David Miles:  

Life: My Kids 2001 We have 1 son named Barret who is now married to a great daughter-in-law named Jade.We have one Grand daughter Kiley who is three and one on the way(A boy I hope)so we can take him fishing and hunting. UPDATE!!!2002-We now have a grandson named Braden who came to us on May 3,02 and I plan on spoiling them both and hang out at my camp on the river teaching them how to fish and hunt.I have an old mahogany Chris Craft along with a jet boat I have restored and we love cruising up and down the river with the family. My Job I am an Field Const Manager for a firm out of Jersey building and repairing Cooling Towers.I have 5 more years until I retire from all of this traveling so I can relax at my camp on the river.Give us a call everybody,we will light the pit,burn some meat and talk about the good ole days when we were dumb and crazy. UPDATE!!!2005.....Now semi-retired,freelancing on the side,divorced(which was a surprise)met Petey Blair in Winslow,Arizona who has the same interests as I and I conned her into moving here.Building a new house near the lake which will soon be finished by mid August,started drag racing and enjoying the hell out of it,own a private bar(Club Bilbo)which is becoming the hottest place in town.Restoring my old Chris Craft again along with jet boats,motorcycles,wave runners and anything else I can get my hands on.I still have the camp which I call my fresh water hangout and the new house is the salt water hangout.Due to a promotion my son and his family now live in Lafayette so this gives me a reason to fire up the old Indian and ride over for a visit.Come by and drink a cold one and we will talk about the good ole days. update 2006=Got married to Petey and having a blast!Went to Cabo for our honeymoon and will return on a regular basis.I now have 9 cars and 4 motorcycles,my wife says I am going thru a middle age crisis.I enjoy fixing them up and drag racing.I belong to the Harleys Owners Group as Activities Director and we now use Club Bilbo as the club house.Any of you guys have a Harley come see us.Petey left the railroad and now sells real estate and I went and got my license to mortgage so if you need a house and financing in one package come see us.I have gotten back into hunting and enjoying it.The grandkids are growing fast and its fun being with them.Looking forward to 2007 and wish everyone has a Happy New Year!! LATER!!!! 2007 Update--Finally retired!!Some company out of Kansas made me an offer on my company I just could not refuse.Petey and I just returned from Riviera Maya and had a great time snorkeling and hanging out at the pool.We liked it so much I had a pool installed complete with full enclosure, waterfall and bar table in the water at the house!We just got us a 1960 Chris Craft wooden ski boat to replace the one we lost in the hurricane.Grandkids are now 8 and 5 years old,boy is time flying by now!!Barret has just been promoted and transferred to Houston and divorced.Looking forward to seeing everyone at the next reunion perhaps a 35 yr meet?? LATER!!!! 2008 Update--Petey and I are enjoying retirement but I still dabble in a few things.Petey still sells real estate for Century 21 Bono and I Started another small business and also recently purchased a hair salon??? and thinking about opening a bait/beer store on a piece of an island I got ahold of.None of which keeps me from taking a nap every day and getting in the way of our Breakfast Club at Southern Spice and our weekly board meeting which is held every Friday at Chastains Oyster Bar with Carla Griffin.Getting ready for deer and duck hunting with Barney Harper and Tommy Hymel and the gang who we haven't hunted together since high school and having a blast talking about the good ole days.Petey and I are trying to do things now that we know as we get older we will not be able to do later if we put it off such as scuba diving this summer in the Honduras with Barney and his wife Belinda and I still would like to try my hand at surfing but at 280 lbs I dont know if the surf board will hold me! (lol !)Life does not get any better than this and I thank the man upstairs every day for it.Later Everyone!!! 08 year end update: has been a great year! Our hunting is ongoing and the duck hunting has done well with my brother in law Lee Roth.My scuba diving with Barney had to be cancelled due to some ear problems that may occur should I go in deep water which is a let down.But we found out from John Hood there is a great place in Key West we can snorkel for lobsters whereas we do not have to go so deep.So off we go!! My son Barret and his girlfriend Carrie are building a new house in Houston and this weekend we are going to the bike rally in Galveston just to see everything and support the rebuild.The grand kids are getting bigger every time I look at them. We just got back from Cruz the Coast car show in Biloxi and had a good time. People ask if I have a bucket list but I tell them I am living mine every day enjoying everything and everybody! Oh by the way I now own a bar b que sauce company, pitbosssauce and now at a local grocer near you and getting larger by the day.Try it out if you get a chance.The Barber shop is holding its own with Hank Julian at the helm which by the way we named it The Grateful Head (a whole new hair experience)which has been remodeled with all kinds of rock and roll memorabilia.Come by for a hair cut or just to visit. Later Everyone Have a Merry Christmas and a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!! 2009 UPDATE-This past 2009 could not have been better.We went on the lobster trip in Key West but we waited till the last day of the season and no lobsters were found.Key West is very nice and looking forward to next year.We went to Vegas where we have our timeshare and had a good time going to the circus Del something or other but was interesting. Went back to the Galveston Bike Rally with Barret and Carrie and rented beach condos and had a blast.Also revisited the Cruise The Coast car show with my new car in Biloxi and the weather was nice with little rain.We also went to the Mamou Mardis Gras with our bikes camping out At Chicoh Park in our motorhome which by the way is one of the nicest parks I have seen in a long time.We are going back in 2010.One of my old clients needed an inspector in Phoenix so we spent the rest of the year and the holidays there enjoying the warm weather.In the future we are going somewhere warm every holiday season as long as we are able. So if anyone is looking to go to a warmer climate for Christmas let us know. Petey is excited about her class reunion coming up in Winslow,Az.and seeing her now 3 grandkids and I am looking forward to their great prime rib that is served in The La Pasado hotel.I hope everyone had a Great 2009 and a Happy New Year and lets see the Saints take home the Big One!GO SAINTs! 2010 UPDATE-Another fantastic year has passed but it just seems like the years are flying by now.We took a break this year and passed on our usual adventures with the car show and bike rallys and just hung out around the house.We enjoyed Peteys class reunion in Arizona and I enjoyed my prime rib at Las posada.Petey switched real estate companies and now works for Safari Real Estate which is a smaller company and a little slower paced.I have been working part time with the company who bought me out in the safety department helping them on a local project.The barber shop,the tool repair company,Bar b q sauce and everything else is holding its own and keeps us busy sometimes which we enjoy.Still messing around with the cars and bikes and just recently put nitrous in the Pit Boss race Car which I will trying out in 2011. Took over the American Legion Bar on 9th st and 2nd ave and having a blast with some of my old classmates dropping in.I have a 700 acre lease near Leesville and Barney Harper,Barry Painter,Bill Painter,Kyle Blackmon and other high school friends deer hunt.We hardly kill any deer but we do kill a lot of alcohol!! Have met a lot of old friends via facebook and looking forward to seeing everyone.The grandkids are getting bigger by the day,Barret and Carrie are doing fine.So the man upstairs has taken very good care of our family and I thank him for it every day! One of our plans is to make the Sturgis bike run in 2011.Tonite we are having our annual afternoon New Years Party The Legion beginning at 5pm for those who do not want to stay out late with the amateurs or just to get things started for the evening.Drop by for a visit and say hi.See ya Next Year!! I hope every one had a good 2010 and Happy New Year to 2011! Come by and see us if you get the chance!! 2011-UPDATE....Its been a year of surprises,I went to the doc for a sore shoulder from driving golf balls across the river and while I was there I scheduled my usual stress test and found out I needed 2 stints and I wasn't even feeling bad!( a family genetic thing) It was a one day in and out thing but it gives you a wake up call and you realize you are not here for a long time just a good time! The company that bought me out offered me a part time position as a const mgr working locally so now I am doing that and enjoying being back.Petey went to work for Engle Safari Realty and has been really busy.The grand kids are growing ever so fast and Barret and Carrie are still in Houston.we just got back from Sturgis riding motorcycles and seeing Mt Rushmore and all of the sights was very nice.Barret and I had a blast. Looking forward to returning next year.I sold The Grateful Head Barber shop to a girl who wanted it badly.The tool business is going great along with the waverunner repair which by the way I now have one of the fastest waverunners around.I look like Mr Potato Head with my legs flying behind me! LOL Pit Boss Sauce is holding its own and I am discussing with some people about expanding our horizons.Due to the deterioation of the neighborhood we had to close the ...Expand for more