Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 22:27:47 -0600
From: dnrock@rock.com
Subject: Photo 26

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by: dnrock(dnrock@rock.com)


25:  Europe 2


Over the next twelve days we aware on our usual heavy schedule. One nice
thing about Europe is nothing is very far away.  Not like the US or Canada
where everything is far apart.  We could visit two or three major cities in
a long day and we did.  I was able to get all the usual tourist type photos
imaginable.  The gardens in Copenhagen, canals in Amsterdam, cheese
factories.  One of my favourite was the New Cathedral in Delft.  Castles on
the Rhine and Berlin .....

Every room in the Adonis house was stuffed with people.  All the young boys
and often Shelley were resident in the ball room on the third floor.  This
included our two singing friends Wilson and Eddy who were accompanied by
Eddy's voice coach, a well know singer named Harold from the Minneapolis -
St. Paul Opera company and Alexandria's mother a world class concert
violinist and Eddy's big brother Richard.  The singers were giving a
performance at the Concertgebouw and we were front row guests.

I could hear them off and on when we were in town running scales and
singing together.  They were to sing solos, duets, with the Amsterdam
Children's Choir a part of the Utrecht Cathedral Choir School.  As we were
dressing for the concert, Jonas made the rounds making sure we all had our
black ties properly tied.  He has gotten quite good at this.  Jason and I
thought it quite funny.  He would come barging into a room, in his usual
unannounced manner, gain your attention, inspect, adjust and march off to
his next inspection.  He had the most trouble with David who had no
experience with this kind of dress, but they seemed to both approach the
problem with lots and lots of humour, much giggling and Klass' hardy
laughter.

Most of the Adonis brothers were sharing rooms.  This is a very large home
but with all the guests, Jason still ran out of bedrooms.  Veronica was
some impressed and a bit concerned that the brothers had to give up their
privet space for us.  I assured her they did not mind, knowing full well
they probably would be sharing even if we weren't visiting.  I would have
thought she would have figured that much out on her own, but she didn't
seem too.  I was getting a little lonely for my boy and I was sure he need
some attention from his man.  Knowing the young boys as I do I'm sure they
all shared the same bed, sort of like camping but inside.

It took three limos to get us to and from the venue.  Many people
recognized Jonas and Shelley, you could see they wondered why deaf children
were attending a concert but were to polite to say anything.  That did not
stop them from getting autographs.  We took our seats.  We were a bit early
and our singers were a bit late but it would all work out I thought.
Harold and Virgina went back stage with the singers.

Everyone performed very well.  They sang many classical pieces and each boy
soloed with the choir and then on their own.  They also did several duets.
The last piece was called From the Heart-Friends Forever.  The Program did
indicate Jonas' and Shelley's names as part of this last piece; I thought
perhaps they would do a walk on or something like that.  Wilson and Eddy
stepped forward, Wilson speaking in Dutch and Eddy in English.  I know
Wilson had a command of languages but his Dutch sounded to my untrained ear
as being perfect.

"The last piece on the program is called "From the Heart-Forever Friends",
it is a tribute to our friends Jonas Sanders and Shelley Abitsford.  You
may know they are deaf so we ask them to sing along with us, as a way of
sharing in our joy and pleasure of performing for you."  Jonas and Shelley
came out to thunderous applause.  The front row was in the lead of course.

"Look at that Eddy, they got a bigger hand then we did and they haven't
done anything yet." Wilson spoke and signed.  Shelley and Jonas kissed in
their now patented pose to an even a greater ovation.

Shelley signed and Wilson translated in Dutch, Eddy in English. "You have
just been upstaged by your silent partners."  This got a long round of
laughter from everyone, the choir was also clapping and laughing.  This is
fun and it was obvious these young people were sure enjoying it.

"The Choir, Eddy and I want to substitute our encore with this last piece
we hope you understand.  Jonas do you sign DSL?"

"Not well enough to sing but the words should come up on the screen above
the stage."  He signed the boys spoke.

Shelley signed, we want to dedicate this to all the deaf children
everywhere and to our great friends Jason Adonis and Eva Heit for making
our visit to the Netherlands possible and for inviting the four of us to
participate in their wedding next month."

"The wedding will be on the top a mountain in Alberta, Canada and it is
even higher then the notes Wilson and Eddy can reach."  Jonas added,
stretching his arm up as high above himself as possible.  Again much
applause and whistling.  My boy sure is a showman and he just loves being
on stage.  Come to view it, so does Shelley.

"The happy couple is sitting in the front row." Eddy added pointing to us.
I could see Jason just wanted to crawl under the seat but was to large or
its to small.  Wilson was gesturing for them to stand up, the other three
joined in.  Eva garbed his hand and pulled him to his feet.  They turned to
the audience and gave a brief wave again to more thunderous applause.

Shelley and Jonas had their eyes fixed on the Choir Master that is how they
would know when to sign each word or phrase.  He raised his arm, Vergina
and Harold began to play a brief intro.

They sang five songs with only a pause for applause between them: Fame,
from the musical of the same name, Only You, Unchanged Melody and the Brian
Adams songs Straight From the Heart and You Can Depend On Me, oldies but
goodies, words that the kids could easily sign, and melodies Harold could
arrange for violin and piano.  Wilson and Eddy signed along with Jonas and
Shelley and the choir did its background thing.  It was a wonderful
success.  The joy and pride on the faces of our four little friends and on
the choir was even more wonderful then the sound, which was outstanding to
say the least.

Instead of the curtain coming down it stayed up when the house lights came
on.  The children in the choir all mobbed our four, shaking hands and
hugging.  It took hours, well it seemed like hours, for us to clear the
building.  In the lobby Wilson, Eddy, Jonas and Shelley were autographing
programs and copies of the book.  Herman had the brothers arranged behind
them, directing traffic and trying to keep the lines moving.  That worked
until the other performers showed up, after that complete and utter chaos.
Brad, Trevor and I worked the cameras overtime through the whole thing but
I think the singing shots will be among the best.  Brad taped the
performance while Trevor and I worked the still cameras.  Linda, Mats and
Veronica along with translation help from the brothers saw to model
releases.  Bob and Margaret tried to talk to the press.  David was sticking
close to his dad who was introducing him, Drew and Sandra to many people.
He must know as many people as Mats.

By the time we were ready to leave the Stienhouer grandchildren and a whole
group of kids from the neighborhood were gathered around.  David had
abandoned Klass and was in the middle of his neighborhood friends.  He was
easy to find, about the only black face in that group.  Jason invited
everyone to his place for cake and ice-cream.

Apollo's traveling art exhibit, that another Jasonism, was on at the
Rijksumseum and now that the music critics knew about the connection
between Wilson, Eddy and the "Friends Forever" they would have lots to
write about.  Jason I know, was hopping the social pages would find their
story more appealing than his; but with Eva answering questions about their
wedding plans I was not so sure.  Mats seemed to have them under control,
as much as one ever has reporters under control.

My back was turned to Jason as I was talking to a number of people, some
who we had met earlier in the week.  Out of the corner of my eye I saw a
flash of movement.  Jason whirled around bringing his right cross into
play.  I had my camera in action just about as fast as his punch.  Just
like taking wildlife I thought.  Fortunately Herman was in a position to
block his punch deflecting the blow.  It did not land, it would not have
landed anyway, as Drew and Eddy had moved on the fellow and he was already
on the floor and I am sure in some pain and certainly in shock.  I did not
know Drew was so adapt at the marital arts but he seemed as skilled as
Eddy, whose reputation has preceded him, with us anyway.  Shelley picked up
the remains of his tape recorder which flew out of his hand landing on the
floor.  I assumed this was a member of press core that had done or said
something to offend my friend.  Jason is one of the gentlest most
controlled people I know.

One of the "rent-a-cops" came close to her but thought better of getting
involved as the PPI staff instantly materialized out of nowhere.  The
reporter was now completely surrounded by the Adonis brothers.  They are
all big strapping young men and if you are on your back and they are
standing over you that must be a very uncomfortable feeling.  Most of the
other adults cut them off from the children and the public that were still
in the room.  Richard Big Chief-Andersen was holding Eddy back and Klass
had Drew by the coat, preventing them from doing any more damage.  A number
of other journalists were standing off to the side as Shelley handed the
parts to Margaret.  I noticed the PPI guys putting their hand guns away.

Margaret came into the circle handing him the parts and helping him up
along with Will.  "Margaret Trend," she said, "I'm the principal press
agent here, that was a stupid thing to do and if you ever touch one of my
clients again your burnt toast, do I make myself perfectly clear?"  In the
mean time Veronica and Mats were talking to the other reporters still
present.  I don't know what they said but this incident never got reported
or even alluded to.

Jason later told me the reporter did not like his no comment answers about
the cost of his impending wedding and when he turned away the fellow put
his hand on Jason's shoulder.  ......................

"Okay, Ziggy who is on the train and who is flying," Jason asked.?

"Jonas, Eddy, Richard, Trevor, Wilson, Eric, Drew, Klass, David, Sandra,
Shelley, two of Herman's men, Harold, Virginia and Will, are to fly with
Johan and Ed.  I didn't think we could keep the kids off the Challenger
even if we wanted to and besides you and Veronica need a break. (he turned
to me)

Bob, Margaret, you and Eva, Brad, Linda, Jason, Veronica, Mats, me, Geoff,
Stan, Herman and one of his man, are on the train.  We pickup Reinhard,
that's Eva brother, in Paris."

Stan has arranged for you and most of our other guests to be put up at the
hotel just down the street and we, including Mats and Herman would all stay
at our townhouse."

"Well Ziggy that sure sounds good to me.  Neither Veronica or I have ever
slept on a train before, in our own bedroom that is.  Thank you."

We had a number of appearances in Switzerland hitting all of the major
cities and a few of the smaller towns in between.  Our kids went along with
all the other young people on a grand bus tour of the Bern area.

Bern is a very lovely city it is situated in a wide open valley with high
mountains.  With its old-venerable sandstone buildings, historical towers
and the 11 incomparable fountains.  Bernie is the greatest witnesses of
medieval town construction in Europe.  That's what they told me, I am no
expert but it sure looks good.  The townscape is practically unchanged for
centuries, they told me that too.  It does have a UNESCO world heritage
classification. Bernie is also the seat of the Swiss government.  Let me
put it in perspective I was in the place for less time then Amsterdam,
Paris and London each but doubled the number of photographs I took of all
three combined.

In addition to the Bear PIts, the Bear is also the cities symbol, the River
Aare is Bern's green artery: ideal for summer dips.  The river snakes round
the Old Town and offers plenty of room for recreation.

Bern is not only a World Heritage Site but also embraces modern movements
of architecture and design. The Museum of Fine Art houses the world's
largest collection of Paul Klee works.  Einstein developed his special
theory of relativity in Bern, and Tobler created his world-famous Toblerone
chocolate.  Bet you didn't know that, did you and I just love Tobler, well
any good chocolate.  Jonas sure likes it too and I wonder why he is my boy.
Concert hall and municipal theatre stuff like that are all in one central
place.  In fact that is a lot like Calgary, only way older.

The kids sure had a good time taking the tour bus Jason arranged for them
to visit all these things.  The ladies had a great time shopping and Brad
and I just took pictures.  Being alone for a while also gave us a chance to
play butt tag.  We returned to the hotel which was just down the street
from Jason's.  It is quite a place all by itself.  Old and stately but
first class, large rooms and very grand.

Brad slipped a finger in to massage my prostate, grabbing my shaft with the
other hand, engulfing my penis in his mouth.  He bobbed his head up and
down swiftly, tongue working the head at the top of every stroke, letting
it slide along the under side on the return.

I arched his back, grabbed Brad's blonde head, and came.  Brad took all I
dished out, and kissing me, all over my body.  I shuddered, and Brad just
hugged him gently, smiling.

After a bit, I asked, "What would you like to do?"

"I want you," Brad smiled back.

"Any time any place," I said, as he rolled over.

Brad was absolutely rock-hard, his ample boyhood straining at it's very
skin.  He lubed my rear well, doing the one-two-three finger stretch first,
and then quickly putting on a condom.  He entered me easily, and slowly
sunk to full-depth.  I loved to be mounted by Brad.  Brad kissed my back,
neck, head, and pumped as slowly as he could, considering he was nearly
coming before he ever penetrated me.

"Oh damn," Brad proclaimed.

"Go man, go in all the way and give me all of you."

Brad plunged deep thrust after deep thrust, and finally let loose with a
groan that seemed to come from his feet.

He slammed home deeply and for the last time, and I could feel the pulsing
spasms of Brad's swollen penis, pumping squirt after squirt of hot
ejaculate.

It was I who first regained his composure, Brad was weak and could barely
laugh effectively.  "Damn you," he wheezed, and he hugged tight.  Our
refractory period did not take all that long.

I had already applied lube, and simply put Brad's feet over my shoulders
and slid into this beautiful boy.  Brad was saying, "yes", and "oh man",
and "yeah Apollo", rolling his head around as I built up speed.  I was sure
I had the angle right to ensure Brad's maximum pleasure.  I was to coming
closer.  I could feel the head of my penis roll across Brad's prostate.

"Oh man, OH OH OH OH ..." Brad quietly exclaimed, as his -cock ejected
volley after volley, over himself and me shortly before I filled my condom
letting him feel each plus in his butt.

....................

The pre-wedding party was something else.  Stan and Mats had out done
themselves.  Brad and I were running photo duty but we did not need model
releases this time.  Brad again ran the video and I took care of the
stills.  We were to make sure and get shots of all the guests and of course
our hosts.  Things were organized down to the second and every detail had
been thought through and looked after.  The hotel staff served with
precision and the food was cooked to perfection.  Jason and Eva did the
reception line thing welcoming everyone who came in.  Stan made sure
everyone had a name tag, Trevor also helped with the photography until he
was needed on the stage.

Ziggy called everyone to their assigned tables, every place had a name tag
and people were mixed up so they would all get to know someone new.  The
only exception was for the deaf crew we put Margaret with Shelley and Jonas
with Bob.

Ziggy was the master of ceremony for this event.  "Welcome to the party.
We are here to honour Jason Adonis and Eva Heit, our oldest brother and so
far only sister.  They will be married on ..."

He announced the program.  "First we eat, second we have an unusual
presentation that is designed to honour and perhaps embarrass our honoured
couple, third the Adonis brothers with the help of a few friends will
entertain you and we hope Eva and Jason, forth we party."  He looked at his
watch and signalled.  The food began flowing, in minutes everyone, all 300
or so were served.  His special presentation was something Brad and our
Bellingham backup worked on for weeks.  We were sent clips and stills
putting together the whole thing.

As soon as the first course was delivered the large screen TVs, placed
around the room came to life and Helga's face appeared, "I am Helga van
Witt, I have been Jason's nanny and house keeper for over 27 years..."  She
told everyone what a difficult child he was and what a delight Eva has been
since coming to work for Klass.  "Now you children behave yourselves and be
sure and eat all your vegetables."  Everyone else followed, Klass, the
brothers, Eva's parents and siblings, Aunts, Uncles, managers and friends,
everyone but Jonas and Shelley.  Many of the most memorable were from
children like Darko and Penny.  Most of these people were unknown to me,
for example I have no real idea who Darko or Penny are and not speaking
German or French very well could only get a vague idea from the clips but
that didn't matter.

After the plates were cleared and while coffee was being served Ziggy
introduced the entertainment.  With Harold, Richard and xxx joining the
brothers in the band.  Wilson and Eddy sang along with the band.  They were
good too.  Ziggy had introduced all the entertainers and made some brief
comments between songs.  Jonas and Shelley were sitting with Jason and Eva
proudly sporting their badges of office.  I know they could not hear but
they responded to the showmanship and often Wilson would sign the words for
them.  They did a whole range of love songs from the 40's through today.
Ziggy called J & S up and they performed the same five songs with Eddy and
Wilson, the others providing a course.  "Please welcome, fresh from their
command performance in Amsterdam "the four sopranos" Jonas Sanders, Shelley
Abitsford, Eddy Anderson and Wilson Kirk-Roe."  When they finished some
stage adjustments took place.  Ziggy called Eva and Jason up.  Eva and
Shelley were seated on a pair of high stools.  Eva was dressed in a white
low cut gown and Shelley in a frilled but not over little girl white dress.
Eva had her initial pendent around her neck and Shelley her new diamond and
emerald neckless.  Jonas, Wilson and Eddy had tuxedos and the brothers and
Jason were dressed in usual crested blazers.  Virginia had a lovely long
evening gown in light blue and Harold wore a tux.

Jonas signed and Ziggy translated.  They must have rehearsed this as Ziggy
is not that good at ASL.  "It is traditional for the best man and maid of
honour to make a speech about the bride and groom.  Shelley and I are
making a little change in that.  Before we do I just want to say Jason and
Eva have touched our lives and we will never the same again.  They have
touched the lives of everyone in this room and none of you are the same.
Eva, Jason, thank you and please don't ever stop doing what you do.  Now
Jason please sit at the piano, you and I are going to sing a tribute to our
ladies.  You can cary a tune right?"  He pointed, Jason sat, Jonas stood
next to the piano bench on the audience side.  Ziggy was translating in
English, French, German and Dutch, so their was a kind of dramatic pause
between thoughts.  Now Jason doesn't have all that good a voice but the
arrangement was simple, and he can sing.  Jason began to play as the others
all hummed and joined in at the appropriate time.  Jason sang and Jonas
signed another Brian Adams song. (Everything I do) I Do It For You.
Fortunately for him he is a huge Brian Adams fan.  Jason calls him the
little kid from Vancouver.  If anyone wondered why my two kids were picked
to stand up with the couple, I guess they wonder no longer.  We sure had
that figured out as soon as Jason asked us.

Everyone was hooting, clapping and hitting their glasses with cutlery.
That is a signal for the men to kiss the ladies.  Ziggy tapped Jonas on the
shoulder and signed something.  His face turned bright red and he looked up
at Jason.  He nodded and they crossed the stage to give the ladies a big
and long kiss.  Not the little kid kiss they do so often.  Jonas kissed
Shelley the same way he kisses me.  If I was a lesser man I would be
jealous.  Eva bent down and kissed Jonas on the forehead, now he turned
even redder.  Jason took Shelley's hand and bending forward kissed it like
one would see an old movie from the 1930's.  Shelley giggled.

It was their turn for a speech, their public was demanding it.  They did
not say to much except to thank everyone for honouring them by their
attendance.  They also thanked their families for all the support and for
putting on such a wonderful party.  The clanking of the glasses began
again.  Jonas saw that and signed to Jason, "you always tell us to do the
right thing.  It's the right thing to do."  Ziggy translated and before he
got the words out the audience in four languages chimed in "Its the right
thing to do."  So they did the right thing and cleared the stage.  Ziggy
announced a short restroom brake.  The professional musicians would take
the stage in a short while and dancing would begin.

After the first dance with each other Eva and Jason made the rounds to
every table.  The under 14 group assembled in one area and had their own
sub-party with the boys trying to act grown up and dancing with the young
girls.  The over 14 under 30 group was partying full out that included Bard
and Linda.  Bob did very well on the dance floor he just let the girl lead,
something he learned to do when we were in high school.

When we arrived at the Adonis house for breakfast Klass was holding court
in the dining room greeting everyone and making all kinds of jokes.  Frau
Talg, the housekeeper obviously had lots of help in the kitchen.  We were
being served a Calgary Stamped style breakfast: eggs, pancakes, sausages,
baked beans, bisects and beverages.  This is quite different from the
typical European fair, so everyone was coming for a taste of Canada.  It
seemed like all 300 stopped for a last good by.  They had people everywhere
in the place.  All the children were trying to out do each other with their
adventures and stories, Klass was sitting on the floor in the middle of all
those kids acting very much like one of them, if the truth were to be told.
Wilson was translating for Shelley and Jonas, everyone was laughing and
having a gay old time.  Jason and I found ourselves trapped in the library
while the young ones were spreading exaggerated tails of how one or the
other of us rescued or helped them.  To hear David tell it Drew single
handily secured Treasure Island just to liberate him and Darko made it
sound like Eva, Ziggy and Jason did the operating to repair his hearing.

Harold and Klass got the children to form up into a choir and sing.  This
time it was Drew singing to Sandra and Jonas to Shelley recreating their
performance from the night before.  Sandra was sitting under Jason's
mother's portrait and damn if she didn't look just like her, something that
did not go unnoticed by the ladies and us graphic artists.  I think Drew
did as good a job as Jason did, almost, his tones are more alto and tenor,
Jason's more gravely.  But being so young and cute it didn't matter all the
girls and some of the young ladies instantly formed a huge crush on the boy
and a gross case of Sandra envy.

We had many more miles to go and appearances to attend before school was to
start in September.  I called Derek to seek his help in arranging
everything for us in Vancouver.  He assured me all would be taken care of.
Fred and Freda were busy taking crash ASL courses at the school so they
would be ready for Jonas and Shelley.