Subject: RE: Questions
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:21:04 +0200
From: Susie.Lentz@t-online.de (Susie Lentz)
To: "Byrkit, David"; ALL

David,

OK, now I get it about Plowe. I thought in your first message you implicating that Huber and Szepessy were older than they were. Yes, we knew Fred Huber well, too, and in fact I "soloed" with the summer band at the Band Shell in probably 1963, playing the typewriter to Leroy Anderson's music. Fred Huber came to our wedding on a very hot Saturday, and going through the reception line he jokingly said to Brad, Haha, I guess you will be busy tomorrow afternoon and can't play an extra concert. Brad thought it was a joke, and was frustrated to hear that he could have made some extra money the day after our wedding. Yes, no honeymoon then. Brad joined the Musician's Union in Peoria when he was 13 years old, and made his spending money playing in the Municipal Band and the Symphony. Brad played tuba and string bass, which we still carry around the world when moving.

And yes, Brad is the older brother of Bob Lentz, drummer. And I met Bob first through Sandy Williams and Bonnie Mensendike. We'll be seeing Bob and his wife for 4 days before the Reunion in Monticello, Illinois, close to Champagne. Actually, he has started playing drums again the past few years, and has band practice on the Saturday we will be there -- they have an old rock group called Playing Doctors -- he's a clinical psychologist at the Christie Clinic in Champagne, and the others are also doctors of one kind or another. I'll pass your comments and memories on to him to bring him a smile.. Bob and Brad were both very active in music and in Woodruff (Brad was Student Council President his senior year, State Student Council President, and valedictorian of his class of '58).

Perhaps Lorraine can arrange to have a table at the reunion where people can sign up and pay dues for the PHS Alumni Assn.

David, I look forward to seeing you at the Reunion in August. It's fun how the world goes around in circles, and the connections we make.

Cheers,
Susie