Ten Brides From Buford

Last night Hollis and I went to watch our Beautiful City Goddess play volleyball for the University of Oregon at the new Knight Arena. As we approached the arena, we saw Alaia Bersma’s image being broadcast on the outdoor marquis. We smiled, for she was there for us, the wizened grey-haired Merlins of another lost generation, this one being ground up in the illegal Vietnam War that ripped us away from our sexy rock n’ roll poetic promise, and destroyed us in another round of Evil Military Natitionalism.

Finding our seat, I noticed three beautiful young girls sitting behind us, with pink Os painted on their cheeks. They had pom-poms. I asked one if they were cheer-leaders. “Sort of.” was the answer I got.

Before the game got under way, seven more Buford Beauties were seated behind the Grey Ones. I asked them where they were from. I was told they were from Buford, a little town three miles from Eugene. I wondered if this town was founded by Confederate soldiers after they lost the Civil War.

I leaned over and whispered to Hollis.

“What’s going on in Buford, that ten beautiful maidens can’t get a date, thus they get a group rate at the volley ball game that they attend on a regular basis? I mean, where are the boys from Buford?”

More then likely they are at the end of some dirt road with their four wheelers getting dead drunk, these chicless wonders whooping and hollering like drunken rebels, they like old Confederates bitter about getting their legs and balls shot off because of them lovers of black folk.

Above is a photo of Bill Cornwell throwing the bird at the Losers of the World. Bill is a chip off the old block. His father is an extremely bitter veteran who became a Tea Party fanatic who seeks revenge against liberals and hippies who denied him a victory parade in New York for losing the war in Vietnam and the War against drugs. Bill is giving all the victims of Sandy the bird because they do not respect ‘Big White Victim Man’ the god of Nascar, Is it any wonder why so many young males act like bitter war castrates, and ignore the Ten Beauties from Buford.

“Make war – not love!”

When I googled the town of Buford I found the small town of Buford Wyoming, population, one, that was purchased by an un-named Vietnamese who wanted a piece of the ‘American Dream’.

During a break in the goddess action, folks got up and danced. I got carried away, put on some of my old moves from highschool, and heard the crowd cheering. Hollis pointed out my image on the big screen. Alas the Buford Beauties had something to cheer about, cause Cal kicked butt. I was a star! I out shined Miss Oregon. Uncle Sam a Claus ‘The King of the Liberal Give-away’ had a following.

I will return!

Make love, not war! Bring back Goddess Worship to America! Down with the Hateful White Victim! The Civil War is over. So, get smart, you Bubbas. Surrender! Lay down your Confederate flags, and and go get yourself a Buford Bride.

Jon Presco

For Alaina Bergsma, first time was a charm as she was able to capture the crown of Miss Oregon USA 2012. This statuesque blonde, standing 6’3” will be hard to look past as she represents the beautiful state of Oregon in the national pageant, Miss USA®.

More than just a beauty queen Alaina Bergsma, Miss Oregon USA 2012, is a talented athlete, student and a compassionate volunteer. Born on March 30, 1990, Daughter of David and Shawna Bergsma, she was born in Arizona and moved to Oregon with the incredible opportunity to play volleyball for the Ducks. Alaina is a senior at the University of Oregon where she is obtaining a degree in Business Administration focusing on Sports Marketing with a minor in Economics.

As a 2008 graduate of Valley Christian high school, she graduated with honors. She participated in Varsity Basketball, Track and Field, and was the captain of the Volleyball team. Alaina was also a member of the National Honor Society and Student Council. She was Student Body Vice President her senior year and was awarded her first crown as Homecoming Queen. Miss Bergsma was also a member in the Chandler Service Club and completed over one hundred hours of community service her senior year.

As the captain of the University of Oregon Ducks Volleyball Team, Alaina led the Ducks to a successful 2011 season, making it all the way to the NCAA playoffs. Alaina is a decorated volleyball player as an All American NCAA athlete, two-time All Conference selection, and Conference Freshman of the Year. She was a member of the USA Volleyball A2 National Team and traveled in China during the 2010 summer for competitions. As a redshirt-junior she will compete in her last season as a Duck in 2012.

Despite her NCAA Division I athlete responsibilities, she was named to the Pac-12 All Academic team boasting a 3.7 GPA. Alaina is involved in several organizations offered through the U of O and has shown a real interest in giving back to the community, participating in multiple events put on by the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. The organization is involved in numerous community service opportunities throughout the year and is better known in the community as O Heroes. Alaina volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club and has participated in events such as Read Across America, Dance Marathon, judging Mr. Lancer at Churchill High School and helped at various local volleyball clinics and practices. Alaina regularly attends CrossTraining, a Bible study comprised of student-athletes. Her volunteer efforts have brought her off campus as well, as she has spent time volunteering at a local middle school helping with homework club where she tutors kids. Alaina has always made it a point to be a leader in her community.

Reuters) – The town of Buford, Wyoming – population 1 – was sold for $900,000 to an unidentified buyer from Vietnam on Thursday after an 11-minute Internet auction that attracted worldwide interest.
The tiny Western town garnered online viewers and bidders from 46 countries for the sale of 10-plus acres (4 hectares) with a convenience store, gas station and modular home located in southeastern Wyoming between Cheyenne and Laramie.
The buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, flew to Wyoming from Vietnam for a purchase he likened to “the American dream,” according to a statement released by Williams & Williams, the Oklahoma auction house handling the sale.
“Owning a piece of property in the U.S. has been my dream,” the buyer said in the statement.
Don Sammons, long the town’s sole resident, moved with his wife, Terry, from Los Angeles to the Buford area in 1980. In 1992, six years after his wife died, Sammons purchased the town.
Sammons decided to auction off the Interstate 80 hamlet, billed as “the nation’s smallest town” and named after Civil War Union Army General John Buford, to move to Colorado to be near his adult son.
“My family is gone. Our purpose for moving here has kind of been completed, and now I want to find out what other adventures I have in store,” Sammons, 61, told Reuters in an interview.
Speaking before the sale, which was broadcast online, an executive with Williams & Williams said the firm had never seen the level of buzz that attended the Buford auction.
“Auctions always bring a lot of attention, but even we were amazed at the amount of attention to Buford worldwide,” said Amy Bates, chief marketing officer for Williams & Williams. “It’s the Wild West in the U.S. It’s owning your town and getting away from it all.”
The high-elevation town sprang to life in the 1860s as a military outpost amid construction of the transcontinental railroad.
Buford’s population dwindled when the fort moved to Laramie and the county seat was shifted from Buford to Cheyenne. For some decades, Buford remained a central point for outlying ranches.
The settlement is one of two tiny Western towns recently put up for sale by owners whose spouses have died and whose grown children live elsewhere.
Pray, Montana, population 8, has been placed on the market for $1.4 million by owner Barbara Walker, 52. The town had been in the family of her late husband since 1953.
The 5-acre town sits in the Paradise Valley near Yellowstone National Park, a scenic, mountainous area home to celebrities like Jeff Bridges.