Family Album

This week, some portraits of little-known ancestors.

Capt. Elver Aloysius Bently, school teacher, Pine Dell Butte ND

Cadwallader Bently, purveyor of fine whiskeys, Horsewhip MT

Emmelina ("Skunk") Bently, goat rancher, Faddle OR

Alistair Quinoa Bently, rustler, Corn Valley MO

Chester Walter Elder Bently, haberdasher, Rockhard AR

Deirdre P. Bently, antiques monger and inventor, Zumwalt MI

Dr. Randolph Bently, alienist, Wildbreath WY

Galbraith Bentle, pharmacist and saloon-keeper, Deadhead CO 

Chattanooga Jane Bently, hoarder, Saint Basmati WV 

Rev. Cornelius Bently, Shaker minister and cardsharp

Zumwalt Bently, livelihood unknown, Nutsville AL

The Woodrow Tallywhacker Bently family, threshers, Zoom KS

Note, these are all photos I took around Washington and Oregon in the last few years. Antiqued with Help from Arcsoft PhotoStudio 5.

Slideshow

The other day I recalled this routine from my father's favorite dead-pan stand-up comic, Jackie Vernon, one which ultimately inspired a poem not from him (as one might expect, given his penchant for writing about old comedians) but myself.


Here's the poem. Mind you, I was 21 at the time, so I can't vouch for the quality.