Subject: RE: PE Again
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 18:11:55 -0500
From: "Byrkit, David -FWDC.CON"
To: "Dave Sanderson"; ALL
Dave:
Did Fogelberg really direct the Bradley band? I remember when he had the
Woodruff band and Pekin stole him about the same time they stole Dawdy from us
(as I remember, and I could be real wrong on this one). Did Fogelberg direct at
Bradley and Pekin (or Woodruff, depending on the time frame)? I played briefly
in the Bradley band my sophomore year, but I don't remember the band director's
name. I don't think he was old enough to be Fogelberg. Also, I should have
known Fogelburg at that point because he had directed our Midstate Eight band
just a year or two before that.
If you remember Lawerance Fogelburg you must get a tear in your eye when you
hear Dan Fogelberg sing "Leader of the Band". When we arrived in New
York in 1975 Don Imus (WNBC) gave Dan Fogelberg heavy play. That and Jim Jensen
anchoring WCBS 6:00 News made me feel right at home.
I made a big deal out of Chet Walker in an e-mail the other day; however, Chuck
Orsborne was quoted in the Journal Star a few weeks ago calling Bobby Joe Mason
the best player he ever coached (I hope got this one right--you know short term
memory can be worse than long term!). Oh, Sully's doesn't have pictures of
Bobby Joe or Barney Cable, Shellie, etc. etc. etc..
David C. Byrkit MCSE + I, MCT
ph. (260) 451-6219/(309) 637-1283
cell (309) 453-4663
e-mail david.byrkit@itt.com
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Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 5:45 PM
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Subject: Re: PE Again
I remember TV and radio announcers Jack Brickhouse doing Bear games, Dizzy Dean
with weekend baseball, Red Grange with weekend football, Chick Hearn with
Bradley basketball, Harry Carey with St. Louis Billiken basketball and Cardinal
baseball and Howard Cosell doing boxing.
I remember going to a lot of Bradley basketball games and seeing such notables
as Elgin Baylor, Lenny Wilkins, Stan Albeck, Bob Ferry, Bobby Joe Mason
(Globetrotter fame), and Chet the Jet. Who can forget the leader of the Bradley
band, Lawerance Fogelberg.
I remember car pooling to PHS. Lee Swardinski's dad's cigars first thing in the
morning on a cool crisp day and Larry Norton driving the green Falcon and being
broadsided only a couple of blocks from school. Jim Collier took the hit while
sitting next to the right rear passenger door. Thank God no one was hurt.
Football practice was a memorable event. Wind sprints, doing the hills, two a
days, doing laps, no water during practice and never taking your helmet off
during practice. What wonderful team spirit and companionship we had, however.
My past forty years in a nutshell: went to Michigan State, the Army (Viet Nam),
lived and worked in San Francisco, Omaha, Arlington, Texas,
Annapolis/Washington, DC, Saudi Arabia, Greenville, SC, Palatine/Chicago, and
now Simonton/Houston, Texas.
I have been married to Beverley for sixteen years and between us we have six
kids, ten grandchildren (the eleventh due in December), three dogs, twelve
horses (the thirteenth due in May), a goat, a sheep, and a wild parakeet who
has adopted our barn as her home.
My avocation is raising, training and showing Paso Fino horses. We have been
fortunate enough to win several World and National titles with these animals.
Sorry I will not be able to attend the reunion but have a wedding shower to
attend for my daughter who will be married in October.
I do plan on making it to the fiftieth, however.
Sincerely,
Dave Sanderson