Que Pasa Calabaza!!!!!

Lo primero, primero.
El 'anonimo' no soy yo. Cuando he querido decir algo siempre me he identificado como 'your favorite uncle'.
Ahora lo segundo.
Como todos ustedes saben los chismes (gossip) siempre dan lugar a malas interpretaciones es por eso que se debe de tener cuidado y es por eso, que yo creo, que muchos de nosotros preferimos mantenernos al margen (on the side lines).
Lo que sigue.
Que paso con la banda 'Further'?
Hechenle ganas muchachos, que la estavan llevando bien. Ojala y que pronto encuentren otro buen cantante. No se achicopalen.
Y ahora al ultimo... (you got it)... lo ultimo, pero eso si lo mas importante.
Mi cumpleaños no es el 25 de Abril, sino que el 20 de Abril.
Se despide...
Your favorite uncle

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR GRANDMA

Celebrating her 88th birthday today is our one and only grandmother! I spoke to her early this morning to wish her a happy birthday and I asked her what she would like for her grandchildren to give her for her big day. She said that all she wants is for us to pray that her pain from her recent fall goes away. Apparently, while she was sleeping she turned over in her twin size bed and just like "the old man snoring" song, she fell over. Chivalry still exists past 80 years old as our grandfather quickly rushed to her aid. So take a moment to call the grandmother and wish her a very happy birthday. 

-Adeedodoo loves her g-mom.

EASTER REUNION

Enjoy pictures of the Easter Reunion this past Sunday, most taken by Robert, as I suck as photography, but was the only one with a camera. P.S Be careful what you are doing in the next family reunion, because you never know where the camera might be.

Need To Update.....

We need to update the events so if you guys know of any birthdays coming up or birthday parties or just parties or family events let me know

Thanks
- Cheddar Bob

Gabbing with Geefunk

Happy Monday party people! I commented on the post below that I felt this blog was becoming too historical and not enough gossip. So in an effort to not just complain, I will try to contribute to the gossip factor in this blog. After all, it's not named a "gossip blog" for nothing. Us Gonzalez know how to gossip! And since this is a gossip blog, there will be no stone left unturned!

There have been many discussions on the great dilemma of "to post or not to post." The other authors on this blog seem to be afraid to post all the real family gossip! Well guess what folks, if Gonzalez is part of your name, then you won't be safe! I will say one thing - fear not folks. I won't provide any details on secret rendezvous or disclose anything said in "confidence."

In this official 1st installment of "Gabbing with Geefunk" I will throw out some questions and rumors that were over heard during this weekends Easter festivities at the Lugo Residence. This might be a tame post.

- The 1st and most important rumor overheard was the "Tias" discussing a fall our grandmother had in Tepetongo. From what we could hear, she fell off her bed in her sleep! Don't be alarmed folks, seems all is well. But maybe we can all pitch in to get her a bigger bed [and a bigger room while we're at it]? Just a thought.

- Also over heard was constant chatter on the fact that Baby Noah [Christy's son] has been held captive by his "other" grandparents [or Christy's in-laws]! As most of us know, Christy is doing some desert training for 2 months. This means Baby Noah is splitting time between both sets of grandparents. However, the guardianship papers only list Cecy and the in-laws. Because of this the in-laws have decided to not allow Tola and Tarcisio to pick up little Noah to come visit us! The Horror! I know! Tola has been advised to stop asking for permission to pick up her grandson! This is ludicrous! Instead she should just call and let them know when she will be there and to have him ready. What do you think?

- Can anyone explain why Chris has been MIA from family gatherings [particularly those at the Lugo Residence]. And if he does show up it's only because he was persuaded by another cousin. Hmmm...what did the Lugo's do to Chris?
***I suppose if I'm going to call out Chris, then I should also call out the entire Gonzalez-Correa Clan. Too cool for school?
****And...again...if I'm gonna be calling anyone out then it should be the Lugo brother's who hardly ever show up to anything that doesn't start with the words "Christmas" and "Thanksgiving." [Marcelo excluded]

- And speaking of my co-workers....does Cathy have a secret "male friend?" Hmmm....maybe soon we'll see him at a family gathering. What's next on the list? 4th of July? No! Mother's Day! And don't be jealous folks. She's living up the single life! More power to you Cat!

- We're also hearing speculation that the infamous "anonymous" blogger could be Lupito. Why remain anonymous? What's there to hide?

- And the last little rumor making the rounds is that Nancy & Robert might be going skydiving in the near future! Fun! Let me know when guys and I'll be there to cheer you on!


Enough for now. Catch you all on the flip side!

A Thought for Inspiration and a History Lesson

Did you know that great people DO come from Tepetongo? Does Julian Nava ring a bell to any of you? Well, he should and if not ask your parents (Julio is homies with him). He has been a civil rights and equal education advocate and has been a prime figure in many U.S. Hispanic triumphs. His parents were born in Tepetongo but migrated to Los Angeles (Boyle Heights to be exact) during the same time our Grandfather came to the U.S. During the Los Angeles Economic Depression in 1930 the Repatriation Program that was designed to deport all immigrants (this is when employers began to ask for citizenship) forced his family to pack up their belongings and return to Tepetongo but on the way to the train Julian's appendix ruptured and needed emergency surgery. That forced the family to stay in L.A. which was not a bad idea considering his future to come. So you ask what's the big deal with Julian Nava? 

Time Line: 

1927 - He was born

1945 - joined the Naval Air Corps he then returned from duty and enrolled in East L.A. Community College. He then transferred to Cal Poly Pomona which he was one of 4 students with a Spanish surname. Then he received his Ph.D in History from Harvard, again one of the first Mexican-Americans to attend college (his GI Bill helped him financially).

1955 - He taught in Puerto Rico for 2 years 

1957 - Professor at Cal State Northridge

1967 - Member of the Los Angeles Board of Education (1st Hispanic ever). He was a board member for 12 years and president. He dealt with the famous East L.A. school walkouts in 1968. He was really good friends with Sal Castro, the Lincoln High School teacher who inspired the students to fight against inferior education and discrimination against Latinos. During this time he was also a catalyst in the National Hispanic Scholarship Fund. He fought for higher education and began to give away scholarships with his own money. His election to office also stimulated the Chicano Movement. Another accomplishment during office was his idea and implementation of the "Concentrated Learning Centers" in which the name was changed to how we know them now. Magnet Schools. 

1980 - U.S. Ambassador to Mexico (1st Hispanic EVER). Jimmy Carter personally contacted him to offer the position.

1993 - Ballbearer for Cesar Chavez (they were homies. Him and Cesar were part of the CSO and then parted away as Cesar began his United Farm Workers)

1993 - He attempted to run for major of L.A. (to become the first Hispanic ever) but was not elected.

Julian now lives in San Diego with his family. He did return to Tepetongo, as my mom remembers, to give back to the school (the one in front of El Jardin) by buying new desks, chairs and some painting.

Be proud of your roots. Acknowledge our history and the people that have paved the way for our own success. 

"I have been reproducing myself and paying back the help others gave to me along the road to college teaching" 

-Julian Nava

Adeedodoo is inspired by Julian Nava

Hey you...

"Anonymous Blogger", disclose your identity!!! 

Adeedodoo want to know who you are.

Can anyone guess where this is?

FRIDAY DON LUPE FUN FACTS

Our Gramps was born in 1919 and our grams in 1920. This marked the end of the Mexican Revolution. At this time the revolutionary groups that rose among the poor overturned Porfirio Diaz. During Diaz’s years in office Tepetongo was torn apart by fighting and roaming bands of soldiers who would ride into town by surprise. Both the federales and the revolutionaries would end up doing the same thing; take food, supplies, horses, money and kidnapped women. The pretty women were at greater risk of being kidnapped and our Mama Tila was a beautiful widow at the time and for fear of being napped she remarried. In 1920 Grams was born. Go forward about 20 years to 1942-43. This is the period during World War II when the Mexican government made an arrangement with the U.S. government to bring in Mexican agricultural workers to U.S. growers. This was called the Bracero Program that worked as a guest worker program that went on from 1942-1664. This program sponsored 4.5 million Mexican workers. AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT TO THE GONZALEZ FAMILIA? This happens to be one of the primary reasons why we are not living in Tepetongo and working in the fields. Our Gramps was one of those 4.5 million workers that were part of the Bracero Program (I think Julio was also part of it too). The end of the Bracero Program marked the beginning of Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers. During our Gramps’ work for the BP he worked in San Francisco (some where around Dickson, CA) and then in the desert picking dates off of trees. After his long career in the farms he landed a gig in a car wash in Pomona, CA. In 1963 he returned to Tepetongo for his mother’s death. Upon his return to L.A. he worked in a cafeteria for Farmers Insurance and from there, his most famous gig, the Hilton. So I would like to take this time to give a moment to Gramps’ hard work and determination for allowing a brand new generation of Gonzalez to live in a land of great opportunities. Thanks Gramps! 

Adeedodoo love her Gramps!

It's A Boy!!!

This just in.....
Gaby is having a boy! She just found out today and is spreading the word like wild fire. Wonder what the name is going to be.... I'm guessing Louie Devil Garcia!!!! Hahaha....

- Rob

Lugo Update

Lola is back home as of 10pm last night. She's good and she is stable. Call her on her cell.

Adeedodoo loves herself 

BREAKING NEWS: Lugo Family Member In the Hospital

This just in fresh off the press. Lola is in the hospital. According to sources she was experiencing some pain in one of her breast as it has been hurting for quite some time now. She is in stable condition. As I am typing we are getting ready for a Candy Stripe visit to her room. As more news unfolds I will update the blog. Changitos for her. Please do not be alarmed as we are sure she will come out of this one...c'mon she's a Lugo for God's Sake. She can beat anything. She's made out of steal. 

Adeedodoo loves Lola.

P.S. I guess the "hamon" dinner might be out of the question. 

Just Checking In

Since no one posts blogs on our site I figured I should fill in the empty spaces with my junk. I don't have anything to say but I will try my best to be exciting. For those of you whom doubted my success in life I wanted to announce that I will be graduating in May with my Masters from USC. Incredible? Yes. Unrealistic? No. I did it with little to no sweat but I did have to give up my life (entirely) to do this. We in the Valdez-Gonzalez family do it big. Cathy is also stepping it up by applying at the Police Department. It's been a while; she was waiting on her background check but its been so long that I think they found some criminal history on her... Hortenc is applying for citizenship while I'm applying for a real job out in the real world. Kenny is loosing weight as he is doing his daily exercises and Milo is eating better; we serve him heftier portions of his kibbles and bits mixed with real chicken. In other news, I have not washed my car in months. It is collecting bird shit and spring leaves from various parking spots. Our yard is full of dog crap because we're too lazy to pick it up. I hear its good for the grass, the only thing is we don't have grass in our backyard. During the summer, if I leave my window open, the summer heat brings in the smell of caca into my room. Very exciting. This Sunday is Easter. That's the day that we are all forced to attend church, giving us a free pass to miss the next 52 sundays. I guess Lola is having "hamon" for dinner and we are all invited. Okay, well it was very nice to hear from me...right? 

Adee-do-doo loves herself 

AMBER ALERT: ABUELITA MISSING

This morning I was confronted by the sad truth with the case of the missing g-mom. Just last night I was thinking that I should take the grams out for breakfast to have that lumpy oatmeal at Corner Baker that she liked so much. I am on spring break this week so I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to do breakfast with her. As I greeted the morning sun today I was told the shocking news of the missing g-mom! Apparently due to various factors (all include the gramps and the older sibling) our beloved grandmother was brainwashed to go back home. According to sources, she was rushed to Target for some last minute shopping late last night and then flown out to Tepetongo. There were various attempts on behalf of the ya-ya sisterhood to a stop such catastrophe but with no success. The end result? 1 rushed grandmother, 4 angry sisters and a grandchild left hanging. Well we wish our grams the best as I'm sure she is happy to be home (some pun intended in that last sentence).

Adeedodoo loves her G-mom

FRIDAY FAMILY FUN FACTS BY ADEEDODOO

• Our Abuelita got her nail (notice it's not plural) done in red for the first time in her life. (Thanks Nancy, next time paint the remaining 9 other nails)
• Robert used to call Hortencia "Renta".
• We have a breast cancer survivor in the family (ATTENTION ALL FEMALES: do a self breast exam every day if possible).
• Cathy broke her leg roller skating when she was young.
• Lupito owned the license plate "Tila 98" in memory of our great grandmother. I vividly remember her playing the toy guitar, walking aimlessly out on the streets and getting a bath as she sat in a chair)
• Hortenc use to drive a Pinto bean.
• Elena was born on the freeway.

Random Photo

Happy Birthday Lil Bro!

I know Rob posted already, but I wanted to post this awesome picture he sent me this morning. Can't think of a better way for a young guy to celebrate his birthday.

That's Rob on the left [2008] & John Lennon on the right [1974].

Have a great Birthday - Jessica & Monica too!

Gaby - Gee to the funk

HaPPY Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday To US!!!!!
MARCH 12 KiDs.......
JeSSiCa, MoNica, and ME!!!!

- Rob (Greetings from NYC)

The Silent Victim Gets Left Behind

I'm so sorry. I had no idea(r) that Kris is part of the big vacay. Robert chose to leave his name out of the calendar events. Well Kris, everything on the bottom blog is dedicated to you as well as "Rubber T. Toe". Any other cousin I left out?

-Adeedo says I love you.

ROB GOES OFF TO NEW YORK

 Robertito (Tito, back in the "Rrrrrata" days) will be spending a few good days out in the Big Apple! Oh, so jealous. Please, make sure you hit a hot dog stand, stand in front of the MTV building holding up a sign that reads "I LOVE FURTHER" (include myspace page for good promotion), wake up early in the morning to personally meet Al Roker and congratulate him on his big weight loss, walk on top of the smoking man holes (this is extremely neat at night), and last but not least, visit Harlem (don't walk there too dangerous, the Apple Tour bus will take you). Ahhh, I remember when Gaby and G went and they came back engaged. So my question to you is 'will you be back engaged'? I don't know...  

Have fun!

-Adeedoo

Want to Post stuff on the site????

If you want the password to write posts on the blog send me an e-mail (bobsbigboy12@yahoo.com) Since this is a family blog everyone should be able to write a post on the site make it more interesting.... Write your name on your post too so we can know who wrote it.......
I will be in NEW YORK!!!! March 9-15 (YAY!!!!)
I'm going to take my laptop so I'll Post some pictures and stuff when I'm there.......

So come on people I know you guys have stuff to write about.... Something about your day, About someone else, a picture you want to share, Rumors you heard, announcements, anything... cause if it sucks we'll just bag on you through comments... hahaha

So E-mail me I don't want to put the password on here