[meteorite-list] The Skipper's Dad Co-Discovers a Comet!

[McCartney Taylor]

When I briefly met Alan Hale, Jr aka The Skipper, the only observing he wanted to do was women.  

I don't think he could tell a planet from a star, but he sure liked watching the stellar objects of the female form divine.

-mt

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> From: lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu

> Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 4:01 PM

> To: cynapse at charter.net

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The Skipper's Dad Co-Discovers a Comet!

> 

> What is truely amazing that Alan Hale co-discovered Hale-Bopp in 1995

> (fact), while Alan Hale, Sr. died in 1950 and Alan Hale, Jr. died in 1990.

> 

> Wow! I do not think that they were related.

> 

> Larry

> 

> PS yes, I do think that the Thomas Bopp who left the list was the real

> Bopp of Hale-Bopp. :(

> 

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