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