This Week's Moments The Great Radio Flyer Caper by Mike Boggs Class of '64 When you brought up the "things that take your breath away" and then listed some of your own examples I was struck by the things that we both had done...first solo..in my case in a hangglider and then a real plane...a 1946 Aeronca Champ. Being clocked by the Daytona police at 143mph on a motorcycle. I can also add being shot at and missed and walking away from two "good" landings. But after thinking it over I thought of an escapade from our high school days that qualifies. Have you ever seen anyone go 45mph in a little red wagon? The Great Radio Flyer Caper was, as usual, a spur of the moment idea that sounded good at the start, but went to pot quickly. We were all 15, except for Phil Rareigh(?) who was 16 and had a drivers license. He also had a 57 Chevy and so could provide the transportation to the top of Monte Sano. The gang was made up of Phil, Dwight Clark , Larry Miller and myself. My younger brother provided the little red wagon. The original idea was to take turns going down the really steep part of the road above that 180 degree curve at the top of the mountain. We spent an hour or so scaring ourselves silly at this, and then it started to rain. As we were loading up to go I had a brain fart, and announced that I was going to ride the wagon all the way to the bottom! Larry thought that was a fine idea and he would ride along. Since we realized that this might be a little dangerous and having a couple of army helmets in the car, we put these on. Besides, it was raining and they would keep our heads dry.Right? So, here we go..me at about 150 pounds in front driving and Larry at about 200 in back, mostly screaming. We picked up speed slowly, and that gave us a false sense of security. We were only going about 25 when we passed the park ranger going up the hill. We waved. By the time we got to the area where the land trust parking lot is nowadays we were ripping along at 45 or so and the front end of the wagon was doing a high speed wobble. The steering couldn't be turned and we went straight off the high side of the next curve. Larry rolled off the back, feet in the air and made like a flying V. I went over the nose still holding on to the tongue of the wagon. Kids, don't try this at home..leave it to the professionals. When we realized that no bones were broken, we picked up the wagon and went home. Older and wiser? Not on your life ! Ask Phil about the 5 gallon garden sprayer and "parkers" on the mountain. I'll pass that one on, later. ____________________ This Week's Trivia It's TV Music Time We have a combo Music/TV trivia contest this week. The music clips below are from TV shows that were popular in the 60's. Click on each song to hear it. If you have problems, try reloading your browser page or sae the file to disk and play it with a different player. To save it, point your mouse at the number and click the right mouse button and then select save: Once again, remember to include your class year with your entry. Good Luck! ____________________ Things To Think About Submitted by Pat Stolz 1. Only in America...... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America...... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in America...... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. 4. Only in America...... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. 5. Only in America...... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America...... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. 7. Only in America...... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. 8. Only in America...... do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. 9. Only in America...... do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. 10. Only in America...... do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. ___________________ EVER WONDER: Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? Why is "abbreviated" such a long word? Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn't there mouse flavored cat food? When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? ______________________ WHY ATHLETES CAN'T HAVE REAL JOBS ...................................................... Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all them kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan' all the kids to copulate me." ...................................................... New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." ...................................................... And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skins say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too." ...................................................... Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." ...................................................... Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." |
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Est. March 31, 2000 22,643 Previous Hits April 15, 2002 Editor:Tommy Towery http://www.leealumni.com Class of 1964 Page Hits This Issue e-mail ttowery@memphis.edu Staff Writers : Barbara Wilkerson Donnelly , Joy Rubins Morris ,Terry "Moses" Preston Collins Wynn Staff Photographers: Fred & Lynn Sanders Contributers: The Members of Lee High School Classes of 64-65-66 |
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Back To The Dance by Tommy Towery Our Time Machine takes us back to a Saturday night when you are a student at LHS. Here were the questions asked. 1. You're going to wear your favorite outfit, the one that makes you feel the best in. 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? We've had a good group of participants on our Time Machine Road Trip. Since I promised that I would add my answers, they will be included in the group below. There is no right or wrong, we were only looking for Class participation. A last minute entry has pushed the Class of '66 into the winning bracket as the "Party Animals". Here's what the editor would do on the trip back in time. 1. My coolest outfit was my black slacks and the pink, button-down-collar shirt with the fruit loop on the back. Of course the pink shirt would look silly without the matching pink socks. And to me the black penny loafers were still in style and the slippery soles were just right for the dance floor. The addition of English Leather aftershave adds the finishing touch. 2. If the '53 Customline V-8 Ford (the Bomb) has gas and will start (two big ifs during those days), that will be my transportation. If not, then maybe Bob can pick me up in his '52 Ford (the Gray Ghost) or Lewis in his car with no name. 3. The dance in at my favorite place, on the North Side of the Courthouse Square, down in the basement of Bradley's Cafeteria. 4. Admission is the standard $1.00. 5. As usual, I'll be going alone, or with some of my male friends. It could be Bob Walker, David France, Lewis Brewer, or if he's not working Tommy Thompson. I usually did not take many dates to the dances. 6. Successful dances had to have a lot of people there. To me, it had to have a lot of females for me to dance with. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings by leaving them out, but normally I could count on Dianne Hughy, Carolyn McCutcheon, Carol Jean Williams, Sarajane Steigerwald, Escoe German, and Judy Scarborough to be there. Sometimes during that period, Ginger Cagle came with Dianne and Carolyn, and Carol Stephens came with Carol Jean. Sometimes Joy Wells and Linda and Cathy Schaffer were there. There were always others, and sometimes I spent most of the night with one partner, but then again sometimes I danced every almost dance with a different girl. 7. The best band of the era for me was The Continentals, long before they became the Tiks. Even though Jerry Brewer and I were not close friends, he never snubbed me, and if I had a special song request, it was usually played. 8. The one slow song that always made me scramble through the crowds frantically looking for a partner like a shark on an eating frenzy was "Talk To Me". The song was originally recorded by Sunny and the Sunglows, but The Continentals did it perfectly. My partners varied for that song, but it was usually the girl I had the biggest crush on, or was madly in love with at the time. The one fast song that put me in the same frenzy was "The Dog" and that sent me looking for Carol Jean or Sarajane, my favorite partners for that dance! 9. For the night to end right, the last dance has to be a slow one. I had a bad habit of waiting until the last dance to finally get up the nerve to ask some girl that I had been watching all night but was too afraid of being turned down to ask her sooner. Since I only went steady with one girl in high school, if we were not having one of our break-up periods, I would save the last dance for her. 10. The post-dance activity usually meant a trip to either Big Boy's or Jerry's. Of course there was really no "or", because a trip to one was always followed by a trip to the other. The perfect night would have been to go parking up on The Mountain, but during that period of my life, that was rare. Below are our other Classmates Time Travel plans ________________________________________________________ Marty Phillips writes 1.A madras shirt, tan pants, wejins, half a gallon of English Leather 2. My 1965 Pontiac GTO 3. Bradley's 4. About a buck? 5. Elaine L. 6. Steve Phillips, Cherri Polly, Judy Essen, Kem Robertson, Tom Faulkner, Jennifer White 7. Tiks 8. Louie - Louie 9. Elaine L. 10. Monte Sano ... ________________________________________________________ From Skip Cook LHS '64 Just made the short sprint from the bathroom (only one in this house) to my bedroom door. Take a second to splash on a little Jade East cologne, wait a second, maybe it should be an English Leather night. Open the closet door, decisions, decisions, decisions....what'll it be tonight? I think I'll wear the madras shirt, black pants, gold cup socks in a cranberrry color, and of course Weejuns. Out the front door, jump in the 1963 Falcon, tune the AM radio to 1550 and I am off. Drive two blocks to pick up Craig Bannecke and another two blocks to pick up Terry Lee. We are heading out of Lakewood to the dance downtown. The Continentals are playing tonight - my favorite band. I've got about $8.00 in my pocket and that ought to be enough cash for a fine evening. Supposed to meet Bobby Cochran, Eddie Donnelly, and some of the other "bag boys" from the Qwik Chek at the dance. Last time we all went out together it was to roll Pam W's yard. Pam's friend Sharon brought three bags of toliet paper to the front door on Sunday afternoon and gave it to my very perplexed father. Hope Pam isn't at the dance tonight. I don't need any more embarassment. I do hope that the girls that ride our bus home from school are at the dance tonight - Mary Holland, Linda Collingsworth, Janice Mink, Shiela Carroll, and Linda Jackson to name a few. They're all great dancers! I hope that the Continentals play Louie, Louie tonight, or maybe Double Shot of My Baby's Love. Those get everybody rollin'. God give me the strength to ask Mary Holland for the last slow dance of the evening. Give me a break - Greg Dixon asked her first! He's way to tall to dance with her. Well, off to BB and Jerry's to see whose there. Next time I'm gonna just walk right up to Mary Holland and ask her to dance. Yea, that's what I'm gonna do.... ________________________________________________________ Jim Bannister (Class of '66) Tommy your time machine has just dropped me off in 1966, thanks for the ride......... Big Dance Tonight..... 1. My attire will be a pair of gray glen plaid slacks and a dark blue short sleeve Gant shirt,Weejans without socks.....Oh, and a liberal splash of English Leather Cologne... 2. I will be driving my 1965 Fairlane GT ....which I have spent most of the day washing and polishing. 3. The dance is at the Aquatic Club....lots of girls from other high schools will be there....They are not on to my "Devious" ways....like the Lee girls..... 4. The admission is $1.50.......I have $10.00 so I will have money to burn tonight.... 5. I will be going stag....I'm between commitments.....(Fact: I waited too late to get a date....as usual) 6. Friends that I expect to be there are (The Basic Rodent Pack) Randy Goodpasture,Danny Johnson, Bucky Hoffmeyer, and a host of others both male and female..... 7. The band is The Tiks.....who else!!!!!! 8. When they play "Louie Louie" I have to hit the floor......Then they get me again with "Midnight Hour"..... 9. The last dance will be with the "Good Looking Girl from Butler"....Damned if I can remember her name.... 10. When the dance is over, it's off to cruise Jerry's and Shoney's.....Stop by the Krystal for a bowl of chili and a glass of milk before going home..... Tommy, if you should forget to pick me up in your time machine....That's OK, I'll just do it all over again..... ________________________________________________________ Mike Griffith ('66) As usual, I see that the "Time Machine" has ten parts. Here goes: 1) It's Saturday night and I'm going to a dance... primarily to look for girls. Friday night is "date night" and it's usually movies or a party with the regular date de jour; Saturday night is "boys night out!" I will wear Farah "Stay Press" pants, either dark gray or navy blue; baby blue oxford cloth shirt, with button-down collar; matching baby blue socks and cordovan Weejans; and since it's still cool weather, I HAVE to wear my navy blue London Fog jacket with the three "old English" lettered initials embroidered on the left breast (with the collar turned up in the back, of course). Oh, and I'll have to decide between either English Leather or Canoe cologne. 2) I'll be traveling in style, in a 1961 Mercury Comet. 3) We will be going to the "Epoch" dance club, at Five Points. 4) I'm not sure how much they charge for admission, but probably between $1.00 and $1.50. 5) Phil McDonald and I always hang out together on Saturday nights. 6) It's not a normal Saturday night without Eric Finn, Mike McCulley and Steve Green. 7) Jerry Brewer and "The Continentals" used to play at Bradley's; after Bradley's closed they changed their name to "The Fantastiks" and played many a sock hop, party, or anything else that they could get. Now their name has shortened to just "The Tiks" and they will be at the Epoch tonight. 8) As soon as I hear "The Streets of Laredo" ... no wait, that was last week's trivia!?! Actually, it's "My Girl" (The Temptations), one of the few songs for "slow dancing." 9) I usually try to maneuver to dance the last dance with someone that I just met tonight, or on one of the recent Saturday night's, and that I have danced with numerous times tonight. Usually, they have come to the dance with one or more friends and Phil is dancing with one of her friends. Now is the time to make our simultaneous "moves" to "take them home" after the dance. 10) If our "moves" don't work, or there is a third girl who won't let them go because she doesn't have a boy to be with, we will drive through Shoney's and Jerry's to see if anything is happening. The class of 1966 should win this week since our motto was "Sin, Sex, Booze, Kicks ... we're the class of '66!" ________________________________________________________ Cherri Polly Massey Class of 66 1. My dress with black and white sequins on top and a black, faille skirt 2. My '65 red Mustang 3. School cafeteria 4. $1 5. Any one of my good friends 6. Classes of '64,'65, and '66 7. Doesn't matter 8. "Sherry" (guess why) 9. The one who brung me 10. Green Mountain ________________________________________________________ Joy Rubins Morris - Class of 1964 In response to your "Time Machine" questions, here goes: 1. I am going to wear my favorite outfit--a navy blue "sailor" dress. 2. We always go everywhere in my boyfriend's chevy convertible. 3. Although we sometimes go to the dances downtown, we are going to the dance at Dunnivant's Mall . 4. Couples get in to the dance for $5.00. 5. As T.C. and I are going together, I will go with him. 6. We usually make plans to meet Vicky, Diana, Richard, Judy, Jerry, and Charles at the dances. 7. The Continentals are our favorite band. 8. Our special song is "The Theme from a Summer Place." 9. T.C. and I always dance the last dance together. 10. When the evening is over, we all get together at Jerry's. ________________________________________________________ Mike Boggs, Class of '64 OK Tommy, here's a response on the dance issue that I bet no one expected. Starting when I was 12 I was into square dancing ! There was a teen club in town with kids from all over Huntsville and several from Lee. I won't name names to protect their reputations. I think most of the dances were on Friday night and were held in a old car auction(?) building over on Patton and then later at the Dallas Armory. The clothes to wear were anything western...cowboy boots...jeans...checkered shirts.....really cool stuff (NOT). The music was all records but the "caller" was live....the only one I can remember the name of was Jim Baker. The cost was a couple of dollars dues per month.After the dances everyone went to either the Zesto or to someone's house for a party....that's where I heard a Dave Gardner record for the first time. Now everyone knows why I was so "square" in high school. ________________________________________________________ Susie Wohlschlaeger Schlette Class of 1966 Despite reoccurring computer problems, I didn't want to let down the class of 1966 by not responding to the Time Machine questions this week. I found my journal from 1964 and was able to refresh my fuzzy memory a bit regarding some of the weekend dances I went to that were not proms or Tri-Hi-Y formals. 1. In most of my entries I mention a new dress or slacks and a sweater. (How did we live without jeans!!!) 2. My date would drive. I remember some outings with the girls but that must have been 1965 and later. I guess I was afraid my Mother would read about some of those evenings, so I didn't write a lot of it down. I don't remember the details, but it involved high speeds down the Parkway and a couple dozen eggs. 3. Usually Bradley's. Sometimes the Coliseum or Charlie Brown's are mentioned as well. 4. No clue how much it cost. A girl's date paid for everything. 5. That particular year I went with Gary Kinkle, Elbert Balch, Bob Crump, a couple of blind dates from Butler and Huntsville High and a friend of Lance Woods who stayed with him that summer from Colorado. 6. As long as my date liked to dance, I had fun. The best times were guaranteed, though, if there was a big turnout of my Amber Ashes sisters and the guys who usually followed. 7. The Continentals. The other bands that were mentioned were the Weejuns and the band Earl McNeal played in. 8. Louie, Louie! 9. With your date, of course! 10. We went to Big Boy's more often than Jerry's. So, that's what I remember with some help. Glad I found that book or there wouldn't be this much to write. I also have a 25 year old daughter and she and her friends just weren't on the go all the time like we were either. My journal is filled with notes about football and basketball games, sockhops, house parties (remember Cherie's farm!), putt putt, The Aquatic Club, Guntersville Lake, and movies, movies, movies. I swear we went two, sometimes three times in the summer. I think we grew up at exactly the right time. ________________________________________________________ From Our Mailbag Subject: Mother has gone to live with the angels Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 21:24:07 -0500 From: "Linda Walker" <lbwalker@usit.net> Mother passed away this afternoon at 4:45 p.m. Thank you for your kind words and prayers. Linda Beal Walker Class of '66 (Editor's Note: We are saddened to hear of a fellow Classmate's loss. Linda's e-mail address is above if you want to drop her a note.) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Photo Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 19:47:35 -0500 From: "Jim Mcbride" <jmcbridemail@mindspring.com> Hey Tommy, Only you could come up with a satellite photo of LHS. Shutters on the windows and no green areas. How sad. I spent a lot of hours daydreaming out of those windows. Thanks for making note of the nomination. If I make it to the stage I'll try not to embarrass my Lee classmates. Thanks for all you do for us. Jim McBride Class of '65 ________________________________________________________ |
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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 _______________________________ |
This Week's Moments The Great Radio Flyer Caper by Mike Boggs Class of '64 When you brought up the "things that take your breath away" and then listed some of your own examples I was struck by the things that we both had done...first solo..in my case in a hangglider and then a real plane...a 1946 Aeronca Champ. Being clocked by the Daytona police at 143mph on a motorcycle. I can also add being shot at and missed and walking away from two "good" landings. But after thinking it over I thought of an escapade from our high school days that qualifies. Have you ever seen anyone go 45mph in a little red wagon? The Great Radio Flyer Caper was, as usual, a spur of the moment idea that sounded good at the start, but went to pot quickly. We were all 15, except for Phil Rareigh(?) who was 16 and had a drivers license. He also had a 57 Chevy and so could provide the transportation to the top of Monte Sano. The gang was made up of Phil, Dwight Clark , Larry Miller and myself. My younger brother provided the little red wagon. The original idea was to take turns going down the really steep part of the road above that 180 degree curve at the top of the mountain. We spent an hour or so scaring ourselves silly at this, and then it started to rain. As we were loading up to go I had a brain fart, and announced that I was going to ride the wagon all the way to the bottom! Larry thought that was a fine idea and he would ride along. Since we realized that this might be a little dangerous and having a couple of army helmets in the car, we put these on. Besides, it was raining and they would keep our heads dry.Right? So, here we go..me at about 150 pounds in front driving and Larry at about 200 in back, mostly screaming. We picked up speed slowly, and that gave us a false sense of security. We were only going about 25 when we passed the park ranger going up the hill. We waved. By the time we got to the area where the land trust parking lot is nowadays we were ripping along at 45 or so and the front end of the wagon was doing a high speed wobble. The steering couldn't be turned and we went straight off the high side of the next curve. Larry rolled off the back, feet in the air and made like a flying V. I went over the nose still holding on to the tongue of the wagon. Kids, don't try this at home..leave it to the professionals. When we realized that no bones were broken, we picked up the wagon and went home. Older and wiser? Not on your life ! Ask Phil about the 5 gallon garden sprayer and "parkers" on the mountain. I'll pass that one on, later. ____________________ This Week's Trivia It's TV Music Time We have a combo Music/TV trivia contest this week. The music clips below are from TV shows that were popular in the 60's. Click on each song to hear it. If you have problems, try reloading your browser page or sae the file to disk and play it with a different player. To save it, point your mouse at the number and click the right mouse button and then select save: Once again, remember to include your class year with your entry. Good Luck! ____________________ Things To Think About Submitted by Pat Stolz 1. Only in America...... can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America...... are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 3. Only in America...... do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. 4. Only in America...... do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. 5. Only in America...... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America...... do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage. 7. Only in America...... do we use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place. 8. Only in America...... do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and buns in packages of eight. 9. Only in America...... do we use the word 'politics' to describe the process so well: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. 10. Only in America...... do they have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering. ___________________ EVER WONDER: Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin? Why don't you ever see the headline "Psychic Wins Lottery"? Why is "abbreviated" such a long word? Why is it that to stop Windows 98, you have to click on "Start"? Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dishwashing liquid made with real lemons? Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? Why isn't there mouse flavored cat food? When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes? Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections? Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together? If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal? ______________________ WHY ATHLETES CAN'T HAVE REAL JOBS ...................................................... Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: "I wan' all them kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan' all the kids to copulate me." ...................................................... New Orleans Saint RB George Rogers when asked about the upcoming season: "I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." ...................................................... And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the 'Skins say: "I'd run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl," Matt Millen of the Raiders said: "To win, I'd run over Joe's Mom, too." ...................................................... Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: "He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings." ...................................................... Chuck Nevitt, North Carolina State basketball player, explaining to Coach Jim Valvano why he appeared nervous at practice: "My sister's expecting a baby, and I don't know if I'm going to be an uncle or an aunt." |
