I hope to see more on Memories soon... I know you all have some memories to share  (maybe even some that the rest of us don't know).

  How about a little truth or dare:  Hidden moment or hidden thoughts.  I will start and Tim, Joe, Ron, and Tommy WILL follow ( or else).
There were a few girls in HS that I thought were hot.  But a couple of them, I thought were HOT since grade school (one of them knows who she is).   But my first memory of girl infatuation was first grade... I kissed Mary Jane Atkinson right in the classroom.  Had to stay after school for that one.  But the worst part was when I got home;  My dad couldnt keep a straight face and my three older brothers tormented me for EVER.  So, I never kissed another girl ... in class.  But kissing is fun isnt it?
Also, In HS ( I mentioned this in my profile) I really was afraid of girls with BIG HAIR.  Something about the look, attitude, style, or something;  I could barely carry on a conversation with them.  Every girl I took out, more than once, had flat or short hair.  I liked the long hair, surfer, hippie look.  In that time (the 60s) there was a lot of BIG HAIR.
OK, now its Tim, Tommy, Ronnie, Joe, Dee, Madge and Margarets turns... and anyone else who might have some fun facts, or embarassing ones
 
 
 
Cheers, Steve 
 

OK Steve, my list of girls I thought were HOT is long and distinguished. For the benefit of my own protection, as most of them will be at the re-union, I'll not reveal the names at this time, and probably at no time in the future either. However, I will say the Class of RHS 1965 was not short on HOT young ladies.

As for who I dated, I had a very memorable date with Beth LaTurner, as she sprayed me in the eyes with hair spray while stopped at the light by the A&W. Maybe I was suppose to pull into the A&W and refused...not likely. In retrospect, I'm certain it was not intentional on her part.

The girl I dated for an extended length of time was Karen Bradley, great girl, wrong time. Chris Wiesenbach and I were seen with each other on a regular basis, however Chris and I were very much like brother and sister. It was not uncommon for her mother not to allow her to go somewhere, especially out of town, unless she was going with me. We traveled a great deal to rodeos in SE New Mexico and West Texas.

An interesting story comes to mine. We left Colorado City on a Sunday afternoon and headed to Odessa. On the east edge of Odessa a highway patrolman pulled me and another guy over, who was driving a go fast 63 Chevy Impala SS, and the patrolman commenced to issue both of us tickets. Since I was from New Mexico, I had to follow him to the sheriffs office and pay the ticket that night.

The judge on call that night was in church and I was told I had to wait until he arrived, even if it wasn't until the next morning. Well, the judge does show up and looking at my ticket he says "Doing a little drag racing I see". That was music to my ears, the ticket said "Contest of speed", and at that time I asked the judge if he wouldn't mind stepping out side. Outside I pointed to the vehicle I was driving and asked him how much drag racing did he think I may have been doing. I was in a 63 4 door Plymouth pulling two horses. The rear bumper was close to the ground.

The judge shook his head and said "you may go".

I wont embarrass anyone by mentioning the young ladies names... but I will ask a question... Were high collars REALLY in fashion or were they covering an attack of a vacuum cleaner on the neck ?   Guys who owned a "Dickie" ... why hide it, DISPLAY it.

Clothes:  I still own two pair of "Baggies" that I bought at The London Squire and a couple of Pendletons that I bought at at Ball & Ray.  I'm thinking;  wear them to the reunion. 

I recently had a Deja Vu moment.  I took my family up to Lake Eldora Ski area after the end of the season.  I spent my mis-spent youth up there and taught for awhile there.  I left there in the early seventies, moving back to CO just 3+ years ago.  It was foggy when we entered the parking lot.  We parked and walked toward the lodge.  As we got close to the lodge we could hear (but not see) music and laughter/partying.  We stepped out of the fog and were at the base of the stairwell leading up to the lodge.  A guy standing there said, "Sorry folks, the lodge is closed. We are having the end of year employee party".  Oh well, I said we just want to look anyway... But, then I mentioned that I worked there in the 70s.  He and two other people immediately invited us in... "You ARE employees. YOU are welcome".  I found that refreshing.

Heres the kicker:  The party was a theme party, everyone was dressed in 70s attire, afros, mod colors, bell-bottoms, mini skirts, etc.   I felt like I had never left... just like the day I left all over again.

Maybe we should wear our '65 clothes.  Look for me in blue cords, Pendleton, and Vans and driving a vintage VW.  M a y b e ?   A pair of S$$t kickers and jeans just wont get it.

One of my most embarrassing moments came about because of Margaret Lackey.  We were in a lot of classes together and she seemed to always sit in front of me.  I spoke to Mrs. Marian Dennis in the hall one day and very respectfully said, "Good morning,  Mrs. Dennis".  Margaret was walking with me and she asked if I knew Mrs. Dennis.  I popped off and said "you mean old hot lips?"  She laughed and nothing else was said.  A few days later, same scenario, and I speak to "Mrs. Dennis" and she says "Don't you mean HOT LIPS?"  I damn near died.  Margaret and Mrs. Dennis were good friends and both got a big laugh at my expense.  The next day, I went outside the school and came in the 600 wing the back way to avoid contact with Mrs. Dennis.  I still owe Margaret for that setback. 
  

Sorry - but my hair was big because it was so fne - Am sorry if  I scared you  - I still tease it some because of that - but not at all quite as bunch!!!  Take care and look forward to seeig you in September!

Mary Luck Starling

That's cool memries!

Mary Luck Starling wrote:

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  I just couldnt get too close.  I felt uncomfortable , like I was alergic.  I really think it was just the fact that I felt like one could not relax or go outside, or TOUCH it.   You ladies had to continually "foof" it and spray it to keep it looking perfect.   And then I ended up living in Dallas for 18 years... Big Hair Capitol of the World. 

  But now I deal with whatever life hands down, gracefully.

Mary Luck Starling wrote:

YOU HAVE A GREAT LADY TOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY BEST TO BOTH OF YOU!!!!

I log on to the site...I try to log on as quickly as I can..but fefore I can get it done...I CAN'T GET NO SATISFACTION!!!! It's a race.. and I lose everytime.

Tommy Williams wrote:

No pun intended I suppose?

I'm sure my comment was a cry from my inner man and punned out before I could catch it. Actually..I was just having a little funn with how often I get to hear I Can't Get NO Satisfaction, which means of course I'm visiting the site a lot. Grreat to be seeing what's going on in folks lives.

There are times I will log on and listen to the music Tommy Morton has graciously provided while I'm working on some other project.

This is a wonderful site, a great place to reconnect with people from the past, an opportunity to get to know old friends at a different stage in life. I greatly appreciate all the work that has been put into its development and the folks who have done so.

And now, let me share an old saying which applies to memories we share here. "The first liar doesn't have a chance."            

I have nothing but praise for Tommy's job of putting this great site together. It's friendly, efficient and extremely beneficial for re-connecting. I'm very proud of the team who has and cocntinues to work so hard to make the upcoming reunion successful.  I'm sort of forced to spend a lot of time at home on the computer so it's been a good friend to me.

Thanks Tommy. I just changed the order on the main page so you get "MRS BROWN YOU HAVE A LOVELY DAUGHTER" first in the lineup!

AH!  Herman's Hermits.  s' lovely, this little ditty.  Reminds me of summer days at Inlow Youth Camp.  All those girls were lovely and we'd sing it to them to build up our confidence to try to ask them to be our 'steadys'  for the week at camp.  It worked for me...  I'll never forget Mercy from Parkview, NM....