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Welcome to the Sucker Hill Astronomical Troupe (S.H.A.T. for short!), and their unique brand of stargazing. Meeting monthly at their dark-sky site atop Sucker Hill (a Civil War battleground that's supposed to be haunted), the group strives to have fun with their hobby - or dew up trying!

Steve Starling is the guy with the star cap... Stu Hawkins is the hawk-nosed no-nonsense lawyer-type... and Stan Manning has it all.

Carl Hevel and his trademark T-shirt and penchant for things gastronomical is a walking star atlas.

Mo Fench is blind as a bat. He has yet to find his first object in the sky, although he claims to have maybe seen the Moon once, maybe...

Jon (a.k.a. "Mr. Freeze") Clarke is always dressed like it's going to be WAAAAAAAAAAAY colder than the weatherman says it's going to be. He thinks carl, with his ever-present T-shirt and shorts, is insane.

Art Dander is the ladies man, always showing up with a new celestial body - even when it's cloudy!

And then there's Bob and Betty Built... Bob is a retired Army colonel who can simulate deep-sky objects with his pipe smoke, and his 24-year old wife Betty thinks telescopes are "cute".

Let's not forget Cliff Edgert, a fireman in Calling Bluffs (the nearest town to Sucker Hill State Park, 42 miles away) He's the newest member, and is eagerly learning his way around the sky.

Lastly is Reynaud Vitt, the youngest member of the club. He's always the good-natured bane of Stu's observing nights, and Stu takes delight in ribbing the kid.




OOO "Carl's been eating again!" OOOOOOOOOO "*BELCH!*" OOOOOOO "You don't need a telescope to OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO see a gas giant around here!"



"Did he find it yet?" OOOOO "Nope... but he's looking." OOOO "Ah-HAH! I found the Denny's!"
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "See? Carl can find anything!"
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "Gastronomy rules."



"I was lying in bed last night, OOOO "OOOH!! Nice burner!" OOO "-and I asked myself 'Where's the roof?'"
looking up at the stars-" OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "Cute."



OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "'When I heard the Learned Astronomer...'"
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "Stow it, Carl."



OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO "Well, I think Stan has just about everything now...!"

SUCKER HOLES characters ©2007 by Brian Matthews

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