Lee High School - Huntsville Alabama Alumni

Well, this weekend my Final Four dreams for the Memphis Tigers came to an end. But while I was enjoying the glory, I got to thinking about something. I became aware of how many of my Classmates come to mind when I see some team playing on TV.

Of course many of you come to mind when I see Bama play - almost too many to mention. A few more appear in my memory when Auburn plays - one who lives in Opelika especially who was really an Auburn Tiger fan.

When the St. Louis Cardinals play, I think of Bobby Cochran. Whenever I hear about North Alabama, I think of Joy Rubins Morris and Don Cornelius. Probably before I became so depressed at the Tiger's loss I could have named more, but I think you get the idea. It's kind of fun to have someone to relate to when I see a team on TV. Gives me a reason to root for one team over the other. Do any of you have similiar thoughts?

Please include your name and class year with your e-mail to me.

T. Tommy

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Bob Alverson, Class of '65 - "A fiery horse with the SPEED OF LIGHT a cloud of dust and a hearty HI HO SILVER! The Lone Ranger! With his FAITHFUL Indian companion, Tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the PLAINS led the fight for law and order in the early West. Return with us now to those THRILLING DAYS OF YESTERYEAR, the Lone Ranger rides Again!"

It is amazing the trivial things that stick in your brain.

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Sandra Parks Bozeman, Class of '67 - I truly loved that show. Was there ever a more perfect hero and side kick? Not for a long time, not until my newest one, Walker, Texas Ranger and James Trevett. Hated when it went off the air but still watch reruns.

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Sonny Turner - “Let’s not forget “get-em up Scout”. If you ask me back then if I liked classical music I would have answered back no! Yet I loved the Long Ranger theme. Little did I know at that time it was “The William Tell Overture” by Rossini.

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Mike Griffith, Class of ‘66 - Hello kemo sabe! Rossini tried his version in Paris, but neither William Tell nor his Overture ever achieved more popularity than when the 1950's version was Number-1 with a bullet (silver, that is). Clayton Moore never looked quite right after the corporate “suits” made him don his Wayfarers instead of his mask … kind of took the hearty out of his Hi-Ho!

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Jeff Fussell, Class of '66 - No one should get the answers wrong on this week's mystery photo. The Lone Ranger TV show theme music was from Rossini's "William Tell" and the adrenaline-filled overture is forever joined at the hip with "Hi Ho Silver!".

The 1965 Lee concert band performed William Tell -- the whole thing. Everyone has heard the familiar "dadadum dadadum dada dum-dum-dum" of the overture, but fewer are familiar with the 32 (or so) s-l-o-w bars that precede it. To a drummer, that section runs a mighty long time with not much to do. When the "Lone Ranger" part kicks in, it does so suddenly with no cue that its coming. The drums and brass kick off the up-tempo overture. The drum section generally had one person counting the measures (20-2-3-4, 21-2-3-4, ... you get the picture). The rest of us milled around and waited for our part. Well at the end of 32 measures, we would cut loose. Well, that was the idea anyway. Sometimes we lost count and would skip a measure. The drum section would then burst into action while the rest of the band was playing the slow, relaxing part of the piece. Mr. Foley would give us "the look" and we'd start again. When we actually performed that piece in front of an audience in the Lee auditorium, we were sweating some silver bullets.

Anyway, thanks and hats off to Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, and James Foley. It was a good time.

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Jim Bannister, Class of '66 - Is ANYONE cultured enough to listen to the William Tell Overture without the urge to yell "Hi-Yo Silver"?

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Karen Tucker Oliver, Class of '65 -It is amazing to me that I can remember this kind of trivia and cannot remember the important things in my life.

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Others that correctly filled in the blanks were:

Linda B. Walker, Class of '66; Tommy Esslinger, Jeannie Preston

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Tommy Esslinger suggested a couple of trivia questions but I beat him to the punch and already had worked out a trivia quiz about the show. After all the Classmates' responses, the only questions I had come up with that were not correctly revealed by someone's response were the following. Can you answer them?

1. What was the Lone Ranger’s character’s (not actor’s) real name?

2. From what was the Lone Ranger’s mask made?

3. What is the meaning of “Kemo sabe”?

4. What was the name of the gang that left the Lone Ranger for dead after ambushing and killing the rest of the ranger troop?

5. What was the source of the silver used to make the silver bullets?

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The Big Six-Oh!

This Week's Classmate

Annette McCraney

Class of '64

Talk about a senior moment!!! All last year I kept mentioning that my birthday in October would be my 60th. I had it figured out that I could retire in five years. I thought talking about it all year would make it less traumatic!

Two days before my 60th, I was chatting with one of my Charge Nurses at work. She asked me how old I would be. I said "60- YUUUCCCHHH" She said "What year were you born in?" I said "1946'' She said "Won't that make you 59?" I said "No, I'm 59 now, I'll be 60 in October". She had to sit there and count off the decades on her finger with the 60th being in 2006... I adamantly refused to believe it. It finally hit me like a ton of bricks...I was wrong.

The worst part is, I don't know how long I had been wrong, since the year before I had been 59, the year before that I had been 58... I had even written on a birthday card for my brother about the "BIG 60" in 2004, when he actually was turning 59. He never mentioned my mistake..... The worst part of it, aside from the humiliation and embarrassment (math never was one of my best subjects), was the fact that I would have to work another six years rather than five before I retire!!!!!

We all had a good laugh on the 26th when they served me a surprise birthday cake with the 60th marked through and 59th added. I'm sure I'll never live that one down! Forever Red Faced....

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We usually don't use a Mystery Photo as the lead story for the Traveller, but this is too good to pass up. Gale Thompson, Class of '64, was kind enough to share this treasure with us. The photo above shows the left side of a photo of a classic "Slumber Party." I am sure that many of you recognize at least one of the young ladies in this shot. I am not sure when or where the photo was taken, but maybe some of you do. You assignment, should you accept it, is to identify the four "Sandra Dee" types all snuggled up together. If you are really good, can you guess who the other four who are cut out of the photo? While we're at it, let's see if any of you would be willing ot submit some "Slumber Party" stories (or even better - photos) for the rest of us to enjoy. Maybe we can take a few weeks to reach into our cobweb filled minds and remember some good times. We anxiously await your submissions.

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Subject:Sky King

Charlie Hancock

Classs of '66

My first thought was "Sky King." Then, no, The pilot was much older. An old man. That might be Penny (the grand daughter) but the pilot guy was older. I guess that was on TV fifty yrs ago. No chance of remembering that. I don't know what I ate for breakfast today. No way to remember that. I'm not very good on trivia. Yes, I was there. We lived the experience. Suddenly it fades away when you need a detail. How did that happen?

Thanks for the great job you're doing.

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Subject:Saturday Get Together

Dianne Hughey McClure

Class of '64

When is the Saturday that we meet at Mullins? Do we still do that? Maybe you should tell it in the Traveller Paper because others may not know either.

(Editor's Note: I think the monthly get-together has become a part of the past. Perhaps it is time for someone to take charge and organize a come back to this meeting.)

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Subject:Did you ever Steal a coke?

Sonny Turner

Lets be Honest and just remember? Well yes and no I guess you say. When I was young and you to, if you are true here. Do you remember the old style drink boxes? the ones that had racks that held the drinks up right and you had to put your five cents in and then you could move your choice to the spot up front and pull them out . Or you could just as easy take a bottle opener there pop the cap and use a straw to drink your fill right? The ones that stood up right with the racks you cou carry a cup or glass with you and pop the top let it run in your cup and wow a free coke. Yes them were the good ole days.

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Subject:Looking for Elaine Kemp

Dianne Hughey McClure

Class of '64

Elaine Kemp if you read this I would really like to hear from you. I have lost touch with you and would like to know what is going in your life.

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