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lambo	Do you know me? Posted: Monday, November 17, 2008 5:53 PM (PST) Megan, I lived in the Park Hotel from November of 74 to November of 75. I was on the ski patrol that winter and got out of the service in August, but got a job at the hotel until November and then lived in Bergen where I was a ski instructor (among other things!). What is (was) your last name when you were there? You would have just been a baby in 75 if you are 34 now. Wow. Paul S. Lambres
Megan	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:02 AM (PST) HI Paul! We were McMahon, Judy, Buddy and Megan. I was there from about 1 to 6 years old. My mom is not very forthcoming with the details. Sadly we do not have a good relationship, so I am working off of a childs memorie. I do remember the ski patrol looking for me when I was about 3 because I wanted to get something out of our VW Van! (independant soul) Did you know Guy Smith, Terry Howard or John...I think he is the one they call DR. John in the pictures. A women named Patsy spent alot of time with us too.  Another “event” was my mom hitting the dock while water skiing (she is fine) - any bells? I am thinking that if you left in 75 we minght have missed eachother. It is funny..this is the first time I have seen any of this from an adults point of view...as a child it all seemed so small...everyone knew who I was!!! I had no idea how many people for how long! It is so obvious I can't get over it! What branch are you in? Between my dad and step-father I was raised Airforce and Army.  Thankls for your time!! - Meg
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:18 AM (PST) Megan, Were you about 3-5 and have blonde hair? And if I remember right your mom ran the kindergarden? If I remember John Davis (Dr. John) used to have coffee with your mom when he was in Chiemssee?
Megan	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:39 AM (PST) I was 3-5 but had/have brown-red hair. My mom on the other hand was a  bombshell blond. My older brother was blond too.  She did the childrens programs at the Hotel; took them hiking or cartoon movies, clay,  anything. I know my mom and John spent alot of time together. I will try to get some pictures from that time! Thanks Bill! When were you there?
doris	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:25 AM (PST) Megan, I remember your mom and Terry. I taught as ski instructor for the Kaufmann ski and later as windsurf instructor as well as the adventure training program. Used to date ( and later married ) Sumner the Hawaiian. Guy Smith was a good friend of ours. Doris
doris	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:26 AM (PST) Megan, I remember your mom and Terry. I taught as ski instructor for the Kaufmann ski school and later as windsurf instructor as well as the adventure training program. Used to date ( and later married ) Sumner the Hawaiian. Guy Smith was a good friend of ours. Doris
Megan	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:34 AM (PST) Very Cool! My brother learned to windusrf there and later went to the Olympics! How long were you there? Do you have any pictures? I remember better with pictures :) Sorry for all the questions but I am excited to find out!! Did you know Patsy? I don't know a last name, but she taught sailing. I remember her pulling my first tooth! Such stupid stuff...but fun! Do you have any idae about Terry or Guy? Thanks so much!!
doris	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:18 AM (PST) Last time I saw Guy was in 91. We went skiing in Utah. Lost pretty much contact with everyone from those days. I have to look for my pictures and I do have quite a few. But since Katrina my house is still kind of upside down. I first taught skiing in 76 along with my then boyfriend Walter. Left in 86 to join the US Coast Guard. Those days at Chiemsee will always be special and I remember those crazy times like they happended just yesterday.
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:38 AM (PST) Megan; Originally I was there from 72-74. Then came back to instruct skiing at Skytop, from 75-79, in the summers I sometimes worked at the Hotel. In 76 I started there and then transferred to the Alpine Inn, I usually worked in the kitchen. I worked at B'gaden. In Sept of 79, I moved to Bad Toelz, and moved back after Desert Storm (1991) to B'gaden. I worked a few seasons at Chiemssee cooking after I sold my bar at B'gaden. I remember you from the first two years I came back so that had to be around 76-77? Maybe even 1978. I do remember your mom... she was hot. Back then I worked as a haus meister. Chiemssee in summer was great, but as fall proceeded it was slow and boring. I love to hear what you are doing, write me @ sgtbilly@hotmail.com Good Luck, Bill
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:42 AM (PST) By the way... Is Terry Howard and your mom still married? Are you still married? Isn't it funny how AFRC changed our lives. I taught skiing at Mammoth and ended up going back in 75. Stayed there (see above) until 1995. We have four kids, the first being born in B'gaden and the three in Bad Toelz.
Megan	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:47 AM (PST) I am sorry to hear you were in Katrina. I live in S FL and know the loss. I try to explain to my kids what my life was like and they can't relate at all. We live where my husband was born so he can give them first hand expierances.  I'll see if I can find Guy in Utah. My mom and Terry were married in Colorado and divorced 3 or 4 years later.  Then we moved down here. I have 2 boys that have never seen snow!! Can you imagine!? My husband is 34 and has never seen it! Hopefully I can get then up North this year! Thanks for the bits!
doris	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 8:43 AM (PST) I took my son Maximilian to the Chiemsee Hotel on one of our last visits. But then he was only a toddler. Max is eleven now and I tell him stories from way back then at Chiemsee. We did visit my dad in Kolbermoor this past summer and we all went to the Saltmines in Berchtesgaden ande to the castle at Herren Chiemsee. It was great. Max also wanted to see the Dachau KC and we did visit. Sure miss the snow. I remember when Max was about three and we went to Gernamy. He put on a pair of skies and he thought he could run just like usual - he landed right on his face burried the snow. It was fun and I hope to do it again.
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:34 AM (PST) How funny... our first Son is also named "Maximilian." Doris are you still in Germany? Or did you move to the US? Do you find most American spell Maximilian wrong? In 92-93, in Prien there used to be a place called "Joe's Bar." I worked there for the winter of 92-93 then opened my own bar in B'gaden...I sold it in 95 too many temptations.
doris	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:55 AM (PST) Bill, a lot of people here in the US spell Maximilian with two l's. I was born and raised in Bavaria in a smaller town called Kolbermoor. It is next to Rosenheim ( great Volksfest right before Octoberfest ). Left in 86 to join the Coast Guard and now live in New Orleans. But we do go back at least once a year. The name Maximilian has a great history.
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:17 AM (PST) Doris; I know the history about the Bavarian King, shame on me if I didn’t – after some 20 years in Bavaria. We picked the name Maximilian, b/c I had worked for and then after my “Fotografen Meisterbrief,” ---I decided to buy the very photography studio that I used to run. “Lerpscher Ateliers,”---were studio’s and photo retail outlets with three stores and about 50 people! I was sort of a CEO then… but it was owned by a family member of the founder. The company’s name was,- Max Lerpscher Studios. In 1980 until 1990 I owned all three stores, -Bad Toelz. Lenggries, and Penzberg. Then I got called to Desert Storm, and We closed Penzberg and I finally sold Lenggries. And lastly Bad Toelz. Anyways, my wife and I used to drive up to B'gaden to visit her mother and other friends every week end. But when ever she was pregnant (and it seemed so often—{we had four}Stefanie spelled after the German pronunciation, -Kathrin, --Max, and Billy or Wilhelm)our drives would consist of talking about children's names. Our problem was we had to pick a name that would mix well with both cultures..! Anyways, on our third child, we had decided if we were to have a boy it should be called Maximilian" or Max for short! Max is now 22 . Yes, I know where Kolbermoor is, as I used to travel from Toelz to Rosenheim via car, as the Handwerkskammer had issues with the Munich chamber. I also used to photograph a lot there also. After 20 years, learning German and then Bavarian, I truly miss Bavarian, but life is full of changes. Did you ever meet Steve Stahl, (Harley) He spent most of his last 20 doing the Coastie thing. I am still in the Reserves but thinking about retiring any day now.
Harley	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:51 PM (PST) HI, Billy, Gratulieren am Geburts, Brief zu Folgen.  E-Mail noch schlecht. Hi Doris, This is my monthly tour at the computer.  I don't use one at work anymore, so I avoid the things (and ours is real slow and annoying).  As Billy said, I did the coast Guard thing, Reserves and regular.  Retired out of PSU 305 after my second tour.  The WTC response was the last deployment my wife wanted to  endure.  The day I retired the crew was packing up for six months of brain death in Gitmo.  But, if I had known what I know now, I would have spent 30 years in the Coat Guard.  I also retired from the civilian side of the CG last November.  Haven't been to Germany in forever, but we're planning a trip next summer.  One of these days I'll post a chronology of the things we did during '73-'74 and you wouldn't believe it.  All for fun, but I don't know how we survived.  I guess you never knew Tom Wojtal, our NCOIC.  He sent me to Chiemsee to keep me out of trouble.  If he only knew. Byfernow, Steve
doris	Do you know me? Posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 5:16 PM (PST) Bill, love photography. My dad is actually a photographer and just a few years ago he gave me his beloved Rolleiflex, still in its original leather case. I actually had to study a few semester of photography for my major. That was fun except the one with the big view camera. Hello Steve Coast Guard was an adventure. Spent the first three years in Oregon at a MLB station ( and never once got seasick )then after school at ATC Mobile followed by AS Savannah and then New Orleans. Were you in the Army before? Miss Bavaria, the Kasradl and Leberkaes Semmel. doris
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:45 AM (PST) Stefan, So Du wilst mit mir Deutsch reden? Ok, Danke fuer das Gratuliern'.. aber es ist noch eine paar wochen bis ich wircklich als eine alte "Dackl" gezeignet kann. Got my 20 year letter about a month ago, and now they want me to go every where including a tour to Wiesbaden, Heidelberg, and Afghanistan. Got offered a few civilian jobs too... -Go figure...! So you are going over next summer... You won't believe B'gaden... its so changed? I have often wondered what ever happened to old Tom? No one seems to know??
Sirrab	Do you know me? Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:19 PM (PST) Megan,    Sure I remember you well.  I was TDY with Terry at Chiemsee in 1979 & 1980 and knew you kids and your mom, Judy.  Hard to imagine that you are all grown up now.  Patsy was my roommate and Guy was TDY with us as well.  I have some old picture that you might like to see of you & Buddy and your mom & Terry.  In fact, I even visited you in Colorado Springs when I got back from Germany.  I taught sailing for 2 seasons as a TDY and two seasons as a civilian.  We live in SW Wyoming now; J Williams is close in Salt Lake.  Which sport did Buddy compete in the Olympics?  My sister was on the US Sailing Team for years and was an alternate in the '92 Olympics and competed in Athens in 2004.  If Buddy was on the sailing team, she probably knows him.  I worked in Fort Lauderdale for several years but had no idea you all were down there. I would love to hear from Judy again.  Drop me a line and we can figure out how to get you copies of those pictures. Gail Haberland
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Friday, November 28, 2008 4:09 PM (PST) Doris; I used Rollei cameras all the years I was in Bad Toelz and Berchtesgaden. I loved my SL66's - for a medium format they were great...and my dad also was a "tog," so, after completion of my meisterbrief in Munich in 1985, I sold my twin lens reflex and bought the SL66's.. I was meaning to ask...did you study in the USA?
Bill Sutherland	Do you know me? Posted: Friday, November 28, 2008 4:10 PM (PST) And Steve (Harley) should tell you.. but we were in B'garden together during the 72-74 timeframe. When we got out we both came back in 1975. He left B'gaden in summer of 76 and I got married...!!
Megan	Do you know me? Posted: Thursday, December 04, 2008 5:42 AM (PST) Gail, So sorry it has taken me this long to reply. With 2 children and the hoilday time got away from me. Buddy was in the trials for windsurfing the first year it was in the Olympics. But at 6f 7in and 250 lbs he is not build for course racing. The indoor speed racing came about a few years later - he was perfect for it but by that time he was burned out. I think that was '92. We both went to Eckerd College here in FL and they had the US sailing team practice there a lot. He was Bud Howard there. I bet your sister would know him! Mom is well. She retired from the Girl Scouts this year; she was the Program Director forever. She and I have a hard time getting along and right now is a really bad time. So as soon as I can I will pass your contact info to her. Do you keep intouch with Terry, Guy or Patsy? I would love to see the pictures; my email is wells6568@bellsouth.net Thanks for taking the time to reply! PS: Do you all have snow yet? Boy do I miss it!