Ah, those good old days

As the next blog is about Archie dancing, I thought we should have a picture of him and Stella. Also included are Shirley and Mary (who will probably shoot me because of posting a picture of her with her eyes closed).

And here is a picture of Milton, Clark, and I on the occasion of my ?? birthday. In addition to being well dressed (at least for my part), we are dining on fine lollipops, the desert of kings. Yes, Thomas Jefferson had it right: the agrarian life is the is the keystone of civilization!

Watching Archie Dance!

Dennis Johnson sent me two pictures of some of us at a school dance and I guess we are all watching Archie Kouba dance. The first one is Barry, Lewis and I, the second one is Kristie Millard and the third is Dennis Johnson as a teenager. They were rather dark and I tried to lighten them in photoshop but not too clear either. But hopefully you can see them ok. If you click on the pictures they will enlarge.

1st and 2nd Grade - 1956-57

This is one of my favorite pictures and, coincidentally, has some of my favorite people in it. You may notice that Jane and I aren't in it. However, that was not because we weren't in the future Classes of '67 and '68, but because we were out-of-state at the time...

Yes, here we are en route to Tucson, Arizona, where my dad wanted to go for the winter because, as I recall, he had sinus problems and was told the dryer climate would help. The fact that it was warmer in the winter probably didn't affect his decision, even a little.
I don't remember what Jane did, but I took the opportunity to enroll in a bull fighting school and spent many happy hours practicing my technique.

But bull fighting all day was pretty tough, so in the evening I'd sit in front of the TV (yes, we actually had TV there in Tucson), drink a few beers, and watch Elvis Presley (I really do remember watching him on the Ed Sullivan show - quite a thrill). I'm sure those of you who witnessed my dancing skills in high school probably made the connection right away....

PS: Jane sent me this picture and claimed it was evidence that she put me through bull fighting school by driving taxi in Nogales. Hmmm? But what what I really want to know is, what was that lovely senorita whispering in my ear????

Musical Girls from 1966-67

What would be nice is if each of the young ladies pictured here would check in and post something about themselves today. I'm guessing that there have been some changes in the past 30 years, and we all have some catching up to do. While it is tempting to look back on those days and think only of the good times, it was also a time of emotional stress, and for all of us there were also times that weren't so good. But all of us made it through and, in one way or another, have become productive and valued citizens, and a credit to our small home community and the school that brought us together.
I wish recordings of the many songs that were sung back then had been made, and that we could add a sound track to these pictures. But it's not hard to close your eyes and think back to those days, and hear, however faint, the strong and earnest voices of our youth. We have roots, all of us, and these pictures bear testimony to the soil we grew from. And each of us carries deep within ourselves some small indelible record of those times - and that record has, in part, helped make us who we are.

What a great idea!! I am looking forward to reading comments and hopefully hearing from all you Alamo Grads!

I cant believe I was such a stud my freshman year!!!

Junior Band - early '60s

I'm sure by now you are starting to notice that many of these pictures have the same people in them. Of course that's because Shirley and I have collected pictures associated with the mighty Class of '68. It is my recollection, though, that there were other Classes - and that there may even have been pictures of those Classes (yes, Virginia, not only is there a Santa Claus, but they had pictures way, way back then). And we need to get some of those pictures posted. That means we need you to dig them out or to call your friends and relatives to help find them. If you can't post them, send them to me and I'll post them and then return them by mail. Just leave a message in the comments. Now, back to our regular programing.

Sports in Review

Lets here it for the Alamo High School Greenwave Cheerleaders!!
Rah - Rah -Rah!!
And what did they have to cheer about?

You guessed it - the stellar Junior Varsity Basketball team. Yeah!!!!!
Somebody out there has a picture of the Varsity team for this year (or any other).

Look - Look - Look!!!
Find that picture!
We'll add it to this one -
And have a mixture!

Ludefisk and lefsa,
Fatiman and cream.
All for Alamo
Stand up and scream!!!!