HAPPY 50th USA Residency to Afe and Hane!

Next week, my husband's aunt and uncle are celebrating their 50th year as USA residents!  Their names are Eve and Henry, but the pronunciation of their names is different in Dutch, they are called Afe and Hane. The word for aunt is Tanta and the word for uncle is Oom (pronounced Ome) ... That would be Happy 50th in USA for TANTA AFE and OME HANE!  YAY! 

They were both born and raised in Indonesia, both are half Dutch and half Indonesian.  They were married in 1948-49...one of those years, and I think they moved to the Netherlands for a short time and then here to Michigan in February 1957.  They speak Indonesian, Dutch, and of course, English...but still with an accent because they always with each other and keep their youthful memories alive in their hearts and their manner of speaking . 

Did you know that the VanHalen brothers are also Dutch/Indonesian?  Here they are performing their classic "Dance The Night Away" with Eddie VanHalen on guitar and Alex VanHalen on drums,  and the blond bomb David Lee Roth singing doing his thing (he recently became an Emergency Medical Technician when he turned 50 a few years ago): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlEWvB2aRM

Have you visited the Block Party recently?  It's the place to make new friends and share your business and forum links.  There are music video links on pages 11, 14, 16, 19 and 21. http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/584209.aspx

Hello Kathleen,

What an awesome event. Best wishes to your aunt and uncle on their 50th year as USA citizens.



Best regards,

Thanks, Jeannie!

Our cousin is having a party for them in a few days, he was calling everyone this morning so I just found out about it.  This is what I love about America, families can be of different cultures and still call each other "my cousin" or "my aunt and uncle" and it may look different to other people but it's very normal!

Hi Kathleen!  :-)

I have a tid-bit of info on the boys who brought us decades of rockin' tunes and controversy.  THEY ARE BACK TOGETHER!  They have planned a US tour........

One does have to wonder though.......How long will it last this time?  Eddie & Dave just can't seem to ever get along man.......

CLICK HERE to read the news release.

Hi Brian,

I think they both have a huge ego, and maybe rightfully so...Eddie is one of the best guitarists of all time.  The group VanHalen was at it's peak with David Lee Roth up front, then lost some fans when he left and was replaced by Sammy Hagar, I liked Sammy by himself but not fronting a group that had a previous star. 

I've seen Eddie's son "Wolfie", he looks a lot like Valerie Bertinelli, really round cheeks!  I heard Eddie had a bad case of mouth cancer several years ago.