Philip Spiess

Somehow it reminds me of my life while living in Cooperstown, New York, 1972-1973.  I was living behind the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and the town is where I met my (now) wife, but, at the time, I never got to first base with her.

Gail Weintraub (Stern)

The first of two videos taken at our 2016 LXX Birthday Bash has just been posted. To view it, click on the tab "Video: LXX B'day Bash 2016" in the blue column on the left.

Filling Rick's shoes isn't easy. I'd like to thank Corky Steiner for giving me the unedited videos and at big shout out to David Buchholz's daughter-in-law, Rachel McGraw, for her help in assisting me in the production of these videos. I couldn't have done it without her.

Jeff Daum

Many thanks Gail to you and all involved in bringing our LXX B'day Bash 2016 video to fruition!  It is great to watch and re-energize memories of our B'day Bash as well as see things we may have missed even though there.  Kudos indeed.

Henry Cohen

Covfefe is Trump's attempt to streamline communications from the onerous 140 character zone to 7 letters.

Barbara Kahn (Tepper)

I don't often respond but I do read this Forum. So many times I see "don't say anything political" but these days politics is everywhere, totally mainstream.  Invariably Hank Cohen breaks that rule and I have to tell you that I enjoy every bit of it, perhaps because we are on the same side.

So thank you Henry Cohen for being a rebel and so darned funny - giving me a laugh every time you make a political comment.

Ed Seykota

Original version of this post absent, by popular request, and with apologies.

Stephen (Steve) Dixon

Apropos of nothing above, I thought I would share just a morsel of good writing from Donna Leon. I am part way into the first of her Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries and liking it.

Trust me, the quote has nothing to do with the photos or video from the reunion.

"The man looked to be about the same age as Paola, though he had clearly had a harder time getting there."

Jerry Ochs

I prefer to view the newest posts at the top of the page.  If you do too, there is a dropdown menu, quite coincidentally, at the top of the page.  Because I view the newest posts at the top of the page, those of you who write something like "as per the above" or refer to an older post being "above" confuse me and I waste a lot of time searching the blank area above.

Steven Levinson

Ed:  I think we have an implicit, if not express, no-personal-attack rule as well as a no-politics rule.  I just checked, and you aren't listed in our '64 Senior Year Remembrancer.  And you aren't listed in our '63 Junior Year Remembrancer either.  Oh, you are listed in our '62 Sophomoric Year Remembrancer.  I guess that explains the latest of your rare postings.

Nelson Abanto

Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?

Nelson Abanto

P.s.  I hearby declare any comment on Senator John McCain's questioning off limits.  It could happen to any of us.

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

Gail,  I want to thank you and all involved with bringing the video from our reunion to our Reunion website. I remember that evening (one year ago) as if it were yesterday. I had to start and stop it several times to let my eyes clear from my tears. All I can think about is that a piece of my heart is missing. I loved Rick as much as I loved any of my family or friends. I'm certain that he would not want our page to become a forum for the things that divide us. 

Please use this forum to embrace one another. If not for Rick, then just for the appreciation of our differences, as we did in 1964. 

Peace and Love 

Fred Hoeweler

Frank Iacobucci, math teacher, died on 5/26/2017 (age 89) and his funeral was 6/9/17.

Barbara Kahn (Tepper)

Admonition noted Ed, I cannot speak for Henry Cohen.

Gail Weintraub (Stern)

Thank you, Fred, for notifying us of Mr. Iacobucci's death. I loved my math classes with him. RIP

Ann Shepard (Rueve)

 I loved Mr. Iacobucci!!  He made math FUN. If I'm not mistaken, he was a West Point grad.

In 1980, shortly after I met Ed Rueve (my future husband), I helped him return  a chest he had borrowed from his former in-laws. While we were standing in the foyer chatting, I noticed a picture of Mr. Iacobucci on a table.  Turns out Mr. Iacobucci was a close friend  of Ed's ex-father-in-law.  We continued to chat, and I guess that connection gave me an "in" with his in-laws.  They liked me from the beginning.  Even Ed's first wife liked me.  We refer to each other, to this day, as "my wife-in-law".  That might not have happened without Mr. Iacobucci's influence. 

Henry Cohen

Generally speaking I have tried to honor the no to limited political comment suggestion. However that is increasingly hard to do given the utter ridiculousness of this administration. Also I'd like to think that this group of graduates can weather the rigors of asking the tough questions, making pointed observations and examining real life important issues. Ed, anybody who really knows me ( and that obviously does not include you)  knows that I am hardly a snowflake. I have little use for exaggerated political correctness and I have never thrown my eggs in one party's basket. Trump on his true talents should have lost to a pet rock. I'd like to think that I evaluate situations and issues on their merits. Still waiting for the day that you know who shows any. Now if you excuse me,I am going to celebrate Festivus and Convfefe. They are the holiest of holidays and deserve our reverent attention.

Dale Gieringer

  Anyone wishing to engage in political discussion - the season for which is indeed temptingly ripe - is invited to join our off-the-forum e-mail list.  Warning:  it includes Hank, Steven, Phil, Bruce, myself and other resisters nameless here.   Just drop me a line at gieringer@comcast.net.   - Dale G.

Mary Vore (Iwamoto)

I just watched the video of our LXX Birthday Bash 2016.  It was so good to see everyone again, but sad to see those whom we have already lost in just one year.  Statistically speaking, some of us will no longer be here in 2021, so thought we should remember to be kind to each other in these years.  We have so much to be grateful for - not the least of which was an excellent education!  Thank you Gail for the video and Ann for our reunion badge pictures!  I don't know where you found mine - I can't even remember where I was in the 7th grade!

Gene Stern

Thanks Dale for reminding us how to pursue our political rants  

Nelson Abanto

Barbara,

I have followed this whole recent exchange.  I feel really badly about this abuse and these vulgar threats that you have endured. I want you to know that I , and I'm sure the whole class stand behind you and with you.  This sort of vulgar, disgusting cyber bullying is unacceptable anywhere and above all on a Walnut Hills Website.

Know that your classmates and friends are with you.

Nelson

Jerry Ochs

If the whole class stands behind Barbara I'm pretty sure some of us would have to sit down after about 15 minutes.

David Buchholz

And changing the subject once again...

Philip Spiess

Dear fellow graduates:  As your class's professional cultural historian, I have researched the word (or phrase) "covfefe" (researched it at the bottom of a Scotch whisky glass -- neat -- just this evening, and hail to you, Dick Murdoch) on your behalf, and have come up with the following possible meanings (or demeanings):

(1) a more than casual conference of inebriated fraternity brothers trying to come to grips with whom to pledge in the coming semester;

(2) a coven of Middle Eastern witches, each of whom is trying to convert to modern suburban living;

(3) a Moroccan dish of fetid fish, preserved lemons, and blackened (not black) olives, served over coocoo-cachoo couscous, with a liberal sauce of library paste;

(4) that torn-paper thing they throw out of the windows at special and overly-excited parades on Broadway in New York City, resulting in extensive tax-payer induced payments for street clean-up;

(5) who the hell cares?  (This, I believe, is the true translation from the original Sanskrit, or maybe Urdu, but -- who the hell cares?)

Barbara Kahn (Tepper)

1. Jerry, I'm not sure how long a period of time I'm able to stand either.

2. Hank, you brighten my day

3.Is there a reprimand in store for those who use the term Covfefe?

4. Thank you Nelson for your beautifully worded defense. I think you might have been one of  the first people I met in Walnut Hills. I always remembered your real first name. #favorable impression