Photo album from 11/14/09 Reunion party

2009-11-23T16:19:00.001-08:00

Comments/notations to follow.

Open thread - 11/14/09 get-together planning

2009-09-24T07:34:00.000-07:00

You may use this post (via the comments section) to coordinate any potluck planning, or to arrange for rides/carpools/designated drivers, or to plan other weekend activities.

At your service,

Class of 1979 - Friends and Classmates - Get-together Party 11/14/09

2009-09-24T07:33:00.000-07:00

Big news!
Due to the enthusiastic response a few great opportunities, we will move the party a mile or so down the road:

Please join us on Saturday evening, November 14, 2009, 7 PM 'til 11:30 PM

Stony Creek Athletic Association, 165 Antietam Road, Stony Creek, PA 19606-1065
610/779-3379
(near Antietam High School)
Map: http://www.yellowbot.com/stony-creek-athletic-association-reading-pa.html

I am pleased to announce that Time Bandits (featuring: Steve Barth, Mallory Condrath, Vince Condrath, Rob DeVitis, Mark Nicholas, Nita Slater, and Rick Wegman) will be performing for us beginning at ~9 PM.
[Check 'em out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdW72aW76Mk]

Because there will not be food service available that evening, we'll make this a potluck event. The standard guideline that my tailgating buddies and I have used for years is: think of something that you would like to have, and bring some to share. [If anybody is interested in pairing up with others to prepare something more extravagant than Unique Pretzels and Tastykakes (dibs!), I have set up an open thread on this site for you to discuss potluck planning (and/or arrange carpooling) (and/or discuss other weekend plans) on line. [I'll also be happy to help coordinate people's efforts -- just keep me in the communications loop.]

Beverage service will be available at SCAA.

This is a no-host, no-RSVP, potluck event. Stop by, and stay for 20 minutes or for several hours to visit with classmates and other friends.

While I don't need a firm commitment from you as to whether you'll be able to join us, I would appreciate a reply indicating your likelihood of attending the get-together, so that I might (a) send out a teaser/reminder email in a few weeks, including a "look who's coming" list, and (b) try to assure that we are not over-represented by, say, baked bean casserole, and under-represented by ring bologna.

Thanks very much to Brenda Stamm and to Terry Rhein for their initiative in securing SCAA as a venue for the party.
Thanks also to Cheril Condrath for sleeping with one of the band-members (her husband [of 24 years - wow!]) and hooking us up with Time Bandits.
Thanks to Peter Thomas and the folks at Bertie's for offering their facilities.

Finally, thanks to everyone who has enthusiastically responded with interest and continued to spread the word!

Partial "look who's coming" list [as of 9/22/09]:
Blayne & Taran Bertolet               Lynne Bundens
Dawn & Jamie Cambria    Cheril & Vince Condrath
BJ Cronan                                     Steve DeTurck
Dale DeWald                                Carl Ensslen
Michele & Frank Gallen Julie Harris Buckner
Jeanette Juryea                            Vicki Kirtner
Bob Levin    Dave Modricker
Ann Mont Guzowski                      Frans Nyhuis
Heidi Raab    Bruce Seidel
Aaron Shefter    Gary Shuman
Brenda Stamm                              Scott Stech
Gary Tyrrell                                     BJ & Craig Binkley
Renae Gross                                  Lisa Hafetz
Adam Leifer                                    Mark Lynch
Pandy Mazzo Toll                           Stacey & Paul Miller
Gayle & Kevin Sacher                   Lisa Schoen Szlabowski
Roberta Schreiber Goldstein        Barry Sherman
Karen Sherman                              Nita Slater
Jeff Tyrrell                                        Jamie Yousaitis

Carpooling is encouraged, as is designating a sober driver.

Thank you, reunion attendees (and abiding spouses)

2005-07-04T16:26:00.000-07:00

Friends,
I had a great time at our reunion events last weekend, and I thank all of you who participated. Special thanks to your spouses and significant others who put up with our reminiscing.
None of these events would have gone so smoothly without the efforts of Dawn, Cheril, and Ann, rallying us to get together, and working with the kind folks at the California Bar 'n Grill and the Beverly Hills Tavern. Kudos to whoever ordered up Saturday's weather, too.

Any of you who were there and took photos: if you have any you would like to share with the group, email them to me, and I'll get them posted on the website.

For those of you who didn't attend, this is what you missed: a little antsy from getting only 25 minutes on stage at the Live 8 concert in Philly earlier that day, and looking forward to a little outlet shopping on Sunday, who should show up at the Beverly Hills Tavern around dusk, but Dave Matthews himself. Cheril charmed him into pulling out his acoustic guitar, and Dave treated us to extended versions of "Jimi Thing" and "Tripping Billies". I thought the tavern would run out of tequila. Unfortunately, I had used up all my film by then, so I don't have any photos of Dave's performance. Perhaps someone else does?

[Always believe everything you read on the Internet (unless TV contradicts it).]

Mt. Penn Mountaineer 'blog

Photo album from 11/14/09 Reunion party

Open thread - 11/14/09 get-together planning

Class of 1979 - Friends and Classmates - Get-together Party 11/14/09

Thank you, reunion attendees (and abiding spouses)