30th High School Reunion
Am I really this old? So old that it’s time for a 30th high-school reunion? So old that cute girls my age are bragging about their grandkids? So old that … well, yes, I’m that old.
The Mount Rainier High School class of 1976 had our 30th reunion this weekend. Megan and I went to the casual event Friday at the Yardarm Pub in Des Moines, although we couldn’t make it to the Saturday event. But it was great to see so many familiar names (and even a few still-familiar faces) — over 100 classmates showed up, and everyone was having a good time. Click the photo to the right to see some of the pictures I took.
That’s Tom O’Brien and JJ Holiday (aka Jeff Poskin) with me in the picture. The leaning sideways is a nod to a prank we did in high school, where we jacked up the back of Mr. Price’s classroom in the dark. Our goal was to get all the desks to slide up against the chalk board and then lower the building back down into place, so that he’d come in to unexplainable chaos in the morning. But we lost our nerve when everything started creaking after the back edge of the building was off the ground, so we left it that way.
We heard Mr. Price is still a regular at the Yardarm, but he didn’t make it Friday night. Too bad, everyone was in a confessional sort of mood, and that portable prank is just the tip of the iceberg.
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on August 22, 2006 at 4:02 pm Dawn Trout Galbreath wrote:
Great pictures! I wish I could have been there but it’s great to be able to see everyone anyway (although there are very few I recognize). Cheers, Dawn.
on August 22, 2006 at 4:06 pm Doug wrote:
Yeah, I recognized more names than faces, that’s for sure. When Tom O’Brien saw me across the bar, he yelled out “hey, look, Doug Mahugh’s Dad is here!” I guess we’ve all changed a bit.
on August 22, 2006 at 6:54 pm Tom wrote:
My dad just skipped his fiftieth reunion. A friend of his just came through town, though, and brought a bunch of pictures from it. He doesn’t recognize ANY of them - he recognizes names, but he refuses to believe that all these white-haired old fogeys could be associated with those eighteen-year-old names.
on November 24, 2006 at 11:58 am Alan Peterson wrote:
Doug,
I’ve been invited to spear yellowfin tuna in Mexico November 28th through December 5th. Sadly, November is property tax month so this is prime time to be broke when you’re land-rich and cash-poor. This is something we really need to do: Mask, snorkel, fins, a six foot speargun and the chance to be dragged across the Pacific Ocean!
Anyway, I’m still pondering the idea. My better half will loan me the cash and how many more chances will I get? I found an airfare of $557.00 and it can’t hurt to ask the boss…
The real reason I’m e-mailing is to get your new address as well as Greggy’s. Christmas cards you know.
Hope all is well…
Alan