European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday june 12,1990faces a no places frankly this name situation can get confusing from wire reports say hello to Frank Manibusan of Alameda calif., and his brother Frank. And their brother Frank. And their other brother Frank. And another brother Frank and still one More brother Frank. Then of course there Are their children Frank Frank Frank Frank Frank and Frank. There Are 12 Franks in All at the moment a 13 if you count the patriarch 58-year-old Francisco. But hold on a minute. The sons and grandsons All have Middle initials J. J. J. J. J. J. J. J. J. J. And. It Isnit that their parents Are sadistic pranksters who thought they a have a Good time at their sons expense and that the joke was so funny the sons All played it on their sons. Not at All. They just did no to want to play favourites. A was Long As we keep having boys they a All be named Frank j.,�?� said Barbara Manibusan who a married to Frank John Manibusan son no. 1. It did no to Start out As a plan. It just ended up that Way explained Lolla Manibusan who gave birth to All six boys and to two girls. Plagued by miscarriages a seven in All a Lolla Manibusan was told that babies weren to in her future. But after three miscarriages she gave birth to a healthy boy. The couple both from Guam named him after the father figuring he was a special a and Only a child. But they were blessed again with another boy. A we have him feeling bad a said Lolla Manibusan reflecting on her Frank decision. So he too was equipped with the a of word a As the family likes to refer to it. They thought head be the last. But Fate had other plans. A when the third one showed up we said a there Are two kids named after their dad a what a going to happen a a recalled dad Manibusan. Fairs fair he finally decided. A i never dreamed it was going to be like Morton Salt a when it Rains it pours a Lolla Manibusan said at a sunday family gathering at the parents Home. There is a distinction Between the Frank . Theja a Are different. For the sons its John Joseph Jesse Jerry Jady and Joseph. All Manibusan every last Frank son they Range in age from 23 to 34have settled Down in Alameda. Life can get a Little complicated for a Bunch of Guys with the same name. There was the time that Frank John went before a judge to Clear a traffic ticket. No sooner did officials plug the name Frank Manibusan into the computer than it spewed out a ton of tickets. A the judge believe me that i had Only four warrants Quot he said. There can be a Light Side too. Can to do jury duty not to worry. Which Frank Are the authorities going to chastise and if one brother is out of Cash who cares he need Only tear out a Check from a siblings Wallet. A we done to leave no checks laying around Quot explained Frank Joe no. 2 son while his Brothers and father nodded enthusiastically in agreement. Joe Isuzu out of a Job Joe Isuzu the pathological liar who has appeared for four years in commercials for Isuzu vehicles is losing his Job. No kidding. The Manibusan family of Alameda calif., from left Frank Frank Frank Frank Frank. Raj american Isuzu motors inc. Said it will put Joe played by actor David Leisure out to pasture when it introduces its 1991 lineup of vehicles. Leisure has found other work on television however As a regular in the Abc to comedy a empty the character Joe Isuzu was created in advertisements that began running in 1986. He would lie outrageously while touting the company a vehicles. The As usually carried subtitles correcting his obviously overstated claims. White poking fun at car maker claims the ads also generated controversy. Some dealers complained that Joe Isuzu undermined the credibility of real car dealers and some advertising executives said the approach reflected badly on the and Industry. Isuzu was created by the Della Femina Mcnamee wars advertising Agency in los Angeles. Their 3rd, her 5th actress Susan Saint James gave birth to a baby boy sunday a spokesman at Charlotte hunger Ora Hospital in Torrington conn., said. Saint James who lives in Litchfield had an 8-Pound, 14-ounce boy at about 10 30 a.m., Hospital spokesman Richard Bisi. Both Mother and child were doing Fine he said. Saint James 43, has had a Long career As a television actress. Most recently she co starred with Jane Curtin on cd so a situation comedy a Kate and she also starred in a Mcmillan and wife with Rock Hudson from 1971 to 1977. Saint James won an emmy As Best supporting actress in the role of an offbeat Secretary in a the name of the game a which ran from 1968 to 1971, she also appeared in such movies As a Carbon copy and a love at first this is her third child with her husband former a saturday night live Quot producer Dick Ebersol. She has two children from a previous marriage. The couple will name the baby Edward Bright Ebersol a Hospital spokesman said. Did t follow the script the script called for president Fernando Collor de Mello of Brazil to set fire to a pile of seized cocaine and marijuana to promote his anti drug Campaign but it did no to work out that Way. Instead to viewers saw Collor cover his face and run Back As the Gas soaked pile of drugs exploded in flames when he president dropped a Torch on it. The incident occurred on a ranch in the Pant anal Region a transit Point for illegal drugs near Brazil s Border with Bolivia. Fortunately the heat Only singed Collores right ear and forearm and he was not seriously Hurt. Dear Abby please Tell a piano lovers that one of the great Joys of my life is that at 81,1 can still sit Down at the piano and play a dizzy finders and dozens of other popu a numbers As Well As classical. My parents forced me to take piano lessons when i was 10 years old. I had very Little Talent and i hated to practice but 1 had to whether i liked it or not so eventually i Learned How to play. I did no to realize it at the time but they did me a tremendous favor when they let me quit. Now that i am retired playing the piano is my most rewarding Hobby. I see Many retired folks who Are bored to death with nothing to do but sit in a chair and Rock endlessly. 1 love to walk but due to a knee injury i got playing four years of College football i can to walk As much As id like to. Now piano is my Jove. What a Joy to play Broadway show tunes. I also love Strauss Waltzes Chopin de dear Abby Bussy Wagner As Well As those fast showy Novelty numbers. I agree with you Abby. Let the boy take piano lessons. Its a wonderful Way to least the basics of music. And by the Way nobody who knew me when i was Young would Ever take me for a Sissy. A b. Morgan Scherer Johnson City Tenn. Dear Morgan read on for a couple of other male pianists who Are anything but feminine dear Abby i had to write in response to a piano Lover a who wrote to say that her husband allow their son to take piano lessons because he was afraid head become a Sissy. My son Steve now 18, started taking piano lessons when he was 8. He has such a passion for music along with his god Given Talent Ana has entertained people for hours with his piano playing. It never once crossed our mind a or his a that a pianist might be consid ered feminine. By the Way Steve is also a varsity letter recipient in soccer and track. He lifts weights and is also m the top 5 percent of his class scholastically. He has a steady Girlfriend but other girls Call him anyway. Believe me Abby this kid is no Sissy. Pay Stevens mom sellersv1lle, a. Dear in a usually pretty quiet concerning people s of ions but when they make Brash and err Oneo statements about Guys who take piano lessons a something i wont stand for. In Lucio a Anu a in a. Been taking piano lessons for eight years a enabled me to learn How to play nine other ins ments and in a definitely no Sissy. To in a not saying this to brag on myself i just Wai let that Fatherl now that his son can take piano Les without threatening his masculinity. Musical but Macho in Bloomington a a i of by
