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Nice to see some other Lyalls visiting. I passed thru Vancouver in July. Went with ti-roxanne to Alberta to a wedding of some Haitian friends. Spent a little time in front of the bus station in Vancouver. Pretty town, but the street people situation looks an awful lot like california.

Oh, hey. There was a Tonton(uncle) Lyall in Port-au-Prince. He left two children there who went to the usa. Some big house in the Bourdon district is known as the Tonton Lyall house.
J.David, the guestmaster <jedidiah@bounce.info>
Trinidad, calif USA - Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 01:44:15 (EDT)

LIES!!! NOTHING BUT A WEB OF LIES!!!!

JK's guys, hollar from the Lyall clan of the north. And by the north, i mean Vancouver. Yep, exotic vancouver... ANYWHO, there are more Lyalls here you can shake a stick at, and believe you me, ive tried! Luckly we're all related, and i am by far the best one here. yes.. yes i am...

WORD TO ALL YOUR LYALL MOTHERS!!!!

Im no gangster, but i wish i was. not actually, dont sweat it :P

[right]Now im just ranting [/right]

Michael Lyall <whistler_mike@hotmail.com>
Vancouver, BC Canada - Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 04:37:32 (EST)

You seem to idealize Soviet Union too much. You forget that 60 million of my Russian people were killed by the communists, and I find any adoration of the KPCC and communist ideology very offensive. You would not admire nazis, would you?
Moskvich
Moscow, Russia - Friday, October 14, 2005 at 22:25:19 (EDT)

I stumbled across your website just now...I didn't realize there were so many Lyalls out there. My maiden name is Lyall, but sadly, I don't know much about my ancestory. I do know that my branch of Lyalls is from the Virginia/Maryland area. My grandfather was Elmer Grady Lyall and he married my grandmother, Mona Sybil from England. Any chance that there is a connection here?
Jennifer <jennull@aol.com>
Elkton, MD USA - Monday, June 06, 2005 at 22:25:52 (EDT)

Ms Stanifer: The Reed Store is for Lily, yes. I lived in Lily in 1952. I was three years old and I do recall visiting old Grant Reeds' store. The road was mud most of the time but the wooden sidewalk was a friendly place. Charles Robert lived next door to the Reed Store. I played with him.
J.David
Usa - Tuesday, 29 August, 2006

I noticed on your website a picture of the ReedStore in Lily Kentucky. Are you in somehow related to the Reeds? I have been researching the Reed family in Lily Ky for some time. Grant Reed and Pierce Reid. Their father was Franklin Reid mother was Jenette Carmack. Also Paragin families who were also in Lily and Keavy I believe.
Kim Stanifer <cheeksmck@hotmail.com>
USA - Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 13:26:15 (EST)

hi. how a u doing. when will u visit east africa again. i did not see that story of your stolen bycycle by naban.
nacet <nacetblade>
kampala, Uganda - Wednesday, December 08, 2004 at 07:42:36 (EST)

Hello David....I just ran across your web site. Congratulations on all the wonderful changes in your life. Roxanne and mom are beautiful. Let me know how you are doing. Judith
judith calson <jcalson@mercurynews.com>
santa cruz, c USA - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at 23:58:49 (EDT)

-- Russian Proverb: В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше. It is good to be visiting,but it is better at home.
Steve Saroff <ssaroff@hotmail.com>
Missoula, TX USA -

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

O world, I cannot hold thee close enough!

Thy winds, thy wide grey skies!

Thy mists, that roll and rise!
Thy woods, this autumn day, that ache and sag
And all but cry with colour! That gaunt crag
To crush! To lift the lean of that black bluff!
World, World, I cannot get thee close enough!

Long have I known a glory in it all,

But never knew I this:

Here such a passion is
As stretcheth me apart,—Lord, I do fear
Thou'st made the world too beautiful this year;
My soul is all but out of me,—let fall
No burning leaf; prithee, let no bird call.

dawn D. D. <ashley12@hotmail.com>
Scranton, TX USA -

Hi,
Seen yome of your page only just come cross your webpage when I was Surfing on the net. It's I love love a lot your got a hell of a great page up and running. Yeah another thing I like is that it's great to find a site that share the same name as mind. Aint to many Lyall's out there. By the way my middle name is John. Okay got to move on I'll keep coming back to this web page every now and then.
Kind regards Peter Lyall
Peter Lyall <lyall58@bigpond.com>
Devonport, Tasmania Australia -

My name is Patricia. I am a haitian born I've been leaving in Sweden for over 23 years. Thanks for the website. Was fun to find this while surfing about Haiti.
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or
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Patricia Mellin <Patricia Mellin>
Moelndal, Sweden -

I have been to Haiti it was an amazing experienec for me recommend that you stay at St. Josephs Home for Boys, it was an amazing place, the kids were great, the people there were kind, and the food was excellent, and the scenery was beautiful, I encourage all to go to Haiti and stay at St. Josephs Home for Boys. Take my word
Auedrah De Heus <AuedrahD@hotmail.com>
Fort Erie, ON Canada -

Hi there David!
came across your web site from the Jialing usa web site.
I got to really like the brand when I bought a JH125L trail bike as few years ago. I live in the Midlands of England.
We are seeing a few dealerships setting up, mainly stocking three models, the 125cc JH125E Dragon, the 125B Fleetstar and the JH125L, as well as some of the smaller 'lings.
I've been talking with a motorcycle enthusaiast who is wanting to start a Jialing dealership and import some of the more exotic models including the JH70E street cruiser.
I've read of your fascinating trip to Haiti where you put the JH100 through its paces on the poor Haitian roads. The roads here in this part of England aren't that much better either...my present 21 year old Super Dream was never designed to cope with these roads and is being shaken to bits over the potholes! The Jialing trail bike was superb for this kind of road terrain... the long-throw suspension soaks up the bumps...o to own one again...
Anyway, in parting I want to wish you and all the Lyall's a happy new year!

Matt

A Jialing enthusiast.
Matt Aylett <project-jeduthun@bushinternet.com>
Midlands, UK -

I am a Cole,My family is from Washington/Waynesburg Pennsylvania, working on a website for our heritage also
Rick <RickJr@ColeFamililes.com>
Houston, Tx USA -

Hello, I enjoyed your site very much. I am a Cole looking for my ancestors who at one time lived in Kentucky. All I know is their names and nothing much else. If you have and Iree and Virginia Richardson Cole in your family (1800's) maybe you could send me a line. Tanya
Tanya Cole Anderson <taanders@bc.cc.ca.us>
Bakersfield, CA USA -

I think that this site is great and it's got intresting stuff in it.I would also appriciate if anyone out there could kindly send me the e-mail address for Nairobi School(Prince of Wales in Kenya,otherwise God bless you all
ROBERT KOLONGO <rkolongo@hotmail.com>
london, England -

My name is LYALL aswell!
Didn't realise there were so many of us! ha ha!
My dad is called matthew lyall, my sister is called april lyall.
We live in a small town called south shields in england, it is near newcastle.
I am 20 years old.
say hello to the family!!!
mandy lyall <mandy_lyall@hotmail.com>
England -

just found the site whilst browsing...excellent! - My Wife, Kate and I have a baby girl, 7 months old, called..."Lily". How ironic, given the text re: Lily, Kentucky, etc...!..Regards, and best wishes, Angus.

Angus Lyall <angus.lyall@prebon.co.uk>
USA -

Dear David;
Thankyou for your letter and photos. Nice to hear from you and your website is really interesting.
We are very well - still in the same place in Victoria and with Lonny now for 12 years! Wow. We are travelling alot, have a private practice both doing Hellerwork and this year closed our school for training Hellerworkers after 8 years. With many friends here life is rich and good.
We have had extensive travel in Mexico over the last few years. And this year went to Italy, Sardinia, New York City and Baja, California. A few years ago went to Costa Rica and New Zealand another year. It's been great.
Hallie is in L.A. and it was her on the cover of Discover mag. you saw.
You can now see her at creepysites.com - she is Julie.
and/or voyeurchallenge.com Please vote for her on this one everyday if you can this week. Every vote counts.
She had a national commercial this year Babe Ruth and has been in a number of music videos (lou vega -pretty pretty) and small parts in movies. She is a Capricorn and is climbing the mountain step by step. She is really strong and wonderful and I'm very proud of her.
Please stay in touch and all the best with your house and Haiti. What is your email address? I can't find it on the website.
Love Helen (aka. Maureen I changed it 13 years ago back to my first name)

Helen Jarvis <foxs@tnet.net>
Victoria, BC Canada -

We provide a safe and secure home in a family setting for
abandoned and abused restavec / child slaves in Port au
Prince, Haiti. We actively seek out these children
throughout Haiti and provide them with a caring, safe
environment with opportunities for a top grade education
and hope for a better future. We are proactive in advocating
proper and fair treatment with respect for the human rights
of the less fortunate children of Haiti.

www.HaitianStreetKids.com <HaitianStreetKids@rescueteam.com>
Corpus Christi, TX USA -

cheers

Nice to see you at the party. Enjoyed the hug. Write to me.
LENORE <lenore@sasquatch.com>
CAPITOLA, CA USA -

Well!
Made it to your site. Haven't yet visited the entire labyrinth, but I will...a few tasty morsels per visit. Impressive! Especially to a computer-bozo like myself. I feel lucky every time I successfully turn the machine on and get ANYWHERE on the net! (Well...it's not really luck. Placate a few pagan God's for the privilege of surfing. Minor insect sacrifices are all that's required.)
Seriously, though; fun, informative, pleasantly risque (is there an ' mark somewhere above risque?)visual links, and some personal info on the always mysterious J. Daudi...nice variety on your site. Sabrina-WOW!
Better stop my aimless chattering. It's becoming clear to me I NEED to get a job SOON. All this free time is warping my mind. Hope to see you before I move.
Sonja <Sarzaac@aol.com>
You know..., USA -

Hey David,
I haven't seen your mug around town lately. What's up with
that? Are you staying hold up at the rancho?
Ran into Carol King and Alan Brill last week.
My daughter, April, and their daughter, Jenna, are the same
age and they attended Cazadero Music Camp together the week
of June 21-26, 1999. April studied voice for the week and
Jenna studied violin. Carol and Alan found us in the crowd
after April's choral performance and Carol
commented on how much she enjoyed hearing the choral group.
It was nice to see our union sister and brother from the
early days of Local 23.
Hope to see you soon. Love, C
Candice Ward <cjward@cats.ucsc.edu>
Santa Cruz, CA USA -

Hey Jedediah! Love your web site. Very well done. Ou se yon
nan pi interesant moun m' kone. M' bien kontan m' te gin chans
fe konassance ou. Fok ou kontacte mwin. Tande!!
I have some fond memories. When will the '99 pictures be up and
running?
bonhomme
thor "bonhomme" burnham <thorald_mb@hotmail.com>
Vancouver-soon to be Toronto, Canada -

Hello darlin',
Thanks for the e-mail notice re:your kanaval site. I was
showing it to my coworker, Gerry Oorthuys, a paratransit van
driver here at UCSC Transportation. Gerry is also studying
html currently and he is very impressed with your webpages.
I've been hearing rumblings from the busvine about the
upcoming UTU Local 23 elections. I'd like to hear the latest
on that from you. Looks like the UCSC Grad Students may be
putting up a picket line at the base of campus beginning
on the 16th of November 98. Route 1 drivers may be getting
extended holdovers at the base of campus again. Here is a
music tip for you ... check out the Asylum Street Spankers.
At Michael Mawson's behest I went with Michael to see
them at Kuumbwa on Halloween night. A very fab funky 10 piece
swing/blues group out of Austin, Texas, currently being
produced by Bob Brozman, after the band dropped the
Watermelon record label. I called John Sandidge of Snazzy
Productions yesterday to find out when he would be bringing
them back to Santa Cruz. Sleepy John reported that the ASS
would be back Santa Cruz and Monterey for First Night.
We heard some mighty fine banjo, saw, fiddle, steel and
six string guitar, clarinet and harmonia work from these
folks and recommend them highly for those who enjoy
eclectic music.
Candice Ward <Candice_Ward@macmail.ucsc.edu>
Santa Cruz, CA USA -

Thanks for letting me know about your Kanaval update! I
just visited your wonderfully done pages. Compliments!
Please let me know if/when you update it again! :-)
Andrea Medard <amedard@gte.net>
USA -

Hello, David. Are you related to Rodney Lyall, who died in Johannesburg about 1964? He was from the background you describe - British Army in India etc. He was my stepfather and had three children from a previous marriage - David (Ithink), Stephanie and another boy.

Vivien Barnes <handmade@hixnet.co.za>
South Africa -

mem bagay dude
devoid <devoidi@hotmail.com>
Haiti -

Date:Sat Sept 27
Name:Alain PARIS
Email:
Subject:Guesbook
Comments:Daudi
Your Haiti accent is good!
So, thanks for support Black Mirages website and for your comments, hope you'll come back soon Excuse for late reply, but I receive a lot of Email each day Thanks.
Alain PARIS
____________________________________________
__B_L_A_C_K__ M_I_R_A_G_E_S_______Ebony Women__
Beauty, Sensuality, Mystery, and...Blackness
FRENCH SITE: http://wwwusers.imaginet.fr/~aparis
US MIRROR SITE: Blackmirage

Date:Mon Dec 15 1997
name:eugenio
email trendy@fol.it
subject fdjjfdkjdsk
Comments: cool, i've got your page full of coool *links and images. also amiga pages,
are you amigans too ? me too, look www.fol.it/~trendy bye from italy.

Date: Wed Jan 7 22:39:08 1998
Name: Vice President Al Gore
Email: stevedavidson@webtv.net
Subject: recognition
Comments: Thanx for byte-ing me so soon after receiving my address. It made me feel like somebody cared. Haven't had a chance to look at the rest of your site but what's up with teamsters local 542 or was it 11? Just goes to show you can't trust a steward. Oh wait a minute, isn't that what you are? Anyway, off to visit the rest of your pages. Loved your disclaimer.

Date: Thu Jul 4 08:13:55 1996
Name: Bob Hudgens
Email: miac@arcc.or.ke
Subject: Kenya
Comments: Hi! Remember me? You and Silvi stayed at my apartment upon arrival in Nairobi. Just wanted to let you know that my office staff and I enjoyed your observations on Kenya. We couldn't connect earlier because of phone line problems, power outages, limited RAM capacity, and a few other potholes on the information highway. Oh well, better late than never. Silvi got off okay and is now probably sailing along the coast of Comoros or Madagascar as I write this. After a bus trip to Mombasa, an overnight train ride to Nairobi, and several taxis, she managed to get her Lamu chest to the airport for shipment to California. After all that hassle, she says she will now have to buy a house where she can keep it and have children who can inherit it. All the reason the stick to Kenyan coffee as souvenirs. My contract ends in September. I expect to be in the Bay Area at Christmas. May give you a call then. Cheers, Bob

Date: Sat Jul 13 14:57:00 1996
Name: kevin
Email: krc@n2.net
Subject: Swahilli Village
Comments: David I loved your page.It was very informative and descriptive. I am presently extremely interested in making a journey to a few swahili villages to learn about the culture and view some of the amazingly beautiful archetecture that I have read about and seen on art slides. However, my capital supply is somewhat limited.If you have the time could you provide me with some general information on lodging and food costs via e-mail? Thanx much.....I really appreciate it.

Date: Tue Jul 23 18:29:13 1996
Name: Public Rungu
Email: rungu@dds.nl
Subject: Hey Nice Page
Comments: Allow me space mwananchi to welcome you..to Kenya kiddo you're New Eden !11 nice Mathree and 504 ..you really know how to slap the nostalgia in me... hmmm I miss Nairobi..hey sorry about your cat..and do visit my page at www.geocities.com/Hollywood/3396

Date: Tue Aug 20 03:20:41 1996
Name: peggy kitchell
Email: kitchell@mindspring.com
Subject: swell web page
Comments: I dont think we've met but I was a volunteer in Sylvies group in Kenya. I've just recently returned to the states so it was nice to hear about your trip. Takaungu is a fantastic place- so different from my part of Kenya. If you hear from Sylvie tell her to drop me a line. See you peggy

Date: Sat Aug 24 14:01:27 1996
Name: Ron Ames
Email: ronames@cruzio.com
Subject: your page
Comments: I love your page--It has all the great stuff that I hope I'll be learning how to do--I must confess, I'm so into learning the technical trick that I haven't focused much on the content--But I will

Date: Sat Aug 31 04:16:31 1996
Name: jason goldstein
Email: jagold@hooked.nt
Subject: hello
Comments: I'm enjoyiing your web site...especially the night-time images of the Dream Inn!

Date: Mon Sep 2 19:10:12 1996
Name: Theresa R. Incognito
Email: jagold@hooked.net
Subject: Your bitchin' page
Comments: Greetings Devoid: I'm here at M. Goldstein's with himself and John Tom. Thanks for the views of the Boardwalk but where are all the people? Are they out laboring? Masturbating turkeys perhaps? (see S.F. Chronicle, Sept, 2, 1996 at A17) The Thanksgiving season draws nigh! Hope you are well and perhaps we shall meet again someday. p.s. Have you found John,s checkbook?

Date:Oct 31
name brian anderson
email: banderso@upi.ab.umd.edu
subject: peace corps buddy
comments I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer on the Kenya coast at Ramisi(91-93). Your Peace Corps friend's site has a wonderful history. I wonder if she knows. Thanks for posting her story. Brings back some great memories.

Date:Fri, 22 Nov 96 12:15:25
Name:jk Email:jk@zeta.org.au
Subject: Motorcycling in Africa
Comments:Hello, Saw your comments posted on the "Thorn Tree" page: You said "I'm a motorcyclist and looked around Kenya at bikes when I was there in April. I'd get a Vespa for African travelling myself."
I'm interested to know why you suggest a Vespa - I'll be going to southern Africa next year and hope to buy a s'hand bike but was thinking Japenese, old but reliable. However good to hear other opinions. What sort of bikes do you have at home? I have 2 Italian bikes which I love but would not choose for trekking round the Centre here let alone Africa. i enjoyed reading your travelogue at http://www2.cruzio.com/~dlyall/africa.html but don't know if I'll get as far north as Kenya - I'll be in Africa only Feb to May and intend to spend some of that time doing some voluntary work arranged through a Trade Union organisation. Yes I noticed you were a unionist too, good to see it especially in a country as anti- union as yours. Love your home page and will come back to it when I have more time to explore the links. Let me know if you are interested in Australian union/left sites and I will email some addresses. All the best

Date: Fri Jan 10 16:05:02 1997
Name: sylvie
Email: pull0020@maroon.tc.umn.edu
Subject: hakuna matata
Comments: a NUMBER of pcv's run over after being thrown into the street by theives? huh? Otherwise a fun and well written article of your trip. As you can see, I finally made it to your home page.

Date: Sat Jan 18 07:31:15 1997
Name: Futisaba
Email: ambbec@asu.uswest.com
Comments: Nice page, Daudi. My wife and I lived in Takaungu for 3 1/4 yrs, prior to Sylvie, 1990-1993 and liked your page. Nabahan is called "Controller" because he runs the local gang of thieves, being immune from police because his uncle in the local KANU councillor. A shady character himself! Nabahan stole my new PC mountain bike. Takaungu is among my favorite place in the world. Nice work. Hi to Sylvie.

Date: Tue Jan 28 02:28:26 1997
Name: David Lyall Clapper
Email: lclapper@epix.net
Subject: Similar name
Comments: I'm surfing around collecting others with my name. (Or parts, or whatever!) Nice page. Enjoyed looking around. David.

Date: Sun Feb 23 15:22:58 1997
Name: Jack Mullin
Email: jmullin@calweb.com
Subject: Swahili song
Comments: A very catchy tune sung at a birthday. Jumbo and Hakuna Matata are part of the first few notes. I would like to purchase a tape. Need a demo first.

Date: Tue Mar 11 20:46:29 1997
Name: wallyp
Email: wallyp@sasquatch.com
Subject: Praise and Adulation
Comments: Stylish, provacative, cool, mischevious; your web site is an accurate reflection of you. Well done, you are an inspiration....

Date: Tue Apr 22 14:02:50 1997
Name: kathyb
Email: fennario@cruzio.com
Subject: UFW day of glory
Comments: Hey David, What an inspiring page! Thanks for the direction on the UFW event...the transpo union folks were extremely helpful and fun! Thanks for any work you did for the day! --Kathy B.(yet another SCAN and Cruzio person) :-)

Date: Thu May 30 04:29:10 1996
Name: David Moreau
Email: cnyankee@cruzio.com
Subject: your page
Comments: like your page and leaving now to check out your chess club link

Date: Mon Jun 17 21:15:55 1996
Name: jtyoung
Subject: cccp
Comments: Yeltsin hurries to try to win over coalition partners. Others to join him on the board of directors of the new russian capitalist state.

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