REUNIONS

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THE CLASS REUNION

Every ten years, as summertime nears,
An announcement arrives in the mail.
A reunion is planned; it'll be really grand;
Make plans to attend without fail.

I'll never forget the first time we met,
We tried so hard to impress.
We drove fancy cars, smoked big cigars,
And wore our most elegant dress.

It was quite an affair; the whole class was there,
It was held at a fancy hotel.
We wined, and we dined, and we acted refined,
And everyone thought it was swell.

The men all conversed about who had been first
To achieve great fortune and fame.
Meanwhile, their spouses described their fine houses
And how beautiful their children became.

The homecoming queen, who once had been lean,
Now weighed in at one-ninety-six.
The jocks who were there had all lost their hair,
And the cheerleaders could no longer do kicks.

No one had heard about the class nerd
Who'd guided a spacecraft to the moon;
Or poor little Jane, who's always been plain,
Well, she married a shipping tycoon.

The boy we'd decreed "Most Apt To Succeed"
Was serving ten years in the pen.
While the one voted "Least" now was a priest;
Just shows you can be wrong now and then.

They awarded a prize to one of the guys
Who seemed to have aged the least...
Another was given to the grad who had driven
The farthest to attend the feast.

They took a class picture, a curious mixture
Of beehives, crew cuts and wide ties.
Tall, short, or skinny, the style was the mini,
You never saw so many thighs.

At our next get-together, no one cared whether
They impressed their classmates or not.
The mood was informal, a whole lot more normal;
By this time we'd ALL gone to pot!

It was held out-of-doors, at the lake shores,
We ate hamburgers, coleslaw and beans.
Then most of us lay around in the shade,
In our comfortable T-shirts and jeans.

By the fiftieth year, it was abundantly clear,
We were definitely over the hill.
Those who weren't dead had to crawl out of bed,
And be home in time for their pill.

And now I can't wait; they've set the date;
Our sixtieth is coming, I'm told.
It should be a ball, they've rented a hall
At the Shady Rest Home for the old.

Repairs have been made on my hearing aid,
My pacemaker's been turned up on high.
My wheelchair is oiled, and my teeth have been boiled;
And I've bought a new wig and glass eye.

I'm feeling quite hearty and I'm ready to party,
I'm gonna dance 'til dawn's early light.
It'll be lots of fun, but I just hope that there's one
Other person who can make it that night!

Author Unknown

THE TREE MEMORIAL

Heard from the middle school at Bellport.
They are very supportive of our plan, and will see about donating a tree, either a fruit or nut tree. They are happy that we will include the 8th graders in the event. I will hear from the president of the school board soon

LOOK WHO'S COMING FOR DINNER!

MARY GATTA, TODD BISHOP AND MARIO PATELLA are on their way to join us in breaking some bread on May 30th! Will you be?

MORE RETURNS AND GROWING STRONGER!

Have a laugh from Arlene Petit

At a high school reunion!

SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH

That's when the reunion committee meets again.


That's right! The lovely Marlene Fox and the distinguished Mr. Gazowski will be attending the reunion. They will be expecting to find you there also! So get that response in ASAP, please.

Don't forget you out of town people, there is ablock of rooms reserved for you at the: Hampton Inn Long Island/Brookhaven
2000 North Ocean Avenue, Farmingville, NY 11738
Reference BHS on the phone, it's the code reference.
Phone:(631) 732-7300
OR www.hamptoninnbrookhaven.com

SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH

ANOTHER CLASSMATE TO JOIN US!

Barry Squillace, the Avanti Man is coming to the reunion! He has all his hair, and will lend it to some of us for a fee!

ROOMS AVAILABLE FOR REUNION!

$129 a night!

The committee has reserved a block of 10 rooms for the reunion. Check the Hampton Inn Long Island/Brookhaven
2000 North Ocean Avenue, Farmingville, NY 11738

Reference BHS on the phone, it's the code reference.

Phone:(631) 732-7300

OR www.hamptoninnbrookhaven.com

to make reservation.

MARCH 8th, 1963

47 years ago today. A good reason to want to come to the reunion. Who knows how many more chances we will have to say goodbye. If you haven't received your invitation yet, please let me know at: joedelbroccolo@yahoo.com

More attendees!

Pat Ashton and John Scott are coming!

ALIVE AND WELL!

Had lunch yesterday at Barolo with Ken Geiger! He's looking forward to the reunion. We had a great time rememebring the old days!