations. We will disappear momentarily to avoid detection by the aliens. Walk out toward the terminal. When we reappear on the tarmac and run for the rescue ship, follow us immediately with all the speed you can muster. Hesitation could mean death for some or all of us.
(Judy nods to Rich. She pulls a cloak over her, he puts on a golden ring with strange elfish runes on it, and they both disappear)
Kathy Dunlay: You heard what the lady said. Let's walk.
(Kathy pulls Leo by the hand, Leo pulls Elvis, and Elvis pulls Bobbie, all in single file).
Outside on the tarmac, Rich Corona pulls the ring off his finger and is visible, then Judy removes her cloak of invisibility and everyone can see her too.
(The gray flying saucer that was trailing the aliens lands between everyone and the terminal.)
Rich: Everyone follow me into the rescue saucer. Run!
(The saucer doors open, and everyone is running like scared antelope. Judy leaps aboard the saucer, turns and fires a shot at an alien, Bobbie notices her cherished heirloom pendant necklace has been dropped. She goes back to retrieve the necklace, but is caught by a small pudgy, purple-skinned alien. Judy cannot risk a shot.
Bobbie: Let go of me, you purple thingy (screaming).
Elvis: Everyone else get aboard, I am going back for Bobbie. (But Leo goes with him)
Space pistols are fired at the rescue saucer and in the direction of Elvis, Leo and Bobbie.
Rich: (standing in the door of the rescue saucer and firing his space pistol) Everybody come here now, the craft is programmed to leave in exactly 5 seconds.
(Leo is running with Bobbie to the saucer, Elvis is behind struggling with the purple alien that had Bobbie. More purple bodies are running for Elvis and others charge toward the saucer while firing shots)

{To be continued}

What evil lurks in the minds of men? The Shadow knows.

Stay tuned for Volume 12 soon. If you want to listen to the original radio shows of The Shadow go to http://www.oldtimeradiofans.com/
For free downloads of radio shows -this is a great site - when you listen be sure to light a candle and turn the electric lights off. Many shows from Abbott and Costello to Death Valley Days are on this site. Great to share with your grandchildren over a cup of hot chocolate.

This Alemany 66 Lady is competing in Volume 12. If you can correctly identify this woman before Vol. 12 is published, you win a ride on the Lancaster Bus with guided commentary provided by Don Turkal. Entries to bonafrank@yahoo.com. One entry per person. B. Johnson and D. McMahon and other employees of The Shadow Press are ineligible.

Volume 10: The Further Saga of Alemany '66:
As revealed by The Shadow
and with minor assistance from F.J. Bonaccorso

Subtitle: Kidnapped by Aliens

Volume Special Dedication: from cast members Mama Teri, Beej, Dr. Barb, Jayzer, Father Inferior, Leo, Batman & Shadow
To our favorite Desert Wildflower

Char Haley Coimbra: best class smile in 1968
and best in 2007
"You'll find that life is still worth-while, if you just smile" (Lyrics from 'Smile')
The above message was not an obituary!! Char is quite alive and smiling.

AND NOW ON TO OUR STORY:

Graceland, Memphis.
Leo Restrich: (Photographing the guitar shaped pool, click, click, while backing up bumps into a lady). Oh pardon me, madame.
Kathy Dunlay: I am no Madame, Leo. I saw you here and just came over to say Hello.
Leo: Kathy, you look great. Are you an Elvis fan?
Kathy: Not exactly, I mean he is ok. I came by to have dinner with Bobbie and John Noreen.
Leo: Bobbie and John?
Kathy: Leo, didn't you know that Bobbie Mosher works and lives here at Graceland? (Leo shakes head negatively). She has been here only a short time. Say, I am sure she will be happy to see you, why don't you stay to dinner? We're dining here poolside as soon as all the tourists leave.
Leo: I would love to see Bobbie, if it wouldn't be a big imposition.
Kathy: It will be groovy with Bobbie, she is having it catered by the staff anyway. Let's go find her.

SPORTS EXTRA:
MAVERICK'S BIG WAVE SURF COMPETITION
North Shore, Oahu.
January 15, 2007. Story by Mary Jo Bradley, Shadow Press.

Surf's up, Dude, and its gnarly. The woody is gassed up, the radio is blaring Jan and Dean, and the boards are on the roof rack. That's all Andy Kotnik ever needs to hear and he's headed for the beach, even if he has to fly to Hawaii before jumping in a woody station wagon. Andy is one of the favorites in the Golden Master's Competition this weekend for those over age 50. Along the beach they just call him The Legend of Gnarly because of his notoriety to surf waves no one else will even get near the water, let alone ride. And he has been riding the big waves since high school at Alemany non-stop.

Andy Kotnik with his long board just before the Maverick's Big Wave Competition. Guess everyone can't dress to Jay Pelzer's standards! But who cares.

Andy during a small board practice run just to get the juices flowing before the competition. Gnarly! Fortunately, his insurance is paid.

Torino Ski Box Training Camp Offices.
Enter Scchief Inspectore, Italian Carabineri, Eugene Rapposelli bumping into doorway and pulling down drapes beside door as he prevents his falling:
Eugene: Ahem, just testing, I pronounce your walls seem to not have termites. Aha, Buongiorno Padre, Senora Ganssele, and Dr. McConnaughy. So you see, as I was explaining on the phone, it is quite a complex matter. There have been threats against his life. The national betting on Bob Johnson has been quite heavy. With the Michaelanglo and Raphael of ski vehicle race design on your team, everyone in Italy expects Johnson & Johnson to win at Jungfrau and at the Matterhorn. It is a matter of national pride with so many Italians on your team. If Bob should lose at the Jungfrau, it could be, how you say in English?
Dr. Eileen McConnaughy: Bob Johnson Sleeps with the Fish in Concrete Shoes?
Eugene: Si.
Father Kerry Beaulieu, recently appointed USA Ambassador to The Vatican: The Pope has heard of these threats to Bob and he wants to offer his best Swiss Guard troops as security. A show of force, so to speak. I really think you should accept this gesture, Mary.
Mary Ganssele Johnson: As majority owner of Johnson & Johnson, I agree we need to do everything possible to protect our team members. But could we have the Swiss Guard, ah, go undercover, without the garrulous uniforms at the racing venues? I don't want Bob and the team to know about this, they need to stay focused on winning a race.
Eugene: Si signorina, no problem. But what to your think, Dr. McConnaughy?
Ellie McConnaughy: I think the best thing would be for you to catch the people making the threats pronto, Inspectore Rapposelli.
Eugene: Excuse me Doctor, but that is Chief Inspectore Rapposelli. (Chief Inspectore, turns to leave, knocks over a small table, catches a priceless vase from the table top and hands it to an astonished Father Beaulieu on the way out.
Kerry: Where did that guy get his Chief Inspectore badge, from the Pink Panther Police Academy? I better include him in my prayers.

Playboy Mansion.
Greg Pokorski: Well, I hope everyone enjoyed the food. I think we should bring Mona back now. Let's all go over to the time chamber.
Terry Mock: Is flipping levers and toggle switches, noise increases and lights flash, the room vibrates, and smoke rises, and Poof! Mona is back still wearing the helmet-cam.
Cha Cha. Mona, sweetheart, come to Cha Cha. (She removes the helmet-cam and passes it to Greg and carries Mona back to her cage.)
Greg: It won't take long and I will have the images downloaded to the giant computer screen. Finish your sherry everyone.
Alan Shows: (Elbows Frank B.) I am beginning to believe in this, Frank.
Greg: (at computer) Oh drat, oh goodness gracious sakes alive. What has gone wrong? (Greg walks back to the group). I am afraid something demagnetized the memory chip in the camera during the time travel. We only have static, no images.
Alan: Well, I think I must be leaving. Sorry it didn't work, Greg.
Cha Cha: Not so fast, Alan. Look at these. (She passes a partially eaten insect and a piece of plant material to Frank). Mona had these in her hand.
Frank: Wow, would you look at these! This is the tooth of an exctinct Pleisiosaur.

Bill Danaher: When would it have gone extinct?
Frank: About 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous. And this, my friends is the fruit of an ancient cycad tree also dating to the Cretaceous and it's fresh. The time machine works!
Art Fonseca: Then we are going.
Tim Jordan: When do we leave?
Terry Mock: We will need a few days to build the super-size machine and a back-up rescue machine – just as a precaution.
Frank: And we will need a few days to buy equipment and train. How is next Thursday for everyone?.......

I'm Going to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis,Tennessee (borrowed from P. Simon)

As an alien flying saucer is searching the roads, nearby the following conversation is taking place poolside at Graceland

Kathy Dunlay: That was delicious, Bobbie. Never knew catfish could be so good.
John Noreen: Well, everyone, I have to leave for a recording session, but I will send the waiter out with another bottle of wine. You all still have a lot of catching up do. Stay and watch the moon rise over Graceland. It will be up shortly. Have a good evening.
Leo Restrich: Thanks for including me, Bobbie and Kathy. This has been a pleasant surprise. Say, have you two booked your Reunion Cruise with Monique yet?
Bobbie Mosher Noreen: I booked this morning. I am so excited. We will have three days with our classmates and time to catch up at a relaxed pace.
Kathy: And lucky that so many people can get away at that time. I'm glad the cruise is after the Ryder Cup and the Ski Box Derby. I plan to go to both events. And of course the Iditarod is already over. It was so totally cool for me to be there to see Dave Surges and his dog team cross the finish line first, and hopefully Bob Orlando and Kathi Gibson will be finished filming Batman.
Bobbie: Guess what I heard today from Penny Mertens LaPreziosa who got it from Ralph LaPreziosa who got it from Diann Manemann DePasquale who got it from Elsie Dellecesse Thatcher who got it from Teri Arteaga Romero?
Leo: Who begat whom? I give up, what did you hear?
Bobbie: Diane Moscolo is bringing Arnie Swartzenegger along for the cruise?
Kathy: No! Get outta here! I want to sit at his table.
Bobbie: Oh look, the harvest moon is coming up. (A figure of a man in a sweatsuit and hood walks by the pool and Bobbie beckons him over). Mr. Smith, I would like you to meet two very dear friends of mine. This is Mr. Smith. He used to be in the recording business in this area and worked with all the big stars.
(Suddenly that flying saucer hovers over the pool, brilliant light emanates from it.)
Leo: What is happening? Those lights are so bright!
Bobbie: This is scary.
Mr. Smith (Elvis): I'll protect you, Bobbie. Stay to close to me. (But in an instant the light beam hits our friends and all four people vanish, then the light retreats up to the saucer and it flies to the heavens).

NBC at the Tonight Show:
Ed McMahon: Well, Danny, it was announced tonight the pairing for the new season of Dancing with the Stars.
Danny McMahon: I'm excited. Anybody we know competing this year?
Ed: Well, our own Ponchie Covarrubias is dancing with Christina Aquilera!
Danny: Why, Ponchie, you lucky man. How did you manage that.
Ponchie: John Folse negotiated it into my NBC contract man.
Ed: And the other couples include Jennifer Lopez paired with a Ron Turkal.
Dan: Lancaster's own Ron Turkal and J-Lo? Wow! Who else is dancing this year?
Ed: Leonardo DiCaprio and Liz Pack Jones.
Dan: Liz Pack is a terrific dancer. I hope Lenny can keep up with her.
Ed: And finally Shania Twain is partnered with Alfred Vicuna.
Ponchie: I hope I can impress the judges. The panel this year includes recently retired football great Dave Gieg, King Rex of Sweden, the Prime Minister of the Cayman Islands John Thompson, and the Social Director of Graceland, Bobbie Mosher.
Danny: We should have them all on the show to butter them up for you, Ponchie.
Ponchie: I am way ahead of you, Danny. I already invited them.

Tehachapi, CA, out walking his dog and watching the clear night sky:
Lester Dunkin: Look, Rover, there goes an alien spaceship with blinking, multicolored lights. I sure wish The Shadow would let us in the story. People are traveling to Outer Space, Italy, Sweden, the Playboy Mansion, and even to the Cretaceous. And we are stuck in Tehachapi, Rover. It ain't fair. Well, I guess it could have been worse. The Shadow could have sent us ice fishing with Dave Surges in Duluth.

Here is what Lester Dunkin saw, the very flying saucer that kidnapped Bobbie, Elvis, Leo, and Kathy

Across the Pacific, the competition is underway in Hawaii, Andy Kotnik (upper left in green shirt) caught a big one. And so did Glen Eurich (right center, yellow shirt). Double gnarly. Stay tuned to find how Andy and Glenn place in competition.

Jet Setter Rock n Roll Break-up: Peggy leaves Mick: Paint it Black
17 January 23007, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

People Magazine. Story by Richard Martinez.

Ms. Peggy Jones flew from Tenerife to New York early this evening leaving an As Tears Go By Mick Jagger at a local bistro where they had been playing in a revived rock ensemble as the newest members of the Traveling Wilburys. Tom Petty was heard consoling Mick, "Man, this is the Heartbreakers, I'm Free Falling". Bob Dylan interjected, "I can't blame Peggy for making Like a Rolling Stone, the way you treated that lady, Mick. You should be Blowing In The Wind." The Wilburys were attempting a comeback with new front line rock stars after years of inactivity following the deaths of Ray Orbison and George Harrison. Peggy told this reporter, "I Can't Get No Satisfaction around here. Mick had broken too many promises including his wedding vow of Anything You Want You Got It. That man has a Heart of Stone, and as for the Wilburys, tell all of them that this is the End of the Line." She will file for divorce once back in the USA and has no wishes to remain in rock n roll recording. Her last words before entering the gangway to her flight were, "I will be looking for new endeavors, something with adventure travel and a daring younger man. Now get that camera out of my face".

Peggy Jones right after she stepped out from her stretch limo and knocked the camera out of my photographer's hands at Tenerife Airport departures sidewalk. Jagger had one thing right, she still has great legs, but all of us from Alemany know that Peggy is so much more than that - you blew it Mick! We are here for you Peggy.

The Rock N Roll Section of Heaven.
A group of angels are looking down at Peggy Jones boarding her aircraft at Tenerife.
Timothy Hollywood: What a pity the Wilburys are losing Peggy Jones, and she was going to do lead vocal on their reprise of The Monster Mash.
Roy Orbison: Oh Pretty Woman, Don't Walk on By. Come on back to the Wilburys.
George Harrison: Say, Father Weber, can you get me an appointment with God? Maybe He can intervene. My Sweet Lord, I Really Wanna Tell You, the Wilburys are just another band without Peggy. Persuade her to go back.
Archangel Thomas Weber: I will see if I can work you in on Tuesday, George.
Buddy Holly: (Wearing Frank Bonaccorso glasses - see your copy of the Recuerdos and you will know that Buddy Holly copied Frank's style of way too cool bitchin' glasses) Of course I died before the Traveling Wilburys were formed, but my original lyrics for a certain hit song were, "Peggy Jones, Peggy Jones, pretty little, pretty little Peggy Jones." But some guy at Decca Records changed it to "Peggy Sue." I was enamored with Peggy long before Mick ever saw her.
John Denver: There she goes, Leaving on a Jet Plane.
Del Shannon: Hey guys, look over this way, down there at Dallas. See that cheerleader. It's Run Around Sue!
Newest Angel in Rock N Roll Heaven, James Brown: WOOOOOh, when I see Sue, I Feel Good, Like You Know I Should.
Father Weber: Ok, boys, your break is over. Back Sister Arthur Joseph at Choir Practice.

(Note from Shadow: we wanted Janis Joplin to comment on Peggy Jones leaving the Wilburys, but unfortunately, we believe she is in the other place, not R n R Heaven)

20 Parsecs past Pluto inside the Alien Spaceship:
Elvis: Now don't you worry a bit, Bobbie, I've been in space before. You will get used to the zero gravity.
Kathy: (Frightened and clinging to Leo) I just wish the aliens would come out and introduce themselves. Maybe they are friendly.
Leo: If we are going to make wishes, I wish they would drop me off in South Carolina.
Bobbie: But I can't go to outer space. I have to judge the first round of Dancing with the Stars next week. And there is something important I have to do at the Playboy Mansion.

But what is this, another saucer is following the aliens.......who could that be?

And who do you think will win Dancing with the Stars?
If Mona the monkey could talk, what would she say about the Cretaceous?
Please, Shadow, get Lester Dunkin into the story! Maybe he could open a Dunkin' Donuts stand at the Matterhorn, the Modugno's alone would keep him in business.

And take a close look at Granny Clampett's new beau!!!! Doesn't he look familiar, like someone you knew at Alemany??? Poor guy, he's not really very good looking, good thing Granny is near-sighted. Who might Granny really be under that make-up?

Alemany 66 grads, just when you thought you were safe, your name might appear on this infamous tabloid. In the very next Volume, Kathy Gordon O'Riley, Rich Corona, Helene "Tina" Cross Hutching, and Judy Brouillette Roddy are among those who debut. Also watch for more Polish grads. We received complaints that too many Italians have been hogging the show. Has anyone noticed that Bob Johnson gets nervous when surrounded by Italians? He had the nerve to ask The Shadow, could his ski box training camp be moved to Kapalua, Hawaii, with artificial snow? Y-O-U are staying in Italy, B-O-B. What's a few death threats? Keep an eye on him, Dispenza. DePasquale keep an eye on Dispenza. Who will keep an eye on DePasquale? Pelzer says, "Who's on first?" Surely the Modugno's are not capable of watching DePasquale, and Kit Figliozzi is always kept in the kitchen cooking for the boys. Guess that leaves Scchief Inspector Rapposelli. Good luck, Beej, you will need it.

(ED. NOTE: Finally, can anyone besides Pelzer figure out how to use the Comment Button at the end of each Volume? We want to hear from you. Who is your favorite Shadow character and why? Who do you want to see with an expanded role? Who has Shadow captured to their inner core? Etc. Etc.)