UPGRADE LIST RELEASED

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Bazza Holds His Own!!!!

The Busters are happy to anounce that their upgrade list has finally been released to the public. As you know, upgrades are only considered once a decade and it is with some surprise that we announce that BAZ HAS BEEN UPGRADED. After his abysmal performance in the upgrade stakes back in '96 we were truly surprised at his amazing turn around over the last ten years. The judges noted that, clearly, there were three areas of improvement that had swung things in his favour.

1. His positive attitude to the Busters and all thing Busterific.
2. His heart warming deference to the G1s
3. The recent photos he attached with his application. (see below)

So, Little Buddy, we salute you. You can now happily sign off on all correspondence as BC G7P* D. And remember that nothing says rock n' roll like a white cable knit jumper.

*G7P - Grade 7 Provisional.

All The Best

The Busters

PS 55 days to departure

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Photos

The Judges At Work
All applications are considered on a case by case basis

Baz fills in his upgrade application
"Hmmm, who is the best G1? Oh, God, I better get inside - this wind is making a complete mess of my thick and lustrous hair!"

Baz continues inside
"Ah, that's better! Hair neatly combed and parted, now on with the application! I think Frank is the best G1"

Baz schmoozes with one of the judges.
Baz: "Have you been here, oh mighty G1?"
Frank: "Why yes, grasshopper, and I climbed an unrestored wall here".

Baz tucks in his t-shirt and steps out!
Baz (sings to himself) "And I upgraded My Waaaaaaay!"

Comments

[BC G7P NYC D BA Dip Ed]

you like me, you really like me!
Members of the G1 judging panel, fellow grade-grubbers, members and guests, children and animals. I hardly know where to begin. This is indeed a humbling moment for a lower-rung occupier and there are so many people to thank - the first three that come to mind are my 1980s hairstylists Get Smart for their fine handiwork with receding raw material, the craftsmen who designed King Gee shorts with such a beguiling cut, and of course the gallant sheep of Arran for their sacrifice in providing the raw material for a cable knit jumper, subsequently saving an intrepid fledgling music journalist from dying of hypothermia in a Glastonbury field at three in the morning on a freezing night in 1986, while a G1 was safely and snugly comatose and snoring in a Fiat Uno. But this is not a time for gloating or indeed, for resting on one's laurels. I know there's a long way to go yet, and I want to dedicate this upgrade (provisional) to my fellow grade-grubbers who are frantically criss-crossing the globe year in, year out, in the hope of climbing the ladder. I sincerely hope that this unprecedented and unexpected upgrade (provisional) will act as an encouragement and incentive to you all. I thank you, and I will wear my P-plates proudly. BC G7P NYC D PS How come all the women we met in 86/87 seemed so gorgeous and unattainable at the time, when in fact they wore lemon coloured pant suits and had bad perms?

[The Busters]

Message from the Admisistrator
"How come all the women we met in 86/87 seemed so gorgeous and unattainable at the time" Have you not been looking at the photos of ourselves in 86/87?? FSL G1

[VL aka LFS]

Heartfelt Congrats
Dear BC G7P NYC D and G1s Well done one and all, Barry what can I say you really deserve this promotion as my understanding of the evaluation criteria is that you have to have travelled 50 times more than 2 out of the 3 busters in a 3 year period, correct? ATB VL aka Lady from Shanghai (13 days to go) ps good to see that the buddy system is still working well and Barry you in those shorts - hubba hubba!!!!

[Woodseeeee]

Congrats
Bazzle, Massive congratulations! You must be beside yourself with glee. Imagine getting those "P" plates. Wow! It's all been worthwhile. You never gave up did you.....you little battler. You give those you have left behind, someone to really admire. I can only dream of one day being a fraction as good as you. Once again little buddy, well done. And to the mighty judges, thank you for finally appreciating all the good things Baz has done to make this World a better place. Thank you also for acknowledging his abundant wisdom, and the existence of the plethora of stories that we underlings long to hear, gathered in small groups around his ankles, as though he were Santa Claus. ATVB JRSW (Level ?) xxxooo

[Robyn]

Whilst I'd like to congratulate you Bazzie, I think it is a bit of an insult to be "upgraded", it means you are one step closer to being like those three- me - I'd prefer a downgrade. P.s showed a friend of mine the photo's from last travel log and she said "who is that pretty, tanned red-headed girl in the last photo" I looked at the photo and the only "girl" I could see was Virg and then I realised, she was referring to our very own redheaded GI Buster Joe Wilson- well tell me about laughing, my tummy is still sore!

[Tez]

What a world !!
We do truly live in a wonderfully fair, equitable, ECUMENICAL, loving and balanced world don't we!!......this world of The BUSTERS. Much preferred to that other world out there - outside that window - your window; mine - be it a window onto a Piazza, onto a busy street below, onto an icecream parlour....in Anytown, Busterland. It's late, time for me to close my curtains, snuggle down with my G1W and sleep easy in the knowledge that there is wisdom flowing through the veins of all Grades in this Virtual Buster World. Thanks for sharing Tez (OBO the G1s)