Update 10-27-09

Hi,

First, some further thoughts about a reunion.

From Les Glasser:  I live in Palm Coast, Florida, near St. Augustine.  I would attend a reunion, probably anywhere in Florida.  Also, I often travel to Long Island, and given substantial lead time, I could plan a trip around an event.
   
    Ellen Sue Brody Pilger:  I'd love to see you all at a 45th reunion next summer.  Long Island seems like an attractive site since I have family there and will be traveling from California.  But Stu Borman's offer in Bethesda sounds like great fun.  I'm in.
   
    From Bernie Scheidt:  Count me in.  Besides, the reunion, it would be a good excuse to see my grandchildren -- as if any excuse is really needed.
   
    From June Forbes Tatelman:  I have been reading these messages for years and had planned to attend both reunions.  However, there were conflicts, and I was unable to do so.  Still, I have enjoyed hearing about everyone, and your notes have given me a window into my childhood.
        It has been about fifteen years since I have been back to Valley Stream.  When my mom passed away, we sold her house, and there was no reason to go back.  Reading about Peter Rosen's mother turning ninety reminded me of the many evenings my parents and his parents spent together.  They were very good friends, and our older brothers were close friends.  Peter, please give your mother my warmest regards and please tell her that I remember what a wonderful relationship our families had.  I hope to see you all at the next reunion.
   
    From Henry Gabbay:  You can count me in.  Also, don’t assume that hotel managers are thinking the same way they were eight years ago.  There may be more flexibility with respect to the amount and timing of the deposit.
   
    From Allen Moss in Maine.  Hi, folks.  Sounds like people are beginning to get with the 45th.  That's great.  Stu Kandel and I were e-chatting, and we definitely would want to have some sort of weekend type of get-together, so folks could stay at the same motel or hotel.  That would be at least half the fun.  It will also give folks a chance to relax and visit, instead of worrying about cramming everything into one day or one meal at a restaurant.  For folks who might be flying or driving from far away, a few days together would sure make it worthwhile.
        Also, for Mary Sipp Green:  Hello from Maine, and thank you for your note.  Your description of the blueberry barrens was truly words from an artist.  Maine has that and lots more to offer.  I live on the coast, so I am only about a half-hour away from the beautiful rocky shores and beaches.  And, of course, those great oceanside fish places.  I look forward to your next visit.
   
    [Rich -- There seem to be about twenty people interested so far, seemingly enough to start some small planning.  Does anyone know of a pretty town, possibly on the shore, maybe on Long Island.  It would need several decent restaurants, several reasonably priced hotels or motels, and some diversions.  If we were all in California, I'd suggest Cambria, as I have before.  But I don't know the East Coast well anymore.]
   
    And some non-reunion information:
   
    From Linda Tobin Kettering:  Rick Goldsmith's movie is called The Most Dangerous Man in America:  Daniel Ellsberg and The Pentagon Papers.  The related web site is:  www.mostdangerousman.org
        About fifteen members of our class of '69 went to see the New York City premiere.  Rick and the Ellsbergs spoke, and then they joined us at a restaurant after the movie.  Rick is an award-winning documentary film maker who grew up on Darewood Lane in Green Acres.  He now lives in San Francisco.
   
    A quick reply from Amy Miller:  Thanks.  I knew of Rick's other work, since I am in touch with his mother,  who was a very good friend of my parents.  We lived a few doors away from the Goldsmiths.  Also, I saw a beautiful memorial show Rick made for his father.
   
    From Betsy Fels Pottruck:  Ricky Goldsmith -- as I knew him -- is the brother of Marty Goldsmith from my class, '67.  The Goldsmiths lived next to Dicky and Robert Gross.  Rick was a red-haired kid, with freckles, if that helps anyone remember what he looked like.
        I would also like to say "Hi" to Valerie Nelson Gillen, who was my neighbor.  I always remember the days of swimming in the creek in our back yards before the water got really slimy.  Hope you are well, Valerie.
   
    More from Linda Tobin Kettering:  Joe Santigate, '69, is alive and well and living in East Meadow.  I don't know why someone thought he had passed away.  He was at our recent reunion and partied heartily.
        As has been written, our reunion was an amazing weekend of fun and reconnections.  And, as with your class of '65, people seem to be continuing to see each other long after the party has been over.
   
    A quick reply from Eric Hilton:  Sorry.  I’m old.  I must have read incorrectly.  I will talk to my optometrist about new glasses.  But glad Joe is still with us.
        Also, by any chance does anyone remember who he married?  I'm trying so hard to picture Joe, and I wish I had a photo of him.
   
    From Ken Ulric:  I thought you’d want to know that my wife Laura’s brother Jerry Waxman died last week.
   
    [Rich -- I wrote Ken and Laura that I was sorry to hear that.  I knew Jerry had been sick for a while.]
   
    Yet more from Linda Tobin Kettering:  In answer to your question, our class is still running its chat room.  vss1969@yahoogroups.com is the e-mail for the group, but I think you have to be a member of Yahoo groups first and then join our group.
   
    From Ray Staley:  Do any of you remaining Valley Streamers remember Goldies' Restaurant in Gibson?  I'm sure many of you do.  Is it still there?  I worked there as a bus boy around 1963-64, along with Ron O'Hal.
   
    From Barbara Blitfield Pech:  How fortunate we all were to see, hear, and know comedic genius on live television.  All the best to White Fang, Black Tooth, and Pookie.  R.I.P. Soupy.
   
    And a note lifted from Facebook:  Barnet Kellman is sitting shiva for Soupy Sales.
   
    The South '65 e-mail addresses:  reunionclass65.blogspot.com
   
    The South '65 photo site:  picasaweb.google.com/SouthHS65
   
   
    Rich