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Can Someone Fill Us In On the Structural Changes at LHS? By Tommy Towery I talked my Air Force friends into sending a spy satellite over LHS recently to get an idea of what it looks like today and was surprised at some of the things I saw. Either my memory has failed me or they have done a great camouflage job to confuse our spy-in-the-sky. What happened to the grassy courtyards that we knew between the wings of the buildings that now show roofs? Roll your mouse over the photo above. The area outlined in red is more or less the way I remember the way Lee was built. The green area is where I remember there being grassy areas. Does that mean that there are rooms there now? It appears that both sides of the building have lost the grassy area. I know the one on the left above had it, because I remember in the 9th grade that Cecil Fain used to drive his old Plymouth (?) up the sidewalk and park by the door between the two wings. I also know that the entrance that we used in the front of the building (that led to the auditorium) is not the main entrance now. When I was last there those doors were padlocked and chained shut. The main entrance and the office. is on the left side (in the wing that led to our lunchroom.) The old office area in the center of the building was part of the library. Perhaps it is time to send our resident photographer spies (the Sanders) on a special assignment to take some ground level photos to solve some of these mysteries. Any insight on these changes would be welcome. In the future we hope to go back and do a "wing by wing" map of the rooms and activities in those rooms back when we were at Lee. Classmates Name Those Tunes Two 100% correct answers from the Class of '64 - Diana May Stephenson and Terry "Moses" Preston, and one from the Class of '66 - Judy Fedrowisch Kincaid this week, split the points to 50 points for each class. Click on the blue underlined song title below to hear the whole song. We've had great participation in this area of trivia. The "required" comments are listed below, but everyone's answers are not repeated over and over, only the items that have personal reflections, memories, or intersting facts with them. Subject: Name That Tune Trivia Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:55:36 -0800 From: "Diana May Stephenson" <jim2@hiwaay.net> Well here goes with my answers to this weeks trivia contest. I think about entering every week but think what's the use I know my memory is not going to serve me to well with these brain teasers!! I remember singing along in the car with all of these (if they are correct). 1. Where The Boys Are (Connie Francis) I always fancied myself as another Connie Francis. HA HA.(I was in almost all of the first musical plays at Lee Junior High and High School. Ms. Georgett Graham tried to get me to audition to sing at the Russell Erskin Hotel Ballroom when I was just 14, but of course Mom and Dad didn't really go for the idea) 2. Diana (Paul Anka) Like to guess why I liked this song so well? 3. Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino) Later the theme song for Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" 4. Johnny Angel (Shelly Fabrey) I always watched the Donna Reed Show and was truly amazed when this song made it to the charts. 5. Help Me Rhonda (Beach Boys) My daughters five kids love this song and the older ones go around singing it alot. 6. Working My Way Back To You (Frakie Vallie and the Four Seasons) 7. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Beatles) Who doesn't remember this from our class? 8. Locomotion (Little Eva?)(I'm not sure at all about this one) 9. El Paso (Marty Robins) 10. Crazy (Patsy Cline) I will always remember when I heard that Patsy's plane went down killing her and all on board. She's another one I liked to imitate. I hope you won't print this if it is really off base. I know we all think we have them all for sure, only to find out we really didn't know as much as we thought. Anyway, here's hoping. Dianna May Stephenson Class of ' 64 ________________________________________________________ Below are entries by other classmates... all the answers (right or wrong) are not printed - only comments they included on songs are listed with their e-mails. Tommy, thank you again for this website. This week's comments have given me much needed laughter after sitting with mother at the nursing home on this rainy afternoon. I had forgotten about Tom Terrific and Winky Dink and I love Foghorn Leghorn, too, but your comment about "the dam Clutch" still has me chuckling. 2. This was a Paul Anka song with a girl's name, so I'll take a guess at "Oh, Carol", could be Donna or Susie, or... ( but "Oh Carol" was by Neil Sedaka not Paul Anka) 3. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino (Richie Cunningham's theme song. Can you believe Opie has grown up and won an Oscar for directing?) 4. Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares, or however you spell her last name, from the Donna Reed Show. Wasn't this her only record? 10. Crazy - Patsy Cline (Tommy, FYI Kelly Shephard, formerly Kelly Cash and a former Miss America, and from Milan, TN, is going to be performing/singing a 2 hour show of Patsy Cline songs in Jackson, TN next month.) Congratulations to Jim McBride on the nomination. Linda Beal Walker Class of '66 ________________________________________________________ This week's songs were either easier or just happened to be in my repertoire (sp). 4. Johnny Angel, Shelly Fabares, who grew up to be the wife on "Coach" 7. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - Beatles. I was very lucky to have been to the 1964 Beatles concert in Atlanta, with 3 of my cousins. 10. Crazy - written by Willie Nelson and best recorded by Patsy Cline I bet if you had Louie Louie every single listener would get that one. The turn out for our new breakfast club was very disappointing yesterday, but we'll try it again next month. Maybe it being the last weekend of spring break and Easter weekend folks had other places to be. I'll ask you to be in a reminder the week before in April. Thanks again for all you do. Lynn Bozeman VanPelt Class of '66 ________________________________________________________ I have mixed emotions about playing "Name That Tune" again. My life has been so wrapped up in music since I was about 5 years old, and I love everything associated with it, but this seems to give me a distinct advantage over many of the friends and classmates that I adore, and to whom this site is dedicated. I can't resist playing one more time, and sharing my personal comments, but I don't want this fun contest to turn into a "Damn Yankees" thing so I will refrain in the future. Here we go, one more time: 1. Where The Boys Are Connie Francis When I first saw Connie Francis I thought that she was the dorkiest thing that I had ever laid eyes on. I later hated myself for that first unfair impression because Connie had a tragic life, full of mental illness. And besides, she later looked like a fox!! 2. Diana Paul Anka I remember that Diana May knew every word to this song. I think that maybe she believed that the song was written especially for her. Who knows? Maybe it was. She was certainly sweet enough to deserve it! 3. Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Was there anyone on the planet that didn't love this man? But you know me, I thought that the song was about his girlfriend! "I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill". 4. Johnny Angel Shelly Fabre I remember seeing Shelly on the Donna Reed show, and even then she made my temperature (among other things) rise! And she was a good vocal talent. I often wondered why she didn't record more. 5. Help Me Rhonda The Beach Boys One of Terry and The Shamrock's favorite songs! I would sing the bass ("uh bow bow bow bow bow") and then jump to the falsetto ("Help Me Rhonda yeah!") in the same song. Yeah I know, you couldn't find good help in those days. 6. Working My Way Back To You The Four Seasons Only our generation could make heroes of a masked man wearing a blue suit and living with an Indian man, and a male group where the lead singer sang like a girl! Boy, were we desperate to get away from our parents' music, or what! 7. I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles Surely NOBODY missed this one! I will never forget the joy that this group brought to us in 1964. I have tickets to attend Paul McCartney's concert in Anaheim on May 5!!!! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!! 8. The Locomotion Little Eva This song was written by Carole King and sung by her babysitter. Carole said that anyone could sing this song and it would be a hit. Do you still remember how to do this dance? Send a photo to the web site! 9. El Paso Marty Robbins I remember that my first impression of this song was that it was the longest and corniest song that I had ever heard. And then I became addicted to the damn thing and couldn't stop singing it! If you've ever sung any of Marty's songs publicly, then you know how truly talented the man really was. 10. Crazy Patsy Cline Patsy was the first alto country singer that I remember hearing. It was a refreshing change from the nasal sounds of Kitty Wells! Patsy was way ahead of her time, and her recordings are a clinic on the interpretation and presentation of a song. How much great material did we miss out on because of her premature passing? Hang in there, Tommy, and start planning your California trip! It will be great to see you again! TERRY 'Moses' PRESTON Class of 1964 Wildomar, CA 92595 (Editor's Note: I, like many of you classmates, also saw the Beatles (when they were in Memphis in 1966. But, before the Beatles, I went to Nashville one time right after Marty Robbins recorded "El Paso". I saw him, live in person, at the Ryman Auditorium at the Grand Ole' Opry. I remember him so vividly because the show was not televised but was only broadcasted on WSM radio, and in the instrumental breaks of the song Marty would step out to the edge of the stage and cheerlead everyone into great rounds of applauses and cheers, and then step back to the mike and thank everyone for those cheers, like they were unexpected. He wore his black western outfit from the cover of the song and was a real showman.) ________________________________________________________ Well, I'm back in the game.....sorry I missed last weeks contest...Got busy and forgot to send in my entry....Who the hell is "Richard McBoing" anyway???? Tommy I loved your "There's the dam Clutch"....My favorite was June telling Ward that he was a little rough on the Beaver...I am glad that I get another chance to embarass myself with the Name That Tune...Apparently my hearing is not as good as it used to be... but I will try again....A memory on one of the songs (don't want to be disqualified if I should win)....I was fortunate enough to see the Beatles in Atlanta Stadium on there first American Tour....Couldn't hear a single song they did but we still have the Official Program...It's a family heirloom and will be passed down for generations ....Also I saw Lynn Baeder while in line for the restroom there.... Jim Bannister (Editor's Note: Jim, I guess I was being my Boy Scout self when I first read your comment about June and Ward Cleaver. When I re-read it and started thinking like I did in high school, I burst out laughing...they snuck that one by the censors didn't they?) ________________________________________________________ As usual, you have one or two of the items that are not readily recognizable to me. My memory is such that I associate music with particular people or activities in my past. The Sixties are definitely the strongest in my memory of associations, with the Seventies coming in second. After that my interest in music of the Eighties and later has definitely waned ... now I listen mostly to the "oldies" or "country." Most of the tunes on your list brought to mind particular memories, but a couple were difficult. By the way, this doesn't help with your contest, but the following web site has some very interesting information around music, etc. of the fifties and sixties: 9) "Streets of Larado" (Marty Robbins) Best ... Mike Griffith ('66) (Editor's Note: We try to put a few "difficult" ones in for fun. I usually don't pick on people for a wrong answer, but poor Mike...right artist on #9, right state, but wrong town...LOL! But at least he tried. And I checked out the web site he recommended. It's a good source of information and I have bookmarked it on my browser) ________________________________________________________ #6 Working My Way Back To You (?) - 4 Tops (?) I've got most of these songs in my old 45 rpm record collection - scratches and all! My husband can't understand why I still like to listen to my old, beat up singles rather than ones that have been "digitally enhanced" on a CD. Trivia question: Do you know where "Bradley's" - the hangout - got it's name? This past month's "Breakfast Club" consisted of Lynn Bozeman-Van Pelt, Bob Crump, and me. Yes, I know the weather was absolutely horrible. But we showed up anyway. Let's try for a better showing this month. We''ll give weekly reminders if that helps. Judy "Fedrowisch" Kincaid Class of "66 (Editor's Note: Judy is the only one that came up with the other major group that recorded "Working My Way Back To You". Good going Judy!) ________________________________________________________ From Our Mailbag Subject: parts Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:37:43 -0600 From: "Pat Stolz" <pstolz@knology.net> I work in an auto parts store, so the clip on the 710 circle really hit home, believe me, blondes are not the only ones that make you scratch your head. You would not believe how many men don't even know what kind of car they drive. I look froward to getting the site every week and trying to play the trivia games. right now i have 5 seconds of music stuck in my mind with acouple of words to go with it, and can't get any further! Hope you have a great easter. Thanks for the memories. Pat Torzillo Stolz Class of 1966 ________________________________________________________ Subject: A Chance Meeting Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:14:05 -0500 From: "Cook, Charles" <CookCE@cdm.com> My only child is a senior in high school this year and probably completing his baseball career. This past week my wife and I followed my son's high school team to a spring break tournament in Crestview, Florida. Somewhere toward the end of the game on the second day, Paula said "Look, there's a team warming up called the Lee Generals". Sure enough, it was the Lee H.S. team from Huntsville, Alabama! I introduced my self to Coach Weaver and told him that I had graduated with the Class of '64. Coach Weaver had in the recent past been both the head baseball coach and the head football coach. Coach Weaver graduated from Lee in 1971 and we weren't very successful at playing do you know with students with the exception of Ray Walker. Ray just stepped down from a very successful coaching career at Grissom H.S. It seems that a lot changed in those seven years from 1964-1971. We did better at remembering old football coaches - Burleson, and Nunnaly (sp?). It became evident to my that a lot more had changed from 1964 to today. Skip Cook ________________________________________________________ |
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Can Someone Fill Us In On the Structural Changes at LHS? By Tommy Towery I talked my Air Force friends into sending a spy satellite over LHS recently to get an idea of what it looks like today and was surprised at some of the things I saw. Either my memory has failed me or they have done a great camouflage job to confuse our spy-in-the-sky. What happened to the grassy courtyards that we knew between the wings of the buildings that now show roofs? Roll your mouse over the photo above. The area outlined in red is more or less the way I remember the way Lee was built. The green area is where I remember there being grassy areas. Does that mean that there are rooms there now? It appears that both sides of the building have lost the grassy area. I know the one on the left above had it, because I remember in the 9th grade that Cecil Fain used to drive his old Plymouth (?) up the sidewalk and park by the door between the two wings. I also know that the entrance that we used in the front of the building (that led to the auditorium) is not the main entrance now. When I was last there those doors were padlocked and chained shut. The main entrance and the office. is on the left side (in the wing that led to our lunchroom.) The old office area in the center of the building was part of the library. Perhaps it is time to send our resident photographer spies (the Sanders) on a special assignment to take some ground level photos to solve some of these mysteries. Any insight on these changes would be welcome. In the future we hope to go back and do a "wing by wing" map of the rooms and activities in those rooms back when we were at Lee. Classmates Name Those Tunes Two 100% correct answers from the Class of '64 - Diana May Stephenson and Terry "Moses" Preston, and one from the Class of '66 - Judy Fedrowisch Kincaid this week, split the points to 50 points for each class. Click on the blue underlined song title below to hear the whole song. We've had great participation in this area of trivia. The "required" comments are listed below, but everyone's answers are not repeated over and over, only the items that have personal reflections, memories, or intersting facts with them. Subject: Name That Tune Trivia Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 17:55:36 -0800 From: "Diana May Stephenson" <jim2@hiwaay.net> Well here goes with my answers to this weeks trivia contest. I think about entering every week but think what's the use I know my memory is not going to serve me to well with these brain teasers!! I remember singing along in the car with all of these (if they are correct). 1. Where The Boys Are (Connie Francis) I always fancied myself as another Connie Francis. HA HA.(I was in almost all of the first musical plays at Lee Junior High and High School. Ms. Georgett Graham tried to get me to audition to sing at the Russell Erskin Hotel Ballroom when I was just 14, but of course Mom and Dad didn't really go for the idea) 2. Diana (Paul Anka) Like to guess why I liked this song so well? 3. Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino) Later the theme song for Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" 4. Johnny Angel (Shelly Fabrey) I always watched the Donna Reed Show and was truly amazed when this song made it to the charts. 5. Help Me Rhonda (Beach Boys) My daughters five kids love this song and the older ones go around singing it alot. 6. Working My Way Back To You (Frakie Vallie and the Four Seasons) 7. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Beatles) Who doesn't remember this from our class? 8. Locomotion (Little Eva?)(I'm not sure at all about this one) 9. El Paso (Marty Robins) 10. Crazy (Patsy Cline) I will always remember when I heard that Patsy's plane went down killing her and all on board. She's another one I liked to imitate. I hope you won't print this if it is really off base. I know we all think we have them all for sure, only to find out we really didn't know as much as we thought. Anyway, here's hoping. Dianna May Stephenson Class of ' 64 ________________________________________________________ Below are entries by other classmates... all the answers (right or wrong) are not printed - only comments they included on songs are listed with their e-mails. Tommy, thank you again for this website. This week's comments have given me much needed laughter after sitting with mother at the nursing home on this rainy afternoon. I had forgotten about Tom Terrific and Winky Dink and I love Foghorn Leghorn, too, but your comment about "the dam Clutch" still has me chuckling. 2. This was a Paul Anka song with a girl's name, so I'll take a guess at "Oh, Carol", could be Donna or Susie, or... ( but "Oh Carol" was by Neil Sedaka not Paul Anka) 3. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino (Richie Cunningham's theme song. Can you believe Opie has grown up and won an Oscar for directing?) 4. Johnny Angel - Shelly Fabares, or however you spell her last name, from the Donna Reed Show. Wasn't this her only record? 10. Crazy - Patsy Cline (Tommy, FYI Kelly Shephard, formerly Kelly Cash and a former Miss America, and from Milan, TN, is going to be performing/singing a 2 hour show of Patsy Cline songs in Jackson, TN next month.) Congratulations to Jim McBride on the nomination. Linda Beal Walker Class of '66 ________________________________________________________ This week's songs were either easier or just happened to be in my repertoire (sp). 4. Johnny Angel, Shelly Fabares, who grew up to be the wife on "Coach" 7. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - Beatles. I was very lucky to have been to the 1964 Beatles concert in Atlanta, with 3 of my cousins. 10. Crazy - written by Willie Nelson and best recorded by Patsy Cline I bet if you had Louie Louie every single listener would get that one. The turn out for our new breakfast club was very disappointing yesterday, but we'll try it again next month. Maybe it being the last weekend of spring break and Easter weekend folks had other places to be. I'll ask you to be in a reminder the week before in April. Thanks again for all you do. Lynn Bozeman VanPelt Class of '66 ________________________________________________________ I have mixed emotions about playing "Name That Tune" again. My life has been so wrapped up in music since I was about 5 years old, and I love everything associated with it, but this seems to give me a distinct advantage over many of the friends and classmates that I adore, and to whom this site is dedicated. I can't resist playing one more time, and sharing my personal comments, but I don't want this fun contest to turn into a "Damn Yankees" thing so I will refrain in the future. Here we go, one more time: 1. Where The Boys Are Connie Francis When I first saw Connie Francis I thought that she was the dorkiest thing that I had ever laid eyes on. I later hated myself for that first unfair impression because Connie had a tragic life, full of mental illness. And besides, she later looked like a fox!! 2. Diana Paul Anka I remember that Diana May knew every word to this song. I think that maybe she believed that the song was written especially for her. Who knows? Maybe it was. She was certainly sweet enough to deserve it! 3. Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Was there anyone on the planet that didn't love this man? But you know me, I thought that the song was about his girlfriend! "I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill". 4. Johnny Angel Shelly Fabre I remember seeing Shelly on the Donna Reed show, and even then she made my temperature (among other things) rise! And she was a good vocal talent. I often wondered why she didn't record more. 5. Help Me Rhonda The Beach Boys One of Terry and The Shamrock's favorite songs! I would sing the bass ("uh bow bow bow bow bow") and then jump to the falsetto ("Help Me Rhonda yeah!") in the same song. Yeah I know, you couldn't find good help in those days. 6. Working My Way Back To You The Four Seasons Only our generation could make heroes of a masked man wearing a blue suit and living with an Indian man, and a male group where the lead singer sang like a girl! Boy, were we desperate to get away from our parents' music, or what! 7. I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles Surely NOBODY missed this one! I will never forget the joy that this group brought to us in 1964. I have tickets to attend Paul McCartney's concert in Anaheim on May 5!!!! Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!! 8. The Locomotion Little Eva This song was written by Carole King and sung by her babysitter. Carole said that anyone could sing this song and it would be a hit. Do you still remember how to do this dance? Send a photo to the web site! 9. El Paso Marty Robbins I remember that my first impression of this song was that it was the longest and corniest song that I had ever heard. And then I became addicted to the damn thing and couldn't stop singing it! If you've ever sung any of Marty's songs publicly, then you know how truly talented the man really was. 10. Crazy Patsy Cline Patsy was the first alto country singer that I remember hearing. It was a refreshing change from the nasal sounds of Kitty Wells! Patsy was way ahead of her time, and her recordings are a clinic on the interpretation and presentation of a song. How much great material did we miss out on because of her premature passing? Hang in there, Tommy, and start planning your California trip! It will be great to see you again! TERRY 'Moses' PRESTON Class of 1964 Wildomar, CA 92595 (Editor's Note: I, like many of you classmates, also saw the Beatles (when they were in Memphis in 1966. But, before the Beatles, I went to Nashville one time right after Marty Robbins recorded "El Paso". I saw him, live in person, at the Ryman Auditorium at the Grand Ole' Opry. I remember him so vividly because the show was not televised but was only broadcasted on WSM radio, and in the instrumental breaks of the song Marty would step out to the edge of the stage and cheerlead everyone into great rounds of applauses and cheers, and then step back to the mike and thank everyone for those cheers, like they were unexpected. He wore his black western outfit from the cover of the song and was a real showman.) ________________________________________________________ Well, I'm back in the game.....sorry I missed last weeks contest...Got busy and forgot to send in my entry....Who the hell is "Richard McBoing" anyway???? Tommy I loved your "There's the dam Clutch"....My favorite was June telling Ward that he was a little rough on the Beaver...I am glad that I get another chance to embarass myself with the Name That Tune...Apparently my hearing is not as good as it used to be... but I will try again....A memory on one of the songs (don't want to be disqualified if I should win)....I was fortunate enough to see the Beatles in Atlanta Stadium on there first American Tour....Couldn't hear a single song they did but we still have the Official Program...It's a family heirloom and will be passed down for generations ....Also I saw Lynn Baeder while in line for the restroom there.... Jim Bannister (Editor's Note: Jim, I guess I was being my Boy Scout self when I first read your comment about June and Ward Cleaver. When I re-read it and started thinking like I did in high school, I burst out laughing...they snuck that one by the censors didn't they?) ________________________________________________________ As usual, you have one or two of the items that are not readily recognizable to me. My memory is such that I associate music with particular people or activities in my past. The Sixties are definitely the strongest in my memory of associations, with the Seventies coming in second. After that my interest in music of the Eighties and later has definitely waned ... now I listen mostly to the "oldies" or "country." Most of the tunes on your list brought to mind particular memories, but a couple were difficult. By the way, this doesn't help with your contest, but the following web site has some very interesting information around music, etc. of the fifties and sixties: 9) "Streets of Larado" (Marty Robbins) Best ... Mike Griffith ('66) (Editor's Note: We try to put a few "difficult" ones in for fun. I usually don't pick on people for a wrong answer, but poor Mike...right artist on #9, right state, but wrong town...LOL! But at least he tried. And I checked out the web site he recommended. It's a good source of information and I have bookmarked it on my browser) ________________________________________________________ #6 Working My Way Back To You (?) - 4 Tops (?) I've got most of these songs in my old 45 rpm record collection - scratches and all! My husband can't understand why I still like to listen to my old, beat up singles rather than ones that have been "digitally enhanced" on a CD. Trivia question: Do you know where "Bradley's" - the hangout - got it's name? This past month's "Breakfast Club" consisted of Lynn Bozeman-Van Pelt, Bob Crump, and me. Yes, I know the weather was absolutely horrible. But we showed up anyway. Let's try for a better showing this month. We''ll give weekly reminders if that helps. Judy "Fedrowisch" Kincaid Class of "66 (Editor's Note: Judy is the only one that came up with the other major group that recorded "Working My Way Back To You". Good going Judy!) ________________________________________________________ From Our Mailbag Subject: parts Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 22:37:43 -0600 From: "Pat Stolz" <pstolz@knology.net> I work in an auto parts store, so the clip on the 710 circle really hit home, believe me, blondes are not the only ones that make you scratch your head. You would not believe how many men don't even know what kind of car they drive. I look froward to getting the site every week and trying to play the trivia games. right now i have 5 seconds of music stuck in my mind with acouple of words to go with it, and can't get any further! Hope you have a great easter. Thanks for the memories. Pat Torzillo Stolz Class of 1966 ________________________________________________________ Subject: A Chance Meeting Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 13:14:05 -0500 From: "Cook, Charles" <CookCE@cdm.com> My only child is a senior in high school this year and probably completing his baseball career. This past week my wife and I followed my son's high school team to a spring break tournament in Crestview, Florida. Somewhere toward the end of the game on the second day, Paula said "Look, there's a team warming up called the Lee Generals". Sure enough, it was the Lee H.S. team from Huntsville, Alabama! I introduced my self to Coach Weaver and told him that I had graduated with the Class of '64. Coach Weaver had in the recent past been both the head baseball coach and the head football coach. Coach Weaver graduated from Lee in 1971 and we weren't very successful at playing do you know with students with the exception of Ray Walker. Ray just stepped down from a very successful coaching career at Grissom H.S. It seems that a lot changed in those seven years from 1964-1971. We did better at remembering old football coaches - Burleson, and Nunnaly (sp?). It became evident to my that a lot more had changed from 1964 to today. Skip Cook ________________________________________________________ |
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This week we're going to have a little unscored but well thought out trivia adventure, so pay attention. Even though it is ungraded, we still need participation. The other night I showed my daughter Tiffany (now 25) the English book that had the notes that went into my journal written in it. She was especially surprised at how many dances I went to and how many people I went with or took home afterwards. It was fun explaining those nights to her. I know that not everyone went to all the dances like I did, but I also know a lot of you regular Traveller participants added to those memories. So, taking a cue from the movies, and since I don't have a Delorean, I have turned the '53 Bomb into a Time Machine and it's time to crawl into it and travel back to the past. We set our destination as a Saturday night when you were a student at Lee High School. We arrive back in Huntsville around 5pm. Just like in Back To The Future, there's a dance tonight and you are going. It's not a prom, so there's no need for fancy dress or flowers. It is just one of the weekly dances held at one of many various spots in Huntsville. We can change history here if we want to, so if you were one of the unfortunate ones that did not go to the dances back then but would have given your senior ring to have gone, here's your chance to rewrite history and your childhood memories. The Time Machine stops in your bedroom, the door opens and you get out. Think back to what it would be like in the 60's. Now here's the questions we need answers to. 1. You're going to wear your favorite outfit tonight, the one that makes you feel your best. What are you putting on for the dance? 2. How are you going to get there? 3. Where is it going to be held? 4. How much is it going to cost you to get in? 5. Who are you going with or will you be going alone? 6. It won't be a fun time unless your other friends are there. Who has to be there to make it a fun night? 7. What band has to be playing for it to be a perfect night? 8. You have danced all night, are popped, can't move an inch. Just then the band starts playing a special song. What song is it that makes you have to jump up and hit the floor? 9. Who are you going to dance the last dance with? 10. Where do you go before you go home? Now don't be a fruit and refuse to play the game. The "Party Animals" award with go to the Class with the most participation, so be sure to identify your year. This should give us all a chance to take a short trip back into our past, let's make the most of it. If it works good, the Time Machine could be used again. The Editor will post his answers to these questions next week. _____________________ Friendship is an idea, not an invention, a pledge, not a promise, and (with any luck at all) a lifetime, not merely a season. Submitted by Spence Thompson ______________________ Where are you on Life's Bell Curve? At age 4... success is... not peeing in your pants. At age 12..success is... having friends. At age 16..success is... having a drivers license. At age 20..success is... having sex. At age 35..success is... having money. At age 55..success is... having money. At age 65..success is... having sex. At age 70..success is... having a drivers license. At age 75..success is... having friends. At age 80..success is... not peeing in your pants. ________________________ A Funny Little Tale A middle-aged man went to a brothel in Las Vegas and demanded to see Natalie. Natalie appeared and announced to the man that she charges $1,000 per visit. Without blinking, the man reached into his pocket and handed her ten $100 bills. The two went up to the room for an hour, after which the man calmly left. The next night, he appeared again demanding to see Natalie. The madam explained that no one had ever come back two nights in a row, and that there were no discounts. It was still $1,000 a visit. Again the man took out the money, and the two went up to the room. When he showed up the third consecutive night, no one could believe it. Again he handed Natalie the money and up to the room, they went. At the end of the hour, Natalie asked the old man: "No man has ever had services three nights in a row from me. Where are you from?" The man replied, "I'm from Philadelphia." "Really?" replied Natalie "I have family back there." "Yes, I know," said the man. "Your father had died, and I'm your sister's attorney. She asked me to give you the $3,000.00!" MORAL --- Some things in life are certain: Death, Taxes, and being screwed by a Lawyer!!! _________________________ Another Classmate Finds Us Name: Rainer Klauss E-mail: rglklauss@mindspring.com Comments: It was a slow day at work today, so I started playing around on the Internet. I found myself at Classmates.com and then discovered the info that lead me to this wonderful site. My wife and I (Gudrun Wagner, Lee '65) explored it this evening. We were flooded by memories and feelings--especially after viewing the In Memoriam section. We'll be back. Thanks to you, Tommy, and the rest of the crew! (Editor's Note: Welcome Rainer and Gudron. It's nice to know that people are still looking for us and that they can find us. If you have any other classmates that don't know about us, please e--mail them.) ________________________ |
Trivia Contest Points Won by Class Year 1964 - 333 1965 - 183 1966 - 183 Each week 100 Points is awarded to the class represented by the classmate with the most correct answer (determined by the staff). If there is only one winner that class gets all the points. If members of two classes colloborate or two or more classmates tie on the number of correct answers then they split the points. 1 Class = 100 points 2 Classes = 50 points each All 3 Classes = 33 points each Appeals will be reviewed. Began 1/1/02 _______________________________ |
