70th birthday bash

We're hoping to duplicate the grand time we had in 2015 celebrating the big 6-0 by hosting a 2025 70th birthday bash for all of us!

August 2, 2024 followed by an August 3 message from Wilderness Man

Good morning all! Hope you're enjoying these summer days. It's been a bit too hot for me, but all the same, there's nothing like good ole summer time.

A message from me, followed by an addendum from Wilderness Man

Our big 70th birthday has been celebrated by a few of us already, with xxx more looking forward to the big day before the end of this year. In 2025, the rest of our class hits this milestone.

A 70th birthday bash to be held some time in 2025 is in the early planning stages. Our famous videographer extraordinaire, known by many as Wilderness Man, is ready to produce what will surely be a grand capture of us in *interviews, AND photos. Here's hoping you will participate in the following request:

1) Agree to be interviewed by Wilderness Man. A time and place to be determined - starting some time in the fall. Email Wilderness Man at
wmbackpacker101@gmail.com to make arrangements.

2) Send Steve your yearbook photo AND a photo of yourself as a kiddo. (If needed, I can possibly use the yearbook photos that are part of this site)

Wilderness Man will then use his videography skills/magic and produce what I'm sure will be a fabulous production. It's a safe bet our interviews and photos will be accompanied by a variety of our favorite 70s music.

The video will be played at our 70th party. Other fun things to be announced once a date and venue is determined. We're expecting to host an event that does not include an entry fee, as whatever food we have will likely be a food truck(s) where folks make their own purchases.

I'm counting on lots of participation! Please please arrange for an interview and/or send those photos!

Many thanks.
Irma and Steve

wmbackpacker101@gmail.com

August 3 -- from Wilderness Man

Greetings my fellow classmates. I hope you are doing well. As we all know Irma is the juggernaut behind us getting together at any event. She keeps us informed and upgraded. So a huge thank you for that.

A we approach LXX or you have already looks like she has done it again. I don't want to raise expectations too high but the turning 60 went off pretty good. I'm not sure, as in real sure but I do believe it will be at the Ricky Pierce lake house located near Kernersville.

Irma mentioned that I did a video of the Class of 73. It was last minute thing but it turned out just fine. Had Vernon "Sonny" English narrating the beginning. If you haven't seen it I do believe it's posted somewhere on the Eagles Web Site. I'm not Cecil DeMille but I do have fun with my little camera. My idea is to get some clips of you when you were cute and post them with a pic of you when you are OLD. Of course a Pic of your choosing. This will require pulling teeth for some but it would be nice to see a pic of Jimmy Lambert when he was little. So, help me out. Lean on your friends. If you don't have any friends make some. I set up an e-maill just for that. I'll keep you updated on how that is going. Another thing I had in mind is to revisit the Ole East Campus. In the Fall. Not sure how that is going to work but I'll get Irma on it. As we walk the campus we will get your thoughts on your East experience. Do some quad interviews on the bricks. We will go to the principal's office where I spent a lot of time. Should be a plaque in there with my name on it.

And If there is anybody out there that is good with a camera please show up.

Well alright then. There will be some that will say I'm never going to a reunion or a picnic for my birthday. I know who you are. But Hey I get... Your Old... your on medication...you finally reached retirement and you're not setting a big toe outside your house . Why should you when you can have it delivered? Well how about this. For one evening, we put down our phones and we talk to each other. We ruminate on how good we were in 73. We shake that memory tree. We shake it and I put it on film. And then we proceed to talk about our grandkids. What medication we are taking that works. How the silver slippers at the Y is working out. How did we ever make it to 70? Especially havin lived through the 70's. I call them the missing years but Me and Howard kept Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company in the black during those years.

One more thing. Jimmy Lambino took his shirt at the last one. We will have security to make sure that it doesn't happen again.