RSS feed for all messages. <p>Julian and I&nbsp;shared an apartment in Oxford for a semester while at Ole Miss. He was &quot;different&quot; and I liked him very much.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> class_forums_messages.cfm?mid=90441&r=1 2009-12-17T09:44:56-04:00 Julian Lamb <p>Just to let everyone know that I just heard that Julian Lamb died Monday, Dec 7th&nbsp;</p> class_forums_messages.cfm?mid=88969&r=2 2009-12-09T10:20:35-04:00 Julian Lamb <p><span style="font-size: larger">Thanks to all of you for the wonderful time all of you showed me at&nbsp;the reunion.&nbsp; From the moment I arrived I was made to feel part of the gang.&nbsp;We had not seen each other in over 50 years, but there was an immediate bond as though we all were living side by side in Greenville for years. We remembered, shared, laughed, and respected those of us who did not live long enough to be there.&nbsp;We all hated to see what has happened to our hometown, but the comradery and a trip down memory lane at Benjy Nelkin's Museum brought back memories of the good times we shared. And even as I was leaving Sunday Morning, thanks Max for your comment that I was now a member of the Class of 59.&nbsp; I felt that from everyone there.</span></p> class_forums_messages.cfm?mid=80861&r=3 2009-10-30T23:33:18-04:00 Thanks from a Guest <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; My face hurt from laughing and grinning and smiling Saturday night when I finally turned in loong after midnight</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Good grief, what an inspiration that reunion was for me and probably for most of you, too. I reconnected and bonded&nbsp; even more tightly with our fabulous Class of l959. My high school years were not the wonderful happy-go-lucky years teenagers are supposed to have, and that may be the primary reason that the reunion was so incredible for me. It was curative, fun,</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I saw people I've known since I was four years old but haven't seen since my family left Greenville in l960: <strong>Allen Butler, Harold Holiman, Evan Davis, Billy Tomkins, Buddy Mock, Peggy Keady; </strong>even J<strong>im Burdine</strong>'s spirit was present, I believe.</p> <p>And&nbsp; <strong>Margaret Sachs, Lindas Polson Owens, Linda Powers&nbsp; Terney, Faye Owens Dixon,Sharon Pugh, Willene Dugger and Johnny Duncan, Shirley (</strong>isn't she still the cutest thing around!)<strong> Brownell, Beverly Shannon Cooper</strong>, and my goodness, <strong>Amy Johnson, </strong>she of the many-miled red and white Chevrolet we so loved. Oh, I did so love seeing you again and realizing how much I love you all!</p> <p><strong>Lynn Friedman</strong> has changed only in that her silver-streaked hair is so becoming.&nbsp; I do believe I&nbsp; heard <strong>Paula </strong>laughing and exclaiming, &quot;Gurrlll!&quot; <strong>Lynn Steed </strong>and <strong>Vernon Kimbrough,</strong> <strong>Clinton Fletcher, Charles Purvis, John Hanberry</strong> reminded me of Mr. Rennick. And, did you hear Shirley tell <strong>Billy MUffeletto</strong> (Billy, surely you work out for a couple of hours EVERY day. Wow!) that Mr. Rennick told her she could certainly march in the band, but &quot;do not blow that instrument!&quot; <strong>Betty Jo Banks</strong> and I sat, stood, and/or kneeled beside each other in&nbsp; the class photo. I was puffing like an old, old woman when we had to stand again. Betty Jo was&nbsp; lovely in dress and manner, as usual.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Who knew <strong>Mary Rose Wells</strong> could dance for tv if she wanted to do so? What a bootscooter! She and her busband should have been on &quot;Bandstand.&quot;</p> <p>Did I mention that <strong>Benny Dykes</strong> is still gorgeous, handsome, gracious and gorgeous? As is <strong>Nancy Blackmon. Marie Cousley</strong> and I put on our &quot;teacher voices&quot; and directed people around like we were the Shell Sisters while <strong>Rodney and Robert Taylor </strong>showed they hadn't changed even one iota when&nbsp; Rodney, as wonderfully usual, gave Robert orders: &quot;Brother, you read the first name and I'll read the next&quot; and Roberts' reply was &quot;Huh?&quot;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Brenda Burks</strong> (whose daughter teaches English in the bad place...Kabul, Afghanistan!), and <strong>Ann Burns</strong>, a motorcyclist with her husband George, reminded us that our Class of l959 was and remains pretty dang phenomenal. <strong>Tommy Cain</strong> was everywhere, talking with all the women (who is surprised at that?); <strong>Gerald Daniel</strong> is still a bit on the quiet side, and he has kept that sardonic little smile that makes us wonder just what he is up to...</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Loved <strong>Charles Davenport'</strong>s impressive mustache and<strong> Charles Fendley</strong>'s memories of scaring the &quot;W&quot; girls with his wild driving from Starkville to Greenville. Duane Garrett made all the blondes look dinghy (well, me anyway) and <strong>Larry Graham</strong> may have had more fun that anyone else. He has retained his booming laugh. <strong>Anne Hasel</strong> came in a bit late, but she looked so good as did <strong>Mary Catherine Jordan. Hazel Wilcox</strong> cracked a&nbsp; joke or two and was a help with the reunion planning, as was S<strong>ally White</strong>, still among the best-looking women in attendance.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; And who knew that <strong>Gene Allen Lott </strong>(he of the famed '50s dancing) and his blond air would have replaced his blonde, blonde hair with&nbsp; a mighty beard? <strong>Buddy Mock</strong> and <strong>Penny Moss </strong>had a ball, I know, for I watched them all night: Buddy, quiet but grinning like he knew a secret, and Penny talking a blue streak, flirting and probably tellintg all his secrets.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Albert Paul</strong>, handsome with his silver hair and contagious grin; <strong>Jerry Peyton</strong>, sharing pictures and loving every minute of conversation; <strong>Lynn Steed</strong>, still the lithe and pretty girl who marched with us in the band, and<strong> Harvey Davis</strong>, whom we all thought was shy. Not so, not so. What a dancer he is!</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Louise Wilson</strong> had reason to be so shiny and happy...she has a new husband and is proud of him. She told me she especially likes his beard. <strong>Hugh Braswell</strong>, lean and still brilliant, is a marathon runner. Wonder if he could outrun <strong>Max Orr</strong>? <strong>Kenneth Dowe</strong>, of Texas radio fame, sat in the back corner and observed, but didn't miss one thing.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Then all over the place all night and for months before were <strong>Max Orr and Bo Cooper.</strong> Max has organizatonal skills and tenacity we all should have had in high school. He dang near singlehandedly got this incredible weekend going. He was, of course, most ably assisted by the story-teller of all time, B<strong>o Cooper</strong>, who should have been a bounty hunter. Bo can find anyone. Anyone, I tell you.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Lord, I hope I've not omitted anyone. Please accept my apology if I have, but know that we were young and beautiful and innocent and powerful beyond our wildest imaginations. We are still beautiful and powerful.&nbsp; I am so fortunate to be one of you.<br /> I love us so much.</p> class_forums_messages.cfm?mid=80058&r=4 2009-10-28T12:33:51-04:00 50th Reunion Blast! Comments?