Update 6-3-03


Hi,

A fast explanation of the housekeeping I was doing last week:
      For the reunion, we found about 220 members of our 300-person class.
      At that point -- a year ago -- we had about 175 working e-mail addresses.
      We now have about 150.
      60 of those are on AOL.
      10 people on AOL each week delete the updates without reading them. (AOL
              tells me this.)
      That probably means another 15 -- not on AOL -- delete the updates.
      I was trying to save 25 people some trouble, and a handful of them accepted.

From other people, I got the following notes -- which I don't mean to quote without permission, but it's fun seeing all the names.  Some of these are excerpts, and, normally, I'll never use a private note in the updates:

Larry Rugen:  "What?  We do not write you enough?"
Emily Kleinman Schreiber:  "Have a sunny day. :)"
Rachael Robinson Rizzo:  "I don't yet have a new e-mail address.  Will stay in touch
       and let you know when I get a new address."
Hy Rosov:  "I love reading all the updates."
Richard Meis:  "I do enjoy hearing about our classmates."
Marc Fishman:  "The updates are appreciated."
Nancy Nudelman Lobell:  "My sister Lynn informs me of what's happening, and
       when I find time, I do read the updates."
Stuart Marshall:  "Please continue."
Jean Cohen Oklan:  "Have a great summer!"
Peter Rosen:  "What prompted this message?"
Linda Cohen Greenseid:  "Could I e-mail you all my problems to solve?  You seem to
       have the right answers, and you respond quickly."
Roz Minsky Bobrow:  "Your diligence has been fun to receive the benefits from."
Audrey Olsen:  "Thanks for asking."
Janice Williams Teeuwe:  "I really enjoy reading about everyone's lives.  By the way, I passed my anthropology final.  I was so elated about it.  That was a real hard class for me."
From Bea Massa Brown:  "It's the only e-mail I look forward to each week.  I love reading the notes from everyone.  We are one unique class.  Love to all."
From Judy Peters Sylvan:  "It doesn't seem possible that two years have gone by since you started the updates.  I do enjoy receiving them, and I've come to look forward to whatever bit of news you impart.  I hope all is well with you in sunny California.  The weather here has been a bit soggy.  Lots and lots of rain, which, at least, makes everything very green.  Looking forward to the 40th.  At this rate, it will be here before we know it."
And from Zelda White Nichols:  "I love reading about all my old school friends.  I won't be able to get back to the East coast for a while, but if it wasn't for Reunion Class of 65, I never would have connected with old friends who I have always missed.  You started this just when people needed to forget the horrors of terrorism.  This site takes us back to a more innocent time when all we had to worry about was the Bay of Pigs and fallout shelters.  Much more normal than crazy people crashing into the Twin Towers (only kidding; both are horrific thoughts).  It's been such fun writing and remembering all our school crazies, even if we are now scattered into odd places like Nebraska."

And, yes, I finally got the photo of Hy Rosov and Eric Hilton on the home page -- Click on Current Photos, then Hy Rosov.  Which prompts this next letter:
From Eric Hilton:  My hat is off to you! (I have no idea what that means, but I think it is a positive thing.)  G-d will shine down on you someday, as he works in mysterious ways.  (Although, my friend went on a terrible blind date from Hell.  When the girl opened the door, my friend took one look at her, and prayed to G-d for a brain embolism so he wouldn’t have to go out with her!)
         For the last few years, I have been thinking of writing a humorous cookbook, and I have an idea for a great cooking sitcom, but haven't put it in writing yet.  Yesterday, I sent my daughter -- who works in the advertising department of Newsday -- one of my favorite recipes, and everyone at Newsday said I should write a cookbook!  (Go figure.) So, I’ll share with you one of the best shrimp scampi recipes.
(Oh, do you cook??)
Some Very Nice Shrimp Scampi
(By US NAVY CHEF Eric Michael Hilton, USS Taylor DD 468)
Will feed 4 nice people or 1 Fat Guy!
      This recipe will impress the shit out of any guests!  Guaranteed!  (Unless they are allergic to shrimp, in which case they will swell up and start to choke in about 3 minutes.  At that point, you should remove the fresh linguini, as it will now be “al dente.”  You might also consider adding 18 more shrimp to the pan to feed the Paramedics  -- who are now giving your guest CPR on your living room floor, and might be hungry at this time)

Shopping list:

      24 large tiger shrimp cleaned & peeled (but large “White Gulf shrimp” is the ticket though)
      2 Plum tomatoes (diced).  I leave the seeds in, as it’s a pain in the ass to de-seed (besides, who’s to know?)
      2 Shallots  (chopped)
      6 Cloves of fresh garlic (sliced thin)
      1 can of minced or chopped clams with the juice
      6 tbs of good “Extra Virgin” olive oil  (“DaVinci Extra Virgin”……..very nice)
      ½ cup of a very nice dry white wine (and some for drinking, about $300 per bottle), or good Sherry.  Do not use cooking wine!  “IF YOU CAN’T DRINK IT, DON’T COOK WITH IT!”  (As per my cousin, Roberta Block, 1977.)
      2 tbs fresh basil (chopped fine)
      2 tbs fresh thyme (or 1 tbs dried)
      2 tbs fresh parsley, Italian style (chopped and stabbed)
      2 tbs of fresh oregano (chopped fine)
      1 lb of pasta, (fresh linguini works great. Good luck trying to find some when you live out of New York!)
      1 French bread, or Italian bread for dipping in the sauce (very fattening and could clog the arteries, but who cares, as the paramedics will probably still be there).  Tastes great when served warm!)

How to make this all work:

      Heat water for pasta.  DO NOT OVERCOOK!!  Or fohgedaboudit!!  (Drink 1 glass of wine.)
      Heat a 12” ALL CLAD stainless steel fry pan or sauté pan over a medium heat.  Add oil and simmer the garlic until golden brown. (Do not burn!!)  Remove and set aside on paper towel to drain. (If you don’t own an ALL CLAD LTD pan -- peasant -- then any heavy bottom pan should work.)  (Drink 1 glass of wine.)
         Add shallots and simmer for 1 minute.  (Drink 1 glass of wine.)
         On high heat, add shrimp and cook (constantly turning for 3 min.)  (Drink 1 glass of wine.)
         Add tomatoes & all dry ingredients and mix for 1 minute.  (Drink 1 glass of wine.)
         Add all liquid and cook for 3 minutes.  (Drink 1 glass of wine.)
         Salt and pepper to taste.  (Drink 1 glass of wine)
         Serve over Linguini (or any pasta) and place the sautéed garlic slices over the top.  (Go out and buy more wine.)
         Note:  Different wines or sherry will change the taste of this dish drastically.  The Boone's Farm Apple and Sterno Aromatic Fragrant did not fare well in this fine recipe, and failed the judges taste test!!  DO NOT BUY CHEAP CRAP WINE!!  Or fohgedaboudit!!
        Safety tip:  DO NOT DRIVE your own car after preparing this meal!!  Borrow your friend's new Porsche.


From Robert Fiveson, in response to my writing, Hope Washington dries soon.  I hear it's been very cloudy and wet:  "No, cloudy and wet was a week ago.  We are now verging on becoming Nicaragua.  It looks like Ireland."

From Barbara Blithfield Pech (1):  hi there..'caught one of this past weekend foodnetwork specials from economy candy co. in n.y.c...they do not appear to have a web address..and i just want to know if anyone has been there...seems like a viable place to relive every penny candy memory or current crave...let me know if you have "perused"...hugs..

From Barbara Blithfield Pech (2):  wadda ya mean......albuquerque and tucson are not the same city........well..that explains my geography grades..........but then again...it's [really] not a "problem"... as you do know, or may have heard... we're the one's that [can] read maps...and even in the worst case scenario..... we...ASK FOR DIRECTIONS.......
      sorry, it was just too easy to not get my sunday morning male bashing out of my system before i.....hit the road......have a great day....

From Lynn Nudelman Villagran:  Each year the Washington Post's Style Invitational asks readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting or changing only one letter, then supply a new definition. Here are the winners:
      Intaxication: Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you realize it was
            your money to start with.
      Reintarnation: Coming back to life as a hillbilly.
      Foreploy: Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of getting laid.
      Giraffiti: Vandalism painted very, very high.
      Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who
            doesn't get it.
      Inoculatte: To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.
      Hipatitis: Terminal coolness.
      Osteopornosis: A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)
      Karmageddon: It's like, when everybody is sending off all these really bad vibes,
            right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's, like, a serious bummer.
      Glibido: All talk and no action.
      Dopeer Effect: The tendency for stupid ideas to seem smarter when they come
            at you rapidly.
And, the winner of the Washington Post's Style Invitational:
      Ignoranus: A person who's both stupid and an asshole.

Finally, again from Emily Kleinman Schreiber, about how Al Raitano did Sunday night on NBC's Second Chance. And here I keep Emily's font and punctuation intact: HE WON!!!!!  HE'S THE COUNTRY'S MOST TALENTED SENIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :)

The home page: http://hometown.aol.com/falcons1965a


Rich