I would like to thank everyone who worked on the planning and putting the reunion together for a wonderful week-end. It took a lot of time and effort and I can say you really pulled it off. It was great to see everyone and hear what was happening with them. And for all the guys that came from out of town, you are real "Vikings", corny I know but I had to say it.
Again thank you for a great party!! Now who is going to start on the next one?
Joan Cherre Deming "69"
Remember Glen Ruggles?
I just talked to him on Wed. He lives in Elk Rapids, same place we have a cottage...18 miles from Traverse City
He's written a book on the history of Elk Rapids. It's very interesting and has lot's of picture's in case you don't want to read!!
He say's Hi to all and wishes he could be at the reunion.
By the way he looks great!
Sandy Koski (Hansen)
I look in the mirror, I straighten my tie, I try to comb what’s left of my hair
Tonight I’m gonna see some old friends from school, I wonder who’s gonna be there
A little more color to cover the gray, I want to look the best I can be
I guess I’m just a little bit worried, will everyone look better than me
Now here comes a face I haven’t seen for awhile, amazing how she still looks the same
And as she’s getting closer she’s starting to smile, I wish I could remember her name
She gives me a hug, asks how have I been, I tell her I’ve been fine how about you
I look down at the name, it’s pinned on her dress, I say it’s been a long time Sue
Here at our class reunion we’re really not as old as we seem
Here at our class reunion tonight we’ll all be seventeen
Here at our class reunion we’re gonna take a trip back in time
When we were bold, we were fine, we were the class of 69
And all of the ladies gather as one, showing their pictures of daughters and sons
The guy all tell stories recalling the years and the stories get better with every beer
Now I see a face, he’s there at the bar, he used to live a few houses down
I hear that he’s divorced and selling used cars, living in some far away town
He talks with a woman who still looks so good, she used to be the homecoming queen
And there was a time when every guy wanted just to be her king
And out on the dance floor the greasers and frats, there’re doing the hustle as one
But all of these old folks don’t look quite as cool, as when they were limber and young
The party is over, the dee jay is done, we mingle as we’re leaving the hall
We must stay in touch I hear someone say, but tomorrow I’ll forget who to call
I look in the mirror, I take off my tie, no need to run a comb through my hair
Tonight I got to see some old friends from school, everyone seemed to be there
I wash out the color that covered the gray, I smile at the reflection I see
I guess I’m just a little bit happy, cause everyone looked older than me
There at our class reunion, we really weren’t as old as we seemed
There at our class reunion, tonight we all were seventeen
There at our class reunion, we took a little trip back in time
When we were bold, we were fine, we were the class of 69
Written by Mike Kirby
Going to the "Pines" to make out during the football games.
Guys wore tight pants.
Pizzaburgers
Skipping and going to Shef's
Joe Dabbs hair.
Being with Swi and Moon in the old Falcon and ending up on a golf course in Royal Oak.
Tom Johnson and Rande Nuekam got busted at a grasser.
Sneaking the guys into the drive-in in the trunk of their car.
The "My Guys" playing at the dances after football games.
The Battle of the Bands.
Mike Karner and the "Milk Truck"
Billy Welsh's Green Ford Fairlane Convertible
When Jenny Morris ran into a speaker at the Commerce Drive-In, scratched that green convertible and Billy was in the trunk.
Cruising the Big Boy in Walled Lake
Cruising Woodward and Ted's
When '67 stole our cans and they won the can drive.
We had a dress code, no jeans and the girls wore skirts or dresses.
We paid to wear shorts for Bermuda Day.
Dancing at the Walled Lake Casino with" Lee Allan and the Horn".
Hiding our booze in Bloomer Park and then getting it before we went to the drive-in.
How did you "guys" come up with "JudeRest"????
Rande, Wil and Ferguie playing guitars at Neukam's house.
The schools name was called Walled Lake Senior High, instead of Walled Lake Central?
4 corners was the place to be?
Mike Kirby got a pie in the face?
Tom Foucha got his nickname "Moon"?
We're here today to honor thee,
our alma mater fair,
to stand beside thee in defeat,
and in victory ever share.
We pledge eternal loyalty,
and our virtues shall defend,
for the Blue and Gold we all stand together,
Walled Lake until the end!
There was a dress code?
We had egg fights?
The girls wore Ambush and the boys wore Jade East?
Mike Karner could wrestle?
most of the football players got crew cuts?
Dave Wilson was called "Glen Campbell"?
Wally Williams was called "Thunder Theighs"?
Brenda Bolin was called "Moosie"?
Dora Farley, Jill Stafford, Robin York, Sue Woodworth, Rae Lee Chabot, Charlotte Preston, and Pat McFadden were the varsity cheerleaders?
Mike Kirby got a pie in the face?
Kathy Ratliff said she'd get John Bubnes? (she did!)
Tom Johnson was shy?
The song "Louie, Louie" was dirty?
Larry Bingham was meek and mild?
Karen Allen always had matching dresses and headbands?
Mr. Malonis was known as "Uncle Joe"?
Janice Blum won the Union Lake Junior Miss Contest?
All the girls sat in the front of the room in Mr. Culvers class?
Danny Bingham was skinny?
Kootzie Fletcher danced her way through school?
Leo Folsom succeeded Dave Smith as head football coach?
The Beatles were still together?
We called Mr. Renschuler "Rippin Ronnie"?
Kathy Cody was called "Bird"?
Ken Sprenger recovered the crucial fumble at Farmington in 1966 which enable Walled Lake to come from behind and win?
Kathy Bodell's hair was always perfect?
You could only tell Baldwins apart by their ears?
Marcia Lachowicz used Q.T. and turned orange?
Everyone thought "Normy Snead" was a real person?
The old folks used to go up to the "Copper Mug"?
Pep rallies?
Rip - Rip - Rip
Rap - Rap - Rap
Walled Lake - Walled Lake!
Danny Curdy and Wil Vander Roest had the first "Natural"?
Top Songs from 1969:
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In - Fifth Dimension
Dizzy - Tommy Roe
Sugar, Sugar - Archies
Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & the Shondells
Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James & the Shondells
Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye) - Steam
Take a Letter, Maria - R.B. Greaves
Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
Time of the Season - Zombies
Good Morning Starshine - Oliver
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Want You Back - Jackson 5
Honky Tonk Women - Rolling Stones
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
Come Together - Beatles
I Can't Get Next To You - Temptations
