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12/29/08 04:53 PM

Jim Lanier

Don't get me started on music! I still sometimes play "Heart of Gold" (Neil Young) in my act, as well as "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd, which has followed me around in my life, turning up in the most unusual situations. I first heard "Don't You Eat That Yellow Snow" (Frank Zappa) while skipping school to fly up to Western with John Hesser...

01/01/09 08:12 PM

Kristen Howe (Conners)

I remember very fondly listening to Doobie Brothers - China Grove - and jamming all the way to the beach with Meg, Wendy, and our 'beaus'. Seems it was the infamous senior skip day, though my memory could be wrong.

01/02/09 09:37 PM

#10

Tim Newsted

"Saturday in the Park" by Chicago.

01/04/09 09:48 AM

#11

Tom Bonner

Pick up the babies and grab the old ladies we are going to have fun

01/04/09 09:50 AM

#12

Tom Bonner

I am having a great time reading and leaving messeges to old friends. Please help me remember and leave a comment

01/04/09 11:01 AM

#13

Bob Haslett

I'm being followed by a moon shadow...moon shadow, moon shadow

01/04/09 05:31 PM

#14

Wendy Rehm (Comar)

Bob---Cat Stevens "Moon Shadow" was written especially for you! You should be getting royalties!

01/04/09 08:18 PM	#15
Joe Paquette ANA-GODDA-DEVITA (the long version). Don't know when but I had it in my Jeep. Have it as my cell phone ring tone along with, "whooooo are you, who, who, who, who." My nephew says "oh CSI"

01/05/09 08:37 PM

#16

Wendy Rehm (Comar)

"Ina gada da vita" by Iron Butterfly----oh the line dances we did to that! I still remember the album cover. Man, I need a life!!!! Wendy

01/06/09 04:32 PM

#17

Tom Bonner

Bob Moon shadow I thought your song was Moon over Niles or something like that

01/06/09 04:56 PM

#18

Tom Houseman

Seems like the cross country team always "ran" to Grand Funk Railroads' "We're an American Band" - I remember Randy Toler could do a fairly good air guitar to that - and Coach Kelly always tried to get him to calm down.

01/07/09 08:19 PM

#19

Wendy Rehm (Comar)

This is a test because Karen was having trouble posting a message earlier....but it is working for me now.

Bye all---Wendy

01/08/09 05:21 PM

#20

Steve Merica

Zepplin the best J.Giles rock the rest!

01/09/09 08:09 PM

#21

Sandy Barker

HIGH SCHOOL -- 1974 vs. 2008
Scenario 1:
Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
1974 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2008- School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2:
Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1974 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.

2008 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:

Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.

1974 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2008 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:
Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1974 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.

2008 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:

Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1974 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.

2008 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6:
Pedro fails high school English.

1974 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.

2008 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7:

Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.

1974 - Ants die.

2008- ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario 8:

Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1974 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2008 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy .

01/09/09 10:29 PM

#22

Cheryl Frame (Malinowski)

I have a bazillion songs and almost each one of them reminds me of a person or time or both (Most of these were on my 8-tracks):
Rocket Man,Witchy Woman, Maggie May, Aqualung, Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone, Low Spark of High-heeled Boys,FreeBird, Bennie & the Jets, Layla, War,Mississippi Queen, Spill the Wine, Spirit in the Sky,Ride Captain Ride, No Sugar Tonight, I’m Your Captain, Mama Told Me Not to Come

01/10/09 09:33 AM	#23
Joe Paquette Good selection. I loose track of when songs were introduced because I listen to oldies stations along with other formats. So after listening to them for umm, lets just say a while, they are like an old friend that has been with you for as long as you can remember. Don't always know exactly when you met them but they have been there.

01/10/09 09:41 AM

#24

Steve Merica

Hey Joe they say the first thing to go is your memory, and the second is.... I forgot!

01/10/09 05:14 PM

#25

Cheryl Frame (Malinowski)

I know what it might be:)

01/10/09 06:26 PM	#26
Diane Scafaria Great job on the site Wendy!!

01/10/09 06:45 PM

#27

Steve Merica

Cheryl I might lose my mind, but I won't lose the other thing!

01/10/09 07:33 PM

#28

Cheryl Frame (Malinowski)

I'm sure that will be the last to go Steve. You'll just be one big ..... strollin' around town:)

01/11/09 11:02 AM

#29

Steve Merica

Sounds good but I'm always working!!

01/11/09 05:58 PM	#30
Beverly Finney (Geist) Great Job Wendy..We have needed this for a long time. Great way to reconnect with old friends. Can't wait for the reunion.

01/11/09 08:03 PM	#31
Karol Smallwood (Mazzotta) We agree Wendy, this was a great idea. It's wonderful to be able to contact everyone. -Karol & Phil Mazzotta

01/12/09 02:46 PM

#32

Suellen Etzcorn (Foster)

OMG... forget the songs and Steve Merica turning into a d--k and strolling around downtown Niles! Did anyone else read Barker's scenarios?! That was a roit! I haven't had a belly laugh like that in awhile! My, how things have changed from 74 to 08. How sad for our kids, and their generation, that life has become so complex and complicated. The 70's were definately a hard decade to beat, after Vietnam, of course. Thanks Sandy for blogging that and pointing out the obvious that one can miss when one is caught up in the minutiae of the day, which lead into weeks, months and years of not noticing just how much things really have changed! Now... back to the songs and Steve Merica, ie Mr. D--k.

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