Looks like they had a pretty good time.
Monday, August 24, 2009
A link to Class of '69 foto page
JAMESTOWN, New York, USA - Cheryl Aitken Thompson has posted a link to her photos from the recently held Class of '69 reunion.
Cheryl's pix
Looks like they had a pretty good time.
Looks like they had a pretty good time.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Another set of photos from the Class of '69 reunion
JAMESTOWN, New York, USA - Sharon Ticknor Streed put up a few more photos from her Class of '69 reunion on her Facebook page.
This batch, however, is sans captions, so you are on your own to figure who is who.
This batch, however, is sans captions, so you are on your own to figure who is who.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
More photos from the Class of '69 reunion
JAMESTOWN, New York, USA - Sharon Ticknor Streed posted another batch of photos today, and in addition, Cheryl Aitken Thompson has some up on a Mobile Me page.
As I am not a Mobile Me member, I can't access those right now.
However, here's a few more shots from the festivities from Sharon's Facebook page...
Craig Zebrowski, Sharon Ticknor, Cheryl Aitken, Pam Schauers
Cheryl Aitken, Van Eckland, Tom Hutchinson
Nedda Wagner, Craig Zebrowski, Nancy McAvoy
Sandy Peiffer, Doug Swanson
Jack Lindell, Nancy Joslin
As I am not a Mobile Me member, I can't access those right now.
However, here's a few more shots from the festivities from Sharon's Facebook page...
Craig Zebrowski, Sharon Ticknor, Cheryl Aitken, Pam Schauers
Cheryl Aitken, Van Eckland, Tom Hutchinson
Nedda Wagner, Craig Zebrowski, Nancy McAvoy
Sandy Peiffer, Doug Swanson
Jack Lindell, Nancy Joslin
Friday, August 21, 2009
SWCS Class of 1969 is having its reunion
JAMESTOWN, New York, USA - The Class of '69 of SWCS is having its reunion as this is written.
Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to the festivities, though I am not that far away. Too many last-minute parties, er, I mean things to do, before I head west to what is left of California.
But Sharon Ticknor has been posting photos on her Facebook page (where she is Sharon Streed). If you are a friend of Sharon, you can see all 25 posted so far.
And I suspect when Cheryl Aitken Thompson gets back to California, she will be posting photos on her Class of '69 website:
Class of '69
In the meantime, here are a selection of photos just posted.
Tom Cowing, Sharon Ticknor and Debbie Nelson
Sharon Ticknor and Rick Rosebury
Craig Zebrowski and Vicki French
Cheryl Aitken and Chuck Hodges
Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to the festivities, though I am not that far away. Too many last-minute parties, er, I mean things to do, before I head west to what is left of California.
But Sharon Ticknor has been posting photos on her Facebook page (where she is Sharon Streed). If you are a friend of Sharon, you can see all 25 posted so far.
And I suspect when Cheryl Aitken Thompson gets back to California, she will be posting photos on her Class of '69 website:
In the meantime, here are a selection of photos just posted.
Tom Cowing, Sharon Ticknor and Debbie Nelson
Sharon Ticknor and Rick Rosebury
Craig Zebrowski and Vicki French
Cheryl Aitken and Chuck Hodges
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Connecting with the movie, The Endless Summer
ARROYO SECO, Jalisco, Mexico - In 1966 - the same year I graduated from high school in Jamestown, New York - I saw the movie, The Endless Summer by Bruce Brown, a classic film about surfing around the world.
Endless Summer movie clip
And two days ago, I met Richard (who likes to go by Ricardo here). Ricardo hails from South Africa and grew up on the coast where the South Africa scenes of the movie were filmed.
He has vivid memories of being a child with movie people - and famous surfers - coming and going in his house.
As you might suspect, Richard/Ricardo is a surfer and has been his entire life.
Ricardo spent two days with us, surfing both days and getting some very good rides. In fact, as I write this, he is pondering whether he and his amiga Amy should spend one more night (which means surfing in the morning) or head back up the highway towards Puerto Vallarta.
Today Richard caught a great wave - not quite Endless Summer quality - but close.
And here's the video of it:
And two days ago, I met Richard (who likes to go by Ricardo here). Ricardo hails from South Africa and grew up on the coast where the South Africa scenes of the movie were filmed.
He has vivid memories of being a child with movie people - and famous surfers - coming and going in his house.
As you might suspect, Richard/Ricardo is a surfer and has been his entire life.
Ricardo spent two days with us, surfing both days and getting some very good rides. In fact, as I write this, he is pondering whether he and his amiga Amy should spend one more night (which means surfing in the morning) or head back up the highway towards Puerto Vallarta.
Today Richard caught a great wave - not quite Endless Summer quality - but close.
And here's the video of it:
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Scouting activities for Mexico reunion in 2011
LA MANZANILLA, Jalisco, Mexico - The months have been flying by here in Mexico, with too many things to do and see. Oh yeah. And eat and drink.
But I haven't been totally derelict in looking around for fun things to do for the SWCS Class of '66 Reunion in February, 2011.
And I have also been scouting various places to stay for folks, unless I get a wild hair and build guest casitas (little houses) out here in Arroyo Seco at the Pink Flamingo. (Anyone want to invest a few thousand?)
Upstairs palapa with view of Tenacatita Bay
The photo above is of the living room/kitchenette/deck of a casita in La Manzanilla that is the kind of place you might never want to leave once you unpack your suitcase. The bedrooms and bathrooms are on the floor below with tons of space for two couples. The main beach is about 200 yards out the front door. Some of the best margaritas in town are the same distance at Martine's Restaurant.
The price per night right now, is about $100 U.S.. That's $100 for the whole two-bedroom, two-bath place, which includes the kitchen upstairs and living area and deck.
Take that Motel 6.
BTW, with the current exchange rate of 15 pesos to the dollar, a cold beer in La Manzanilla is about 55 cents, a margarita $3, a hamburger and fries at Palapa Joes $3.50, and a big pizza for about $8. My dinner tonight, across the street at my neighor's taco stand, should cost me about $1.50 for 4 chorizo tacos.
Launching a Hobie Cat through the surf
The same beach (and margarita-watering hole) is also home to several sailboats and enough kayaks to keep everyone afloat from the class who has contacted me and said they might be coming. The bay is a great place to sail, kayak and swim. Sitting on the beach is kind of fun, too. Lots of wildlife to view.
My sailing dinghy will be in the water there long before then, I hope. Right now it is languishing in Arroyo Seco until I can get a small trailer to tow it (and launch it) with my Honda quad.
Here's some assorted photos from the last few weeks:
Metal sculptures, a little big to be souvenirs
Evening concert in a neighboring town
Fresh coconut milk
The last shot is our Canadian amiga Laura Warner, who came and taught English to the village children a month ago. We were out on the beach to check out the sunset and another friend walked over and got us coconuts from a fellow harvesting them.
Gawd, they are good right off the tree.
About two years from now, maybe some of us can be sharing coconuts right here. I hear pouring a little rum in them makes them especially tasty.
Might try that this afternoon.
Gringo fishermen come in with a full load of red snapper
But I haven't been totally derelict in looking around for fun things to do for the SWCS Class of '66 Reunion in February, 2011.
And I have also been scouting various places to stay for folks, unless I get a wild hair and build guest casitas (little houses) out here in Arroyo Seco at the Pink Flamingo. (Anyone want to invest a few thousand?)
Upstairs palapa with view of Tenacatita Bay
The photo above is of the living room/kitchenette/deck of a casita in La Manzanilla that is the kind of place you might never want to leave once you unpack your suitcase. The bedrooms and bathrooms are on the floor below with tons of space for two couples. The main beach is about 200 yards out the front door. Some of the best margaritas in town are the same distance at Martine's Restaurant.
The price per night right now, is about $100 U.S.. That's $100 for the whole two-bedroom, two-bath place, which includes the kitchen upstairs and living area and deck.
Take that Motel 6.
BTW, with the current exchange rate of 15 pesos to the dollar, a cold beer in La Manzanilla is about 55 cents, a margarita $3, a hamburger and fries at Palapa Joes $3.50, and a big pizza for about $8. My dinner tonight, across the street at my neighor's taco stand, should cost me about $1.50 for 4 chorizo tacos.
Launching a Hobie Cat through the surf
The same beach (and margarita-watering hole) is also home to several sailboats and enough kayaks to keep everyone afloat from the class who has contacted me and said they might be coming. The bay is a great place to sail, kayak and swim. Sitting on the beach is kind of fun, too. Lots of wildlife to view.
My sailing dinghy will be in the water there long before then, I hope. Right now it is languishing in Arroyo Seco until I can get a small trailer to tow it (and launch it) with my Honda quad.
Here's some assorted photos from the last few weeks:
Metal sculptures, a little big to be souvenirs
Evening concert in a neighboring town
Fresh coconut milk
The last shot is our Canadian amiga Laura Warner, who came and taught English to the village children a month ago. We were out on the beach to check out the sunset and another friend walked over and got us coconuts from a fellow harvesting them.
Gawd, they are good right off the tree.
About two years from now, maybe some of us can be sharing coconuts right here. I hear pouring a little rum in them makes them especially tasty.
Might try that this afternoon.
Gringo fishermen come in with a full load of red snapper
Thursday, January 01, 2009
The 2011 reunion is just around the corner, sort of
ARROYO SECO, Jalisco, Mexico - So as the calendar turns today to 2009 (Who thought we would ever see that number when we graduated in 1966?), the idea of a 45-year reunion in Mexico in 2011 is, well, pretty close.
Sometime last year I suggested that the class might consider coming south, here to the Costa Alegre in Mexico to celebrate. But not in June. (Hell, I won't be here in June, it's too hot and humid...) No, what I suggested, and some people thought was good, was to have the Class of '66 reunion in February, when the winter is usually the most foul in the northeast.
The nearby city of La Manzanilla has great accommodations, world-class restaurants and enough surfing, swimming, fishing and cervezas (and margaritas) to keep everyone pretty happy.
Surfer Laura heading out into the waves
Of course, some of the reunion could also take place here in Arroyo Seco, where my wife and I live six months of the year. The village people (the Mexicans, not the aging singing group) are marvelous and would probably be quite amused by a large contingent of non-Spanish speaking gringos descending on the town.
They are amused with us - and we are the only two gringos living here.
Anyway, this is just a little reminder that a reunion is in the works...
Feliz a˜no nuevo, amigos.
Sometime last year I suggested that the class might consider coming south, here to the Costa Alegre in Mexico to celebrate. But not in June. (Hell, I won't be here in June, it's too hot and humid...) No, what I suggested, and some people thought was good, was to have the Class of '66 reunion in February, when the winter is usually the most foul in the northeast.
The nearby city of La Manzanilla has great accommodations, world-class restaurants and enough surfing, swimming, fishing and cervezas (and margaritas) to keep everyone pretty happy.
Surfer Laura heading out into the waves
Of course, some of the reunion could also take place here in Arroyo Seco, where my wife and I live six months of the year. The village people (the Mexicans, not the aging singing group) are marvelous and would probably be quite amused by a large contingent of non-Spanish speaking gringos descending on the town.
They are amused with us - and we are the only two gringos living here.
Anyway, this is just a little reminder that a reunion is in the works...
Feliz a˜no nuevo, amigos.
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