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06/05/09 10:07 PM #2483    

 

Don Nugent

Well,....if he's anything like me, it's the only hair he's got

06/05/09 10:10 PM #2484    

 

Debbie Curtis (Harrington)

DC....loved that band....but sorry my mind was probably too wasted at that time to remember much of anything other than they were good for a barn party of ours.

Even back then, Fred could pull together a great party....what a great Marketing Mind to go so early in life.

06/05/09 10:49 PM #2485    

 

Dick Crocker

Debbie , agreed about Fred. He wanted everyone to have good time, even if he lost money on the deal, (at least in high school!) I have to believe he got wise and actually made some cash with "Fast Freddie & The Playboys".

06/06/09 09:25 AM #2486    

 

Neil Dillenbeck

DC- I had a few with fred 1 week before he passed and yes he wanted everyone to have fun what a coolguy,when I'd work out of elkhart I stop in his bar and wow you wouldn't believe it.

06/06/09 09:37 AM #2487    

 

Steve Merica

Ernest T. you had a few what? Don't be throwing any rocks, or the Sheriff will get you!

06/06/09 10:31 AM #2488    

Suellen Etzcorn (Foster)

I just got back from a five day meeting in New Orleans, and I saw some "thangs" that would make a sand sculpture we could all get arrested for building in Michigan!

The food was good but the massive bowl of Bananas Foster I ate is NOT going to help me get into the ultra-low-rise-hip-hugger-bellbottom jeans I bought for the class reunion! Where did we used to put our guts when we wore those damn things in high school? Of yeah... we didn't have any guts in high school. Speaking of guts... right before the gang arrived at my house for the last class reunion meeting, I bent over to set down a tub of ice for the beer and blew out the two clasps in the "stretch" jeans I was wearing. It was a real confidence builder, my friends!

Well, it's a beautiful Saturday in the midwest so I'm heading out to the yard to pull weeds and hum hits from the seventies - it helps eliminate my frustrations that build up during another work week in the jungle!

Have a good day!

06/06/09 10:38 PM #2489    

 

Linda Behm

hey, suellen, if you get done with your yard...could you go over to mine?? i'm out of town and it needs it badly!

06/07/09 05:10 AM #2490    

 

Katherine Holloway

need a vacation Ms. Etzcorn? The wheat grass in the back is out of hand and I need help hanging the hammock! I have an extra room, see ya soon?

06/07/09 12:12 PM #2491    

 

Sue-Sue Baird (Conlyn)

S.M. My team members would like to know what we are going to win.

To all: Fred Byler had a bar? Tell me more. . I've been trying to piece things together. How did Fred die?

S.E.F. You look great... Don't worry about a thing.

06/07/09 12:58 PM #2492    

 

Sue-Sue Baird (Conlyn)

I found this via a google search for Fast Freddy... But I would like to know more... This was written by Ken Wise, one of the playboy dancers.

"Fast Freddy and The Playboys" created by Fred Byler, and billed as "The King of Male Strippers", from Niles, Michigan. The first group of its kind and the pioneers of the traveling Male Dance Troupe. Performing and singing to Female Only audiences across the United States throughout the 1980s to sold out crowds numbering in the thousands at a single venue. They traveled nationally as a group for more than a decade. Recording Artist Album Titled "Fast Freddy..For Ladies Only"(1980). The group was known for always arriving by Stretch Limousines wearing their matching trademark white tailed tuxedos with red bow tie and cumberbuns. They were historically the first male exotic dancers to be seen by millions of Americans on many major television shows including including ABCs 20/20, The Today Show,The Phil Donahue Show, and The Sally Jesse Raphael Show, Etc. They were also featured in numerous national magazine articles including Time, Playboy, and Oahu Magazines.

06/07/09 01:18 PM #2493    

 

Steve Merica

Sue-Sue- to the winners we have a big trophy! To the losers a shovel to put all the sand back!

06/07/09 08:12 PM #2494    

 

Jim Lanier

Steve, that trophy wouldn't be some part of your sculpture, would it? I mean, you said it was big...

06/08/09 06:48 AM #2495    

 

Steve Merica

We ordered a special trophy, 4 foot tall, and will hold all the names ( of our team) I mean the winning team, to put into the hall of fame!!! The losing team will have a ( shovel) put into the hall of shame!

06/08/09 08:00 AM #2496    

 

Sharon Simons (Hettinger)

And, Steve, hopefully you didn't go to the trouble of inscribing your team's names onto the trophy yet, because you'd likely have to either exchange the trophy for a new one...OR ... have all your names scratched out!


06/08/09 08:17 AM #2497    

 

Neil Dillenbeck

ummmmmm Steve: Sharon is throwin rocks now hahahahhahahah well now I'm skeerd steve what do we do? hahahahah hell we show up and build it when they come we'll show em the winner hahahahh so Sharon "come on down" hehehhhe

06/08/09 10:02 AM #2498    

 

Wendy Rehm (Comar)

Hello everyone---we are in final stages of sending out formal invitations for the reunion bash. I have posted an announcement on the home page. I'll post a comment here when I know they are in the mail! Wendy

06/08/09 09:57 PM #2499    

 

Tom Bonner

Boogie

06/08/09 10:21 PM #2500    

 

Sue-Sue Baird (Conlyn)

N.D. Oh yes, you should be skeerd

S.M. Ya better hold off getting that trophy engraved. You don't know the names of the sssst members yet.

No one has answered my question about Fred Bylers Bar....

06/08/09 10:25 PM #2501    

 

Jim Lanier

Yes, King?

06/08/09 10:38 PM #2502    

 

Debbie Curtis (Harrington)

Sue-Sue, Never was around to go to Fred's bar, so I can't really be of any help. My Mom sent me the Obit from the paper when he died, think it said over dose?? Last time I saw him, he was preforming in Kalamazoo at Don Neal's Club lookin like he was on the top of the world. I still have a T-shirt signed by him and the Playboys somewhere?

ND and SM......you guys just keep talkin your Smack, and we'll build the Castle's in the Sky when your not lookin!!

06/09/09 07:01 AM #2503    

 

Steve Merica

I could tell the engraver to take our names off the trophy, but I'm afraid to make him mad, by putting them right back on!

06/09/09 08:28 AM #2504    

 

Neil Dillenbeck

sue-sue what you wanna know bout the bar of freds?

06/09/09 10:29 AM #2505    

Suzi Jasper

Sue-Sue, one of Fred's bars (if he had more than one) was located in Roseland. My step-mother's nephew's uncle was one of his dancers. We can't remember if it was the Oar House, or if it was where the old Pendleton Pub was down there across the state line.

There was another "seedy" bar betwixt the two and we gals can't remember the name of the place or remember if THAT one was Freddie's. I'm curious, too, so my step-mom is working on finding out.

06/09/09 10:38 AM #2506    

 

Neil Dillenbeck

sue and sue sue (lol) -I believe it was tiki bikini bar and tery quinn was his right hand there (bouncer) had pool tables,music and food was good too it was across the street from ihop and I can tell you stories that'll make you laugh bout the nites there

06/09/09 03:44 PM #2507    

Suzi Jasper

but where was it, neil? please tell all.

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