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Frank Abissi commented on John and Janet Ruiz's blog post Woodstock, Aug. 15-18th, 1969...Were you there?

"Oops. I already posted in this thread, sorry?"

Frank Abissi commented on John and Janet Ruiz's blog post Woodstock, Aug. 15-18th, 1969...Were you there?

"I was there, 12 years old. I told my parents I was going camping with some friends in Kent Connecticut and instead we went to Woodstock. I drank my first quart of beer there, tossed my cookies for what seemed like an eternity. Saw my first naked…"

Frank Abissi commented on John Richeson's blog post The Sky is Falling! Or "Mal-Pak" Remnants for Sale?

"Very well said Ric Cox."

Frank Abissi commented on John Richeson's blog post The Sky is Falling! Or "Mal-Pak" Remnants for Sale?

"I remember it seemed like every week we got a new and improved MAL oak list. I had everything on the list once and was so proud of myself then we got another list that had some weird stuff on it that I had never heard of. I remember also the grief…"

Frank Abissi commented on W. Scott Higdon's blog post To All

"Lena and I are sad to hear this, I am really glad we have the return to look forward to when we will all be back together. I would run into him from time to time here in GR and it was always like a breath of fresh air to see him. Would you keep me…"

Frank Abissi left a comment for david r. bedard

"Hi Dave:
God's great love and blessings to you. Lena and I live under the bridge in Grand Rapids. We have been here since 1985 and will probably be here for quite a few more. God is doing great things for us here If you ever come out to visit the…"

Frank Abissi replied to John Richeson's discussion In Memory of Kas Mancini Anderson

"I cried the day I heard she fell asleep. I am so thankful for the return of Christ, I just wish I didn't have to wait so darn long for it to occur. Kas and I were WOWs together in 1981/82. We changed the world by shouting out God's Word. She was one…"

Frank Abissi left a comment for Jeff Stanley

"Hey Jeff, I just looked at your pictures were we all that young once? WOW!!! I can't wait till we are all tougher again when the Lord returns
Lena and I send our love to you."

Frank Abissi left a comment for Anne C. Richards

"Hi Anne,
God bless you, It's been too many years. I've been to Maine a couple times in the past years (Katahdin). Next time I'm up there I'll call you. Hey, My Niece, Katie Gassman, is a med school student in Maine. I'm not sure exactly where, maybe…"

Frank Abissi left a comment for David Bailey

"God bless you my Brother. Have a wonderful day on your Birthday. Remember the chats we had back in Emporia so many years ago? I do and they were some great times."

Frank Abissi replied to Ric Cox's discussion What to bring

"You have to realize that I work in a "recreational" setting as a mountain guide. My clients as far as I am concerned are my only priority. If i wasn't a hard ass every peak I've gone to would see me forfeiting my ascents with my clients to help…"

Frank Abissi replied to Ric Cox's discussion What to bring

"I've been in the mountains have seen people unprepared so many times it's frightening. A few years back I was climbing a 20,000 foot peak and at base camp one morning There was an idiot on the rope team ahead of us that was wearing jeans and a…"

Frank Abissi replied to Ric Cox's discussion What to bring

"I still have my MAL pack. I would never use what I have in it or the pack itself for that matter but It's still packed in the attic and ready to go. I think that I could put it into a museum."

Frank Abissi left a comment for Mike and Lisa Tracy

"Hi Mike and Lisa,
Hey I would love to get your song of the week. My Email is Frank@higround.com if you need it.
Glad to hear your still in Iowa."

Frank Abissi left a comment for Nancy Louise Kegley Moran

"Happy Birthday to you Nancy. You are the apple of God's eye!"

Frank Abissi left a comment for marshall cheek

"Hi Marshall, God's blessings to you. It's great to hear your still out there. Love to you from Lena and Me"

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Location

Grand Rapids, MI

Birthday:

July 20

Way Corp group(s) I was in

11th

Where I live

Grand Rapids, MI

Married or Single

Married

About Me

Lena Nardone and I were married right after Graduation in the Corps Weddings.Lena and I are blessed with two wonderfilled boys (Andrew 30 and Paul 27), Dog - Pearl and are still hanging out in Grand Rapids. I work a whole lot but really love what I do and Lena comes with me quite often on my trips. I just can't get enough of the deep things of Gods Word. Life is Good. I was ordained to the ministry of God's people on January 10th 2010. My latest project is consulting new climbing wall setups, Helping to write a book for climbing wall instructors and I am also working as an expert witness on court cases involving climbing. I am having a blast. December 12th, 2009 I completed the world record for the most number of feet climbed on artificial climbing walls in a 12 month period, 251,040 feet or 47.348 miles of vertical. The previous record was 110,000 feet in one year. In June of 2014 I graduated from North Western with a M.Th in Biblical studies and Roman culture. I then completed my Th.D in Biblical Philology in December of 2014.The following year I began a very intense program and received my Ph.D in Biblical Philology with a minor in Biblical Studies. I graduated for what i am hoping to be the last time in December of 2015.

My Interests

Still reading the Bible (It's my favorite book). I retook up Banjo playing. In my spare time I'll watch a movie or mess around in the garden with my black thumb. Lena and I bought some land on Owls Head Mountain in the Adirondacks (Keene NY) We hope to put a cabin on it sometime soon and later retire there. In July I attempted to climb the Eiger in Switzerland. We reached a height of 1300 feet above the Eiger windows (about 12,000 feet) I am going back in the Summer of 2016 I am returning to give it another try. If you look on line you will see the Eiger is the most dangerous mountain in the world to climb.

Employment or Career

Mountain Guide, Rock Climbing Gym Owner, Professional Rock Climber, I also am the owner of a company called Emergency Care Training Services LLC. which teaches CPR and First Aid to groups. I am trained as a high rope access technician and do such things as fix clocks on sky scrapers, Light bulbs on cranes. and removing parts of buildings that can only be reached from the outside of the building. The name of my main business though is Higher Ground Rock Climbing Centre Ltd.

Music I Like

James Brown is some of my favorite. I also like classic rock, bluegrass (But I hate country music). My son Paul is an extremely fine concert violinist so I have gotten to enjoy classical. Right now Bob Dylan is playing on my iphone. Lena and I got to JAM with Rusted Root the beginning of August 08. It was really great, lots of fun and the absolute height of my musical career. I have been taking Guitar lessons for the past 5 years, playing mostly Bluegrass.

Books I Like

Just too many too recount here.

Television I like

The BIG knob has always gotten my attention. I especially like to watch anything with a lot of action, like Criminal Minds or Bear Grylls (I am sure he and survivor man make this stuff up as they go). So if anyone wants to stop by sometime I am home (which isn't too often) We can both grab a root beer and watch something with our feet up. Don't forget to bring the chips and dip.

Movies I like

On my days off, which are very rare I like to go to the movie store and find a couple new releases, Eat Potato Chips and Onion Dip and generally make myself into a real slob. My favorite movie of all time is Ishtar with Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. It got the worst ratings I think of all time but it's stupid enough to make sense.

Sports Teams I like

I used to work in Professional Baseball as a Human Resource Director. I saw 170 games of baseball one summer. I don't watch or go near baseball at all any more. DETROIT PISTONS My favorite team though is the "Higher Ground Youth Climbing Team".

Website 1

https://www.higround.com

Website 2

https://www.RockandIceClimber.com

My Email Address:

Frank@higround.com

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Kas Mancini Anderson December 13, 2008 at 6:11am

Hey Frank,
How the heck are you doing? What do you mean you can't talk that much. I would love to get together with you. I have called numerous times over the year and have not heard from you. What's going on? Anyway there is a big holiday believer get together in Spring Lake on the 20th of December. Everyone would love to see you and Lena. Perhaps we could ride up together since PAul and I are planning on attending. Let me know. You know my number. Love you brother.

KAS
John Lynn November 12, 2008 at 2:47pm

Thanks, brother. I'm actually 65--the Discount Dude. Great to hear from you, and thanks for the kind words. Btw, I had a fine time with Larry ("Book 'em, Dano") Ramberg in WI a few weeks ago. If you've not been in touch with him lately, Im sure he'd love to hear from you.
Lots of love to you and Lena, et al.
John
Rev. Joe Pasquella November 6, 2008 at 1:40pm

Caro Fratello Francisco:
Di ti benedica!
Io veramente posso tagliati i tui cappelli.
Dimi, quando tu poi arrivarai a casa mio?
Mio Fratello, da matrimonia, Roberto Martin, a stato 2 giorni con nostro famiglia. Tu poi anche venerai.
Con L'Amore di Gesu`Cristo,
Tu Fratello,
Giuseppe, Pasquella.
Carmen Tornambe November 5, 2008 at 7:37pm

Frank,
What a blast from the past! The bands and cords of the love of God! It's really so good to hear from you. Doesn't look like you've changed either. Thanks for leaving me a note.
Brother, may the love of God keep you.
Carmen
Jodie Guarini Bridges October 28, 2008 at 4:59pm

Hey Frank!! Thanks for your note, it made my day!! When I think of you all I picture is your smile and seeing your pictures, you're still the same!! You were and are so very dear to my family. I can't wait to tell them you wrote to me. They are all doing great. I'm in Colorado and they are all out in Philly and New Jersey but I get to go home lots. Mom is going to be 86 in January and is still fiesty as ever. She just came out to see me a couple of weeks ago. Mary was here in Sept. for a couple of weeks too.
Don't you live near Kas Mancini- Anderson?? She's a philly girl too and I"m sure she's going nuts over the Phillies like me!! They better win!!!
Lots of love to you and thanks again for taking the time to say hi. After all these years the love of God still binds this great big family of God together, no matter how far or how long ago we've seen each other.
Much love to you.
Jodie
John Lynn October 17, 2008 at 12:55pm

Hi Frank,
I don't know if I"m supposed to leave this here or if there is a way to put it by your comment on the "blog." What the heck does that mean? Anyway, thanks for your response. I'm sure that getting out of the constrictions of TWI enabled many folks to move ahead spiritually. When the Lord shows up, he'll make the call as to who went forward and who went backward.
Hey, I'll see Larry ("Take cover!") Ramberg on Sunday in Madison WI where I'm teaching. He's driving up from Rockford, bless his heart.
Much love to you and Lena and yutes.
John
Mike and Lisa Tracy October 13, 2008 at 6:44am

Hi Frank,

I had no idea that you had been in the financial services field or that your wife still is. Cool. I came to this after my "job change" in 1989/90. It seemed to be a way to stay involved in helping people in a very vital area of their lives. The majority of the believers I had ever been involved with on the "counseling" level seemed to have money problems. (I put "counseling" into quotes because I long ago came to realize that we really did not have the background/training for counseling from our Way Corps training. It is a farm more specialized field than we gave it credit for many times.) I have my insurance licenses and securities (7) licenses and several industry designations (CFP, ChFC, CLU etc). I started with IDS and have stayed with them through different company changes: IDS Financial Services to American Express Financial Advisors to Ameriprise which is what we are today.

Des Moines was where we lived for two years when we first came to Iowa in 1985. We were there two years then I moved the Limmb to the eastern side of the state since that was where most of the population and believers were. We stayed on here after the "great shakeout" as we had no other place to go. We are not disappointed that we did stay as we have really grown to appreciate Iowa - though it certainly is not everyone's cup of tea. Des Moines was (at that time at least) a really challenging place to live. We did not really like it at all. It has grown tremendously since we left but I still like living where we do.

Great to hear from you - and glad you are doing something that you really enjoy! Love to your whole family -

Mike
Mike and Lisa Tracy October 10, 2008 at 6:49am

Hi Frank - our home phone number is on our page and you can call ANYTIME! (Well almost anytime - but we go to bed pretty early now as we get older! HA HA). Lisa is home most of the time but I work during the daytime.

Mike
Michael Schiano October 7, 2008 at 9:43am

frank, i've heard of them. (according to their myspace, they've gotten a lot of songs on movie soundtracks--must help pay the bills!) sounds like it must've been fun for you. how deep into banjo are you? that's one instrument that's way beyond me. i never could get the hang of fingerpicking. NOSE-picking, yes. but not fingerpicking.

thanks for letting me know. (you didn't get a recording of it, did you?)
David Hanson September 23, 2008 at 2:10am

Hey Frank -- how are you? So great to hear from you! I live in RI with my wife and four children -- God has been gracious! I hope we can get to one of these reunions coming soon!

Take care and may God bless you and yours richly!
David

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