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Lindgren Family - Brian Lindgren's Letters Home - 23 JUN 68 - page 1

                                         23 Jun 68

HI DAD, MOM, AND K,


I'M FEELING PRETTY GOOD TODAY. I AM ON THE AFTERNOON WATCH FROM 1200 - 1800 AND IT'S GOING TO RAIN IN ABOUT 10  MINUTES. WE CAN SEE THE STORMS COMING AND SOMETIMES WE GET ABOUT 1/2 HOURS NOTICE. UNTIL ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, THE SKIES WERE VIRTUELLY CLOUD FREE BUT NOW WE HAVE CLOUDS ALL THE TIME. THE CLOUDS DON'T KEEP THE TEMPERATURE DOWN MUCH, THOUGH.

     I THINK THE ISLAND HAS JUST BEEN BESET BY ONE OF THE SEVEN PLAGUES. THEY ARE FAIRLY LARGE BEETLE TYPE BUGS CALLED SACADAS. THEY AREN'T SO BAD IN THEMSELVES BUT THEY MAKE AN INFERNAL RACKET THAT IS MUCH LOUDER AND PENETRATING THAN CRIKETS. THEY REALLY BOTHER ME BECAUSE JUST ONE STARTS AND A SECOND LATER IT SOUND LIKE A FEW THOUSAND (CONSERVATIVE ESITMATE) OF THEM ARE SCREAMING.
     OOOH, I FEEL SO GOOD. I JUST GOT NEWS THAT I WILL GET MY WEEKS LEAVE THE 12 OF JULY. I WILL GO TO HONG KONG ON THE 13,14,15, AND THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE SPENT BROWSING AROUND MANILA AND BAGUIO CITY. I WOULD SURE LIKE TO GET A NICE TYPEWRITER IF IT WERE CHEAP ENOUGH IN HONG KONG. I AM GOING TO GET A NEW CAMERA AND I'M TRYING TO TALK MYSELF INTO A TELEPHOTO LENS.
     I AM BECOMING VERY INTEREASTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY, AND I THINK THAT I MAY PERSUE IT FUTHER BACK IN THE STATES. I JUST HOPE THAT I DON'T LOSE INTEREAST AFTER I BUY THE TELEPHOTO LENS ($80.00)
     KAREN. I'M SORRY. I FORGOT THAT "LIGHT MY FIRE" AND "DIRTY WATER" WERE ON LP'S. SO DON'T SEND THEM IN THAT CASE. HOWEVER, I AMSENDING MONEY FOR A NEW NEEDLE. I THINK YOU WILL HAVE TO GET SOMEBODY TO TAKE THE OLD NEEDLE OFF AND DETERMINE THE PROPER TYPE OF NEW NEEDLE. THE NEEDLE TYPE IS DETERMINED BY THE TYPE OF CARTRIDGE. I BELIEVE THAT I HAVE A SONOTONE CARTRIDGE IN THERE NOW AND THE BOX WITH THE CARTRIDGE TYPE NO. ON IT IS IN MY GREY FILE BOX IN MY BEDROOM OR WHEREVER MOM HAS IT HIDDEN. MAYBE KEITH RICHARDSON WILL DO IT FOR YOU.

          Love Ya All,
                  Brian

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