Bryce Canyon (AD 36) - Naval Cruise Book

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.il . l l x SWEET SIXTZGGD commissioning was held on board on 15 September 1966, at Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines. The Captain, and the youngest member of the crew, FA M. S. Hine, 17, cut the first slice of a large birthday cake The ceremony was held on the mess deck, and several of the ship's offi- cers and crew were present for the occasion. A special luncheon of steak and lobster preceded the cutting of the cake, and the Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force, Pacific, area band provided music for the celebration, . I W ,I ii 5 1 ll V 1 5 u 4 I I 1 A l ,V Nw M l - 13 ll lg all ill! zlil ,, -:ml , l he I 1- cr An unusual birthday party celebrating the 16th anniversary of the ship's

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U16 BCS 'UHGAIZRG A12 SGA As the destroyer tender sliced through the blue Pacific waters the BRYCE CANYON Entertainment Troupe success- fully premiered their Music For An Evening Underway, July 32, before an audience of nearly two hundred. The Bob Kornberger Production, un- folded a full one and one half hours of en- joyment that swayed between music and comical routines. Bob Kornberger, wide- ly recognized as the Grandpa Jones of the Pacific Ocean underway show business circuit, saturated the entire production with his good nature and highly humorous jokes. With a polished comical role the producer professionally led the show from one act into another without disturb- ing the routine. With a cigar tightly clenched between his fingers, Lt. Kornberger stepped be- fore his audience and opened with a joke regarding the Navy. Then introducing the first act with another joke, the production was officially opened. As western music filtered from the loudspeaker many Coun- try and Western music addicts found it difficult to refrain from wandering thoughts of rolling green hills of home, and old fashioned hoe-downs. In the showmanship format of the old Grandpa Jones technique, the producer and master of ceremonies introduced acts for every possible taste. Ir- ,W i- m,