Reunion date set

According to Jennie, looks like July 12th is the date for when we all get together! Put a mark on the wall and looking forward to seeing you all.

Xmas is coming

All,

Many of us may be working our way toward Marion this holiday season. I personally will be slipping across I-70 after running the gauntlet of Washington DC traffic on the Friday before Christmas. I suspect I will need multiple adult beverages after that and trying to deal with family so if anyone wants to meet up during Christmas week, I'm game.

Just drop me a note at gregg.your@gmail.com.

In memoriam

Some of you may already know Valerie Allen passed away over the weekend.

Val was in the class behind ours and a lot of us got to know here and her little sister Tracy by being in band and working on the newspaper staff together.

Val spent a lot of the last several years ill and was working in the city schools as a teacher's assistant.

Something to think about the next time you hug your kids or get ticked off because the kid at Starbucks put two soy shots in and you clearly told him three.

At least you can do those things.

Come as you are

Folks,

There has been some email discussion about people being apprehensive about coming to the reunion.

In a phrase: don't be.

No one has escaped the last 20 years without drama. If they have, they are boring as hell.

We have all gained weight, lost hair, gained gray hair and had relationships go south.

Remember -- these are people who have known you since high school and before. It's not about the drama. We want to know what you've been doing and if you chose not to tell us, that's cool too.

Jeez -- go rent Grosse Pointe Blank and realize your life could suck as bad as John Cusack's character does. The man's a professional assassin and is facing his 10 year reunion and is trying to figure out what he is going to tell people who ask what he does for a living. A couple of my personal favorites are below:Martin sits at a desk, staring at the reunion card. He tosses it aside, gets up, and moves in front of a mirror. He wears a crisp black suit and practices his greeting smile...


MARTIN

(trying on smile)

Yes, I'm a pet psychiatrist. I sell couch insurance. I test-market positive thinking. I lead a weekend men's group, actually. We specialize in ritual killings. I'm hungry, are you hungry, I'm hungry, oooh, ooh.

(sarcastic)

Hi, I'm Martin Blank, remember me? I'm not married, I have no kids and I'd blow your brains out if someone paid me enough... So how've you been? Where do you stand on The Issues? Are you Left? Right? Up, down, proud, shamed, blahblahblahblah--

Gallup over to the poll! ;>

Hey folks!

Jennie asked me to put up a poll to help pick dates. Please vote and help move planning along.

Best/Gregg

Yes... I did it.

Ok. I admit it. I snuck in to town.

Almost got away with it except Becky busted me out on the message board ;>!

For those of you who don't know, I don't make it home very often. I've been trying to do better as my mom has been ill the last year.

So last month I slid in to town and basically planned to spend the majority of my time hanging with my folks and the wife and feeding my addictions for certain types of food I can not get in Virginia (Skyline chili dogs, Tim Horton's and the occasional trip to White Castle). Honestly, you don't know what you got until you don't have it.

However, Mom and Dad went to bed after the Ohio State game went off that evening and I was itching to get out of the house. I convinced my wife Cindy to go out for a beer at the OK, knowing Becky bartends weekends.

Think of it as me dropping my toe in to the reunion pool. Keep in mind I had not seen Becky since before graduation. She made me in about 15 seconds and knew exactly who I was.

We had a great chat and she got to meet my beloved. I walked away, feeling pleasantly relieved.

I bring all this up, because I know there has been some discussion on how loose our class was/is. One message board says we were not at all "tight", a claim I dispute.

I think we've done a pretty good job finding folks and want to keep spreading the word. You can always reach me at gregg.your@gmail.com. I'm looking at the next time to come in to town hopefully around the holidays and maybe we can spread the circle a little.

Best wishes to you all...

Gregg

Help Jennie out please

Hey folks...

Take a look at the message Jennie posted yesterday.

She really needs everyone to start pitching snail mail addresses and other contact info to her.

Thanks for keeping the info moving,
Gregg

Photos are going up... where's yours?

Folks,

Lacey/Luci Beechum-Laipply took the first step and gave me her "now" photo to put up.

Who wants to be next?

Email 'em to me at gregg.your@gmail.com.

Gregg

Playing "where's [insert name here]"

Lots of folks are sending me notes asking how we can find more folks.

Would like for folks to take a look at the list Jennie kicked me to see who we're missing.

Am also starting to try to do some extensive searches to see who I can find. Will take any help I can get.

Best wishes/Gregg

I think the headline says it all

'Bigfoot' expedition planned in Michigan

Is it cheerleader tryouts at scUM or something?

Sorry lovers of the blue and gold...

Email goof

Ok... I suck.

Scratch that second "n" in Jennie's last name below. It should read:

send info to Jennie at jenniedranschak@yahoo.com.

We're moving now!

Folks,

Had a couple of emails telling me how great this is...

Love the applause, but sign in on the guestbook and spread the word please!

Just an entry to start us off

Like we said on the front, we're just getting started so share info on the site and send info to Jennie at jenniedranschak@yahoo.com.

Gregg