Subject: Re: updated email distribution list for PHS '62
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:07:49 EDT
From: Davidweisert@aol.com
To: wessels@teacher.com
CC: sdz1000@hotmail.com, Neilapple@aol.com, tpfox@mtco.com, ADIPEO@mtco.com, mamccord@illinoismutual.com, cmt1@attbi.com, sharpet@missouri.edu, C.L.THIERSCH@KUB.NL, larager@gte.net, WEPeplow@aol.com, TomJones@ElmSquare.com, KISSTBM@kissinternational.com, scheinmt@mhcc.cc.or.us, Susie.Lentz@t-online.de, shillman@pekin.net,

Hi classmates on the distribution list!!

I thought it may be fun since the reunion is fast approaching to share some memories-good, not so good, funny, embarrassing, whatever-with one another before we get together to celebrate 40 years of life after high school graduation. And since we live in the IT (information technology) world- whether we like it or not- there is no better way to do that than through emails. So here are some of my memories, mostly funny, to hopefully start an interchange.

1. We all probably remember the Friday night ritual of the "drive through Steak"- but I also recall after waiting in that long traffic line for 30 minutes or more that when we finally arrived at the Steak-n-Shake parking entrance when all the passengers in the car would slouch down below window level so that it appeared to all those parked and anxiously waiting to find out who was in the next car that the driver was alone-ultimate embarrassment if you had any kind of an ego!!! If I recall Roger Sutton was the usual victim of that joke.

2. How many times did you allow Mr Bielima to yell "BOOOOOOOOOOO" at you as he rushed towards you to retrieve the chalk from your hand after you made a stupid mistake trying to solve an alegbra equation in front of the class?? Too many times for me to remember, but I still remember alegbra (some) HAHA

3. Are there any football players out there that remember "THIS AIN' T NO KIDS LEAGUE'" pick up Sunday morning games on the front lawn of Columbia School? (Lee Swardenski are you there?) The lawn at Great Central Insurance was also popular spot as I recall.

4. How about the squeaky doors and floors at North Study Hall (or was it South Study Hall) that always gave you away if you got there late and had to approach the teacher/monitor at the front desk with EVERYONE watching!! Especially bad for me as I always sat in the back as seating was done alphabetically and I squeaked all way to to the back of the room.

Enough memories from me for now-though I have many more to relate later. This is an attempt to get a little memory interchange going -so everyone out there please feel to contribute and maybe we can make this reunion a lot of fun- because a reunion is actually a re-living and you only do that in memories.

Hope to hear from all soon!

Dave

P.S. That includes you Marilyn, and Larraine, and Bruce and Mary, and Joe and Bev, and Nort, and Stuber, and Sanderson, and McCord, and Eisele, and Norm and Sandi, and ...oops - ran out of space.