Guestbook

Thankyou for visiting my website. I would love it if you would Add to this guestbook I am keeping! Usually I will respond to your entry right below what you have written. So check back the day after you write something and see what I had to say about your guestbook entry.

I AM CLOSING MY GUESTBOOK BECAUSE SPAMMERS SUCK. UNTIL I FIND A NEW GUESTBOOK THAT ALLOWS ME TO STOP SPAMMERS, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO POST ANYTHING ON MY GUESTBOOK. SORRY. ALAN
Alan Amato <if you're my friend you know it already>
Summerville, sc USA -

hi alan. i was so so pleased you put them on the web. i am so so happy with the photos you have taken at the ceremonies on 12-17th. you did an awesome job. i will be calling bea mc cormick (rick's mom)and perhaps she can view them of her son/grandson. she always likes when i keep her up to date. thanks again. oh--- i snail mailed you this week. let me know when you receive it. thanks aunt loretta
aunt loretta buczek <myrtle46lb@aol.com>
depew, ny USA -

Hey Alan- You probably dont remember meeting me, but Im from the Syracuse area...right now Im going to school at the college here in St. Marys (Im sure youve heard lots of stories from your sister!). The website and pics are awesome! The photos from that workshop are pretty sweet... Id spend more time, but Im starting to feel guilty about finals. Must...keep...studying... I guess Im also a photo freak of sorts - Ive got a bunch of photos on my website if you want to check them out. Later!
Will Kimball <willjoe86@gmail.com>
St. Marys, KS USA -

Hey! I thought I'd sign your guestbbook...I've a ways to go in looking at your site. So far, so very good. It's incredible. I looked at your family pics...Will be checking back in and out to read more quotes!! Email me whenever!! kathleen
kathleen <blondie0525@hotmail.com>
NYC, NY USA -

Had a blast this weekend. May the memories go down in history. So glad you could join in the fun. Let's not wait another year before the next party. St. Pat's Day maybe?
Cousin Nicole <nicinatl@aol.com>
w-s, nc USA -

Heya, I was just looking at your pictures of dublin. they are absolutely incredible... I am living there at the moment and I cannot seem to get one decent pic of this damn town... but yours are really good, excellent lighting and just great shots... mine not so much... its too dreary here at the moment.... just wanted to say good pics! email me sometime if you wanna chat!
courtney struiksma <ignorance__is__bliss@hotmail.com>
Hamilton, ON Canada -

Yo Amato-san. Myself and the good Maj (Now LTC) Jescavage are chuckling at your Baghdad photos. He is spending Christmas over here in the UK with me. Kepp smiling buddy and get in touch. All the best, Grin and Keith
Grin <agrinonneau@hotmail.com>
London, UK -

Alan Love to check in on your site every once in a while. The photos are awesome. Some people dream of that talent( like me) or maybe it's just the camera. Great seeing you in NY for the wedding. Stay in touch, what are you up to for New Years? Me
Nicole McCormick <nicinatl@aol.com>
Winston-Salem , NC USA -

Hi Alan, Love reading about your life - like the movie reviews. Send us you address so we can get you the latest on the family in our annual newsletter. Hope you are well! Meg
Meg Lesieur <mlesieur1@netzero.com>
San Antonio, TX USA -

Hi, nice to find still some information about you. I'm still in NPC / Belgium (Tongeren) till 9/2006. Sharing now an office with UK and U.S. (www.brameld.net). Had to organize the last TWO !!! FunRuns.
Hartmut Zeugner <zeugner@web.de>
Birkenfeld, RP Germany -

Hey, I tried this awhile ago but I must have done smtg wrong cause I didn't see it in. How's life? By the way, greetings from Romania, PS I still like your site, keep it up. I'll get back with the details of why.
Kris <krisaleen@yahoo.com>
USA -

Hi Alan, bumped into your website. It was nice catching up on what you are up to! Maybe we'll bump into each other again at some other assignment. Chiara
Chiara Yates <chiaramaio@libero.it>
Eastampton, NJ USA -

A fantastic site, and brilliant effort. A great piece of work.
Wesley <Karl Wesley>
USA -

HELLO SIR! *saluting..burp/fart* It's your cousin Vinnie!! Yes, Alan has a cousin Vinnie. Straight outa Jersey people!! Anyway, I just figured I'd say hello...I love the website, and am sorry I missed your sisters wedding, but I'm in a part-time police academy now, and I can't leave. Either way, you all looked great, especially her. Damn her husband's tall!! Well anybody 5'10"+ is tall to me...gotta love being 100% Italian, and getting the shortness. Anyway, back to your site.....I'm gonna send you a K-9 coin as soon as we get them in. It's not exactly "P.C." and fit for your website, but you'll like it I'm sure. I'm still in the Marine Corps, and selected for Staff Sgt (GO ME!!), but am getting out in June 2006. I graduate the police academy December 15th, and I can't wait. The love life is non-existent, so no serious girls in my life right now, well not ones I'd bring home to Mom anyway, and that's ok with me. The girl I was engaged too didn't work out, but at least I got the ring back (GO ME AGAIN!!) Training, School, Training, School, Training, School....not as interesting as your haircuts, and saving a $1000, but it gets got me through this year rather quick. If you were Marine, you'd probably triple that cost of the hair cut tab, considering you're in the Air Force with your relaxed grooming standards..I'm jealous. I will talk more about what I'm gonna do when I get out of the Marine Corps.....never know who's reading this. *looking around* OpSec Alan. OpSec!!! Be good man, God Bless, and lets try to keep in touch. Vin
Vincent Amato <amatovj@pendleton.usmc.mil>
Camp Pendleton, CA USA -

Really good site, and a pleasant suprise. Keep doin what you do, dont ever stop.
Wilson <Marty Wilson>
USA -

Just browsing through ur site. I really like it. keep up the good work.
Shaw <Neil Shaw>
USA -

I was looking for pics of Ghent in Belgium on the net and stumbled upon yours. Just to say u are a very gifted photographer...
Olivier <reivilobrems@yahoo.com>
Antwerp, Belgium -

Greate site. Thank you :)
James <kamesduudikoffs@hotmail.com>
New York, NY united states -

My Pal Al....I am disappointed that I did not make it into one of your diary entries at SOS. We never got to know eachother until the last week! I am planning a trip your way VERY soon!
Theresa Wolbach <ttweeka11@aol.com>
South Burlington, VT USA -

Al, I just checked out your website. Nice work. I think the layout and simplicity that your website uses should be used more often. Anyway, nice site with nice quotes. On my drive home from SOS I was listening to a talk show that had a dude on that was the inventor of quite an unusual product. I got a little laugh from it. Check out their website. http://www.neuticles.com Take Care, Jason
Jason <jason_hilburn@hotmail.com>
USA -

I can't believe this website. It's incredible. I am speechless and you know that that does not happen often. So impressive and so much info. How do you have the time? I just used that Albert Einstein quote about insanity in an email I sent to my brother before leaving for the conference! Oh by the way, the quote that I told you at was from the movie Casual Sex in 1988. A guy is breaking up with a girl and he uses the following line to comfort her, "It's not you, it's me. I'm just not attracted to you". Or you could go with the orignal line you said you've never heard anyone say before "I live in Delaware". :) I'll definitely keep up with this and will be hoping for conference pics. I dont have my own website but my daughter's is always accessible on the babyhomepages.net site. Good luck to you and keep in touch.
Token Female <kelly.robinson6@yahoo.com>
USA - Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 18:38:57 (PDT)

So I make my visit to your website once again, and have had a lot to catch up on. My computer is officially "dead", as was diagnosed by your brother, and it is most inconvenient to come to the school's computer lab whenever I feel like a good read. At any rate, I have come to a conclusion about movies... every one I like, you give a bad review, and each one I think, "Ugh! I can't believe I saw that!" you seem to like. I am testing this hypothesis, so continue with your reviews. And oh!! I think if you get some spare time you should put in a little description of your point system (I am pretty sure that you don't have one... I shall double check.) Of course it's apparent that a 3.5 is very good, but I think some small adjectives would help we readers to understand more clearly what you really are thinking. Just a thought. Hope all's well with you... when do you come again to visit?
Ang
Syracuse, NY USA - Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 11:02:07 (PDT)

I know it's been forever... Things are good here in Belgium... We are still missing you... We have a good single group here now... One of the guys has a website, so you can keep up-to-date on what is and isn't happening here: www.brameld.net Take care, Angie
Angie <alshunk@yahoo.com>
Glons, Belgium - Tuesday, August 09, 2005 at 11:05:00 (PDT)

You may already have these...I used a few more of yours so I feel obligated..."Is ditchwater dull? Naturalists with microscopes have told me that it teems with quiet fun."---- G. K. Chesterton//"If you die in an elevator, be sure to push the UP button."-- Sam Levenson//"I have always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I should have been more specific."-- Lily Tomlin...Incidentally, I love the fireworks picture.
Cindy
USA - Friday, July 29, 2005 at 09:06:40 (PDT)

I can't believe you didn't mention how the producers poorly concluded Vince Vaughn's role in The Smith movie. He should have pulled some bad a$$ moves to help brad and angelina. Vince Vaughn is the greatest!
Suzanne
USA - Thursday, June 30, 2005 at 13:56:43 (PDT)

Al, it was fun to catch up with you. I enjoyed checking out your website. The "coffee group" misses you at church.
Earlene Paynter
San Antonio, TX USA - Monday, June 27, 2005 at 17:57:00 (PDT)

Enjoying your web site very much. It's like being on vacation with you as guide! Congratulation Captian..
billie tunnell <bill-girl@webtv.net>
garland , tx USA - Saturday, June 25, 2005 at 11:07:20 (PDT)

Great site! Good job. Thank you very much for time I spent visiting your site
Karl Koch <kk77@jumbomail.com>
Brownsville, TX USA - Monday, June 20, 2005 at 07:28:16 (PDT)

Capt Amato, just thought I'd check in and see how you're doing. I appreciate your review of 'Cinderalla Man' and Mimi and I will see it soon. We're off to WPAFB next tour, sometime in Sep-Oct. Take care and drop a line sometime. //Col "K"//
Mark Kross <mark.kross@af.mil>
Glons, BE - Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 06:33:01 (PDT)

Here's a quote for you: "Live to the point of tears" - Camus It's my favorite.
Sara Wood <BatGirl1231@yahoo.com>
Alexandria, VA USA - Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 19:11:02 (PDT)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give the stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye. - Miss Piggy // I have a "carpe diem" mug and, truthfully, at six in the morning the words do not make me want to seize the day. They make me want to slap a dead poet. - Joanne Sherman // If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. -Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine
Cindy
USA - Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 07:46:59 (PDT)

Alan:Cindy, No worries. Thanks for taking the time to post those sayings. They are pretty funny.

Nice website! Best wishes to you.
Jake R <Jake R>
Behind a PC, Near PC Behind a PC - Sunday, June 05, 2005 at 17:25:09 (PDT)

Just had to laugh when looking at your really really old movie reviews - I think I need to watch Cats and Dogs again just to see if it is as funny as we thought it was so long ago. My guess: probably not. Hope everything is good with you, Al.
Hobie
Hobie <hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
Las Vegas, NV USA - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 13:04:59 (PDT)

Wow! It's been a while since I've checked in (and hey! my previous statement was the last one entered into your guestbook!). Today though, the most recent update says it was from the 21st, but when I clicked on, the last entered was for the 18th. Just in case there was some kind of journal entry malfunction, I figured I'd let you know. So I am entreating, on behalf of the entire internet world, deprived and upset by no May 21 entry, that you figure out the situation, and relate to us what you did that day. :-D I promise I'll check in more frequently, and let you know if there are any other mishaps. Hope you're doing well... Take Care!
Ang
USA - Monday, May 23, 2005 at 18:10:53 (PDT)

Just wanted to add that the picture on your home page(the sunset behind your house)is really incredible... keep up the good work. Take care.
Ang
USA - Saturday, April 23, 2005 at 12:22:30 (PDT)

Great website! Have you ever been to Germany? I lived in Germany for 9 months in 97-98 as an au-pair. I went to the SSPX chapel in Neustadt. In January 2006 I am going to Italy (Rome, Florence, Milan, Assisi, Ravena) for 10 days as part of a singing group. We will be singing in different cathedrals and are trying to get an individual audience with the pope (you get close than just a generral audience). Have a great day. Ciao
Debbie Linder <deblin18@earthlink.net>
New Prague, MN USA - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 17:36:10 (PDT)

Your Website is quite impressive......Hi you dont know ME personally. But I'm your Coordinator from St.Raphael's League. I have sent you a Bulletin by E-mail. If you prefer a hard copy let me know. Oh Ya, lol Payment is due $20 annually. Please send it as soon as possible. I'm doing something different this Year. Its a contest...the winners (2) Male and Female will win $50 ea. They must write 33 letters. Read the Bulletin for more information ....Hmmmmmm, I have noticed FEW Former SRL here. I guess they saw your website on the SRL Bulletin. God Bless, Ms. Petra Palato
Petra Palato <Palato10@msn.com>
Boise, ID USA - Wednesday, April 20, 2005 at 12:07:03 (PDT)

Hey, I really liked your entry for today! I used to be a Sesame Street kid, so you can imagine how this news has upset me. Cookie Monster's not overweight though, so I think you might be right about his new diet. Take care!
Ang
'cuse, NY USA - Thursday, April 14, 2005 at 19:08:33 (PDT)

Cherrio my friend Alan. When shall your joourneys return you to this wonderful land of sunshine and good times? I have decided what drink to get you, i have had several tonight and they are yummy! it is a screwy naval! Tootles and take care.
Mel <melonbeans@aol.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 19:12:08 (PDT)

You forgot one other endearing nickname from the NPC... I'm pretty sure Tripod was before Hopalong! Good to see you back safe.
Jake <jacobs.kevin@gmail.com>
Millen, Belgium - Tuesday, April 05, 2005 at 12:33:34 (PDT)

I think you have the wrong definition for KITSCH. It actually means art, writing, or something else of a pretentious but shallow kind, caluculated to have popular appeal. So magazines like Cosmo would be kitschy. And I haven't forgotten the dips in the bar.
Sara <BatGirl1231@yahoo.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Friday, April 01, 2005 at 19:38:34 (PST)

LOVE your website esp. the pictures from Alaska! Thanks for sharing your passion for living and for capturing the beauty of life for others to see!!! Peace.
mary claire boyle <thebundleofsunshine@yahoo.com>
nj USA - Wednesday, March 30, 2005 at 12:17:16 (PST)

Hi Alan! I am terrible at keeping in touch, so please forgive me. Anyway, as you know, I have the misfortune of being one of the mail people at the NATO Programming Centre and have recently had the very sad experience of having to stamp "attempted, not known" in horrible red letters on some mail which was meant for you (don't worry, just junk mail). This is because you have been gone longer than X amount of months. Although you are technically "attempted, not known", you are not forgotten. After hemming and hawing for about 2 years, I finally broke down and bought a pocket pc (a dell X50) with the full gps kit so I will not spend such a large percentage of my life wandering around lost and frustrated. I think it just may save my marriage:) I had originally thought that I would only use the thing for the gps features. However, Dana loves the little computer and we wind up bargaining about who gets to walk around with it each day. One really fantastic use for it that I have found is reading e-books. I never thought that I could enjoy reading from any sort of computer screen, but with the help of freely available Microsoft Reader software, you very quickly forget that you are not reading a 'real' book. There is a web site called www.gutenberg.org which takes you to the aptly named gutenberg project. This is a network of thousands of volunteers worldwide that scan books which have exhausted their copyright limits (pre-1929, I think). You would be amazed at the amount of titles that are free to download from that site. There must be 50,000! You should check it out. Also, we have been using the pocket pc (or, as I call it, the nerd computer) together with the gps receiver to have a lot of fun 'geocaching'. This is something that Henry Helmig let me know about. It is kind of an International hiking club that hides these little ammunition boxes out in the woods and provides clues from one GPS waypoint to another. The end-result is that you go to a place that you might otherwise not have visited,have a nice day out of the house, pay nothing for an afternoon of family activities, and have a lot of fun solving a puzzle and hunting treasure. Inside the box are fairly worthless knick-knacks that you may trade on a 'take something-leave something' basis. Since you have a pocket pc with a gps setup, and since you and I have always seemed to enjoy the same sort of hobbies, I thought that this would be something that you might really like. Check out www.geocaching.com to learn more and let me know what you think. You obviously can't use the regular tom-tom application for this, but I found a really nice program which is quite cheap ($30.00) and offers a 30 day demo period. It can be found at: http://www.visualgps.net/beelinegps/ It works pretty well. It seems to me that I am presenting an infomercial for various products here! It is only that through the months I have been thinking of you as I find these sorts of things and think, "Alan would really like this". Anyway, our family is heading to San Angelo, TX and Goodfellow AFB. We will leave Belgium in early July. Even though I have been doing everything I can to stay in Europe, somehow the U.S. Government thinks that I need to pay dearly for my ideal assignment in Belgium. Actually, Dana sent away for a welcome package from the chamber of commerce there and it doesn't look half as bad as I had originally imagined. There is a very large state park there and several lakes suitable for bass fishing (which I love to do). The kids will have more companions in the neighborhood with which to get into trouble. Nonetheless, we will deeply miss Europe and especially Belgium. Dana and I went last night to the Apostlehuis (the pub up the road) and, although it was quite packed, we realized that there was absolutely nobody there that we didn't know well and love. Just as we have gotten to the point where we have become a real part of the very wonderful community of Rijkhoven, and have even gotten to the point of nearly conversational Flemmish speaking, we will be uprooted to the deserts of Texas where, as 'blue-state-ers', we will, most likely, be horribly out of place. You might be interested to know that LTC Kross has been tapped to become a full bird Colonel. As I am sure you are aware, this comes as good news to the entire American community at NPC. I am glad to hear that you are doing well and really appreciate that you have this web site that I can check up on. Although you probably won't hear from me for six months or so, that is merely a personality flaw on my part and it doesn't mean that you are out of the thoughts of the Quindry family. Your Friend, Jon
Jon Quindry <jonathan.quindry@pandora.be>
Bilzen, Belgium - Monday, March 14, 2005 at 13:37:45 (PST)

Well, I was going to email you after reading your entry for the 8th (that'd be today!), but something's up with my account that I have to figure out. Ok, so here's my advice for motivating yourself... well, it's what I do anyhow. You know the song, Margaritaville? Jimmy Buffet... well if you have it, great, if not, get it! Blare it as loudly as you can, and bounce around your house like you're crazy. It makes you feel really happy, 'specially if you drink a 40 some odd oz. margarita yourself! (pah ha!) Then I'll usually do the same with Brown Eyed Girl... but I don't know that that'll do it for you! (hey! worth the shot though, eh?) Also, wearing socks with flip flops may sound gay, but it's something I dare you to try, if you've never indulged before. Keep your head high and you're posture straight... it's worth it after all. Take it easy.
Ang <spinsterang@hotmail.com>
da 'hood, NY USA - Tuesday, March 08, 2005 at 19:58:47 (PST)

hey dork, are you coming to the bball tourney on march 19th
frpurdy <frpurdy@sspx.net>
Syracuse, ny USA - Monday, March 07, 2005 at 11:05:36 (PST)

Hey Alan! It's us, the groovy girls from Tallahassee, florida. Sarah, one of the grooviest of girls would like you to know that even worse than sneezing while brushing your teeth is sneezing while eating your cocoa crispies. Should I elaborate? Days later the dogs are still finding them on the floor and stuck to the wall. Hope all is well with you and there was no permanant damage to your nasal passages. Take care!
teresa, sarah, melissa & pat <3dogpromotions@comcast.net>
tallahassee, fl USA - Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at 17:49:16 (PST)

Alan:Groovy girls, thanks for stopping back. I will have to take your word about the cocoa crispies because that sounds painful. Take care and keep coming back.

Glad to see your updating your page again, i have my "quality" literature back. Thanks for the drink! Let me know next time you are back in the New York area for another visit. Take care.
Melanie <melonbeans@aol.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Monday, February 14, 2005 at 11:25:21 (PST)

Alan:Melanie, thanks for continuing to visit my quality website. I like to think that I am providing a public service. Keep coming back and perhaps you can buy me a drink the next time I am up that way.

PJ O'Rourke quotes: The America's Cup is like driving your Lamborghini to the Grand Prix track to watch the charter buses race.// I'm a registered Republican and consider socialism a violation of the American principle that you shouldn't stick your nose in other people's business except to make a buck.// Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
Cindy
USA - Friday, February 11, 2005 at 06:55:11 (PST)

Alan:Cindy, thanks for the quotes. I think I will add one or two of them to my list. Keep coming back for more fun and quotes.

It was great to see you back in the 'cuse; it is always nice to laugh at someone... I mean WITH someone (hee hee). Anyhow, I hope you had a safe trip home, and next time you come a-visiting the whole lot of us will have to really do something. This time of year is a bit hectic, and February is a most troublesome month. Anyhow, about your site... the pictures are really incredible, and certainly very artistic. I usually decapitate people, so nice pictures are truly a rare commodity.
Angela Snyder <spinsterang@hotmail.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 17:09:01 (PST)

Alan:Angela, it was nice of you to stop by and harass me a little bit. No one takes the time for a real harassment anymore. It is a lost art, don't you think? Come back soon.

Al, about time you got home. I'd hate to tell everyone about your sun bathing adventure in the desert. All play and no work. Call me or I'll stick you again. Rick
Rick <xm8750@yahoo.com>
Upper Marlboro, MD USA - Wednesday, February 02, 2005 at 17:12:56 (PST)

Hi Alan, if you recall the poem on the refrigerator maybe you remember about me and my family. This was the first time I visited your very nice site and I'm glad to know you are safely back from IRAQ. Ciao bello.
Davide Sorvillo <dsorvillo@swing.be>
Belgium - Thursday, January 27, 2005 at 15:27:45 (PST)

Alan, your website is so thorough, I think catching up at our class reunion will be superfluous! I hope to see a picture of yours in a Time-Life illustrated history of the Iraq War someday.
Cory Hartman <coryhartman@gmail.com>
Passaic, NJ USA - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 17:01:40 (PST)

Hi Alan, Remember me Granny Glen from NPC ? Well things just 'aint the same since you left, need I say more. All the other Toy Boys don't even come up as far as your knees !! Hope you're having a great time, doing a great job. Great to hear from you and knowing you're doing OK. Keep up the good work ! Luv from Granny Glen UK/BE citizen and a little bit of Italian too !!!
ZANDONA GLENYS <gzand@npc.nato.int>
Belgium - Tuesday, January 25, 2005 at 01:48:22 (PST)

Finally had a chance to look at all your pictures. Very interesting ones of Iraq. I haven't seen any other than all the damaged places on the news. My son has added a lot of pix to his site in the last few days. thekingofbelgium.com
Doug <drvais3@swbell.net>
USA - Saturday, January 08, 2005 at 08:57:33 (PST)

Hi, this is Robert's old man, the one who replaced you at the NPC. Just checking out your site.
Doug <drvais3@swbell.net>
Garland, Tx USA - Friday, January 07, 2005 at 19:07:00 (PST)

Al! Hope all is well with you. We're praying for a safe return. Can't wait for the S2Cru reunion!!
Ann <kaliann2@hotmail.com>
Roy, Ut USA - Friday, January 07, 2005 at 18:21:32 (PST)

Merry Christmas Alan!!!! I am sorry that you weren't able to come home by now, but it's only a few days away, and soon you'll be back with your friends and family. I have a feeling that the mood upon your return will be even better than a Christmas mood. Stay safe while you're out there, and get your self home, STAT! And, here, have a preemptive Happy New Year too! Take care, Al!
Hobie Barnes <hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
Las Vegas, NV USA - Sunday, December 26, 2004 at 18:36:28 (PST)

Hi Alan: I am addicted to your website! I check it at least 2 0r 3 times a week if not more. Have a Merry and safe Christmas and I hope to see you when you finally make it back stateside. Love your cousin David
David DeMaio <david.demaio@roche.com>
Scotch Plains, NJ USA - Thursday, December 23, 2004 at 12:39:48 (PST)

Hey you got spunk kid, how bout coming to LA...I'll make you famous. It's all about who you know in this biz...Lights, Camera, Action... Fun sight, who would've thought that you had all this going on. Not your wife, more like you evil sister in Baghdad!
Peachy <mriley@eentertainment.com>
Los Angeles, CA USA - Saturday, December 04, 2004 at 08:21:56 (PST)

Alan:Michi, I guess Googling my name worked. I think I'll take you up on that offer to make me famous. Can you pencil me in on Thursday? al

Hello, was checking my website to see where my brother is going to be stationed at (Camp Victory) in Baghdad and happened to see yours. Very interesting work you are doing. Keep it up! God Bless. Belinda Lara
Belinda Lara <Laraernbee@aol.com>
Pico Rivera, Ca USA - Friday, December 03, 2004 at 09:55:53 (PST)

Oops, I was wrong. Apparently I did that whole assuming thing wrong. I figured I was going to Iraq, but nope, it's a TDY to Sarajevo for me. Go figure. That was definitely out of left field.
Hobie
Vegas, NV USA - Wednesday, December 01, 2004 at 20:07:51 (PST)

Alan:Hobie, good to hear that you will be getting out of Vegas for a while. Hope your job in Sarajevo turns out to be cool. Don't be a stranger. al

Alan! Long time, no see. I hope your holidays aren't too shabby, but at least your time is just about up out there. You are the man. Guess what? I will be getting deployed with a RNLTD of 1 Jan 05. So perhaps I'm replacing you? Probably not, but it looks like it is now my turn out there in the desert. The fun never ends!!!! You'll have to throw out some essential tips on stuff to bring with me. Hang in there, it's less than a month now, right!?
Take care,
Hobie
Hobie <hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
Las Vegas, NV USA - Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 17:15:06 (PST)

Hi Alan: Yor cousin David here. Hope your doing well...just talked with your Mom and Dad and Alexander on Thanksgiving day and just wanted to say hi. Stay safe and hope to see you soon. Love , David
David DeMaio <david.demaio@roche.com>
Scotch Plains, NJ USA - Thursday, November 25, 2004 at 14:08:08 (PST)

Alan:David! Great to hear from you. Things aren't too bad. I am almost done with my Iraq tour and am ready to get home. Hope all is going well with you and your family. See you soon. al

Hey i like your site iv bookmarked it
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- Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at 03:56:20 (PST)

Hey A2, Man at the tip of the Spear! Glad to see that you still know how to keep everything in perspective, despite your current situation. Speaking of perspectives, Do you think Camp Victory would benifit from various donated books? I have a contact that is willing to donate boxes of books to troops downrange. Let me know if I can send these to you via MPS. With the holiday season coming up, I can organize various other things to send to you to distribute (ie baked goods, magazines, etc.) Talk to ya soon. Be Easy, But Not Sleazy! Ciao! Jason
Jason Morris <jmorris@e3a.nato.int>
Maastricht, Limburg Netherlands - Wednesday, November 10, 2004 at 00:50:53 (PST)

Alan:Jason, nice to hear that Maastricht is still treating you well. You can send whatever you would like to my APO address here and I will be sure someone gets it. Magazines and food are probably best but some books would be great. Thanks for keeping us in mind while you live the good life. Later, alan

Thanks for the postcard, Alan. It's goon mind while you live the good life. Later, alan
Thanks for the postcard, Alan. It's good to hear from you and know that you're doing ok. Take care.
Jill <Jms8119@yahoo.com>
Olean, NY USA - Thursday, November 04, 2004 at 15:24:36 (PST)
Hey Al, guess what.....it's the top of the 8th in the 4th game of the World Series and the Sox are winning 3-0......pretty sure the Sox are about to win the WORLD SERIES with a SWEEP!!!! How do the Yanks like them apples.....yeah, you lost every wager we made on this series.....are you ready to pay up? you are so fun to tease!!! (they were showing people in Bahgdad watching the game on tv....looked for you, but you weren't there=( take care
Steph
Boston, MA USA - Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 20:09:17 (PDT)
Alan:Steph. I guess the Red Sox have finally broken the 86 year curse. Now they only to win about 15 more World Series in order to have as many as my Yankees do. I owe you a 12 pack. Don't let me forget to pay up.
Hola, Alan I'm glad to see that you are doing ok. Interesting pictures. I liked the one with the footprints also. I have to admit I didn't like to see you with that uniform. Take care, Mariela
Mariela Jimenez <lelaramos@hotmail.com>
USA - Friday, October 22, 2004 at 23:06:22 (PDT)
Alan:Mariela, thanks for stopping by. Don't worry I don't have to wear all that gear all the time. But believe me, when I do...I am happy to do it. Keep coming back and I promise to have more interesting pictures. adios...alan
So, AL....how do ya like them Yankees?? 4 games in a row....to the Sox....i would say you should be ashamed, but you shouldn't, it was expected, the Sox are just that good! Ok I'll leave you alone, i'll rub it in more later!! Anyway take care, talk to you soon
Steph
Boston, MA USA - Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 15:05:29 (PDT)
Alan:Steph, yes my yankees deserve to be picked on. I can't believe that happened. You have permission to rub it in later. Please be gentle, though
Just wanted to rattle your cage a little :) Please feel free to make all the fun you want of me. I just thought I could destract you a little from all your hard work. It's all in good fun.
Military
USA - Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 07:37:06 (PDT)
Alan:You're not too bad. You did rattle my cage and no, I won't make fun of you on my Daily Journal. Keep coming back.
Hi Alan! My mum and I were just reading your daily journal and just wanted to say hi and send you a salut :-) from Grimentz... Hope you remember your dangerous slides in the snow... Take care, we pray for you. The Salamin family...
Sarah Salamin
Grimentz, Switzerland - Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 13:08:35 (PDT)
Alan:Sarah, nice to see you made your way back to my site. Thanks for taking the time to come back. I will never forget the snow sliding. Don't think I won't visit you and your family again. I hope to get to ski that time. Thanks for the prayers. Say hello to your family for me. Au revoir.
Just a thought. You are an officer in the US Airforce openly stating on your site that you don't like your President. I always have an issue with active duty military publicly saying they don't like their President. Poor taste. But that's just my opinion
Military
USA - Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at 08:05:48 (PDT)
Alan:Actually I have not stated anything against the President. My only comment about the candidates was that I didn't like either of their answers during the debates. There is nothing anti-Presidential in that. Read my comments again and ask yourself if they say what you think they say. Oh and by the way, I know that you are a military person also. Charleston Naval Hospital, huh? Get your facts straight before I make fun of you on my Daily Journal!
I really enjoyed your web site and like you said "I can get lost looking at all of it!" I loved the pictures of Iraq, it was nice to see where my brother had once been. I even printed the picture of the two of you and placed it on my door. Take Care and God Bless Snootchie Boochies Noochies "Jay~Mallrats" Gina Rohrig
gina <ginamrohrig@hotmail.com>
Valdosta, GA USA - Sunday, October 17, 2004 at 15:01:49 (PDT)
Alan:Gina, thanks for taking the time to check out my site and leave your mark in history. I am sorry the picture of Chuck and I isn't the best....the photo studio was booked that day. ha ha. Keep coming back for more.
hey...i meant to compliment you on your website.. i really love your pictures, you do a great job. isn't it nice to love your job! keep it up, i like looking at them.. get more pictures with people, strangers, friends etc...
alicia <lottoara@yahoo.com>
albany, ny USA - Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 18:22:16 (PDT)
hi bro.... just wanted to say hello and grab your address to send you a care package....any ideas what you want??? let me know, i'll send it in a couple days?? dvd? candy? clothes? deodorant? let me know. i love you and miss you..thanks for you efforts soldier. alicia
alicia, your favorite sis, amato <lottoara@yahoo.com>
albany, ny USA - Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 18:12:32 (PDT)
Looks like a lot of hard work went into the site, keep it up.Emma
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- Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at 08:14:23 (PDT)
Hi there, i stumbled on your site... its good to see you are safe. My hubby is in balad and its good to see the pictures you have posted instead of the ones i see on the news every day. My thoughts and prayers are with you and all with you. Be safe. Come Home Safe... God Bless!
Aleishana <smyles87@hotmail.com>
McGuirs Afb, , NJ USA - Saturday, October 09, 2004 at 08:28:36 (PDT)
Alan:Aleishana, thanks for stopping by and for your thoughts and prayers. Come back soon as I will put more pictures up when I get a chance.
And in homage to the great Rodney Dangerfield, here's another quote for you Alan Amato. "I get no respect. The other night I feel asleep with a cigarette in my hand. Then my wife lit it."
PJ
USA - Thursday, October 07, 2004 at 11:31:06 (PDT)
Alan:Thanks, PJ for another quote. Keep them coming but hopefully someone else doesn't have to die for you to send me more.
A few more: "A little computer beat me at chess... It was no match for me at kickboxing though!" - Emo Phillips "No matter how cynical you become, it's never enough to keep up." -- Lily Tomlin This entry is an all natural product. The slight variations in spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no way are to be considered flaws or defects.
Cindy
USA - Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 07:44:22 (PDT)
Alan:Cindy, thanks for the quotes. I really like the second one and posted it on my whiteboard yesterday. Please don't hesitate to send me more.
hi there cpt. amato frm your aunt loretta. spoke with your mom today and will see her and stephen next week in n c. would love to hear from you and you are in my prayers. also, went to qc twice and lite candle and prayed for your safety.
loretta c. buczek <myrtle46lb@aol.com>
lancaster, ny USA - Saturday, October 02, 2004 at 19:32:26 (PDT)
Hey Alan, how are you? I tried adding myself to your guest book about 2 weeks ago and I saw that I was not signed in. Hope this goes through. Been looking at your photos. They look great! Hope to hear from you soon. Tu amiga, G
gloria trevino <gtrev@ev1.net>
helotes, tx USA - Friday, October 01, 2004 at 10:52:41 (PDT)
This is another test of the Emergency Guestbook System. You are more than welcome to add more entries. I have troubleshot the problem and we are good to go. al
Alan Amato <alan@alanamato.com>
Baghdad, Dusty Iraq - Friday, October 01, 2004 at 08:15:14 (PDT)
This is a test of the Emergency Guestbook System. If this had been a real emergency you would not be laughing right about now. al
Alan Amato <alan@alanamato.com>
Baghdad, Sandy Iraq - Thursday, September 30, 2004 at 08:54:59 (PDT)
Alan: My friends, it has come to my attention that my guestbook may not be working properly. You may add an entry but for some reason it doesn't show up. I am looking into this and am trying to remedy the situation quickly. Thanks for being patient. Come back again soon...and often. al
Bonjour mon petit chou!!! (I think that's correct,who knows) Hey I was just wondering if there was any way to download my favorite picture, you know the one!!! The B&W of the BB looking towards LM. Don't fail me, I would like to use it as my screen saver etc. Please!! P.S. Mitchell and I sent you an email earlier, so don't forget to check your other mail. Take Care and talk to you soon!
Rachelle <Desertflower2000@aol.com>
USA - Wednesday, September 29, 2004 at 18:27:44 (PDT)
Hey Alan, it only took me two years to check your website, but I finally made it. I am glad all is still good with you. I am currently having a delicious Baskin Robbins chocolate malt and enjoying it on your behalf. You need to come to Monterey when you come back. There are some breathtaking sites that you would love for pictures. Of course, lodging is free.Take care and check your back at all times (we all know no person will ever touch your front).
Jorge <mrjj@onebox.com>
Monterey, CA USA - Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 19:28:24 (PDT)
Alan: Jorge! You crazy Puerto Rican. I am glad things are going well with you in California. I will definitely take you up on that offer to photograph Californication and enjoy the local hospitality. Thanks for visiting. Come back again....and soon. your pal al
Hi Capt. Amato, I don't know you but was directed to your site by our mutual friend Rachelle...Thank you so much for your personal sacrifice of fighting for our freedom and aiding the people of Iraq. I am humbled by your bravery and committment. Hang tough and be safe!! Victoria
Victoria <victoria@marlindarlin.com>
Gulf Shores, AL USA - Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 15:46:01 (PDT)
Alan: Victoria, thanks for visiting and the well wishes. I hope you enjoy my site and please say hello to Rachelle for me when you see her next.
Alan, I have to thank you for more than quotes. I got one (actually two) of those 20Q games for my daughter and her friend and they love them--I do too. She keeps trying intangible things like "air" and "history". Some actually worked though I don't remember which ones. Thanks for the tip, here are a few quotes by Robert Orben:Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected.Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.
Cindy
USA - Wednesday, September 22, 2004 at 05:14:34 (PDT)
Alan: Cindy, thanks for coming back. I love the second quote. That is definitely going on my Favorite Sayings page. Keep coming back and I will do my best to entertain you.
Hey AA! Whew... glad you are ok out there. Keep your head down. Love and angels!
PJ
USA - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 12:09:28 (PDT)
Well, i guess you won't respond to me any other way so this is my last shot. Things are going very well in my neck of the woods. Sounds like everything is going well for you too. Well, i guess that's all i have to say. I don't want to write too much just to get shot down. Stay safe over there
steph
USA - Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 14:24:40 (PDT)
Alan:Steph, I sent you a few emails but they must have gotten caught in your spam folders. I sent you another one just this morning. No one is shooting anyone down. Please don't be mad at me for something that is out of my control. Moving on, I received your postcard and note in the mail this week. Thank you so much. I don't get much mail and the more the merrier.
Great pictures Alan! I enjoyed your site but just wanted to mention that I noticed my name does not appear once! Be safe! Love, Cath
Catherine Meeker <echarltn@ix.netcom.com>
Syracuse, NY USA - Saturday, September 18, 2004 at 15:04:27 (PDT)
Alan:Catherine, my dear. Look, I just mentioned you on my site. I will be safe. Please keep the prayers and thoughts coming this way and soon I will be back to beating you at golf just like I beat you at math in high school! I rule!
Hey Al, don't get spun up about that Clinton/Secret Service thing. It's not true, although it sounds plausible. Here's a link to snopes.com in which it discusses that thing:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/outrage/landlord.htm
Anyways, it's good to hear you're still doing okay, and apparently you have quite a fan club now! :-)
Hobie <hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
Montgomery, AL USA - Friday, September 17, 2004 at 14:29:26 (PDT)
Alan Amato: Just checking in to make sure you are ok. Read that two Americans have just been abducted. All your fans are looking forward to hearing from you here, soon! Love and angels!
PJ
USA - Thursday, September 16, 2004 at 12:06:30 (PDT)
Alan:PJ and Groovy Girls. I am just fine. I haven't been kidnapped, shot at, mortared, rocketed, or other otherwise threatened in a good 24 hours. The funny, odd, and interesting news will continue to flow.
Hello Alan! Grettings from your Otisco neighbor. My family and I want to thank you for your service in the military, especially in Iraq. We worry about you and your comrads every day. Our prayers are with you. Everything here couldn't be better. Thanks again........... Love, Dan,Polly,Jake,Samantha,and Amanda.
Dan Hughes <danh6965@aol.com>
Tully, NY USA - Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 17:42:50 (PDT)
Alan:Dan, thanks for the prayers and thoughts. It means a lot to me that people back home are behind us here and are thinking of me. Say hello to your family for me.
P.S. I meant to start the comment w/CAPT, not LT---sorry, old habits die hard :) Oh, Mikey Halbrook is over here w/me too--small Air Force huh?
Nikki
Osan , Korea - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 17:48:14 (PDT)
Alan:Nikki, wasabi? It's so nice to hear from you. Charleston is awesome and you are going to love it. The downtown area is especially nice and there are plenty of watering holes to spending your Friday and Saturday nights at. It is a small world and yes, you will see me in a few months. Don't forget to pack your swimsuit.
LT,It's Nikki here (formerly Sgt Stinedurf) Remember me??!! Well, I'm in Korea now, been here 9 months, and then got my follow on assignment to Charleston Comm Sq. I report around the end of January. I saw you were the w/Combat Camera and again couldn't believe what a small world it is. I hope you are doing well there, and guess I will be seeing you in a few months!
Nikki
Osan, Korea - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 17:46:35 (PDT)
Alan Amato: All tongues are in cheek over here, I promise. In the words of Barbara Bush, "War is not nice." We aren't there in your shoes and there is no way we'll ever know what you are going through, but we are over here just trying to bring some smiles and joy to your day. Please forgive us if we gave you any other impression. Ms. Desert Rose certainly paints a mighty fine picture of you and we can only long to swap stories of cookies, underwear and photos with the legendary AA. Remember what Hubert H. Humphrey said, "The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
PJ
USA - Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 11:16:57 (PDT)
Alan:Thank you for being understanding. No worries. She does paint a nice picture of me and what a fine picture it is. Just kidding. Keep the joy (and quotes) coming this way and I will keep delivering the fun in the only way I can.
Alan Amato:I tend to agree with Teresa. Ms. Desert Rose seems to be staking a claim here... and I don't necessarily mean that in a good way. Alas, you can rest assured that if you need a fresh dose of low maintenance loving, there are four groovy girls who are at your service. Xoxo, PJ
PJ
USA - Monday, September 13, 2004 at 10:38:42 (PDT)
Alan:All right Groovy Girls, things are getting a little out of hand! I will be the first to admit that I all bark and no bite and besides I am not that kind of man. No, I did not write that guestbook entry myself but a very good friend of mine whom I have known for several years. She doesn't deserve to be jumped on for putting a perfectly harmless guestbook entry that sends a little love and joy my way. I encourage people to express themselves on my guestbook but please let's keep the gloves up. I want everyone to have a good time but not at the expense of feelings being hurt. Plus, I don't need any addition drama since I am still stationed in Iraq and in the middle of a 'war'. Thanks in advance for understanding. Let's continue to have a good time but tone down what we say, myself included.
Hey Alan,Desert Flower seems a bit ummmm possessive of your cute self. Seems to me that's what a charming man has to put up with! I'm just wondering if you wrote that to yourself? Puts a new spin on things, right? Teresa
Teresa <teresaseymoe@yahoo.com>
Tallahassee, fl USA - Monday, September 13, 2004 at 10:33:01 (PDT)
Alan Amato: How can you up your standing, you ask? Well, the Groovy Girls have voted and we think that you are bordering on trip worthy, however, we must be assured that we will have an even better experience than Ms. Desert Flower. After all, blonds don't like to be Number 2, my dear. After all, if you are going to flirt like a man, you are going ot have to put out like a man in person! Just let us know! Love, PJ (plus Teresa, Melissa and Beth)
PJ <parker726@aol.com>
Tallahassee, FL USA - Monday, September 13, 2004 at 10:04:42 (PDT)
Hello My Darling!! Yes I did what I was told, I'm signing your guestbook. Still on cloud nine!!! You know what I'm referring to, you always manage to surprise me. My turn now, even though your a hard one to top! I mean that in the most innocent way(cookies,underwear,pictures).I was going through the Pix once again, I think I've looked at the same ones a hundred times. Your NY trip, the B bridge and Manhattan from the B bridge(b&W), can't get enough of them. You know I love all your pictures, except the cheesy mustache one, that one gives me the creeps! You love it I know, but...Yikes!!! I confess there are some days when I can't get you out of my head. So off I go to the PIX and just browse for as long as need be. The week you left I spent quite a bit of time thumbing through, Cathy was giving me the eye because she couldn't believe I was still on alanamato.com. You'll be happy to know I deleted a few lines, I started to babble about how wonderful you are but decided to save it for my personal emails to you. Anyways, It's that time and the kids (niece and nephew)will be up soon, so I should say "Goodnight"!! I miss you a ton and I'm counting down the days until we have our 3rd visit. Our visits are short, but very interesting, our next should be a record week long!! What would we do with all that time, HMMMM!!!Sending you hugs!! Take Care.P.S. Cassaundra(my niece)was asking about you today, wanted me to tell you "hello" from her.
Desert Flower
USA - Sunday, September 12, 2004 at 22:31:46 (PDT)
Alan:Racky, thank you so much for adding to my guestbook and marking your place in history! I love the fact that you love my pictures, especially that you love ones that I love also. Please don't hesitate and come back to reminisce with your pal al. We will definitely have to hang out for more than just one or two days next time. Please pass to Cassaundra a very sincere hello from me.
Hey Alan, see your busy. I didn't check ur site for a while being the busy bee that I am but I just read your diary and I totally agree with u on the stupid, futile laws, involving innocent citizens. I'm not in the US but I wouldn't like it. The thing is the paranoia can get very far, to where everything will be so "controlled", it would/could get like a world dictatorship, just to keep us all safe. Sucks! Anyway, when I want to have a change of scenery for my brain I check ur site (and the pics), it's nice to partake of another's life. Thank you for opening urs up. Keep up the good works. Kris
krisaleen <krisaleen@hotmail.com>
USA - Saturday, September 11, 2004 at 13:21:13 (PDT)
Alan:Krisaleen, thank you for your nice comments about my site. I try to share a little bit of me here and try to make it fun at the same time. Please continue to come back and visit me here whenever you need a change of scenery.
Alan Amato: Don't blush dear. You should totally claim your hotness! I think Eugene Levy said it best in the movie Bringin' Down the House: "Your cool points are out the window and you got me all twisted up in the game!"Frankly, the pictures sold me alone, until I read your profile, quotes and interests. Then I just plain fell in love :) And now you are bordering a full on Groovy Girl hobby! You are ADORABLE!!!! And don't beleive what Teresa says about me breakin' the hearts. The truth is, I am no threat at all alone. Now... put us together (I'm the blond and she's the redhead) and well... you can only imagine. Between the two of us, we make the perfect woman!
PJ <parker726@aol.com>
Tallahassee, FL USA - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at 12:39:34 (PDT)
Alan:I see what you are doing...you are trying to get me to lower my guard but I'm onto you. jk. A blonde/redhead combination would be interesting. Thank you for the compliments and I now claim my hotness with the whole internet as my witness. So what can I do to up my standing?
Careful Alan! Pat is notorious for swishing that long blonde hair and winking those big green eyes and then walking out the door with a wave over her shoulder! Teresa
Teresa <Teresaseymoe@yahoo.com>
Tallahassee, fl USA - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at 11:34:31 (PDT)
Alan:I have to admit that I am a sucker for blondes. But I'm a big boy...I'll be careful. Famous last words I'm sure.
Alan Amato: You just might be the cutest boy I've ever seen and read! My friend Teresa told me to check you out. Yes, I am one of the Groovy Girls that is coming to Charleston in her new car. If you'd like, we can wait until you return? You might just get a big kick out of a weekend with the Groovy Girls. Just a thought. But on the serious side, we adore you and are glad you are out there doing the most important job in the world for us. Love and angels! PJ
PJ <Parker726@aol.com>
Tallahassee, FL USA - Wednesday, September 08, 2004 at 06:44:23 (PDT)
Alan:PJ, thanks for the nice comments. I am blushing. I don't hear stuff like that often enough so it is nice to know I still have it...or am I just getting it? I will continue to entertain the Groovy Girls as best I can. Keep coming back.
Ouch... Brevity is the soul of wit. Shakespeare
Teresa <Teresaseymoe@yahoo.com>
Tallahassee, fl USA - Saturday, September 04, 2004 at 14:16:35 (PDT)
Hey!Mom's always win in the cookie race, alas we can only hope to come in a close second! Our story? Our story, like many others, has lots of twists and turns. But I believe that if we could only see our lives from about 100 ft. above them then we'd see how close they are to other's lives. I have quite a few girlfriends who hang out with me and, well we're the groovy girls, and so we'd gone to Albany, Georgia (the place where I was born and where my parents live) to get a "groovy girl car" so we could pull a trailer (has to do with my business) and I wanted it to be big enough that all the groovy girls could fit into it so when we took a groovy girl trip -- first trip scheduled is Charleston-- (Pretty strange huh)we'd have a great trip car. Well, I was surfing the web looking at cars and then somehow got on a keanu reeves website, sortof like when my nephew & husband ordered "Bare wench project" and both swore the other did it. You don't know how it happens it just does. (BTW this happened while my husband was ill and my nephew was helping me take care of him. He died 9/2/02 and took the secret of who really ordered the movie with him) Anyway, I saw the picture of you with Keanu and then went to your web site and then of course I had to say hello and insult you and then the girls said they had to watch me all the time as I'm constantly putting my foot in it. ANYWAY, I bought a 2004 Yukon-- big enough to pull a trailer and to fit bunches of crazy girls in it for road trips-- and I still have my little toyota for tooling around town in. Beth is my business partner and a WONDERFUL cook, the only thing I've baked since Steve's death is brownies-- he was the chef in the family-- so, rest easy as she's really in charge of the goodies! Caren is my cousin and we wanted you to know we were thinking of you and sending you happy thoughts. If you want to see a picture of me (although I'm not with Keanu reeves or anyone famous, I do think you'll think the photo is funny) you can see it at the yahoo personals website. (I don't recommend joining the site as most of the people who have written me have been 150 years old on the average-- not that there is anything wrong with that--) My name is zookeeper318. Click on the large picture and I think you'll laugh. It was at a halloween function last year. You keep your head down and let your guardian angels do their job protecting you. I've sent mine, Thomas, to do some extra checking too! Teresa
Teresa <Teresaseymoe@yahoo.com>
Tallahassee, Fl USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 19:54:54 (PDT)
Alan:Teresa, that's quite a novel you wrote for me. I think you have set the record for the longest guestbook entry ever. Congratulations. Thanks for the thoughts and kind words. Keep 'em coming.
Hey Alan. So which do you think will get to Iraq first. My letter to you, or me? Yep, I got orders today to Iraq. Life is cruel:( I leave on 19 Sep for 6 months with an FMF unit. Maybe I will see you there
Kim
Charleston, SC USA - Friday, September 03, 2004 at 16:50:14 (PDT)
Alan:Kim, you will have to let me know where you will be when you get over here. You can start by sending me your email address. Hope everything else is groovy.
Hey there Cousin Alan. How is it on the other side of the world? I hear you finally caught up with my parents about 2 months ago. I will be there in Charleston next month. Wish you were around to meet. Haven't seen you in what? Five-10 years? Stay strong over there and say hello to all your fellow men. I love the pictures. What camera are you using now? I'm a camera freak and love to scrapbook. Talk soon.
nicole McCormick <nicinatl@aol.com>
Atlanta, Ga USA - Thursday, September 02, 2004 at 18:28:32 (PDT)
Alan:Nicole, yes it has been at least 5 years and probably closer to ten since I saw you last. Time flies... I hope all is well with you. If you going to be in Atlanta long you will have to send me your address. That is only 4.5 hours from Charleston. Stay in touch.
You didn't offend me! I thought you'd like the sewing on a penis story. Pretty interesting coming from my 80 year old father. Indeed we are visiting your site and are even now trying to stuff a number of cookies and bread into Glad Containers, hoping we'll get bonus points for being first to send them to you. Teresa (Beth and Caren are here with me hoping I won't offend you!--Mouth works faster than brain!)
Teresa, Caren & Beth <Teresaseymoe@yahoo.com>
Tallahassee, Fl USA - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 19:40:58 (PDT)
Alan:Teresa, you came back! It will be a close race between you and my mom as to who will be the first one to get a package to me. So what is the story with you ladies?
Hey Alan, I accidentally tumbled into your pages and ....you're interesting. I liked some of the quotes, pretty deep! I'm into people as a profession and hobby but can't figure you out. You seems abnormally outgoing, as a sunsign,what are you? My best guesses would be Sage,Leo, Gemini. But again.. You name, Amato, doesn't it have to do with "love" as in "beloved"? Anyway, it's refreshing to see your site. Take care, Kris PS I just saw your pic with KR (pretty sad eyes), say Happy Bday, I'm not a fan (God forbid) but as a human being to another, especially in times like these (and \i bet his bday is the last thing to think on). I've been praying for him and especially for Kim.
krisaleen <krisaleen@hotmail.com>
USA - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 14:30:21 (PDT)
Alan:Krisaleen, welcome! I guess I would call myself interesting. Abnormally outgoing, perhaps but I don't take offense to it. I love taking pictures, telling stories, and letting the whole world get a good laugh at my expense. Please come back.
Yo, Big Al! It me--The Jay MoDiggity-- "Chillin like a villain with a cold, cool feelin!" How bout you? Probably not, since you got to do your time in the sandbox :-) Been there, done that, got the t-shirt + the millions of complimentary grains of sand that I am still trying to shake :-) Glad you added me to your VIP list, or is it another kinda "list?" LOL! First time I have made it over to your glorious homepage, and I must say....You have too much time on you hands...Just Kidding :-) No seriously, I was very impressed with the organization and documentation of your daily life events. I even have been thinkin about doing something like this, so I don't look back on my life and say what @#$% did do with my life! It would be a good insurance policy against Alzheimer’s. I didn't get to spend too much time "Being Alan Amato," but I did spend enough time to come across a pic of old Jimmy D. How is that trick doing? I would appreciate if you could give me his e-mail address. I do plan on coming back regularly to check out your daily journal. You got the last e-mail I sent, so write back if you get a chance. I'm living in Maastricht, so when you are finished in the "Pit" you are more than welcome to roll on through and hang with me and my "Dirty Dutch Crew."CiaoStylz
Jason aka Stylz
Maastricht, Limburg Netherlands - Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 10:37:50 (PDT)
Alan:Jason, good to hear you are partying it up IIT style. You wrote a novel for a guestbook entry. No worries, the more the better. Can you send me some cute Dutch women in a box, please? There is plenty to go around, I know I've been to Maastricht. Ciao
I've used a number of quotes from the quote page and it seems timely to add a few women's quotes (offense not intended--just humor):My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. -Erma Bombeck-Whatever women must do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. -Charlotte Whitton-I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb -- and I'm also not a blonde. -Dolly Parton-I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on. -Roseanne Barr-When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping.Men invade another country. -Elayne Boosler-Behind every successful man is a surprised woman. -Maryon Pearson-I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career. -Gloria Steinem-I am a marvelous housekeeper. Every time I leave a man, I keep his house. -Zsa Zsa Gabor-
Cindy
USA - Tuesday, August 31, 2004 at 08:27:39 (PDT)
Alan:Cindy, thanks for your quotes. I'm not sure that I will incorporate all of them but some of them are just too funny. Keep 'em coming and please come back soon.
Don't know the dr or Lt. Boone but being a woman is tough as proven by my father after caring for my mother after her knee replacement. He had to do for 6 weeks what she'd done for him for 57 years and he said if he had been born a woman, knowing what all women did in a day, he would've sewn on a penis and be done with it! So a "chronic disorder"? give us women a break! Teresa
Teresa <Teresaseymoe@yahoo.com>
Tallahassee, fl USA - Monday, August 30, 2004 at 08:48:31 (PDT)
Alan:Teresa, thanks for your visiting my site and commenting on it. I didn't mean to offend you with my quote, I just found it to be funny. Especially since it was a female doctor who told it the Lt Boone, who is also female. I hope this doesn't mean you won't come back and visit my site often. Thanks, again.
howdy bro,hope all is well in iraq. take care and take it easy. we love you lots and miss you. ps maybe we should be married like Fr. Novak thought?!?!!?.....thomas is a spitting image of you!? bye,bye....siena and family xoxoxoxo
siena <thehal1@yahoo.com>
syracuse, NY USA - Sunday, August 22, 2004 at 12:24:16 (PDT)
Just wanted to say how much we are going to miss you here in Charleston while you are deployed. Stay in touch the best you can, and know I will be thinking of you. I know we didn't go over "duck and cover" but you should be okay with out that period of instruction. Amy sends her love too.
Kim
USA - Wednesday, August 18, 2004 at 09:21:16 (PDT)
I never really took the time to read many of your book reviews before. I wanted to say "Thank you Captain Obvious" about the end of the John Grisham book being anticlimatic. ALL of his books lack a climax. ALL of them! It is always disappointing when there is no climax (in any situation..wink wink...lol) I also think you need to read Davinci's Code and Angels and Demons and review those. If you say they are anything less than phenominal you are full of it! So there....
Suzanne
USA - Friday, August 06, 2004 at 22:04:47 (PDT)
Love your quotes. Here's another:"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights." - J Paul Getty
Cindy <cnb6942@bcbsga.com>
Atlanta, GA USA - Thursday, August 05, 2004 at 06:08:24 (PDT)
Alan:Cindy, thanks for your compliment. I like your quote and have added it to my ever expanding list. Thanks for stopping by. Come again soon.
Mark my words simply means, write my words down. Like In Van Wilder "Write that down" "I don't have a pen" "Well remember it then"
Suzanne
USA - Thursday, July 08, 2004 at 09:20:31 (PDT)
This is not going to be eloquent....sorry: The Spiderman movie was CRAP and Farenheit 911 was the BOMB! Get it right next time. You are usually pretty accurate.
Suzanne
USA - Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 09:50:56 (PDT)
in your quotes you wrote that the one about keeping your mouth shut and apearing stupid is by your dad but actually it is actualy by mark twane-sorry about the bad spelling
James Caley <clancaley@msn.com>
USA - Friday, July 02, 2004 at 14:35:39 (PDT)
Food for thought. I thought you would like this:I cdnuolt blveiee that I cloud aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdgnieg THE PAOMNNEHAL PWEOR OF THE HMUAN MNID. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
Kim
USA - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 16:29:52 (PDT)
Yes, Alan. I am so often mesmorized by the awesome powers of the ice cream machine. I stare at it all day! Wow...you are weird!
Suzanne
USA - Monday, June 21, 2004 at 16:59:46 (PDT)
`i LIKE YOUR SITE
KEEP OFF MUGU MAN <mugu@mugu.com>
JOBURG, GAUTEEN SOUTH AFRICA - Monday, June 21, 2004 at 05:14:37 (PDT)
Alan, come to my website at www.highmaintenancequeen.com and give me some suggestions!!!!!
Suzanne
USA - Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 22:23:16 (PDT)
Penultimate example of what!?!?!? Come on!!!! You don't actually talk like that! No one does! Don't be pedantic, Alan. You are so much better than that and you know it.
Suzanne
USA - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 15:34:14 (PDT)
Your mother makes a very good point here. "Though at times you may hesitate before making a decision, you trust your keen intuition to guide you in your choice." I think this could be a lot of fun...
Kimberly
USA - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 10:00:10 (PDT)
Alan:Kim: Thanks for checking out my site. I am the penultimate example of living via stream of consciousness.
You sound too good to be true. Love your web site.
Kimberly
USA - Tuesday, June 15, 2004 at 09:11:29 (PDT)
And I have no respect for people who use the expression "Dollars for Donuts" What is that!?!
Suzanne
USA - Monday, June 14, 2004 at 12:26:16 (PDT)
Alan:Suzanne: You crack me up even though you misquoted me. I am going to sue you. It is "Dollars to Donuts". As a future teacher of young minds, you should have known better.
Hey Alan, if I had know you enjoyed cards full of B.S. I would have sent you one on every holiday! You should let me know these things. Haha. Im so funny!
Suzanne
USA - Wednesday, June 09, 2004 at 16:39:57 (PDT)
Alan!! Hey there! I found some pics of you the other day in the infamous "green dress" and wanted to say hello! Hope you are doing well! Stacey
Stacey Halbrook <duranimal@se.rr.com>
St Augustine , FL USA - Thursday, June 03, 2004 at 13:05:45 (PDT)
Very interesting site, your photographs are gorgeous!Maybe some day you will have the chance to photograph Canadian landscapes.found your link at the St.Raphaels LeagueCheers!Geniene from the Great White North (aka Canada)
Geniene <genie113@hotmail.com>
Canada - Wednesday, June 02, 2004 at 19:35:43 (PDT)
On your little rave page you ask where the morals in our country ahve gone....they are still the same...we are just less secretive about them. JFK was having massive amounts of adulterous sex with Marilyn Monroe, but it wasn't pasted all over the television, where as Bill Clinton just gets a little head and its on the news for months. Its not the country's morals that have changed, it is how they are broadcasted!
Suzanne
USA - Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 15:38:21 (PDT)
Hey Alan! It's good to see you're doing well. Is Combat Comm all you thought it would be? Life in Omaha is better than I expected. Working for STRATCOM reminds me of being at the NPC, the only difference is that everyone has the same mother-tounge. Take care!
Bekah <bekahlynn@hotmail.com>
Omaha, NE USA - Monday, May 24, 2004 at 10:13:21 (PDT)
Just checking something. Don't worry yourself, it will be alright in the morning.al
Yours Truly <amatala@iit.edu>
Summerville, SC USA - Monday, May 17, 2004 at 18:35:44 (PDT)
I thought I would put a normalguestbook entry out here to thank all those who have taken the timeto leave me a message or give me feedback on my website. You guysrock! your pal al
AlanAmato <amatala@iit.edu>
Charleston,SC USA - Sunday, May 16, 2004 at 20:46:41 (PDT)
HEY MR. AMATO!!! Just wanted to seewhat your website was all about. So how is the rest of your time inVegas? Missing us and the precious blue di aren't you? Okay, if Iroll a 4, you have to mention Steph & I on your website and saythat you had the best time with two girls from Michigan in Las Vegas.Yeah not a good one. Drawing blanks right now. Oh look, I rolled a 4.Anyways, I will check your site out later when I have an entire dayto do nothing :) Later Al. Oh, Tell Steve I said hi. Wendy
Wendy<babywmh@yahoo.com>
GrandRapids, MI USA - Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 17:38:09 (PDT)
i luv ur website but i think thatyour tast in movies and music is a bit er how shauld i say itstrange.
James Caley<clancaley@msn.com>
USA- Friday, May 07, 2004 at 15:21:46 (PDT)
good pics of dublin but you haven'tmentioned howth. your second set of harbour pics are howthharbour.you think its dun laoighre again. in the pic that says housesat sea in dun laoighre is actually howth. the house at the very endtowards the sea is my friends
alan lawlor<allawlor@hotmail.com>
dublin,ireland - Thursday, May 06, 2004 at 09:17:03 (PDT)
Happy Birthday Al!!!! Sorry I didn'tknow the actual date - you need to take a cue from me and let peopleknow months in advance, and then do weekly reminders. People NEVERforget mine. EVER. :-)
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
LasVegas, NV USA - Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 08:43:15 (PDT)
Hey Al! I finally got to check outyour website. I love it-great job!! Take care. Ann :-)
Ann<kaliann2@hotmail.com>
Roy,UT USA - Monday, April 26, 2004 at 21:34:15 (PDT)
Hey, I know I don't seem to e-mailmuch but I still check out your website often to see how you aredoing. I must tell you, I don't know where you come up with thesetopics either. I love it when you "warn" us of the subject,for instance you start the entry with "Nerd alert, nerd alert".Not sure why I find this so funny, but I do. By the way, I see thatMatt Wright created your guestbook... Do you think you could ask himto add a spell checker for us... ok, for me?? And if it's not toomuch trouble, a grammer checker would be fab also!! :) :) :) We'reall still missing you here in Belgium. Chat with you again soon, Keepin touch, Angie
Angie<alshunk@yahoo.com>
Valmeer,Belgium - Monday, April 26, 2004 at 15:00:24 (PDT)
About your comments concerning redwine, I Completely agree. A great red wine makes everythingbetter.
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
LasVegas, NV USA - Friday, April 23, 2004 at 08:15:07 (PDT)
Alan! You will never guess what Iran across -- remember that ridiculous word of the day calendar thatyou had and we would have a laugh at how obscure some of the wordsare? On page 175 of Steinbeck's East of Eden, in the new edition thatis going around bookstores now, -- Weltschmerz!!!! I almost diedlaughing. Of course, it is so obscure that Steinbeck has to explainthe word as soon as he uses it, but I got a real kick out of seeingit. By the way, haven't finished it yet, but I am thinking that bookis going into at least the 'top three I have ever read' column. Ithink I read it in high school, but what the heck do you understandabout life in hiur nicknames list...though I can probablyguess its not on there because you don't want anyone to know what itis...don't be embarassed Major_______
Suzanne
USA- Sunday, April 18, 2004 at 20:55:21 (PDT)
You have a grammar error in yourrandom quote of the week. Shouldn't it be "gives" and not"give". i could be wrong...but check.
suzanne
USA- Sunday, April 18, 2004 at 20:49:04 (PDT)
I have to say, that most of yourmovie reviews are accurate. Until, of course, you hit the part whereyou deem practically ever single great movie unfit for dates. Whatkind of boring, kiddie movies do you usually watch with your dates?Come on! Pirates of the Caribbean is a great date movie! Actionadventure for the guys. Johnny Depp for the girls!BINGO!!!!!
Suzanne
USA - Monday,April 05, 2004 at 18:34:15 (PDT)
i love your movie reviews!!!!!! andthe rest of the sight also
James Caley<clancaley@msn.com>
Syracuse,ny USA - Friday, March 19, 2004 at 11:47:05 (PST)
Alan, are you ever going to updateyour site? How is the public ever going to know how your life is nowthat you're in South Carolina? Update the site!!!
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
LasVegas, NV USA - Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 14:16:20 (PST)
I have some sayings you need to add,Alan. 1.)"El peor prision es un corazon cerrada."-Unknown2.)"Nothing is more delicate than the balance between two egos."3.)"Love is like pointelism: beautiful from far away, but fromup close lines become fine points with no connections and no sense.Just random incongruency." 4.)"The difference between loveand true love is indecision and pure pain." 5.)"Time hasproven again and again that it is only a perception. Never convinceyourself that time is real, or you will never have it." 6.) "Alife full of indecision means you choose neither path, therefore,nothing lays ahead." If you want to know where the quotes comefrom...you can either guess for points...or just ask me(-: SuzanneRobinson
Suzanne<suzannr@knology.net>
Charleston,SC USA - Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 14:08:54 (PST)
Science has proof without anycertainty. Creationists have certainty without any proof. AshleyMontague
Verbal Kint
Vancouver,Canada - Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at 13:07:07 (PST)
Hi Alan. I was brwosing the web forGent pictures - and ended up at your web pages! Really enjoy yourphotography. Every now and then I get homesick and want to see somepictures of my honme town. Yopu have really made my day today ... tnxa million Michael
Michael<michael.de.vreugd@nl.abnamro.com>
Antwerp,Belgium - Thursday, February 12, 2004 at 23:03:17 (PST)
Hi, alan, promised to leave amessage in your guestbook. so here it is. Got home well ? In thechili everything is ok (of course). Hope to hear from you, bestregards, pascal
Pascal<pascal.daniels@pandora.be>
Tongeren,Belguim - Friday, January 30, 2004 at 07:56:57 (PST)
Alan, I decided to check out yourwebsite. I really appreciate your love for photography. I now knowwhy you remembered me by the yellow school bus, was surprised by thefact that you like Yanni and some country music artists, appreciatedthe fact that you like Harry Potter and Grisham, and admired yourself-education and study of photography. Photography is a love that Ihave at the novice level, but I would like to move well beyond thatpoint when I get some spare time. After I finish my current Master'sclass, I plan to get moving on the photography before I leave ComCam.I'm glad that we crossed paths once again. Welcome to what I canassure you will probably be one of the best and memorable times ofyour life! Cheers, Jennifer
JenniferStrickland <jennifer.strickland3@charelston.af.mil>
Charelston,SC USA - Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 13:48:06 (PST)
I've been thinking, "I wonderhow Amato is doing". Then I was really amazed to see that youhave not updated your website yet. And I see that I'm not the onlyperson from NPC to be thinking about you. Instantly I think, "Ohmy goodness, I hope he is OK, I hope he is not sick, or had a caraccident". So I agree with Francesco and Quindry, please let meknow that you are OK!! :) :) You know how I worry. Hope to hear fromyou soon, Angie
Angie Shunk<alshunk@yahoo.com>
Valmeer,Belgium - Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at 11:19:40 (PST)
Sie arragntsohn eines Weibchens,werde ich Ihr verfluchtes Gesicht brechen und Sie als sogar wenigerlassen eines Mannes, als Sie waren.
Thomas
FR - Sunday,January 18, 2004 at 18:23:51 (PST)
Hi Alan, I hope your move back tothe States is going well. I really am looking forward to your nextweb site update. What a nice way to answer the question "Iwonder how my freind is doing" -- I have only to visitalanamato.com. Take care, you are already missed in Belgium. Davisisn't much of a scrabble player:) (just kidding Davis)
JonQuindry <jonathan.quindry@pandora.be>
Rijkhoven,Belgium - Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 03:05:55 (PST)
update your website....your killin'me!!! =)
your sister alicia<lottoara@yahoo.com>
daytonabeach, fl USA - Friday, January 16, 2004 at 11:49:28 (PST)
Dude, you must update your website!! You don't own a Handspring Visor Deluxe any longer... All thebest.
Francesco<desandi@belgacom.net>
Liege,Belgium - Friday, January 09, 2004 at 13:57:45 (PST)
Call Rachelle. She would like you tocall her and hangup and then call her back. This way she knows it isyou. Oh by the way what is your email address. Rachelle needs it.Take care and God Bless !!!!!
camille-dessert flowers sister <cklburton3@yahoo.com>
memphis,tn USA - Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 09:49:40 (PST)
hi allen i visited your website,great, now i know where youre appartment is, can come for a drinkbefore you leave the country ciao to the brother of stevie wonder...... dribble wonder
JOS VANDEWAL<josvandewal@skunet.be>
tongeren,belgium - Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at 12:05:40 (PST)
Hi Alan. Your website sucks. Youmiss me, huh?
Michancy
USA -Wednesday, November 26, 2003 at 10:18:14 (PST)
Took a quick look at your site, niceand interesting, will look at it more when time allows.
BwanaBuckeye (Robert's old man) <drvais3@swbell.net>
USA- Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 15:37:08 (PST)
Nice,homepage!
OleJohnny Karlskaas <olejkarlskaas@belgacom.net>
Tongeren,BE,, guest EU - Thursday, November 20, 2003 at 11:23:50 (PST)
Hey Alan, nice web site! Still stuckat Offutt... talk to you later!
Nick Bobka<nickjb@cox.net>
Bellevue,NE USA - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 at 09:52:05 (PST)
C'mon, Alan. Even I know who itis....! ;-) Dude, you're almost back in the states! If you ever makethat first trip out to Vegas, definitely give me a call. Well, enjoythe remainder of your time in Europe, Mr. Amato!
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
SinCity, NV USA - Friday, October 31, 2003 at 15:12:34 (PST)
Come on, Pal! Can it realy be all THAT hard to figure it out?Like I said, you'll see me soon~
hmmm...
Baton Rouge, LAUSA - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 at 12:36:06 (PST)
Alan:Please connect the dots for me...pretty please with sugar on top.
I stumbled onto your website from a link to your fantasticquotes page. I however do take some exception to you view onevolution and science in general. I assume you occupy some minorfunction in the air force which does not require you to thinkscientifically for any length of time. I therefore understand thefervor with which you refuse to put any stock in scientific theories.You are correct many scientific theories are incomplete but a theorylike evolution has a tremendous amount of supporting evidence whichyou choose to ignore. When you believe in religion and put all ofyour faith in it you are saying that the rules that govern ouruniverse are not worth knowing or cannot be fully known, so insteadbelieve whatever you want to believe. This is quite reminiscent of achild who doesn't understand mathematics, quitting and just making uprelations between numbers. Further your views also negate a milleniaof scientific discovery. Every time a new discovery was made thechurch retracted its faith in some of its tenets. Science onlyrequires you to keep an open mind and prove any theory you concoct asthe causal relation between events. If you can prove it with datathat can be repeated by someone else your theory is valid. Trykeeping an open mind religion answers your question about first causebe making god the axiomatic first cause that required no predecessor.Science relies on data and as such they create various theories aboutfirst causes. Some theories which reflect einsteins relativityobviate this by making the question of beginning meaningless.. thatis the universe is temporally cyclical... At any rate, keep an openmind. p.s. great pictures do you mind if I use the bullring picturesfor a wallpaper?
Megan <geekgrrl666@yahoo.com>
USA- Monday, October 27, 2003 at 11:45:29 (PST)
Alan:Megan, Thank you for taking the time to comment on my guestbook. Ibelieve in the past the Church has made mistakes by trying to silencescientists but I firmly believe that science and religion worktogether. You can use my bullring picture as wallpaper if you like.Thanks for visiting and please come again.
"Sure hope Stephen's orders toIraq are short-lived. Chat soon. Aunt Jeanette " HAHA get it?short lived! Jeanette is evil
Googlebot<support@google.com>
NY,NY USA - Friday, October 24, 2003 at 17:01:27 (PDT)
Ahh Paris, it's been a while but I prefer the Jura region ofsouth east France. J'arrose le désir du futur amour, de lasource de l'espoir éternel, je rêve des jours jusqu'iciloin, il embrume la vision du présent...
Monsurfabricant de crainte
USA - Monday, October 20, 2003 at 19:33:42(PDT)
Alan:Alright, enough games! You are quoting a poem that I wrote and I wantto know how you go it and who you are. I am guessing you are relatedto Laura Neider's husband and ran into a Ms. Hall while in NY? Am Iwarm?
I might appreciate not being called "ms." Gratiastibi ago.
metum deus
USA - Friday,October 17, 2003 at 15:13:22 (PDT)
Alan: Sorryfor the slow answer, I was in Paris for the weekend. So what should Icall you?
Sed in vino etiam est ebrietas. Scio Latina etiam. Vousscribare totus in Latina. Ego est metus - et vous vidare meus. Undich spreche auch Deutsches fließend. Assim como o português.Y por supuesto, español. L'cOh! E non dimentichi il vostrotoung della madre, italiano. So, I would be very much impressed ifyou speak any language I don't know. Try me! As to my dear friend,she is the one who said you need a new wardrobe.
Sehrsehr betrunken.
La Terre de Deu, - Thursday, October 16, 2003at 19:51:38 (PDT)
Alan: I am still waiting to hear what theopinion of my wardrobe is based on. I will concede the language pointto you, Ms X - 1, Alan - 0. I am having fun but this might be easilyplayed out if we try emailing. And what/when am I supposed to 'feel'when/what, Ms Baton Rouge? I challenge your friend to come out fromthe shadows and join in.
I continue writing - not for my sake, but that of a dearfriend. Open up? You will see me in a weeks time and never know it.Am I Death? Not likely. Am I Life? Sorry, but no - you will have tofind one on your own. Bin ich Furcht? You 'will' feel it when you seeme.
Furcht Nie Beenden
- Thursday, October 16, 2003 at06:19:11 (PDT)
Alan: Youare fear, eh? I don't scare easily. Now then, who is your dearfriend? You will feel better when you get it off your chest and fessup. My turn, in vino veritas.
Hey, actually I'm not shy in the least - if I were you neverwould have heard from me... as to my identity don't think too hard...Baton Rouge, LA.
YSOUNSHY
Baton Rouge, LA USA - Tuesday,October 14, 2003 at 15:28:36 (PDT)
Alan: Iguess I'll just call you The Mysterious Fashion Mogul. You can dobetter than this, I dare you to open up a little.
All I'm say'n is that you need a little help. And no, I don'tknow you, you don't know me - BUT...
Same Guy From BR
BatonRouge, LA USA - Monday, October 13, 2003 at 20:17:58 (PDT)
Alan: Whatdo you base your clothing opinion of me on? Don't be shy, Mr. or Ms.Unknown.
Nice waredrobe honey-child. Some kindly advise - maybe youshould find some girl to help you pick out your clothes next time?
Sum-1-U-DONT-NO
Baton Roge, LA USA - Sunday, October 12,2003 at 20:30:52 (PDT)
Alan: I amat a loss. You know who I am but I don't know who you are. I think Idress just fine, perhaps you are jealous of my style.
When are the pictures up?:) Have anice trip tro prague.
Bjørn B. Coban<bjorn.baris@bravida.no>
Oslo,Norway - Thursday, October 02, 2003 at 02:59:09 (PDT)
Hey Alan. It was awesome meeting youwhen me and Kari were in Tongeren. Can't wait to see those photos andvideos you took of all of us. Great Site!!
JamieWoodfin <wood8060@bellsouth.net>
DaytonaBeach, fl USA - Friday, September 05, 2003 at 07:11:34 (PDT)
hey bro..........just wanted to sayhello... i just visited the secret sight w/pix of stephen. great!!take care. i love you and miss you. alicia
alicia-yourlittle baby sister <lottoara@yahoo.com>
daytonabeach, fl USA - Wednesday, September 03, 2003 at 16:05:46 (PDT)
Hey Lt, Your site looks great. Ihave enjoyed catching up, on for the last 2 1/2 years.
Elaine<megooch@mchsi.com>
Navarre,FL USA - Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 06:06:03 (PDT)
Hi Alan, the Pamps pics look great!Hope u doing well! Sarah
SARAH<SJAW@MAILBOX.CO.ZA>
CapeTown, Sout Africa - Monday, August 25, 2003 at 02:56:11 (PDT)
Hi Alan. This is your old pal Nick.I like your website, it is very interesting. I hope to see yousometime soon. Bye-bye(for now)
Nick Lesieur<nick_lesieur@msn.com>
SanAntonio, TX USA - Sunday, August 17, 2003 at 18:44:29 (PDT)
Wow, you even have a stalker whopraises you. Well done, Alan. Well done. So you having fun with Jon -has he shown you his Azores movie yet?
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
LasVegas, NV USA - Wednesday, August 13, 2003 at 19:57:32 (PDT)
YOU ARE MY HERO!!
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New Zealand- Monday, August 11, 2003 at 16:41:45 (PDT)
Alan: Ialways wanted to be someone's hero. But you are not from New Zealand.Closer to Anaheim than San Jose. Am I getting warm?
Dear Alan, The photos of Italy areawesome! Are you some kind of perfectionist? or professional? lookslike you enjoyed the sights & scenery. I have a few photos ofyour family while they were in town for the ESG games -- thought youmight like. I'll send them along shortly Sure hope Stephen's ordersto Iraq are short-lived. Chat soon.
AuntJeanette <Jensoka51@yahoo.com>
WestSeneca, NY USA - Friday, August 08, 2003 at 19:37:53 (PDT)
(555) 555 1234
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USA - Friday,August 08, 2003 at 16:30:04 (PDT)
Alan: I amonto you. I know you live somewhere in California, San Jose perhaps.
HA HA HA!!! You have your ownstalker too! You know what this means, right? Someone's getting you astripper! Woo hoo! Party at Alan's place! Let me know the time of thecrime and I'll get there somehow. ;-)
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
LasVegas, NV USA - Wednesday, August 06, 2003 at 21:36:13 (PDT)
Who is John Galt? ;) Talk to yousoon and hope you visit out here when you're touring.
Jen
WAUSA - Wednesday, August 06, 2003 at 14:30:37 (PDT)
think about you every night. Please call me.
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USA- Tuesday, August 05, 2003 at 09:46:21 (PDT)

Alan: I am listening. It makesit easier if you identify yourself. We shall see.
It was great to see your website- butit was better to see yourwonderful brother Stephen yesterday. Got to catch up on his life andyour family. He sure is in transit and desn't know of his futuretravels. He looks good and wish Ryan was here to emjoy his company.Right now I have 2 toddlers on my lap while 8 are watching TV. Have abusy day with school starting tomorrow. So glad you got Charleston,SC - my favorite place in the south. We'd love to visit you often.Take care and happy travels. Love Aunt Amelia
AuntAmelia <Ramjet1148@aol.com>
Gokdsboro,NC USA - Monday, August 04, 2003 at 07:22:09 (PDT)
If anybody out there has any workfor me to make Alan do, just let me know...
TheREAL Boss <ussno-npc@freegates.be>
Rijkhoven,Limburg Belgium - Sunday, August 03, 2003 at 23:12:03 (PDT)
Hello. As always, I like to see yoursite. But where are the Pamplona pictures? -- thought I would playalong with the guest book thing. See you at work. JQ
JonQuindry <Jonathan.Quindry@pandora.be>
Bilzen,Belgium - Sunday, August 03, 2003 at 04:11:09 (PDT)
Hi there....where is your familyfolder?!?!?!?.....ha,ha...
Sarah Salamin<sarahsalamin140786@hotmail.com>
Grimentz,Valais Switzerland - Friday, July 25, 2003 at 11:27:27 (PDT)
hi alan: this is your aunt lorettafrom buffalo !!!!!!! i almost got to see stephen and your family atthe opening ceremonies of the empire state games but i was out oftown. i did see siena and sara on July 13/14. oh, by the way yourwebsite is super!! keep up the good job.
LorettaC. Buczek <myrtle46lb@aol.com>
lancaster,ny USA - Thursday, July 24, 2003 at 14:23:52 (PDT)
I said i would write it in Dutch.Een toffe website gemaakt door een toffe kerel. En ik ben blij dat ikje heb leren kennen!! By the way leeft uwe bonzai nog?
Katleen<katleenvdd@hotmail.com>
Tongeren,Limburg Belgium - Tuesday, July 22, 2003 at 04:49:55 (PDT)
WHAT A POSER! Anyways, it's nice tosee that you always have to follow in my footsteps. So what, do youneed to know what the next big iteration of my site is going to be? Iguess you'll have to wait and see. heh heh heh. It's good to see yougot it working though, even though it took MY help! :-) Later,Alan.
Hobie<hobie@hobiebarnes.com>
LasVegas, NV USA - Monday, July 21, 2003 at 10:44:07 (PDT)
I am the first person to sign my ownguestbook! I rule. Hobie doesn't have jack on me now...not that heever did. Sign away. Alan
AlanAmato <amatala@iit.edu>
Tongeren,Limburg Belgium - Monday, July 21, 2003 at 08:44:45 (PDT)

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