Huntsville Entertainment This Week's Trivia Contest Look at the photo above of the ticket I found in my treasures. I didn't remember buying tickets but thought we just paid at the windown when you walked in. I thought I'd use it as an introduction into this week's trivia contest. The last few have been way too easy (except for Jim Bannister!) so I thought we'd make up for it this time and have a real challenging one. The subject of this week's contest is Huntsville Entertainment (of many sorts) Trivia. We need to remind you of the rules that we put in place a few weeks ago. They stated: From now on, e-mails with "JUST" trivia answers will not be elgible to win the contest. To vaildate your entry, you need to expand on some part of the contest with some personal memories for you. You can either share something about one or more of the questions, or share something about the subject of the week's contest in general. This may be the hardest contest we''ve had. Here's the questions: 1. Which of the downtown theaters had a desert scene painted in luminescent paint? 2. What was the original name of The Martin Theater (when it opened)? 3. Who was Benny Carl? 4. What brand of potato chip bag did you have to take to get into the special cartoon carnival at the Lyric Theater on Saturday mornings? 5. In what general area was a bowling alley located downtown? 6. How many seats were on the EACH of the left and right front side-rows at the Lyric Theater? 7. In which direction did you normally skate at Carter's Skateland? 8. What objects were painted on the walls of the skating area of Carter's? 9. What was the "slang" term given to beer can openers during the 50's and 60's? 10. Who is the character in the photo below, that was seen in the Serials shown on Saturday mornings at the Lyric? E-mail your answers with your class year and comments. _________________________ Things We Learned at Lee Pat Stolz sent me the following list. While I was fixin' it for the website, I realized just how many of you had to work hard to learn these because your parents immigrated to the South (and Redstone) from either up North or from Germany or another foreign country. I know it must have been difficult for some of you, but I figur'd that over the years ya'll musta learned all these things. Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption and that you don't "have" them, but "pitch" them. Nobody but a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, Turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up a mess. A true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." A true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in "Going to town, be back directly." Even true Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. True Southerners know instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. (If the trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'). True Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. True Southerners both know and understand the differences between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. True Southerners know that "fixin" can be used both as a noun, verb and adverb. A true Southerner knows how to understand Southern: a booger can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive ("That ol' booger!") or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you to death. True Southerners make friends standing in lines. We don't do "queues," we do "lines." And when we're in line, we talk to everybody. Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, if only by marriage. True Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll." True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food; that fried green tomatoes are not breakfast food. When you ask someone how they're doing and they reply, " Fair to middlin.", you know you're in the presence of a genuine Southerner. Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it - we do not like our tea unsweetened, "sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 on the freeway - you say, "Bless her heart" and go your way. ________________ The Redneck Neighbor Speaking of Southerners, my daughter Tiffany sent me the link to this funny website. I don't know why, but I thought of Moses Preston when I first saw it. Click on the link below to go there. It takes a few minutes to get through it, but it's worth it...and be sure to check out the photos that are on the site. ___________________ |
Who Packs Your Parachute? Submitted by Tommy Towery Class of '64 (Editor's Note: This is one of those things that shows up in your inbox that stands out more than others and sometimes makes you think. I got this from a college friend, but I think we can all learn from this lesson.) Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience. One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!" "How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb. "I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today." Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know. Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. Plumb also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety. Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachute. I am printing this as my way of thanking you for your part in packing my parachute!!! I hope you consider me one of your parachute packers. And I hope you will share it with those others who have helped pack yours! ________________________________________________________ TV/Music Trivia The following Generals got a 100 on their trivia test: Terry "Moses" Preston (Class of '64); Cherri Polly Massey , Jim Bannister, and Judy Fedrowisch Kincaid (Class of '66). Carolyn Taylor (Class of '64) also got 100 on her answers, but did not remember to validate her entry with a personal note on some part of the trivia as stated in the rules, but her class still has a winning entry, so it did not hurt. Points for this contest are split 50 points each for the Classes of '64 and '66. As always, with the music trivia, click on the blue underlined song name to hear the entire song. ________________________________________________________ TERRY 'Moses' PRESTON (Class of '64) writes: Here are my guesses and thoughts on the TV trivia for this week: 1. Batman - The Genesis of Camp TV! For those who are unfamiliar with the term, 'camp' means being purposely ludicrous. In order to enjoy camp, you need the IQ of Forrest Gump and the personality of Harpo Marx. This type of programming is not very popular with us, because our heritage is heady stuff like missiles and space, but the kids in New Hope just ate it up! 2. American Bandstand - I gave this show an 80. It had a good beat and was easy to dance to. Unfortunately, it gave entirely too much power over our music to a small group of Italian American teenagers in Philadelphia! Can you imagine how terrified Brenda Lee (of Lithonia, GA) must have felt when one of her songs was being reviewed by a fifteen year old kid in Pennsylvania, and Brenda's whole future was in her hands?! 3. The Flintstones - Fred and Wilma were TV's first erotic couple. (They were the first to be shown in bed together. Somehow it didn't do much for me to see them there.) 4. Bewitched - Elizabeth Montgomery was another of those Television females that made my adolescent temperature rise. I thought that she was such a fox! When I see the episodes now, I wonder why. 5. Beverly Hillbillies - My favorite episode is when Jethro started a topless restaurant, but he had to close it when it rained!! I thought this show was great comedy until I watched it with my cousins in New Hope, and they thought that it was drama!! ("They ain't nuthin funny bout dat, Turry Lee, and if'n yew laff jest wun mo time at the way they talk, you gon hafta leeve! Damn uppity city slicker!") 6. Gillian's Island - A poll was taken among American men to see which woman they would prefer - Mary Ann or Ginger. About 85% of the men chose Mary Ann. Lehman Williams and I chose Ginger. My New Hope cousins wrote in Mrs. Howell. 7. Green Acres - Another comedy that my New Hope cousins thought was drama! They wrote in Mr. Haney for President in 1972, then smugly reminded me that if everyone had done that "There wudn't never been no Watergate!" 8. Mister Ed - This talking horse had a tremendous influence upon our generation. About one-third of the men were so impressed by his pony tail that they tried to grow one just like it! Another third pictured themselves riding him, rescuing damsels in distress and riding off with them into the sunset to treat them like queens. The other third were just plain horses asses. 9. Alfred Hitchcock - I don't know which was more entertaining, his stories or his dry wit! I can remember watching the program just to hear what he was going to say at the beginning and the end (and then explaining it to my New Hope cousins). 10. The Honeymooners (I think). - I came to love Jackie Gleason because of his self-depreciating humor. To this day my favorite people are those who can laugh at themselves and not take themselves too seriously! They are the ones who have the most joy, the best personalities, that seem to be the most interested in you, and that seem to be nearly immune from stress. I salute all of my friends who fit this category!! ________________________________________________________ Cherri Polly Massey (Class of '66) I was watching a documentary about Gilligan's Island just last night. I was amazed to learn that when the show originally ran in the 60's that Vandenburg AFB and Hickam AB (Hawaii) got letters and telegrams from people saying that 7 Americans were shipwrecked on an island in the Pacific and surely the Air Force could spare one airplane to go find them. Were people really that naive in the 60's? ________________________________________________________ Linda Beal Walker (Class of '66) Tommy, I had a few "senior" moments but here goes anyway - 1. Bat Man - "To the bat cave, Robin" ZAP @#$%&^@ POW!!! 2. American Bandstand - I give it a 98, I like the beat and it's easy to dance to 6. Gilligan's Island - Personal opinion, but Gilligan should have been voted off the island 7. Green Acres 8. Mr. Ed - A horse is horse, of course, of course, but no one can talk to a horse, of course, that is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. (The things I remember !!!!!!! Scary!) 9. Alfred Hitchcock Presents - loved 'em ________________________________________________________ Pat Torzillo Stolz (Class of '66) Okay, don't think I watched too many of the other shows back then, but I watched American Bandstand all the time. I knew all the couples, who was going with who, who had broken up with who and most of all who I wish I was up there dancing with every week. I had the biggest crush on Frankie Avalon, and of course, he wasn't a dancer, but I could see myself up there dancing with him everyweek like all the other couples. How nuts was that?????? ________________________________________________________ Lynn Bozeman VanPelt (Class of '66) I was doing SOOO good until the last one 1. Batman - not one of my favorites 2. American Bandstand-I never watched this until a neighbor (Bobbi Poke) urged me to at age 11 3. Flintstones - I was never a cartoons fan 4. Bewitched - loved the nosy neighbor Gladys 5. Beverly Hillbillies - I wantd to be Elly Mae 6. Munsters -thought it was stupid 7. Green Acres - thought it was really stupid 8. Mr. Ed - thought it was one of the stupidest 9. Alfred Hitchcock presents - a favorite series of mine 10???????????--Dinah Shore show? SWAG ________________________________________________________ Jim Bannister (Class of '66) Why do I subject mice elf to this humiliation every week????? I'm hooked reel me in....thanks Tommy for not listing my answers to the last music trivia....It was embarassing enough for me to know how badly I did, without all my classmates also knowing....I loved last week's memory trip....I may go out and get some English Leather Cologne.... HERE WE GO AGAIN: 1. Batman....BANG, WHACK, SOCKO.... 2. American Bandstand....Dick Clark still looks younger than any of us 3. The Flintstones...."WILMA!!!!!" 4. Bewitched.....Both Darrins were Gay 5. The Beverly Hillbillies....Once again, Buddy Ebsen is in the trivia 6. Gilligan's Island....Should have killed him the 1st day and they would have been rescued in a week... 7. Green Acres....Great role played by Gene Autry's sidekick... 8. Mr. Ed...."Oh Wilburrr" 9. Alfred Hichcock Presents....Ahead of its time....Good Entertainment 10. The Honeymooners.....Norton made the show.... ________________________________________________________ From Our Mailbox Subject: For Your Info Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:48:31 -0500 From: "CAROL OLSON" <Carol.Olson@msl.redstone.army.mil> Just wanted to let you know about the passing of Judy Bills Tate's (Class of 65) sister, Maxine Cantrell on Easter Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Judy's address is 16 Spiral Leaf Ct., The Woodlands, TX 77318 if anyone wants to send a card. Thanks for the great job you do. Carol Bailey Olson (Class of '65) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Marine Wedding, TV Trivia Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:55:52 -0700 From: "Terry Preston" <mosespreston@earthlink.net> We just flew back from North Carolina (boy my arms are tired!) where we attended the wedding of Jan's son Aaron at the Marine base at Camp Lejune. Everything went according to proper Marine tradition (mothers were queens, focus on God, family, and country, Dress Blue Uniforms, passing under the swords, and my favorite part: the bride got whacked on the ass by the last sword bearer!) TERRY 'Moses' PRESTON Wildomar, CA (Class of '64) ________________________________________________________ Subject: reminder Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 20:54:18 -0500 From: "Lynn VanPelt" <bamayaya@knology.net> Would you put a reminder in this week's update that we'll be meeting for breakfast on Sat. April 27 at 9:30 at Gibsons on South Parkway. Thanks. Lynn Bozeman VanPelt (Class of '66) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Hi there Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 06:24:44 -0500 From: "Sherman Banks" <sbanks1@charter.net> Saw the web page and responded to one e-mail address - it bounced. I am alive and well in California, soon to move back to Fayetteville, TN Please take me off the lost list. Regards, Sherman Banks - (Class of '65) 925/918-0369 shermanb@attbi.com ________________________________________________________ Subject: Time Trivia Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:03:25 -0400 From: Julius.Smoak@sba.gov I was not aware of all the dances and things that went on then. So, I was not able to contribute. I really enjoyed everyone else's memories. It kind of let me experience it in a vicarious manner. Better than nothing. I did, like Mike Boggs, get into square dancing but not until after I left Lee. I don't know if Mike is still square dancing but I am still square dancing after 36 years. I highly recommend it to everyone. It is great fun and good exercise. In addition, square dancers are crazy. They are the only group of people that will square dance in a pool, a lake, a river, barefoot in the snow, all night, or in a very small bathroom just to earn a "fun" badge. Square dancing by the way is the national folk dance of the U. S. It still qualifies as good, clean fun. However, guys, it is the only activity that allows you to look under women's dresses and skirts without getting slapped. Also, the guys get to lead. Chip Smoak (Class of '66) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Additional Time Machine Memories Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:15:56 EDT From: NJKINCAID@aol.com Additional Time Machine Memories: **Let's not forget the dances, Battle of the Bands, and "big time" entertainment - James Brown/Paul Revere & the Raiders/the McCoy's/......... that played at the old Coliseum. **When the "Gentry's" - (Keep on Dancin') played at the Epoch ** When the "Continentals/Tiks" were the "Precious Few" Regarding the trivia question about where Bradley's got it's name: Yes, it was called "Bradley's" because it was the downstairs of Bradley's Cafeteria. Most people thought that Bradley's Cafeteria was named for owners that were named Bradley - that's what most people called the older couple that owned & ran the establishment. But the owners were actually Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell and they named the cafeteria after their little grandson "Bradley" Mitchell. (With this information & a quarter you can do very little now-a-days!) It just amazes me that I have a hard time remembering where I last had my sunglasses, but I can remember something like that 40 years later!!!! Also, the people that opened the "Epoch" were a young couple named Stan & Judy Beckman. I'm sure they had no idea of the impact they were having on our lives at that time and all the wonderful memories that were made for us to share 37 years later. I wish they knew. Thanks guys - wherever you are. Remember, the next "Breakfast Club" get together at Gibson's (South Parkway) is this Saturday, April 27th at 9:00 a.m. We have found that Gibson's is quite busy on Saturday mornings so if you plan to come you can give me a call - 883-9255 (hm) or 656-3667 (cell) so that we have an idea of how much sitting to request. Be there or Be square!!!! Note to out-of-towners: If you're going to be in Huntsville at anytime, let us know and we'll try to get some folks rounded up for a get-together. Love to All, Judy "Fedrowisch" Kincaid (Class of '66) ________________________________________________________ |
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Trivia Contest Points Won by Class Year 1964 - 383 1965 - 183 1966 - 233 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 _______________________________ |
Who Packs Your Parachute? Submitted by Tommy Towery Class of '64 (Editor's Note: This is one of those things that shows up in your inbox that stands out more than others and sometimes makes you think. I got this from a college friend, but I think we can all learn from this lesson.) Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience. One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, "You're Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!" "How in the world did you know that?" asked Plumb. "I packed your parachute," the man replied. Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, "I guess it worked!" Plumb assured him, "It sure did. If your chute hadn't worked, I wouldn't be here today." Plumb couldn't sleep that night, thinking about that man. Plumb says, "I kept wondering what he might have looked like in a Navy uniform a white hat, a bib in the back, and bell-bottom trousers. I wonder how many times I might have seen him and not even said 'Good morning, how are you?' or anything because, you see, I was a fighter pilot and he was just a sailor." Plumb thought of the many hours the sailor had spent on a long wooden table in the bowels of the ship, carefully weaving the shrouds and folding the silks of each chute, holding in his hands each time the fate of someone he didn't know. Now, Plumb asks his audience, "Who's packing your parachute?" Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. Plumb also points out that he needed many kinds of parachutes when his plane was shot down over enemy territory - he needed his physical parachute, his mental parachute, his emotional parachute, and his spiritual parachute. He called on all these supports before reaching safety. Sometimes in the daily challenges that life gives us, we miss what is really important. We may fail to say hello, please, or thank you, congratulate someone on something wonderful that has happened to them, give a compliment, or just do something nice for no reason. As you go through this week, this month, this year, recognize people who pack your parachute. I am printing this as my way of thanking you for your part in packing my parachute!!! I hope you consider me one of your parachute packers. And I hope you will share it with those others who have helped pack yours! ________________________________________________________ TV/Music Trivia The following Generals got a 100 on their trivia test: Terry "Moses" Preston (Class of '64); Cherri Polly Massey , Jim Bannister, and Judy Fedrowisch Kincaid (Class of '66). Carolyn Taylor (Class of '64) also got 100 on her answers, but did not remember to validate her entry with a personal note on some part of the trivia as stated in the rules, but her class still has a winning entry, so it did not hurt. Points for this contest are split 50 points each for the Classes of '64 and '66. As always, with the music trivia, click on the blue underlined song name to hear the entire song. ________________________________________________________ TERRY 'Moses' PRESTON (Class of '64) writes: Here are my guesses and thoughts on the TV trivia for this week: 1. Batman - The Genesis of Camp TV! For those who are unfamiliar with the term, 'camp' means being purposely ludicrous. In order to enjoy camp, you need the IQ of Forrest Gump and the personality of Harpo Marx. This type of programming is not very popular with us, because our heritage is heady stuff like missiles and space, but the kids in New Hope just ate it up! 2. American Bandstand - I gave this show an 80. It had a good beat and was easy to dance to. Unfortunately, it gave entirely too much power over our music to a small group of Italian American teenagers in Philadelphia! Can you imagine how terrified Brenda Lee (of Lithonia, GA) must have felt when one of her songs was being reviewed by a fifteen year old kid in Pennsylvania, and Brenda's whole future was in her hands?! 3. The Flintstones - Fred and Wilma were TV's first erotic couple. (They were the first to be shown in bed together. Somehow it didn't do much for me to see them there.) 4. Bewitched - Elizabeth Montgomery was another of those Television females that made my adolescent temperature rise. I thought that she was such a fox! When I see the episodes now, I wonder why. 5. Beverly Hillbillies - My favorite episode is when Jethro started a topless restaurant, but he had to close it when it rained!! I thought this show was great comedy until I watched it with my cousins in New Hope, and they thought that it was drama!! ("They ain't nuthin funny bout dat, Turry Lee, and if'n yew laff jest wun mo time at the way they talk, you gon hafta leeve! Damn uppity city slicker!") 6. Gillian's Island - A poll was taken among American men to see which woman they would prefer - Mary Ann or Ginger. About 85% of the men chose Mary Ann. Lehman Williams and I chose Ginger. My New Hope cousins wrote in Mrs. Howell. 7. Green Acres - Another comedy that my New Hope cousins thought was drama! They wrote in Mr. Haney for President in 1972, then smugly reminded me that if everyone had done that "There wudn't never been no Watergate!" 8. Mister Ed - This talking horse had a tremendous influence upon our generation. About one-third of the men were so impressed by his pony tail that they tried to grow one just like it! Another third pictured themselves riding him, rescuing damsels in distress and riding off with them into the sunset to treat them like queens. The other third were just plain horses asses. 9. Alfred Hitchcock - I don't know which was more entertaining, his stories or his dry wit! I can remember watching the program just to hear what he was going to say at the beginning and the end (and then explaining it to my New Hope cousins). 10. The Honeymooners (I think). - I came to love Jackie Gleason because of his self-depreciating humor. To this day my favorite people are those who can laugh at themselves and not take themselves too seriously! They are the ones who have the most joy, the best personalities, that seem to be the most interested in you, and that seem to be nearly immune from stress. I salute all of my friends who fit this category!! ________________________________________________________ Cherri Polly Massey (Class of '66) I was watching a documentary about Gilligan's Island just last night. I was amazed to learn that when the show originally ran in the 60's that Vandenburg AFB and Hickam AB (Hawaii) got letters and telegrams from people saying that 7 Americans were shipwrecked on an island in the Pacific and surely the Air Force could spare one airplane to go find them. Were people really that naive in the 60's? ________________________________________________________ Linda Beal Walker (Class of '66) Tommy, I had a few "senior" moments but here goes anyway - 1. Bat Man - "To the bat cave, Robin" ZAP @#$%&^@ POW!!! 2. American Bandstand - I give it a 98, I like the beat and it's easy to dance to 6. Gilligan's Island - Personal opinion, but Gilligan should have been voted off the island 7. Green Acres 8. Mr. Ed - A horse is horse, of course, of course, but no one can talk to a horse, of course, that is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Ed. (The things I remember !!!!!!! Scary!) 9. Alfred Hitchcock Presents - loved 'em ________________________________________________________ Pat Torzillo Stolz (Class of '66) Okay, don't think I watched too many of the other shows back then, but I watched American Bandstand all the time. I knew all the couples, who was going with who, who had broken up with who and most of all who I wish I was up there dancing with every week. I had the biggest crush on Frankie Avalon, and of course, he wasn't a dancer, but I could see myself up there dancing with him everyweek like all the other couples. How nuts was that?????? ________________________________________________________ Lynn Bozeman VanPelt (Class of '66) I was doing SOOO good until the last one 1. Batman - not one of my favorites 2. American Bandstand-I never watched this until a neighbor (Bobbi Poke) urged me to at age 11 3. Flintstones - I was never a cartoons fan 4. Bewitched - loved the nosy neighbor Gladys 5. Beverly Hillbillies - I wantd to be Elly Mae 6. Munsters -thought it was stupid 7. Green Acres - thought it was really stupid 8. Mr. Ed - thought it was one of the stupidest 9. Alfred Hitchcock presents - a favorite series of mine 10???????????--Dinah Shore show? SWAG ________________________________________________________ Jim Bannister (Class of '66) Why do I subject mice elf to this humiliation every week????? I'm hooked reel me in....thanks Tommy for not listing my answers to the last music trivia....It was embarassing enough for me to know how badly I did, without all my classmates also knowing....I loved last week's memory trip....I may go out and get some English Leather Cologne.... HERE WE GO AGAIN: 1. Batman....BANG, WHACK, SOCKO.... 2. American Bandstand....Dick Clark still looks younger than any of us 3. The Flintstones...."WILMA!!!!!" 4. Bewitched.....Both Darrins were Gay 5. The Beverly Hillbillies....Once again, Buddy Ebsen is in the trivia 6. Gilligan's Island....Should have killed him the 1st day and they would have been rescued in a week... 7. Green Acres....Great role played by Gene Autry's sidekick... 8. Mr. Ed...."Oh Wilburrr" 9. Alfred Hichcock Presents....Ahead of its time....Good Entertainment 10. The Honeymooners.....Norton made the show.... ________________________________________________________ From Our Mailbox Subject: For Your Info Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 15:48:31 -0500 From: "CAROL OLSON" <Carol.Olson@msl.redstone.army.mil> Just wanted to let you know about the passing of Judy Bills Tate's (Class of 65) sister, Maxine Cantrell on Easter Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Judy's address is 16 Spiral Leaf Ct., The Woodlands, TX 77318 if anyone wants to send a card. Thanks for the great job you do. Carol Bailey Olson (Class of '65) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Marine Wedding, TV Trivia Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 11:55:52 -0700 From: "Terry Preston" <mosespreston@earthlink.net> We just flew back from North Carolina (boy my arms are tired!) where we attended the wedding of Jan's son Aaron at the Marine base at Camp Lejune. Everything went according to proper Marine tradition (mothers were queens, focus on God, family, and country, Dress Blue Uniforms, passing under the swords, and my favorite part: the bride got whacked on the ass by the last sword bearer!) TERRY 'Moses' PRESTON Wildomar, CA (Class of '64) ________________________________________________________ Subject: reminder Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 20:54:18 -0500 From: "Lynn VanPelt" <bamayaya@knology.net> Would you put a reminder in this week's update that we'll be meeting for breakfast on Sat. April 27 at 9:30 at Gibsons on South Parkway. Thanks. Lynn Bozeman VanPelt (Class of '66) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Hi there Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 06:24:44 -0500 From: "Sherman Banks" <sbanks1@charter.net> Saw the web page and responded to one e-mail address - it bounced. I am alive and well in California, soon to move back to Fayetteville, TN Please take me off the lost list. Regards, Sherman Banks - (Class of '65) 925/918-0369 shermanb@attbi.com ________________________________________________________ Subject: Time Trivia Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:03:25 -0400 From: Julius.Smoak@sba.gov I was not aware of all the dances and things that went on then. So, I was not able to contribute. I really enjoyed everyone else's memories. It kind of let me experience it in a vicarious manner. Better than nothing. I did, like Mike Boggs, get into square dancing but not until after I left Lee. I don't know if Mike is still square dancing but I am still square dancing after 36 years. I highly recommend it to everyone. It is great fun and good exercise. In addition, square dancers are crazy. They are the only group of people that will square dance in a pool, a lake, a river, barefoot in the snow, all night, or in a very small bathroom just to earn a "fun" badge. Square dancing by the way is the national folk dance of the U. S. It still qualifies as good, clean fun. However, guys, it is the only activity that allows you to look under women's dresses and skirts without getting slapped. Also, the guys get to lead. Chip Smoak (Class of '66) ________________________________________________________ Subject: Additional Time Machine Memories Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:15:56 EDT From: NJKINCAID@aol.com Additional Time Machine Memories: **Let's not forget the dances, Battle of the Bands, and "big time" entertainment - James Brown/Paul Revere & the Raiders/the McCoy's/......... that played at the old Coliseum. **When the "Gentry's" - (Keep on Dancin') played at the Epoch ** When the "Continentals/Tiks" were the "Precious Few" Regarding the trivia question about where Bradley's got it's name: Yes, it was called "Bradley's" because it was the downstairs of Bradley's Cafeteria. Most people thought that Bradley's Cafeteria was named for owners that were named Bradley - that's what most people called the older couple that owned & ran the establishment. But the owners were actually Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell and they named the cafeteria after their little grandson "Bradley" Mitchell. (With this information & a quarter you can do very little now-a-days!) It just amazes me that I have a hard time remembering where I last had my sunglasses, but I can remember something like that 40 years later!!!! Also, the people that opened the "Epoch" were a young couple named Stan & Judy Beckman. I'm sure they had no idea of the impact they were having on our lives at that time and all the wonderful memories that were made for us to share 37 years later. I wish they knew. Thanks guys - wherever you are. Remember, the next "Breakfast Club" get together at Gibson's (South Parkway) is this Saturday, April 27th at 9:00 a.m. We have found that Gibson's is quite busy on Saturday mornings so if you plan to come you can give me a call - 883-9255 (hm) or 656-3667 (cell) so that we have an idea of how much sitting to request. Be there or Be square!!!! Note to out-of-towners: If you're going to be in Huntsville at anytime, let us know and we'll try to get some folks rounded up for a get-together. Love to All, Judy "Fedrowisch" Kincaid (Class of '66) ________________________________________________________ |
Huntsville Entertainment This Week's Trivia Contest Look at the photo above of the ticket I found in my treasures. I didn't remember buying tickets but thought we just paid at the windown when you walked in. I thought I'd use it as an introduction into this week's trivia contest. The last few have been way too easy (except for Jim Bannister!) so I thought we'd make up for it this time and have a real challenging one. The subject of this week's contest is Huntsville Entertainment (of many sorts) Trivia. We need to remind you of the rules that we put in place a few weeks ago. They stated: From now on, e-mails with "JUST" trivia answers will not be elgible to win the contest. To vaildate your entry, you need to expand on some part of the contest with some personal memories for you. You can either share something about one or more of the questions, or share something about the subject of the week's contest in general. This may be the hardest contest we''ve had. Here's the questions: 1. Which of the downtown theaters had a desert scene painted in luminescent paint? 2. What was the original name of The Martin Theater (when it opened)? 3. Who was Benny Carl? 4. What brand of potato chip bag did you have to take to get into the special cartoon carnival at the Lyric Theater on Saturday mornings? 5. In what general area was a bowling alley located downtown? 6. How many seats were on the EACH of the left and right front side-rows at the Lyric Theater? 7. In which direction did you normally skate at Carter's Skateland? 8. What objects were painted on the walls of the skating area of Carter's? 9. What was the "slang" term given to beer can openers during the 50's and 60's? 10. Who is the character in the photo below, that was seen in the Serials shown on Saturday mornings at the Lyric? E-mail your answers with your class year and comments. _________________________ Things We Learned at Lee Pat Stolz sent me the following list. While I was fixin' it for the website, I realized just how many of you had to work hard to learn these because your parents immigrated to the South (and Redstone) from either up North or from Germany or another foreign country. I know it must have been difficult for some of you, but I figur'd that over the years ya'll musta learned all these things. Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption and that you don't "have" them, but "pitch" them. Nobody but a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, Turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up a mess. A true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." A true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in "Going to town, be back directly." Even true Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. True Southerners know instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. (If the trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'). True Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. True Southerners both know and understand the differences between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. True Southerners know that "fixin" can be used both as a noun, verb and adverb. A true Southerner knows how to understand Southern: a booger can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive ("That ol' booger!") or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you to death. True Southerners make friends standing in lines. We don't do "queues," we do "lines." And when we're in line, we talk to everybody. Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, if only by marriage. True Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll." True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food; that fried green tomatoes are not breakfast food. When you ask someone how they're doing and they reply, " Fair to middlin.", you know you're in the presence of a genuine Southerner. Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it - we do not like our tea unsweetened, "sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 on the freeway - you say, "Bless her heart" and go your way. ________________ The Redneck Neighbor Speaking of Southerners, my daughter Tiffany sent me the link to this funny website. I don't know why, but I thought of Moses Preston when I first saw it. Click on the link below to go there. It takes a few minutes to get through it, but it's worth it...and be sure to check out the photos that are on the site. ___________________ |
Can you name these two Classmates? The answer will be given next week. |
