To: AgentEcho; WestTexasWend
Bum's given name is Oail Andrew Phillips. He says it would be pronounced "O.L." He became "Bum" because his three-year-old sister Edrina had trouble saying "Brother".
I don't know if the letter is original or not but, back in 2000, we tried to entice Bum to participate in an internet website about the new Houston Texans. What we heard back was that Bum wasn't computer literate and wasn't the least bit interested in the internet.
I realize that some folks from that generation eventually come to accept the internet, or at least e-mails, as something convenient and something they need not fear so this may have changed in time. But it's also possible that a retired rancher doesn't really need a computer for anything and still writes with pen and paper.
I love Bum. He's as authentic a Texan as you can get. I wish him well.
33 posted on
04/26/2004 10:41:02 AM PDT by
Tall_Texan
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To: Tall_Texan
I got the spelling from an article about his granddaughter (Wades daughter) Tracy. Oail/Owell, I'd still rather be known as Bum myself.
By the way, with all due respect to Bum, his granddaughter is HOT. Check the link:
http://www.sportshollywood.com/asktphillips.html Æ
34 posted on
04/26/2004 10:58:52 AM PDT by
AgentEcho
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