Update 4-16-02    


Hi,

Quick report from Terri Donohue Calamari, our rep at last weekend's Class of '64 reunion organized by Sue Raitt in Tampa:  It was very nice, and lots of fun.  Hy Rosov, Phil Argenzio, and Joe Caruso were there.  Mr. Caruso must have been fairly young when he was our teacher, because he so looked terrific, he could have been a member of the class.  He'll also be coming to our reunion now, since he has homes in New York and Florida and will be on Long Island the weekend of our gathering.  I poked Phil Argenzio in the chest -- on direct orders from Bob Fiveson -- but Argenzio just laughed, admitting he'd not only been a finger-poker, but also a chest-puncher.  So I punched him in the chest, too.
       This was a three-day party, like ours, though with a smaller crowd -- maybe three dozen people -- since it was harder than expected to draw people to Tampa.  But it was a beautiful setting, in an outdoor white tent set up next to the pool and overlooking Tampa Bay.  Sue greeted many of her former admirers.  Uncle Hy said hello to everyone, and again sent regrets for not being able to attend our reunion.  I even got to dance with former football star Richie James, as his wife Alice Citron looked on.  And I got to use my nursing training, when someone slipped Saturday afternoon while we were setting up and needed to be taken to the hospital.  In fact, I had so much fun, I may just become a professional reunion-goer, showing up at parties where people don't even know me.  You're all welcome to come along.

Other letters:

From Steve Gootzeit:  Kenny Seelig was the first person I met in Green Acres, when I moved there in February 1956.  In the fifth or sixth grade, he and I both set the foul-shooting record at Forest Road School (4 out of 5), and his mother took us out to lunch for burgers at Schorr's in Hewlett.  I remember that he was very competitive -- as I am sure you all know (?), we were bowling protagonists.  Even though we weren't the closest of friends, I always think of him when I recollect those years.  I would have liked to see him again.  Rest in peace.
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From Bernie Scheidt:  My Kenny Selig story involves Cub Scouts.  His mother was our Den Mother, and his grandfather was a Tasty Pie Salesman, so we always had pies for a snack at the meetings. 
       For some reason, all my memories of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts have to do with food.  When we were in the Boy Scouts, Mr. Vogel was the troop leader and a wholesale butcher, and some father (I am not sure who) always brought a canteen full of wine for cooking.  Somehow, we always seemed to win the cooking contests, and we were the best feed troop in the county.  I still remember being roused from a sound sleep for steak sandwiches at midnight!
       Also, Rich, I don't know why you didn't have the plastic screen cover for Winky Dink.  I got mine from you next door neighbor (the Kiviat's).  The father, Bob, was in the plastic business and supplied the plastic for the kits.  I had to use my own crayons though, so I didn't have the real magic ones.

From Roz Minsky Bobrow:  Guess what!  I have found the program from our graduation intact -- and that even includes the scholarship information insert!  It even includes the words to that wonderful Falcon Alma Mater!  We could have a contest to see who can sing the entire song with the correct words!  It also lists the August 1964 and January 1965 graduates.  I may try to make copies of the program to give out.  I also found a much-faded mug from the senior prom!  Ten days... but who's counting?

From Barbara Blitfield Pech:  Hi there.  Just another quick question.  As you've been hearing from as many if not more people as I... me... whatever... have you noticed as the reunion gets closer the excited level is beyond peak?  I can assure you that my circle is on full hype -- between the planning, packing, facials, lypo and other necessary arrangements.  This is gonna rock!  When's the next one?  Hugs.
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From Jerry Bittman:  I just received a great surprise.  I got a phone call from Les Glasser.  If you remember, Les moved to Merrick after his junior year.  We both went to college in Florida, and I saw Les there our freshman year.  But that was it, and I haven't seen or heard from him in 36 years.  So, what a surprise.  Les lives only 10 minutes from the hotel, so he'll be at the party.
    Also, last night I looked at all the photos on the home page.  I feel better because I thought everybody was still going to look 18 except me.  As a matter of fact, I had to call Peter Rosen up and tell him he hasn't changed -- look at his picture.  Pete asked me if I really weigh 700 plus pounds.  I told him yes, and he said he could not wait to hug me.  But I told him he was not big enough to hug me.  As a matter of fact, Rosen is not big enough to hug a telephone pole.
       I noticed in Mrs. Sussman's 2nd grade class at Forest Road there was the name Ray and then a question mark.  His name was Ray Ruzek, and Raymond, Steven Spector, and I were friends growing up on Brook Road.  Ray and his family moved to Baltimore in 5th or 6th grade.
       Judy Zinger, it was great hearing from you, and tell your brother Barnett to try to attend.  It looks as if Robin Feit has not aged at all.  Judy Hartstone, believe me, if this is going to be a beauty pageant, I'd walk away with the booby prize.  Andy Dolich and Stu Kandel, I spoke to Kenny Seelig's daughter tonight, and all is set up for us to visit his parents.  Also, I told that story about Kenny Seelig in the quicksand to his daughter and wife, and they roared with laughter.  Finally, Rich, I did not realize I was this old until I heard about the reunion.  And since my e-mail name is Crazygeronimo, I will be sure to scalp you when I see you.
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New e-mail address for Les Glasser:  kgmuffins@aol.com

Some RSVPs:  From Barnet Kellman:  I was hoping to make a weekend of it, but I'm shooting a TV pilot through Friday.  I'll be arriving just in time for Saturday dinner.  Looking forward to seeing you all.
       (Also, the episode of Alias that Barnet recently directed, aired last Sunday night.  Sorry I got late notice or I would have alerted everyone.)

From Paulinda Schimmel:  I am very excited about the reunion and looking forward to seeing what everyone looks like after all these years. Don't worry I've seen it all -- I'm in the digital imaging business now.  Anyway, you can always be retouched!

Regrets:  From Nancy Nudelman Lobell and Richie Lobell:  Please extend my greetings to everyone at the reunion.  Richie and I can't make it back from California, since we have an 85th birthday celebration (Richie's mom) in Florida on April 12th, and a trip back east for my niece's college graduation in May.  I am sure my sisters will represent the Nudelman family well.

And Henry Gabbay mentions that his wife Susan is unable to join us.  Ditto, Jane Wolff Katz's husband.

A correction to the bios:  Benette Steindam Pizzimenti writes that Bruce Pizzimenti is not a lawyer, and David Pizzimenti is not in corporate planning.  Sorry.  I got that wrong from a phone conversation with Dennis last December.  But Bruce may still live in Colorado, and David in Chicago.  You'll have to check with Dennis and Benette.

Also, I don't know how I got the idea that Bruce Molloy is a lawyer, or why I know he lives in Houston.  But if someone can help me, I'd appreciate it.  And where are my reading glasses?  These are not my reading glasses.
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From Nancy Garfield:  Lots more bios coming in.  Thanks, everyone, and please keep them coming.  Also -- and I suspect that you don't need to be reminded about this -- please remember to bring pictures of your kids and grandchildren to the party.

From Paul DeMartino:  I had lunch with Marc Jonas in Philadelphia, where I was working this week and where Marc works all the time. It was great catching up and reliving our South years, and it was a shame that we didn't have more time, because I sensed that we could have talked into the night.

Which leads us into Paul's fast business report:

So far, 119 people have paid for their Saturday night dinners---that's a total of $5355.  Plus, we have $2410 donated toward the hospitality suite.  That's $700 for the suite rental, $270 for the teacher's dinners, $350 for the juke box, possibly $200 set aside for the still-unresolved video camera issue, leaving about $900 for snacks, drinks, and miscellaneous things like name tags---and Roz now has Emily Ferber Sondheimer helping her with those.  Paul also points out that it is now too late for anyone to mail a check to him---that deadline has passed, along with Tax Day.  So if you still need to pay for a Saturday night dinner, please have nice crisp cash for him on Friday or Saturday.  (Or you can give it to Dennis Shapiro.)

And about that video camera:  at this point, I'm inclined to forget about it.  A lot of people are going to be carrying cameras, so I'm not worried about the party going undocumented.  And while it would be nice to have recorded comments from folks, we've certainly generated enough written remarks for these updates and bios, and we're not exactly a group of people who lets their opinions rest unheard.  Finally, what everyone seems to agree on is they don't want someone nosing around the party with a video camera, making people nervous.  So unless someone appears Friday or Saturday with a video camera and a tripod, to set up in a corner of the hospitality suite and record a kind of talking heads documentary, I'm going to drop the whole idea.
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Also, about the bios:  something I couldn't have predicted is we'd have 26 pages of them, in 9 point, barely-readable type.  At a dime a page at Kinko's, that's about two-and-a-half bucks a set, and we'd need at least 100 sets of them.  I've asked Paul how we're set for extra cash, and he assures me that he can easily find a more useful way to spend 250 dollars---and kill several trees---than running off multiple copies of our names.  So at the moment, we're sticking with the e-mail-only version of the bios that I've been circulating (more will be coming tomorrow, and all the ones I've gotten up to yesterday are now listed on the home page).  If people really need mailing addresses and phone numbers, we can run off a quick, cheap, couple-page list Saturday night (Kinko's never sleeps).  And for those people without computers, Paul said he'd try and work something out after the party---or they can simply get one of their friends with a computer to print the bios out.  Paul also suggested we have a printed copy of the bios on hand in the hospitality suite, along with the yearbooks various people have promised to bring along.

Terri also mentioned that she'll try and get an updated copy of the hotel room reservation list for next week's update---so everyone who's made a reservation has additional confirmation.

The repeats:

April Reunion Information:
When:  Friday evening, April 26th to Sunday afternoon, April 28th, 2002
Where:  Wyndham Wind Watch Hotel, 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, N.Y.
Phone:  631-232-9800
Cost:  Room per night: $109 (plus taxes, which can add 20%)
 000200000F1100002B9E F0B,       Saturday buffet dinner: $45.00
       Saturday night buffet bar:  cash bar
       Hospitality suite donation (to stock it for the three days):  voluntary

The questionnaire:
   Name: 
   Home address (optional -- or city & state where you currently live):
   Phone number (optional):
   E-mail address (optional):
   Occupation (or how you spend your days or nights):
   Spouse/Partner's name (if you have one):
   Children and/or pets names (please distinguish):
   Hobbies or pastimes:
   Retirement plans:
   Attending the reunion?
   Anything else you want us to know:
Please send your answers to Nancy Garfield at NGarf1234@aol.com.  Or mail them to Nancy at 3741 S.W. Munson, Topeka, Kansas  66604

Finally, Robert Fiveson wrote that among his treasured South memorabilia, he'd just found an unused condom, still sealed in foil, and pressed nearly flat from years in his high school wallet.  He also suggested---and here I paraphrase---that we auction one of the guys in our class off to one of the women---the money, of course, going to charity.  Robert further plotted that the guy and the woman should then slip off to one of the hotel rooms, giving the rest of us all something to gossip about---just like in high school.  I told Robert we'd only auction him off if he just wore the condom---so no one sued later for false advertising.  He sadly wrote back that he'd already opened the foil, and the condom had disintegrated into sawdust.  Which finishes that.


People currently coming to the reunion:

Joan Aires Cleven
Alison Altman
Irene Augustin Wehn
Fran Bellucci Johnson
Jay & Sharyn Berliner
Olga Berne
Jerry Bittman
Barbara Blitfeld Pech
Joan Bouza Koster & guest
Barbara Brill
Robert Buchsbaum
Tom Calise
RoseMarie Cassillo Digilio
Linda Chanes Abel
Marsha Churnin Soroka & Neil Soroka
Linda Cohen Kelman Greenseid
Michele Cohen Collins & John Stafford
Peggy Cooper Schwartz
Jerrie Clamp Rachoi & Mickey Rachoi
Steve Davidson
Grace Dibble Kincade & daughter Christy Kincade
Terri Donohue Calamari
Paul DeMartino
Andy Dolich
Richard Duncan
Wes & Mary Eddy
Robert & Veronica Eichinger
Rich Eisbrouch
Barbara Endy Ianniello
Ellen Epstein Silver & Alan Silver
Carol Ewig Duran
Don Faber
Alan Finder
Robin Feit
Emily Ferber Sondheimer
Marc & Val Fishman
Robert Fiveson
Mike Flomp Floyd & Lisa Floyd
June Forbes Tatelman?
Denise Frango Baxter & guest
Diane Fruzzetti
Henry Gabbay
Peggy Galinger Menaker
Carole Ganz
Nancy Garfield
Booker Gibson
Jay Gladky
Stuart & Genie Glasser
Rick Glickman Wall
Marc Goldberg
Steve Gootzeit
Linda Greenberg Zucker & husband
Neil Guberman
Art Halprin
Judy Hartstone
Mary Higgins Rosequist
Eric Hilton
Sharon Hoenig Barry & Thomas Barry
Marilyn Horowitz Goldhammer
Linda Iaquinto O'Hara
Cynthia Ingolia Kammerer & guest
Marc Jonas
Stu Kandel
Greg Kaplan
Barnet Kellman
Rob Kelman
Jay Kinder
Ralph Kramer
Ira Levy
David Licht
Jim Lorey (Friday night only)
Carlo Lucarelli
Bea Massa Brown
Rosemary Mercurio
Roz Minsky Bobrow & Alec Bobrow
Ira Mitzner
Jeryl Monsees Denois
Martha Morenstein
Allen Moss
Ken Nolan
Ellen Nudelman Davidson
Lynn Nudelman Villagran
Bernie O'Brien
Dennis O'Hara
Audrey Olsen
Judy Peters Sylvan
Dennis Pizzimenti
Toni Rea
Virginia Ressa Schmidt
Rachael Robinson Rizzo
Peter Rosen
Sam Ross
Larry & Joan Rugen
Jane Ruzow Tiell
Irene Saunders Goldstein
Bernie Scheidt
Paulinda Schimmel
Ed Schmidt
Robin Seader Cottmeyer
Dennis Shapiro
Robin Singer Taylor
Mary Sipp Green
Ray Staley
Benette Steindam Pizzimenti
Danny & Barbara Stellebotte
Jay Tuerk
Gayle Ulrich Ramesh
Linda Vicinanza Marrs
Louise Wiemer Beckert
Janice Williams Teewe
Jane Wolf Katz
Paul Zegler
Barbara Zingman Braunstein & Jeff Braunstein

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Rich