It's a forgiving world, so I must confess that as I went through the photos more carefully I was at a loss for words more than once. I spose the first cut is not necessarily always the deepest
Back when Michele was trying out for the Lady Bo slot she picked the stage name Jody (don't ask me why). The girl is full of surprises. Stealin' back to the same old used to be.
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Buddy did not always play a stratocaster, but when he did he played a Fender. Michele is the only person I know who actually saw Buddy play live (in Hawaii).
Here's the under appreciated Waddy Wachtel playing a J-45 just like Buddy's. Waddy Wachtel was presented with a custom made J-45 guitar, just like the original one played by Buddy Holly, by Maria Elena Holly and Peter Bradley of The Buddy Holly Educational Foundation.
A few words of love in the morning is always a good thing, no?
Regarding Karen's comment a couple days ago. If living is in the doing then not a big deal, but if your're a time and materials sort, probably a sketchy task.
After making a number of spelling corrections here, I'm beginning to wonder why there shouldn't be a rule that after some criterion number is met, the "mis"-spelling becomes a accepted alternate spelling.
I've wondered this more than a colupe times. Have anhy o yhou?
When the dead are alone, they chat very pleasantly amongst themselves and tell each other things; they tell each other their stories. It must be very interesting to live inside a cemetery and hear how the dead tell each other things, their sorrows, their joys, everything.
Not La Bamba, La Bruja (there's a BW story here, may appear some day) by Tlen-Huicani (The Singers).
Rough trans of some of the lyrics.
The witch grabs me and takes me to the hills/she sits me on her legs and give me little kisses/oh tell me, tell me/you tell me/how many little creatures have you sucked up?/None! None! None, can't you see? I only intend to suck you up!!
Is anyone versed enough in Spanish to translate the whole song?
Ay! que bonito es volar,
a las 2 de la mañana,
a las 2 de la mañana,
Ay! que bonito es volar, ay mamá!.
Volar y dejarse caer,
en los brazos de una dama
ay! que bonito es volar,
a las 2 de la mañana, ay mamá!
Me agarra la bruja
me lleva a su casa,
me vuelve maceta
y una calabaza.
Me agarra la bruja
me lleva al cerrito,
me vuelve maceta
y un calabazito.
Ay! dígame, dígame,
dígame usted,
¿cuántas criaturitas
Se ha chupado usted?
Ninguna, ninguna,
ninguna no sé,
ando en pretenciones
de chuparme a usted.
Repite Ay! me espantó una mujer,
¿a dónde?
en medio del mar salado,
en medio del mar salado,
ay! me espantó una mujer Ay mamá!
Por qué no queria creer
lo que otros me habian contado
lo de arriba era mujer
y lo de abajo pezcado, ay mamá!
Cuando a mi mujer la encuentro acostada
le jalo las colchas no me dice nada
cuando a mi mujer la encuentro durmiendo
le jalo las colchas y salgo corriendo
Ay! dígame, dígame
dígame usted
¿Cuántas criaturitas
se ha chupado usted?
ninguna, ninguna
ninguna no sé,
ando en pretenciones
de chuparme a usted.
A la bruja me encontre
en el aire iba volando
en el aire iba volando
a la bruja me encontre, ay mamá!
Entonces le pregunté:
que ¿a quién andaba buscando?
me dijo ¿Quién es usted?
soy cantador de huapango, ay mamá!
Escóndete Chepa,
escóndete Juana,
que ahí anda la bruja
debajo de la cama.
Escóndete Chepa
escóndete Joba,
que ahí anada la bruja
volando en su escoba.
Ay! dígame, dígame
dígame usted
¿Cuántas criaturitas
se ha chupado usted?
ninguna, ninguna
ninguna no sé,
ando en pretenciones
de chuparme a usted.
MOVIE STAR HEDY LAMARR'S INVENTION AND CELL PHONES
Shayne mentioned her son's midterm based on Singular Value Decomposition. This is a math process also used in singnal processing.
It reminded me that movie star Hedy Lamarr (real name Hedwig Kiesler Markey) was the original inventor of the frequency-hopping or spread spectrum system that made most modern communication systems possible. Major ones being GPS, mobile phones and WiFi.
She was an Intellectial genius who was born in Vienna. She married a weapons dealer, Fritz Mandl, who supplied arms to the Germans and Italians in the 1930s. Her husband would entertain scientists at their home and she whould hear them try and figure out how to send coded messages to submarines.
She left Austria and Mandl and came to the US. With composer George Antheil she got the idea for spread spectrum from watching a player piano where the roll automatically changed keys (i.e. sound frequencies) as it played a song.
Her invention was not taken seriously until the 1960s.
So the next you use a mobile phone/smart phone or a GPS, it was made possible because of movie star Hedy Lamarr's invention.
Fellow classmates--the memory book from our 50th reunion is finally finished. This is different from the one that the photographer is offering. This book is an 8 x 11, 27 color pages, hard cover with exclusively Hilltop alumni covering Friday night, the golf tournament and Saturday night at the SDCC. The cost is $46.99 + tax and shipping (total approx. $60). Here is the share site from Shutterfly that will allow you to preview it before you order it. Enjoy!
Bruce-Of course the pphotos are labeled. How else would we know who we re. Thee is aa collage page with no labels, but you can recognise the faces. Enjoy!
In this year of lost and found it is remarkable how much has been found. I have meant to post a message for a couple months to thank the reunion committee for all the work you have done and also for maintenance of this website. And for all those contributors to the message forum another thank you for all the information and memories you have shared.
Shortly after the reunion I received a call from the husband of an old friend Kathy Kamps Jenkins. He was wondering if I would be home during a week in October because he was planning a surprise for Kathy to visit me as a birthday gift to her. The great time we had reminiscing was as much a birthday gift to me as it was for Kathy. We had almost 50 years to review in this visit but it was as though it had not been long at all since our last contact. I am attaching a photo of us taken during the visit.
In the tally of doctors, lawyers and Indian Chiefs, Pam Layton Hampton is a retired lawyer. It was my good fortune to sit with Pam and her husband at the reunion dinner and was able to gather this information. There are surely many more admirable professions and successful careers among our classmates.
And just to share, I was able to have a very nice visit with Dean Butterfield, Linda Keating, Paula Schrock Schnell and Stan Burgi(CPHS) this past Tuesday. And we reviewed the many available photos of our classmates to help me figure who some of the people are. What a relief to at least know who some of the people in the photos are. And now with the other available photos we'll be able to identify the rest of them, another big find for the year of 2014.
@Karen-Thank you for that wonderful picture of you and Kathy. I remember Kathy from elementary school days. She still looks as lovely as ever.
@ Patty-Thank you for sharing your photos of Friday and Saturday night. It was so good to see all of these happy faces. Perhaps it was due to the fact that we had survived for 50 years after leaving the hallowed halls of HHS.
I have really enjoyed looking at the pictures .... those shared here and on the CD I ordered. My only problem is that there are no names so most of the time I have no idea who I'm looking at. Maybe the book will have names? There are some who really haven't changed much at all, but for those of us who have, it's been difficult. Some I could see (if I strained my old eyes) the name tags. I think I'll get my yearbook back out and see what I can come up with. Meantime, one question. In some pix of a group of people ( recognized Rosie, Bev, Cheryl) there is a taller lady with short gray/blonde hair. I think she was wearing a sparkly black top? Name please???
Again thank you all for sharing the pictures. Patty, were yours added to the ones Rosie posted?
Yes, the photos after Rosie's are mine. Sorry to have my mug in there so much, but that happens when you bring your own photographer :-) Wish there had been more time for us to talk. So many folks were there and so little time. Could have used a couple more days. Any more photos to share? Seems like lots of cameras were busy both nights.
Sure was fun. Thank you to the Committee for a great reunion!
@Michele-The photographer's book will not have the candid photos labeled. The only ID photos will be the portraits taken as people arrived. The Shutterfly book has photos labeled, save for the collage page at the end. I agree with you, it's frustrating not knowing who is in the picture.
@Patty-I gree with you. We could have spent a couple days more talking and enjoying each other's company. So, when we all turn 70, that will give us another opportunity to get together and party like the young dudes/dudettes we think we are.
@Michele-Are you refering to the picture w/Rosie, Anita Rochmes, Bev, Barbra Mangles and Bea Price? As I scanned through the posted photos, that was the one that had a tall woman in a sparkly top. Hope that is helpful.
Treasa - thank you! Yes, it was Bea Price that I couldn't figure out. The others I could put names to but just not Bea. Ah! Now I can put my mind to rest.
I agree with all of you. I find myself wishing I could have a "do over". I tend to get a bit lost in a crowd but Rosie & I had such a nice visit a week after the reunion that I know it would have been nice to have more time to get reacquainted with others. Maybe next time.......
Talk about customer service--Shutterfly just delivered my memory book. I ordered it on Wednesday, expected it sometime after Thanksgiving, and rec'd it today. That means I got 2-day delivery for standard delivery prices. For those of you who choose to purchse one of these books, I hope you receive equally good serrvice.
Here's a couple of Intrepid Travelers in the Jules Verne tradition that some of y'all may recognize. I know the two redheads, but not sure about who is propping them up. It's not Schweers or Longworth or Neal or Bandelin nor Ace nor Cheryl Chase nor Kathy Overton. I know that much.
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Just kidding.
Maybe the book will have names? There are some who really haven't changed much at all, but for those of us who have, it's been difficult. Some I could see (if I strained my old eyes) the name tags. I think I'll get my yearbook back out and see what I can come up with. Meantime, one question. In some pix of a group of people ( recognized Rosie, Bev, Cheryl) there is a taller lady with short gray/blonde hair. I think she was wearing a sparkly black top? Name please???
