Our July Fourth Photos

Independence Day

any interesting J4 stories/pictures?

we were up in the poconos for the weekend. my wife's aunt has a place on Lake Henry. we took the girls to see fireworks in some little hillbilly town the night before. good stuff. went running at Promised Land State Forest, it never ceases to amaze me how much of Pennsylvania is still untouched wilderness.

Bueller? Bueller?

1986 was the year of Top Gun, The Karate Kid and Ferris Bueller. I love movies. I always have. I don't get to go to films so much these days with a baby in the house. When we do go to the movies, we go as a family and see films like Harry Potter, Over The Hedge, Disney stuff, and other family movies. I usually have to wait for anything rated higher than PG to come out on DVD before I get to see it.

Do you still go to the movies? What do you like to see? If you have kids, do you take them with you or do you get a sitter and see grown up movies?

By the way, the top ten grossing films of 1986 were:

• Top Gun
• Crocodile Dundee
• Platoon
• The Karate Kid (I still can't wax my car without saying wax on, wax off!)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
• Back to School
• Aliens
• The Golden Child
• Ruthless People
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Hoosiers

Rain/Flooding

I went over the Race Street Bridge today (and had to detour up unto Poplar Street due to the Catty Creek flooding the road). This is wild, the Lehigh river looked like the Colorado river rapids, just muddy. It was way above the "Sandies" and my older son wanted to go fishing. Not to soon for that.

Here in the Lehigh Valley (for all of you not in the area right now) it is a muddy mess (I am taking a break from vacuuming my basement - when we get a lot of water, so do I).

I took a screen shot from the AccuWeather channel of the Delaware and some from P-burg NJ (on CNN).

Classmate Sighting!

On Sunday, I had to go to Giant food stores on Union Blvd. to get some Wochchestershire sause (for my famous hamburger soup), and I was walking down the condiment aisle when who did I see, Lena Azar.
She says she knows of the blog (from MJ Jones) and has unsuccessfully tried to get on board (and says she will try again). She is doing fine and says she wants to go to the reunion since she has NEVER been to one (though we only have had 2 and none in the last 10 years).
When she gets on board, I will let her tell her story. I just wanted everyone to know that she is aware and would like to get on. Matt, could you send her another invite? She seems to be having the same problems as everyone does at first.

Later,

El Presidente

Favorite Show(s)

Remember when no one would miss Cheers or Taxi or Happy Days?
Now all I have time for is House on Fox and reruns all summer.

What does everyone else watch on a weekly basis?

I rarely get to watch television during the school year (I AM a workaholic during school). I reserve my Tuesdays at 9:00 for House (or I record it and watch it later).

Other than sports (when I can), I don't watch much television.
I try to catch as many Flyers games as I can (I love the 7:00 starts since I am crashing by 10:00).

Carol Myers (Hahn)

'Hi everyone! Yes, I am finally posting a bio! What a ride it has been since graduation 20 years ago. After high school I worked full time for a while and then went back to college after 3 years, I went to LCCC for 2 years and got an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts. I was planning on going on to Seminary School after that for Youth Ministry, but never did. I met my first husband and we got married and were married for 8 years and it did not work out. My father died in 1999 and my mother moved away to Mass. to live with my brother. I was definitely not a good little girl in those 4 years and then met my new husband, David. We had a bouncing baby girl on January 8, 2005 and she is the light of my life. I never thought I would love being a Mommy so much. Her name is Karly Lynn and she is now 17 months old. I now live in Hellertown and work at Hartzell's Pharmacy in Catasauqua, as a Durable Medical Equipment Specialist. My life is finally on track now and I am loving the family that I do have. My mom moved back to Pennsylvania last year and is now engaged to be married in September of this year. As you see alot of changes. I would love to move back to Catasauqua, but my husband is insistent on staying in Hellertown. He is a member of Dewey Fire Company and he and I are also members of the Northampton County Fire Police. My life may not sound to exciting compared to many others of you, but I am quite content. I love to go out dancing and sing karaoke, when we actually get a babysitter. I also sing with a band called, Uncle Smiley, when I do get that chance to go out.

I am really looking forward to seeing you all at the reunion in October. I can't believe it has been that long already. Take care and I hope all is well with the rest of the class.

For you Steelers fans...

Authentic Ben Roethlisberger Motorcycle Helmet

Predator?

Hey - check out the 1 comment on the May 26th post. Too scary....

Jobs I've had

Speaking about the last 20 years, I would like to see who has had what jobs (that paid) people have held in his/her life time.
Here are mine:
Weis' in the whitehall mall
DJ'ing at CHS
Grounds crew at Lafayette
Delivery for Northern Lehigh Auto Parts
Men's Intramurals Director at Lafayette
Lab technician (at Lafayette)
Checking ID's at fraternities
Freshmen Orientation Counselor (at Lafayette)
Brick Layer's assistant
Paint crew with other teachers during some summers
Treasurer for SAEA (Stroudsburg's teachers' union)
Life Science Teacher
Chemistry Teacher **** Main Job, Current Job, Job I hope to keep for a while ****

That's about all I know about my jobs (Bubba Freeman)

Graduation 2006

As I sit here reading about Stroudsburg High School's Class of 2006 graduation, I thought back to our graduation at Alumni Field in 1986. I taught many of the students that graduated on Saturday, and only 20 years ago, I graduated from the great Catasauqua High School.
I thought back to all the fun we had while in the halls of CHS and how 20 years can go so freakin' fast. I miss the times of hangin' out at the playground. I miss Lew's basement gatherings. I went over the Race Street bridge and noticed that Caty
Bev is moving into the space that was Nikki Hoi's back then. I miss the "old" days and all the fun times we had. I hope that at the reunion, we can relive the "GOOD" ole times, and not bring up all the "bad" stuff. I am sure this post will start some people's juices and more "bad" will be remembered than good. Anyway, let's get this back to the happenin' spot it once was.

The Evolution of Dance

with the reunion being only a few months away i think it's time to start brushing up on those dance steps.

click here

Sorry about the sad News

With all the happy baby talk, i hate to post this, but thought it important. I'm sure many of you remember the Linton family. From the class of 1984, Debbie Linton, passed away yesterday. Some type of cancer, not sure exactly what. I will get more information, hopefully, if her obituary is in the Morning Call, and update everyone soon. This world has lost a very special person!

Germany '06

My son, as you can see, is ready for the World Cup, which starts on June 9, 2006. I tried to find him a USA strip, but obviously couldn't on this side of the Atlantic. So he's an England fan, and rooting for the USA in his heart! And, being an England fan, he gets to drink real beer.

I know soccer still isn't a big deal over there, and most people don't realize that the USA has a good team. They did really well in the last World Cup, going all the way to the quarter finals, and beating some of the best teams in the world along the way. So, their first match is on June 12, against the Czech Republic, kicking off at high noon EDT. Spare a thought for them. I'll be watching them, proudly flying my Stars & Stripes while the rest of the country flies the St. George Cross. Here's hoping we go further this year! USA! USA! USA! (but I still get to drink real beer!)

For Randy...

...who is proud to say he's "tits up and randy" and asked me for more British slang (as if your vocabulary isn't colorful enough), I thought I'd carry on with the "tits" theme:

tit: a very silly person. "He's a tit, in't he?"
tits up: out of business or something that went completely wrong. "I was supposed to meet my mates at the pub at 8, but it all went tits up."
arse over tit: to fall over "I was leaving the pub when I slipped and went arse over tit."
on me tits: on my nerves "You're getting on me tits!" Alternatively, you could tell someone to get lost by saying "Get off me tits!"

There is an entire slang dictionary for you here, Randy. Now stop fannying around, have a good read and soon you'll be talking bollocks!

message from Eileen Keyes-Spengler

Hi everyone....
Although I graduated a year later I wanted to take the time out and say hi to the few that may remember me. This blog thing is a great idea and I have enjoyed reading it and the pictures of all the children are just incredible.... I'm glad to see you are all well Cheers, Eileen

Yikes

Such a fine line between a "gun situation" and a school shooting. I'm certain this is not the way the Lehigh Valley wants to make headlines - and fortunately it appears they won't. More information here.

Another Blue Monkey run?

This is last minute, but I am back in town until Saturday. If anyone's interested in meeting at the BM (or other location) tonite or Friday night, post a comment. Saturday we have a gang heading to the Phils game, Matt, Joe, Longe, Mullen, Lew and myself (hopefully, but not 100% certain yet). If I make it, I look forward to telling everyone I'm with the American Idol winner. Dave

Where I have been!

Well where to begin? I am sure that most people don't have a lot of memories of me since I was only a part of the Catty experience my junior and senior year but here is a little info on what I have been up to since then.After graduation I moved to New Jersey to live with my dad. Tried the whole work thing working on cars and wasn't feeling all that fulfilled, that took about 2 years. I decided to move back to Kansas City to get an education. I ended up going to Northwest Missouri State University and graced them with my presence for 5 years and getting my BS in Industrial Technology. Upon Graduation I got a job with Butler Manufacturing in their Customs Engineering Department, specifically their international side of the business. Little did I know that I would be given multiple opportunities to travel. I became what is called an Expatriot, US citizen living and working in other countries for extended periods of time. I helped my company with start-up operations in other countries. Training the Engineering teams on product and process and helping develop the products specific to that region for our plants to manufacture. By the way we design, Engineer and manufacture steel framed building. Most of my time was spent in China. I lived in China for almost 2 years, coming home for vacation once or twice a year. I did the same in Brazil and Mexico. Of course I got married before my first long term assignment and you imagine from there how that marriage went. Divorced after 3 years. I have since given up the long term traveling and now I am in charge of an Engineering team and still with the same company after 15 years. I do have a daughter, Hayli who is 5, you are right, if you do the math you will realize I did not have her with my ex-wife. She is from a relationship I had years after that and unfortunately that relationship didn't work out but we are very good friends and our daughter is very happy and spoiled.

I have recently picked up on a new hobby. I got hooked on American Chopper and thought I would try and build my own chopper. I figure if those guys could build one surely I can. Well after about 4 months of trial and error I finished the bike you see my sitting on in the picture to the left. Pretty happy with it and looking forward to trying it again. Probably a lot more info here then anyone wanted to hear but that is the very abbreviated version of my life after Catty. This whole blog thing is new to me so hopefully I did this correctly. Hope to see everyone at the reunion.


Ray

TAYLOR OR KAT - WHO WILL IT BE??????

We all know that LongE looks like Taylor Hicks.
So who from our class looks like Katherine McPhee?????????
If you dig out your year book and look at senior pictures......some close runner ups would be
Colleen McEntee, Lisa Piller, and MaryJo Jones.

Updated Bio

I have updated my bio and included pictures if anyone is interested.

here is something...

Freeman's right. blog participation is at an all time low. i figured it would ebb and flow a bit and with the onset of warmer weather i'm guessing people have better things to do. Sonya promised us a pic recently where's that? and of course there are always lots of people who have never posted a bio. maybe if the contact nazi would set an example it would motivate some others...

there are also numerous people who have been contacted and know about the blog that have never made a comment, much less posted a bio. i spoke with one such individual a few weeks ago and was assured he would soon join us with news of his life but alas, nothing. so until he comes around to tell you different, here is my version of Chris Nogales's life. Chris dropped out of BYU after one semester and traveled to LA where he became the leader of one of the barrio's most notorios gangs "The Preps" - so feared, that it is fabled that opposing gangs would quickly flip up their collars when a Prep was spotted so as to avoid a confrontation.

After many years thwarting the law Chris had a change of heart and went back to school and got a law degree. he is now a practicing lawyer selling his services from the back of a cart pulled by a small burro on the streets of Tijuana.

it was great catching up with ya Chris!

Is the blog dried up?

What is going on?
Is everyone busy being an adult?
Are the families and warm weather keeping everyone away?
Is the job actually taking priority over the BLOG?
I can't handle not having anything to read and react to.
It's like my paperboy has forgotten to deliver my paper for a week.
I need something to read. In-School Suspension Duty sucks.
Only a few more weeks and I can relax (if you call chasing around and entertaining to boys all summer relaxing).
The Catty pool has to open soon, my 7 year old (Trae) wants to go on the slides so much. The other day while we were at the Catty playground, he stood at the fence gazing at the dirty water in the pool.
Only 15 more days for me and this school year is over.

way funny

click here.

Brad Schuler Sighting

I ran into Brad at the hokendauqua park yesterday. His boy was playing baseball and apparently is very good at it. I guess he went to nationals in Ocean city. He lives in Coplay.
He says he is aware of the blog. He is Dave's cousin which I didn't know?? He is aware of the reunion from Dave and looking forward to attending. I told him to get his ass on the blog so we can all talk to him. He hasn't changed a bit, same old Brad I remember.

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES TO ROBB

Robb's b-day was yesterday May 14th. Sorry I didn't get here to post yesterday but better late than never. Hope you enjoyed your day!

Any Race fans???

All this talk about American Idol makes me wonder is there any Amazing Race fans here? I personally don't watch Idol but love the race. Usually there is one team I can't stand but not this time. I think any one of the 3 teams left could win. My son and I are rooting for the hippies just because they are a little strange and a little funny not to mention they have yet to screw anyone over to get ahead.

And then there were three.

Very big surprise last night. Thought ole Chris was going to cry. But he didn't deserve to go. Kim, how many times did you actually vote for Taylor? His fan base seems to have made him the favorite now.

BIRTHDAY WISHES TO CAROL HAHN

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday dear Carol......Happy Birthday to You. It is Carol's 38th today. I know how your celebrating!!!! Enjoy!!

Classmate update: Scott Holmes

Scott has checked in by email and I've forwarded him an invitation to the blog.

"Dave,

Please change my status from 'Probably Not' to I will 'Try to Attend.'

I have been in prison for the past 17 years. Well, not exactly. I am employed as a Correctional Officer with the Lehigh County Department of Corrections. I have a BA in Criminal Justice and an AS in Fire Technology. I have been a volunteer firefighter for the Borough of North Catasauqua, for the past 20 years. I still reside in the Borough. I have a second home in the Pocono's.

Scott Holmes"

Scott's email reminded me (again) I need to update the contacts spreadsheet on the website. Now that we have a weekend lined up, can everyone verify their 'status' and email what it should be? Please send to cattyclass86@hotmail.com. Thanks.

Is Flounder coming home?

A few weeks ago, Colin made a comment that he was going to be back in "town" on the weekend of May 12th. Colin, is there any truth to this comment? If so, should we all try to get together for a quick "one"? If anyone was interested in what he's up to go to the Virginia Tech Student Athlete Academic Support Services Page.
I think the "Blue Monkey's Music System needs to be checked again", and if Colin could post a time/date, I know I will make the attempt to test the system.

- El Presidente

Let's Go Flyer's !!!

Someone tell my kids the Flyers lost !
Reily 7 and Abigail 5 are avid hockey fans.
(because they have no choice). It took about ten minutes to change their minds about wearing this to school.

Idol Talk

Somebody had to do it. With only 4 left, we'll only have 4 weeks of chatter.

I've been warned by my gang in our blog that my masculinity would be questioned by posting Idol stuff, but I'm willing to take that chance. Besides, I'm very diverse and open-minded (and extremely comfortable in my...oh, like I have to defend myself!!!). I've been a fan the last couple years. The show is entertaining and it's nice to have a 'clean' show that showcases natural talents and personalities.

There is one other from our gang who, until Mandisa got voted out (unjustly in his mind), was extremely verbose in his Idol postings. Can you guess who it is?

Anyway, I'm not surprised by Paris' exit because of her age, but she was one of the top 2 singers left. Of the past couple years' shows, I think she has the brightest future of anyone. Now, can someone explain to me how Longe, I mean Taylor, keeps surviving? He's not THAT good.

Catty in blogs

If you do a search of "Catasauqua" in "search all blogs", you can find some interesting things. Does anyone know this person? Hmm, maybe we need to start a post about Bulls Head.

I've also received emails from other Catty grads (older) who asked for some help getting their own blog started. I know Heidi Miller is now trying to get one going for the '88 class now. We may have started something.

Just Thinking . . .

As I sit here in In-School Suspension (first period EVERY day), I was thinking about our days at CHS. I remember much about those days and thought that I would create a post about one aspect of high school, and I would like to start with favorite teacher. I want people to come up with his/her ONE favorite teacher from CHS and why he/she chose that teacher. Here I go.

My favorite teacher in high school was by far Mr. Raymond Laubach.
I have many reasons:
1 - he was my homeroom teacher for all four years of high school.
2 - he possessed many of the qualities that I try to emulate as a teacher
3 - he pulled no punches and expected you to do as well as you could possibly do
4 - I had him for about 17 different classes (Field Math, Trig., Math Analysis just to name a few - okay, maybe it wasn't 17, it just seemed that way back then)
5 - He was strict, yet the glass trick on the board and the key jingling was entertaining
6 - He was the Varsity "C" advisor and put up with us
7 - He made me want to learn
8 - "You think I'm kiddin' ya?" is a classic line
9 - "QED - Quo Erat Demonstratum" is another classic line
10 - It has got to be the red hair, the glasses, and the way he said "Saurday" - Saturday without the all important T

- Okay everyone, let the memories of your ONE favorite high school teacher begin.

WHERE IS THE BIO???

I found this picture on the Internet of one of our (in)famous classmates....anyone venture a guess as to WHO it is??? HINT - He still hasn't posted a bio. Looking at his Business web-site, he is overdue to post a Bio both Here & There..Maybe this will help to 'motivate' him.

Jeff"

Block of Rooms

I would like to defer the room blocks at a local hotel to someone who will be using the rooms. It would be very helpful if someone could tally the number of rooms needed, the number of nights the rooms will be needed (Friday and Saturday, just Saturday????), and that person could deal with that aspect of the reunion. I am trying to make it all work, but if someone could take this string of the event and get it going, it would be much appreciated. The Sheraton Jetport's number is 610-266-1000 and their contact page is Sheraton Jetport Contact Page .
Let me know so we can work on this aspect of the reunion.

Blue Monkey Music System

According to Gary,
The Blue Monkey system upstairs plays CDs. Now we need to figure out if it is a possibility to take on the task of compiling and burning the list of music.

About the alcohol supplied: Well drinks would be rum and coke, vodka and cranberry, screwdriver, etc.. All made with house brand liquor. Usually 2 or 3 wines are in an open bar with buffet because many people like to drink wine with their dinner. White Zin is always included (There Sonya, you can drink your wine and Dan, you can save some money).

About those of you asking for XX and Imports on tap, I am sorry to inform you all, but they are not included in our price, since we are getting domestic drafts only in our party plan.

Keep the comments and questions coming, this event is one we shall all be involved in planning and hopefully one we all have a great time at.

- El Presidente

Let the Music Play

Music entertainment seems to be creating some "talk". I am for all the involvment of as many of "us" as "possible" (I think I am getting crazy with the "quotes" so I will stop now).
Seriously, since so many people have mentioned the possibility of creating a mix that we will play ourselves, I need Lew or Robb to let me know if they are comfortable contacting Gary or if they want me to do that. I am not trying to squash anyone's involvement, but Gary may become confused if more people start contacting him on the same event. It may be simpler to let the officers be the intermediates on this one.
Gary told the three of us at the meeting that he has a DJ that also does karaoke, but I am feeling the idea of us creating our own mix of music that everyone has a part in creating. The sooner Lew lets me know about contacting Gary about the use of their system, the sooner we can move on with this or go back to our original DJ plan.
Input is welcome and expected (as always)

- El Presidente

At Last, The Bio

This is a picture of me from June '05 in Krakow, Poland. I'm standing next to "Krak," the dragon who has become somewhat of the symbol of Krakow.

Sorry it has taken me so long to do this; I seem to have become quite the procrastinator!

I ended up majoring in philosophy and graduated from Penn in 1990. College was a blast and I met some really great people.

While in school I worked part-time as a computer tech for three years at Wharton which really saved my ass when I went to look for a real, full-time job because having a BA in Philosophy during a recession wasn’t exactly a standout credential.

After 30 interviews I finally landed a computer tech job at LaSalle University in North Philly in February ’91. The only thing that kept me together during the unemployed time was Michael, who I met on a Rush fan e-mail list. (Note: toward the end of college I got really into the rock band Rush. I should have listened to Dan P. in middle school!) Michael asked a question on-list and we ended up having a private e-mail correspondence. From this we struck up a friendship and then a romance. He was at PSU at the time but then transferred to Temple to be with me. (Silly boy!)

Michael is a couple of years younger than me so we stayed in Philly for a couple of years while he finished his undergrad (BA in German). We moved to Pittsburgh in ’93 so he could go to law school and I got another computer job. We also married that October. Around this time we acquired our first two dachshunds, Johann, a red short-hair male (above, with Gretchen) and Ludwig, a chocolate and tan long-hair male (below). When Michael graduated from law school in ’96 he got a job in Delaware so we moved again and I found another job.

After years of wondering why most of my friends had traveled even when they didn't seem to have any money, we finally traveled to Europe in 2000 to attend Michael’s brother’s wedding in Hungary. Now bitten by the travel bug, I surprised Michael later that year by taking him to Iceland for his 30th birthday.

The following March my sister and I traveled to Italy. A few months later Michael and I bought a house. These two events had a lot to do with me deciding to pursue a career in interior design. I had been thinking about getting out of the computer field for years but I didn’t know what I wanted to do instead. Traveling to Italy reawakened my interest in art and buying a house focused my energy on the importance of comfortable, livable spaces.

At some point, Michael and I had gotten involved in Dachshund Rescue of North America. This also meant that we had adopted two more doxies: Gretchen, a black and tan short-hair female (above) and Romeo, a black and tan dapple male (below).

I began working on my MS in Interior Design at Drexel University in Philadelphia the summer of 2003. It is a full-time program. I knew the program was going to be intense but I am amazed at how my whole life has gotten sucked into this strange black hole of graduate school. I am looking forward to having a life again since I graduate on June 17.

Fortunately, by the time I see all of you, this grad school craziness will be a thing of the past and I will be working at some type of job or seeking employment.

I hope this was worth the wait. :-D

Blue Monkey Drink?

I've been wondering about this for some time now...does the Blue Monkey have a special drink called "The Blue Monkey?" I checked their Website and didn't see any mention. It seemed more like a beer kind of place.

So, tell me, those of you who have been there, is there a special drink?

Meeting at Blue Monkey a success

On Monday, April 17th, 2006 at 6:00 PM, Mary, Julie and I met with Gary Conrad to work on the menu for the reunion. We came up with the following:
1) the festivities will begin promptly at 6:00 PM and go until 10:00 PM.
2) there will be well drinks and domestic beer on tap from 6:00 until 9:00 as part of your ticket price (cash bar for anything special and ANYTHING AFTER 9:00)
3) there will be a buffet (eat at your leisure) of Chicken Cordon Bleu (Tim, you know you want some chicken), Stuffed Manicotti, and Stuffed Flounder. The side dishes are Italian mixed vegetables and parsley potatoes (hopefully like we use to have at CHS) along with salad, dinner rolls, coffee, tea, soda and assorted desserts.
We are working on the entertainment portion of the evening, and will post when we have more information to pass along.
The price looks like it will be $25 per person (if it changes, which I doubt, I will pass that along).
We are also working on actual invitations that will be mailed to everyone we have addresses for, so those of you working on contacting the "lost classmates" should try to get addresses as well.

Let's get back together and talk about old times and new on the weekend of October 6th and 7th. I can't wait for what Judy has coined the term "Octoberfest".

What Ever Happened to . . .

The blog has gone hardcopy as the feature article (two pages) in the April 17th, 2006 Morning Call. For those of you FAR, FAR, AWAY (Thanks Shrek for the line) or just don't get the Morning Call, check it out online What Ever Happened To . . .. The article is also two pages online, so navigate to the bottom and read page two (that is where the important links are, not that Judy Almazon's (not my spelling) quotes are not important).
In other news, the officers are meeting at the Blue Monkey tonight to finalize food and work on the entertainment segment of the reunion. October, 7th. 6-10. Remember, October 7th, 6-10.

20 years later...

how come there is no halo over Andrea's head?

Randy was spotted on the driving range yesterday at Willowbrook

Getting ready for the reunion outing Randy?

Golfing at Willow Brook

WILLOW BROOK GOLFING
We have a 10:00 AM Tee time Saturday October 7, 2006
I will try to get an earlier tee time if possible.
Do we want to do 9 holes or 18 holes?
Anyone can register to play. It doesn't matter if you play or just want to go out and give it a try.
Email lkrg73@rcn.com to register. Please indicate if you have never played before. (You'll be on LongE's team) Just Kidding.
www.golfwillowbrook.com

This completes the 6 Third Grade classes

Was this picture ever posted?

Thru a friend of mine who works at Sheckler, I got a hold of all the 3rd grade pictures. This is the only one I don't think has ever been posted.

The Newest '86 Offspring...

Better late than never, Christopher Joel (8lbs., 15 oz)arrived on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 6:01 a.m.

Listening for the collective "Awwwww..."

for the ladies...

Friday October 6th. Judy and Mare seem interested in getting this going. i'm not sure what goes on at one of these, but i tend avoid large groups of women armed with sharp objects.

Meet, Greet and Cheat

interested in getting together Friday evening for a little warm-up before the saturday big shindig? if no other plans get made we're just gonna show up at Kim's house (don't tell her) around 9:00. see you there!

18 Holes Anyone?

Hey Booboo whats in the pick-a-nick basket?

anybody interested in getting together to eat tubed-meat and let the kids run amok?

Monkey See, Monkey Blue

The reunion main event will be at the Blue Monkey in Catasauqua - 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm on October 7th, 2006. more details to come...

The Blog is Going Hard Copy

Check the Morning Call on Monday, April 17th, 2006. They are doing an article on the Blog. Last evening a reporter called me and we discussed the use of the blog to communicate our intentions of a class reunion. I believe the reporter talked to Matt and I know she talked with Dave.
I don't know if we are the only blog she is writing about or if we are part of a article on the new lines of communicating.
Read the article. When it goes online, I will post the web address for everyone who does not get the Morning Call in print to see.

Unbeatable!

these guys could've made that Gators squad so much cooler. check out Chuck Roth sporting the supafly tinted eyewear and Pauko with the pristine white Chucks. a sign of things to come.

photo courtesy of Joakim Gillespie

GATOR BAIT

I haven't seen many posts from "Dan the Man" since I've joined the blog....thought this one may bring him out - Hopefully he placed his money on "The Mighty Gators" and didn't do anything foolish (like placing it all on Nova). I Can't wait to see what the Football Team does with the #1 Recruiting class coming in -Could be Two in one Year....GO GATORS!!

P.S. - Didn't Matt have a Hairstyle like Joakim's somewhere along the way???

And the Winner Is . . . .

We have a winner . . . It is official that the Class of 1986, Catasauqua High School's reunion will be held at the Blue Monkey. Julie notified me today that the deposit has been delivered and the date has been locked in.
The unofficial time of the event will be from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm on October 7th, 2006. We are still working out the details of food/drink/entertainment/lodging and possible transportation to the lodging place (for those interested/inebriated).
When the officers meet with Gary Conrad from the Blue Monkey and finalize the rest of the details, I (or someone) will post on the blog.
Clear your calendar for Saturday, October 7th to be in attendance at the event. We all have a lot of catching up to do, and this will be a great venue to do just that.

Freeman

Has the blog gone foot fetish?

Yo Dave - these are the kicks I purchased. air Freemanos. They were the best fit out of about 1 pair. can they be any nicer? plus, Jude's got big wheels (she said it, not me).

paukopinion

yo dave - these are the sneaks i purchased. air vomeros. they were the best fit out of about 8 pair. can they be any fuglier? plus, i got big wheels.

Bloginishing Returns

Oh the Blog has aged.
Not by but a month or three.
Matt keeps it going.


Thank U Matt.

Big Day for Dave

far too modest to mention this i'll have to do it for him...

Dave is opening a store/business today. an old fashioned brick and mortar, customers and cash-register type store. he hasn't been real forthcoming with the details so all i know is that he will be selling running shoes. (he is still a pretty serious runner) anyway i just wanted to say good luck to him on this the opening day of in his entrepreneurial endeavor.

oh, it's his birthday as well. and none of this is an April Fool's thing, seriously.

classic 80's style

too blurry to tell if that is a hood or a collar that Steve was about to fly away with?