Lesa Prince (Wasson)

Lesa Prince (Wasson)

Rob Moore

Tracy Odneal

Leslin Ewell (Hopson)

Lesa Prince (Wasson)

Chris Barnes

I absolutely LOVE the playlist.  Nicely done...    I just wish I could dl all the songs as a group!  :-)

Now for bad news - I won't be able to make the 30th reunion after all.  It seems my oldest daughter decided that July 31 is the only date that will work for her wedding.  It was a a tough choice, but at the risk of getting killed by my wife & daughter, I decided I need to attend the wedding instead of the reunion.  ;-)

Grady Cunningham

Thanks to everyone involved in putting the reunion together ... know it was alot of work! You did a great job! ~ Grady

Debbie Warner (Warner-Schlup)

Thanks to the committee for everything each of you have done so that we can get together!  I can't wait to see everyone and am looking forward to a great weekend!

Much love!

Debbie

Suzanne Hudson-Smith

Unfortunately, I won't be able to be at the Reunion!  I hate that, but work calls.  I hope everyone has a great time.

Lesa Prince (Wasson)

Well, Suzanne, you shouldn't have answered the phone!  We're going to miss you!  Wish you could come!

Valerie Parsley (Crowe)

So glad to see yearbook pictures up.  I still don't remember who I might have actually opened my mouth and spoken to, but at least now almost everyone looks familar.  Except me.  Early days of photo-doctoring, they erased part of my lip along with my moustache.

Karen Tatom (Shelton)

Your posted song list is (as so many have already ackowledged!) awesome and will ensure that all 1980 Party-Goers feel the music and fully recall the Good 'Ole Days!

A few other musical thoughts to share...

Remember the song, "Jackie Blue"?  That was the theme song for the Shauna Clark / Jackie Olds duo back in Junior High!  Every time I hear it on an "oldie" station, I miss them both so much and remember their strong bond during that impressionable time!  I'd enjoy having Jackie Blue added to our song list in memory of Jackie's striking blue eyes!

Other fond memories surface when I hear Boz Skaggs' "Lido", anything frorm Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" album (OK, 8-track!), and even an occasional Barry Manilow or Barbara Streisand!

Nanette's talent show rendition of Elton John's "Your Song" was rehearsed for requested feed-back so frequently in hallways, over lunch, before/after choir, and casually on week-ends in the "hood" nearer Lamar Elementary that I can't help but sing along every word, albeit not nearly as angelic as Nan did! 

When the A Capella harmony of Daybreak echoed in private homes during the Christmas holidays, teen-agers posed strategically on stairwells with guest and hosts wide-eyed, you could hear a pin drop.  I was so proud of the smiles and festive spirit we brought to our audiences, and I'm still touches to this day at the Soprano Silent Night solo that Nanette blessed us with to draw at least one tear to every eye, including mine!

Of course, I can't possibly mention music and song without recognizing Christi's immaculate play-by-ear-and-touch piano accompaniments for ALL our choir years together!  Black Bird was just the continuation of beautiful music she brought to all of us for so many years!  I was terrified to step in for her when she was absent due to my primarily classical, hours of practice, limited talent in comparison!

So many more songs pull my heart-strings, force me to smell Lake Tawakoni Summer outtings, feel the thrill of Star-Dusters first-time slow-dances, cry to those firsts few crushed "romances" (no names here!), and tingle to the memories I have of perfect harmony with my friends, both in music and in soul!

Karen Tatom (Shelton)

P.S.  How about a little Bad Company as well?  :-)  Title song, Running with the Pack, Ready for Love, and lots more options!

Lesa Prince (Wasson)

Great suggestions, Karen!  I will definitely get those songs added.  And, thanks for your message!  Looking forward to seeing you again!

Lesa

Cyndi Sansom (Poe)

Angela Shockley (McQuatters)

There was a cafeteria AND a jukebox???!!!!

Rob Moore

I think I ate at the cafeteria a grand total of ... ONCE!  Since I lived on Briscoe, just on the other side of Phillips Field, I had lunch at home just about every day during high school.  I'd turn on the radio and listen to the old Mighty 1190 KLIF during lunch, and, for a while, anyway, it seemed like they played "Baby Hold On" by Eddie Money EVERY ... SINGLE ... DAY ... AT ... THE ... SAME ... TIME!  It's amazing that I still like the song after having it rammed down my throat along with my lunch during my junior year.

(Side note ... since KGVL / KIKT is currently owned by Cumulus Media, I get my paychecks from the same ownership as KLIF, now at 570.  Funny how things turn out.)

Looking forward to the reunion.  Judging from the pics on this site, I may have to ask several times who some people are.

Angela Shockley (McQuatters)

Eddie Money!!! I can't believe how many times I listened to "2 Tickets to Paradise"! Me, Suzanne Chapman and Robin Rabb saw Eddie Money in concert at Six Flags. Robin may have weighed 100 pounds soak and wet- he threw out a stuffed animal and she jumped into a huge crowd of women all fighting for it and she came out with it!

Suzanne Chapman (Heagy)

I remember seeing Eddie Money at Six Flags, and Robin actually tried to climb on the stage before security guards dragged her back.  I wish I had been that brave!  She almost reached Money's feet before they got her.

Angela Shockley (McQuatters)

I don't know who got most handsome our senior year, but look through the profile pictures-hands down it should have been Bill Cantrell!

Donna Cartwright (Hollon)

Angela, I was looking through the name tags on Saturday afternoon while decorating the civic center and came to a name tag with a drop dead gorgeous guy on it.  I said "who in the world is that?  I don't remember him!"  I then realized it was a picture of Brad Pitt on Bill Cantrell's name tag!  LOL

Carol Bolling (Pinder)

How funny!!!!  Bill and Harry were always a tie for Class Clown!!!  THEY WERE SO MUCH FUN!!! Saturday night at the reunion, Harry had us rolling on the floor when he and Kim were dancing!!!  It was so funny!!!!  Kudos to everyone who helped with the reunion, it was the best ever!  Like I said in the survey, the only thing that would have made it better was if more classmates would have attended and if it could have lasted longer!!!  I guess all good things must come to an end, but it was just like stepping back in time.......everyone still looked like they did in school, seemed like we were just at a back to school party after summer break!!!!  I loved getting to visit with EVERYONE!!!!!  Now, I'm ready for another get together......maybe with WINE!!!  LOL!!!! 

Valerie McCullough (La Grone)

The reunion was Awesome!  I so enjoyed myself, from Friday night to Saturday night, it was enough space for all of us, the food was great and to rekindle friendship with old friends was priceless.  Thanks and Kudos to the 30 year class committee, you did a wonderful job putting everything together...until we meet again, be blessed.

Rob Moore

Now that the party's over, I guess everyone's gone back to the "real world".  In the meantime, here's a video of myself "in action" at the NWA Parade of Champions wrestling event, held August 14 in Gainesville, Texas.  See y'all next time!