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03/26/10 10:08 AM	#2119
James Belt Ron- Turning 40 does not mean you are grown up or have to act grown up. Look at the people on this site who have turned 40 already. I turn 40 in September and still act like I am 18 most of the time. Joey- Great stuff. You bring back memories of high school that have been long forgotten.

03/27/10 05:27 PM	#2120
Tj Balinski I think that turning 40 caused some memory loss...what was I saying?

03/31/10 12:41 PM

#2121

Christine Meldrum (Babisch)

Oh I still have some bad behaviors, just not as many. Although 18-28 year old's are annoying to me. Oh wait I was annoying to my elders as well. Oh yeah, never mind.

Joey I was reading your article/novel and it was cracking me up. You are funny despite what your family thinks. ;) We never think our parents are funny until were older. That's just the way it goes. Sad but true. I like your comments about the bad boys. So true.

04/02/10 03:50 PM

#2122

Christopher Gellasch

In the past I did not feel "old" but now that I am back in graduate school with a bunch of 20-somethings it is more evident that if I am not old (2 more months until 40) I am not young. Once, I mentioned that I took Calculus in 1988 and an undergrad replied, "Oh, that was the year I was born!" I also get asked if I am a professor.

But things are not all bad. I have so much more experience than other students and my advisor doesn't treat me like a kid. I know what needs to be done and I go out and do it.

I also have gray hair but at least I still have all of it.

04/02/10 05:37 PM	#2123
Tj Balinski murphy and the guys are golfing tomorrow. wish i could make itt. Golfing with Murphy is a life altering experience. Good luck to them all. They are going to need it!

04/09/10 05:59 PM	#2124
Tj Balinski What happened to the Ales show? It couldn't have been cancelled that quickly. Just when I start to get into a show, the company pulls the plug. Good luck in syndication Joey.

04/09/10 10:10 PM	#2125
Joseph Ales Just on a short Hiatus. I'll be back soon!

04/11/10 11:55 AM

#2126

Joseph Ales

In another installment of what happened 22 years ago.....

On 3/31/88 Spring break officially started (3/31/88 through 4/10/88. I went to Ft. Meyers, Florida. We drove down in Thuet's "Party Van". I won't go into my entire trip but below is the top ten highlights.

1)The drive started on 3/31/88. During the drive, I mooned Mrs. Kathan and the AB tennis team, who we saw on the road. The next day we stopped in Jasper Florida (for gas) and coincidentally ran into Mrs Kathan and the tennis team again (a little embarrassing after having mooned them the day before).

2)Lapinsky, Walters and Hoover (who drove in a separate car)were forced to listen to the same Depeche Mode tape the entire ride down because it had gotten stuck in the tape deck of Chad’s car.

3)Finally at Spring Break we found 5 random girls to jump into the van to go to a party with us only to be stopped immediately by the cops for having too many people in the van (with doors open and people hanging out) The girls had to leave and we never saw them again.

4)On 4/3/88 Nicole Cassisa woke up but could not open her eyes because they were swollen shut (Sunburn - Ouch).

5) Murphy clogs the toilet and floods the bathroom (Gross) - Later that night Murphy drank 12 wine coolers (More Gross).

6) Sunbathing with baby oil & shedding my skin on the drive home.

7) Mink got totally ripped on Jack Daniels and ended up passing out and throwing up in Pesta's car.

8) Murph invented a technique for changing drivers without stopping the van. Below is the technique.
In order to pull of the trick, you needed three people.

Step 1: Current driver sets cruise control
Step 2: The passenger sitting behind the driver positions himself in a way that allows him to grab and steer the van.
Step 3: Current driver exits driver seat.
Step 4: New driver slips into the driver seat and takes control
Step 5: Everyone takes a deep breath.

9) Drinking, drinking and more drinking.

10) Hanging with friends and no school for a warm week.

With Spring Break over, students began to focus on the upcoming Baseball and Track season. Oh yeah, and Prom is right around the corner (Stay Tuned).

Please feel free to tell us your "Spring Break Stories". I would love to hear what everyone else was up to in 88.

04/11/10 12:25 PM

#2127

Joseph Ales

In a flashback of sorts, I saw Hot-Tub Time Machine this weekend. I give it 8 (out of 10) stars. It had the right mix of funny, raunchy, nostalgic and entertaining. To sum it up, its basically the movie "Back to the Future" if it were released today. In Back to the Future a guy in 1985 goes back to 1955. In Hot Tub Time Machine, guys from 2010 goes back to 1986. Right up our demographic alley.

As for other current events,

1) The Masters Final round is today and people can hardly remember Tiger Woods having 17 mistresses (short attention span). Sex Rehab is the cool new rehab to go to (at least for married guys). It is a bit strange that Sex rehab doesn't really have any singe men in it. Those men are to busy having a great life to fit in a sex rehab session. Do you think guys like George Clooney or Derek Jetter think this is a real joke?
2) We now have a new health care bill. I feel so much more healthy already. Does the health care bill force me to stop eating junk food and start exercising?
3) Toyota vehicles can not be stopped. (they can only hope to be contained).
4) Baseball season has started and the Tigers are 4-1. The Cubs are 2-3. It seems way to early for Baseball. Hockey is in the last day of the regular season and the Blackhawks take on the Red Wings today in the season finale. If the Blackhawks win they claim the Western Conference title.

Finally, my son (Joey Jr.) is having his tenth birthday party today. Ten years old. He is now at the age that many people told me I looked in high school. It's too bad we gotta get old...

Quotes

-“Hey you, get your damn hands off her”

-“Call me morbid, call me pail, I’ve spent to long on your trail, far to long …chasing your tail”

-“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz and I’m fine.”

04/12/10 08:25 AM

#2128

James Belt

Joey-

Great stuff.

I remember driving to spring break with Ringel,Bellhorn and Koehs. Before we left my wonderful mother did not want any grandkids and was throwing condoms at the car before we left. "MOMMY DEAREST". My dad, the cop, helped us hide the strohs 30 packs in the back of Bellhorns Monte Carlo. On the way down on 75 Mike Koehs thought it would be funny to flip off another group of guys in a jeep. They flew by us throwing a 40oz. at the car hitting, but not breaking, the window. We ended up puling into a reststop for a few to get away from them.

We dropped Koehs off in Jaksonville with Lodge and Kathan. Ringel,Bellhorn and myself went to Daytona and arrived a day early. We were going to stay with Julie Fournier and her group for one night but we were kick out. In the process of tring to find a place to sleep we set off an alarm at a church, and ended up sleeping in the car at some shopping center parking lot.

Oh yah. Ringel taught me how to bong beer. Not good. Threw up over an 11th floor balcony onto the street and other balcony's below. YUMMY!

Fun Memories. Thanks for getting them started Joe.

By the way:

First quote: Back to the future-- George McFly

Third quote: Fast times--spicoli

04/12/10 12:36 PM

#2129

Michael Thompson

Middle quote- The Smiths

Jay Lodge and I took a Greyhound bus to Florida. That is not a typo. 36 glorious hours later, we got there. We stayed in Jacksonvile with the clearly shacken tennis team. Something about a glowing white ass pressed against a window....I hear they're still in therapy.

Now that we're all old farts and will soon have children that want to go on Spring Break.....send them to Jacksonville. Man, what a let down! I thought I was going to be OT (get that reference Joe) but just turned into a week at the beach. We did build a nice beer can pyramid.

I seem to recall Mike Koehs hopped up on no-doz and not being able to sleep for like 36 hours, and then crashing for 24. Beer and No-doz is not a good mix.

04/13/10 08:28 AM	#2130
James Belt Mike- Koehs took so many no-doz on the way down, when it was his turn to drive in Atlanta we had to make him pullover. It was like Murphy driving on speed. NOT GOOD! Six lanes of traffic and Mike using all of them at the same time.

04/13/10 10:03 PM	#2131
Joseph Ales Nice reference Toast. I was more a Stu guy. Probably an Italian thing. Plus I'd never do a belly flop like OT. Who else has Spring Break Stories???

04/15/10 06:36 PM

#2132

Tj Balinski

Spring break in high school didn't happen. Coach dimaggio let the baseball team know that going was basically the end of your playing days. However, after high school, there were a few excursions where $500 bucks made you the king of the world. Not to mention being boredon the cruise in the gulf so a few of our friends decided leaving on jet skis was better. Was thereanything better than tequila from mexico? I wish I could remember!

04/16/10 05:56 PM

#2133

Lisa Miller (Shedlock)

Spring Break in Fort Myers is the highlight of my entire life! Maybe not for what I did - some of which was REALLY embarassing - but mainly just the experience of being there with such a massive group of funny and awesome people.

I think there were 7 of us in our room. Nicole and I somehow ended up with a bunch of 11th graders including my sister, Stacey Hindman, Andrea K and Gretchen Stoll...Stacey's older sister somehow wormed her way in as our "chaperone". What were our parents thinking? I think we had 28 suitcases between us. I'm still missing a pair of shoes.

I remember living off nutter butters from the 7/11 across the street, and Pizza Hut. We drank only wine coolers - somehow I was able to buy even without an ID (whatev - did I look that old already?). I think it rained one day cuz I remember EVERYone in our room on Easter Sunday. I have a very provacative photo of Joey and Nicole, that I might use to blackmail them. We called Heather Burbeula cuz her dad was mean and didn't let her come...she cried.

Julie went missing for a while one night, so Walters and I went hunting on the beach for the guy who lured her away. I thought Mike was going to end up in jail for killing the guy.

The guy I wanted to hook up with wouldn't give me the time of day...(no I won't say who you are).

I recall a trolly that would carry us to "downtown" Ft. Myers where there was shopping and Pizza Hut - very important. EVERY time we got on it, Stacey would sing "We're goin' on the trolly, the trolly, the trolly" to the tune "we're going back to Cali, to Cali, to Cali". Ugh....I wanted to slap her!

That's about it. The boy's version of the trip sounds WAY more fun!

04/20/10 08:55 PM

#2134

Joseph Ales

Am I the only one really enjoying the Hockey Playoffs???

Go Hawks

Go Wings

Go Penguins

Go Caps

04/21/10 11:50 AM

#2135

Michael Thompson

Joe-

How long til Prom?

04/21/10 08:32 PM

#2136

Joseph Ales

Mike,

I'll check this weekend.

04/22/10 01:20 AM

#2137

Tj Balinski

Joey I am hoping for a wings-canadiens final. Fat chance, but stranger things have happened!

04/22/10 10:43 AM

#2138

Tracey Wolf (Feril)

Hi!!

I am hoping for the Wings and Preds to match up!!!

04/22/10 12:07 PM

#2139

Joseph Ales

Boo Preds, Go Hawks

04/23/10 09:16 AM

#2140

Tracey Wolf (Feril)

Let's Go Preds!!!! Looks like the series it going to ride it all the way out. THe Hawks looked good last night.

04/23/10 11:01 AM

#2141

Christine Meldrum (Babisch)

Yeah my parents decided that I was not allowed to go with a bunch of friends either so they said "we can take you to Florida and we can stay with Mimi and Papa"!! Which was not a bad thing because my grandparents were cool and they lived in a nice blue hair community with a built in pool. Bonus for my tan. I did get to bring my best friend Mary (Frontera) along who is basically part of the family too. But at least I got to go somewhere. That was the goal.

On the drive down, in the middle of the mountains around 3-4 a.m., I think somewhere in Tennessee, THE RED LIGHT FOR GAS CAME ON!!! My mom was driving and my dad was not pleased. MARY AND I CLUED OURSELVES TO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT WATCHING THE RED LIGHT!!!! We drove for another 15-30 minutes before finally finding a gas station. That was scary. Then my dad decided to let my mom drive again after entering the state line of Florida. She pulled out of a gas station and drove my dad's prized Cadillac over a huge medium and almost destroyed the car. My dad was pissed and my mom just drove like nothing happened. Mary and I were laughing our heads off for what seemed like 10 minutes. It was quite an adventure in itself.

At one point of the trip I remember driving in downtown Clearwater with my cousin and seeing Tracy Abbott walking down the street with a bunch of classmates. Craziness.

Needless to say it was a good time and Mary and I decided to make yearly trips down to Florida to visit various family members during spring break.

I also remember getting burned badly, returning to school and sitting in government class while TJ was picking the dead skin off my shoulders......Thank you by the way.

I don't think I'm letting my daughter go on spring break alone either!!!! NO WAY!! NO HOW!!!

04/24/10 09:44 PM

#2142

Tj Balinski

I remember that skin. It was delicious!

04/24/10 10:09 PM

#2143

Joseph Ales

For everyone waiting to hear about Prom......................,you have to wait a little longer. It was on 5/14/88. Unfortunately, I won't have a lot of details since I did not attend. So I again ask for everyone to share your Prom stories, or if you are to modest, send me a private message and I'll leak it on the site (with all identities kept confidential).

As for the current goings on, the NFL draft was this week (Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Sam Bradford was the first Pick (St. Louis Rams). The Lions selected Ndamokung Suh with the second pick. Dancing with the Stars is still the hot TV show (at least in my home). Sorry about the recommendation on the Jamie Oliver "Food Revolution show". It was somewhat depressing but mostly boring. The Ipad is the new popular gadget. Now lets see, it's suppose to be a cross between a smart-phone and a laptop computer. Only its not as compact as a smart-phone, and does not make phone calls. Its about the same size as a small laptop, but does not have all the functionality of a laptop. Oh yeah, and it costs more than both. I see why its so popular? As for politics, Blah, Blah, blah, boring, boring, boring. Kid sports seasons are starting up again so to all the Soccer-moms and baseball-dads, my best wishes. Remember, you are only young once. I'm referring to the kids, we are old.

Quotes

-“and your useless and ugly and useless and ugly and I shiver and shake”

-“You’ll dance to anything”

-“Cuz they’re so dang stupid”

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