I loved that show - I recall it died after just a handful of episodes
though.
WmB
- posted 15 years ago
Exponentially OT: High School Reunion
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- posted 15 years ago
That sounds a lot like my experience. Tenth reunion (1975) was looking
to be nice, when my boss had me working on a construction project out
of town for the whole damned weekend. A couple of old friends took
pictures and shared them with me. Actually, I would have gone stag
that weekend as I was in the middle of a nasty break-up with my then
wife.
Ten years later, I had remarried and had a couple of kids. My wife
didn't want to go and my close friends from school were out of town
with their jobs, so I didn't bother. For the twenty-fifth, they opened
it up to ~all~ graduates and it lost a lot in the translation. Maybe
in eight years when I have my fiftieth......
- posted 15 years ago
If you get to Vancouver, say hell(o) to my ex...... 8-P
- posted 15 years ago
I'm having the reunion experience tonight courtesy of PBS. They're
doing their begathon and plying me with British Invasion groups. I must
say that most of these guys have changed a lot over time. I think the
three acts who still have it musically are The Zombies, Lulu and (gasp!)
Petula Clark. She's got to be pushing 70 but she's still looking and
sounding good. I'd bet that Argent and Bloodworth must still be out
there playing regularly since their pieces sounded like they used to,
maybe a little better. Lulu - ummm good!
Eric Burdon reminds me of what a critic wrote 30 years ago - he really
wanted to be Black. Between the dark glasses and mimicking Ray Charles'
head movements he certainly has the part down. If they hadn't started
his song with a black & white TV shot of the Animals, I'd never know
that was him.
I'll now return this channel to the regular programming....
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
- posted 15 years ago
My 10th was fun, my 20th was a bust...not many people showed, let alone
anyone I particularly wanted to see. Good many of my friends from those
days were in the class ahead of me anyways...particularly the gals...
- posted 15 years ago
Be sure to reciprocate and send mine to hell if you ever get by this way...
- posted 15 years ago
"Rufus" skrev i en meddelelse
news:9jMJh.15676$y92.14663@attbi_s22...
2 guys meet on the street after 30 odd years.
The first man: My wife is an angel. Second man: Damm your'e lucky, mine is still alive!
2 guys meet on the street after 30 odd years.
The first man: My wife is an angel. Second man: Damm your'e lucky, mine is still alive!
- posted 15 years ago
Just heard today from a group preparing for our 50th!!! They are
planning for a date in 2008. I was really bad at math, but even I know
that 1965+50 is 2015!!! Might go anyhow.
What I would lke to see is a decade reunion, 1960-1970. Most of me friends graduated either before or after my class of '65.
Another fun OT subject is the famous or infamous people. We had the lion tamer for Ringlng Brothers (I forget his name), Erin Gray (dated once, we keep in touch, even though she flubs her bio to say that she started Redwood in 1966, it was 1964), the late David Duke (the actor, not the neo-Nazi ass hole), Robin Williams (who went to Redwood 1967-1969, despite several classmates who swear that they knew him in 1965) and several lesser characters including a cover girl who was the school dork n high school. We have a few lost in 'Nam and a couple doing life within sight of Redwood at San Quintin.
There are even two IPMSers in the batch, although I havn't seen them for years. May be a good reason to go after all.
Tom
What I would lke to see is a decade reunion, 1960-1970. Most of me friends graduated either before or after my class of '65.
Another fun OT subject is the famous or infamous people. We had the lion tamer for Ringlng Brothers (I forget his name), Erin Gray (dated once, we keep in touch, even though she flubs her bio to say that she started Redwood in 1966, it was 1964), the late David Duke (the actor, not the neo-Nazi ass hole), Robin Williams (who went to Redwood 1967-1969, despite several classmates who swear that they knew him in 1965) and several lesser characters including a cover girl who was the school dork n high school. We have a few lost in 'Nam and a couple doing life within sight of Redwood at San Quintin.
There are even two IPMSers in the batch, although I havn't seen them for years. May be a good reason to go after all.
Tom
- posted 15 years ago
did you go to swallow's with erin? should could wilma my
deering anythime!
- posted 15 years ago
I've watch those as well whenever I remember to tune in. I came of age in
the early 60s (started high school in the fall of 1961) and remember the
"British Invasion" well. I also enjoy the Do-Wop groups and try not to miss
it when they are on PBS as well.
In the mid 50s the transistor radios first started hitting the streets and my parents bought me one for my 10th birthday. It was a Sears Silvertone; a sort of putty tan/gray and it was huge - about half the size of a cigar box if anyone still remembers those (believe it or not...I still have it). I told my mom that leaving it on at night would help me go to sleep. In actuality, I stayed awake for hours listening to the Do-Wop groups on WLS radio, Chicago until fatigue finally overcame me. Ah, the old days. Life was a lot simpler then.
Ok, I'm off the nostalgia trip. I'm back to reality again!!
In the mid 50s the transistor radios first started hitting the streets and my parents bought me one for my 10th birthday. It was a Sears Silvertone; a sort of putty tan/gray and it was huge - about half the size of a cigar box if anyone still remembers those (believe it or not...I still have it). I told my mom that leaving it on at night would help me go to sleep. In actuality, I stayed awake for hours listening to the Do-Wop groups on WLS radio, Chicago until fatigue finally overcame me. Ah, the old days. Life was a lot simpler then.
Ok, I'm off the nostalgia trip. I'm back to reality again!!
- posted 15 years ago
I had 450 in by graduating class. As I think I mentioned in as earlier
post, my 10th was in 1975. It was a huge affair with over 200 members of
the class attending; we had also lost 6 members to Vietnam). I was in
Hawaii when they had the 20th and couldn't make it but I got a list of
attendees and it was less than 100. I don't know what happened at the 30th
as I was out of touch with anyone from my class for that one. I was in
touch with the organizers of our 40th and was planning on attending,
actually looking forward to it. Unfortunately, the date for the closing on
our house was changed, literally a couple days before and it, of course,
fell on the Friday of my reunion. I did send a short "Here's what I've been
doing the past 40 years" letter to the class and they were nice enough to
send me a 40th reunion class photo. There were about 30 in attendance. I'm
hoping they have a 45th and, if they do, I won't miss it. If not, I'll be
hanging on for the 50th. ;~)
- posted 15 years ago
did it use 3 batteries, a 47 1/4volt, a 11 volt and a 91amp?
they were wierd that way.
wls.....in good weather you could hear it all the way to
east st louis.
what the hell was that new orleans station that played all
the really cool music after midnight? first place i heard
herbie mann's stomed flute, early hendrix, and the airplane.
- posted 15 years ago
I went to the 15th in '91, haven't been to another since. The reunion was
just like High School in that no one really knew me and I might as well
not have been there.
- posted 15 years ago
i don't think i've had reason to even turn the switch in 30
years. 90% of fm is shit, too.
- posted 15 years ago
Internet radio is the only way to listen...way more stations, any market
or genre you want (even RF scanners in some cases...), when you want,
and you're already paying for it if you have an ISP...so you might as
well hook your computer to your stereo and ditch the XM bill, too.
That's what I do.
- posted 15 years ago
Crap, in good weather I could pick WLS up on the Maverick's AM radio at
night after work (post midnight) back in the '80s. At that point AM
around here was moribund. Now, except for WLAN, it is truly dead and
living in Hell.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
- posted 15 years ago
Our class had the record (in '67) for graduating mothers-to-be. Must be
a lot of 39 year olds out there somewhere. ;)
I haven't been to a reunion since the 5th. That was a crummy experience
and reminded me why I hadn't really missed many of them.
All of the reunions since then have been dress-up dinner/dances so that
just made them less appealing.
My best bud in school lives three blocks from me right now so I can keep
in touch.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
- posted 15 years ago
i listen to my old love. wzbc.org
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