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02/18/23 08:32 AM #970    

 

Stephen Nicol

Paul, We could contact Angelo's Ristornte on 130th. They have a large back room capable of 100 + people.  We held my parents 60th Wedding Anniversary in 2004 and my 60th birthday in 2005. Just food for thought.


03/23/23 05:01 PM #971    

 

Art Hyland

Well, sad news, Dave Osterberg passed away about 3 weeks ago, this according to Mike Dmitriev who had heard from Dave's brother Jon only recently.  Dave's another fellow I and many of you will truly recall as well, as someone you can almost only remember with a wide smile on his face.  I hadn't been in touch with Dave since Sammamish days, but perhaps others have and can contribute a few thoughts about what he did since our time in those now gone halls.  Thanks to Mike for letting us know.      Art

 

 

 


03/23/23 05:16 PM #972    

 

Art Hyland

As long as I'm on the site, I'm hoping to hear back from Bill Simmons with whom I've had fairly recent contact.  However, the subject we discussed was his stage four lung cancer, a condition that I'm sure he would probably not wish to broadcast, but I will, with the hope he gets mad enough to let us know how he's doing.  I have his phone number but no answer and the messaging was full when I last called.  Bill and I lived across the street from one another, so from 8th to 12th grade on we spent lots of fun times, and several since.  I always felt that Bill is not only intelligent beyond me but looked like he was 29 at age 14.  Which is why he really hasn't changed much in appearance to me since then.  Anyway, if someone can verify in whatever way possible what Bill's current condition is and how to contact him, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wishes to know, so we can bother him as so many wish to.    Art


03/24/23 05:33 AM #973    

 

Eric (Rick) Moon

I frequently listen to the Sam Harris podcast, "Making Sense", and Sam recently interviewed a documentary film maker by the name of Meg Akers.  Meg has recently had her life nearly destroyed by the woke mob, which continues to astonish with the depths of its preposterousness.  You can hear her story in the Making Sense podcast #300, or you can visit her website jihadrehab.org and learn about it there.

The short version of her story is that she has made a documentary featuring four Arab men who are going through a program in Saudi Arabia called Jihad Rehab, in which Saudi and Yemeni Arabs were released from Guantanamo into Saudi custody so that they could be "deprogrammed" from their conversion to terrorism, and the film explores the motivations that got them into the jihadi movement, in a manner that reveals most them to be fairly ordinary human beings in spite of the awful things they have done.

The film was initially accepted at the Sundance Film Festival and the South by Southwest Film Festival, which gives some idea of its quality.  Everyone who saw it thought it was a fine piece of work and a valuable contribution.

She had expected that it would ruffle some feathers, particularly from the right, because of its tone - "soft on terrorism" was the accusation she was expecting from the Donald Rumsfeld types.  She was caught completely off guard when a vicious campaign was mounted against her and her film from the left the day after Sundance announced that it would be virtually available from Sundance (this was early 2022 when many things were still locked down).  It is noteworthy that the film was not yet even available for viewing, and only a small circle of people involved with the film had seen it when the attacks began, so there had to be some other reason than its content for the orchestrated uproar that followed.

The shabby truth seems to be that she was attacked for being a white person who had committed the unforgiveable sin of making a film about Arabs.  Cultural appropriation and all that.  Is Ken Burns next?

The Sundance and SXSW administrators immediately caved to the pressure and as Harris put it, she was thrown from the ramparts to satisfy the mob.  The mob sent nasty letters penned by hired lawyers to everyone who was associated with the film and warned them of punishment to come if they did not dissociate themselves - and all this from people who had never seen the film.

Meg is down but not out, and is still struggling to bring the film to market.  Little by little her story is getting out.  I hope all of you will look into this and help spread the word of this outrage against rationality and human decency.  Meg has gone from the almost certain prospect of huge success in the industry to someone who cannot find work there, and has nothing left but her integrity and enormous talent.  Let's hope more people like her begin showing a little courage in the face of this insidious new religion sweeping through our institutions.
 


03/31/23 11:47 AM #974    

 

Laura Fletcher (Lindsay)

 

 

Dear friends,

I am writing to follow up on the sad news Art shared about our freshman class president, quarterback, and friend Dave Osterberg who died last month. I have submitted information In Memory shared with me by his brother, Jon. Jon asked if I would share the following in hopes he could get in touch with some of Dave's classmates. 

"My brother, Dave Osterberg, died last month at home on Camano Island. He was 77. Thanks to social media I’ve contacted a surprising number of Dave’s long-ago friends. I can’t find Gerry Wilcox and would like to share with him a photo that I have. Many other classmates’ names are familiar to me – although Dave didn’t maintain many lifelong friendships, as his younger brother (I’m SHS class of 1972) I heard Dave tell stories over the years about classmates like Gerry and Dean Wilcox, Mike Dmitriev, Rick Stemerick, Ernie Dantini (who scarred me for life by destroying Dave’s balsa wood Miss Thriftway model, LOL), Gary Knapinski, John Newman, Steve Addicoat, Steve Shaw, Gail Beckwith, Emelie Lamphere, Jay Spaulding, Mike Misner, and other football teammates whose names elude me right now. Dave remembered you all. It comforts my family to read recollections of Dave, so please share if you have any."

Jon's email is jonosterberg@hotmail.com 

Best, 

Laura Fletcher Lindsay

 

 

 

 

 


03/31/23 01:37 PM #975    

 

Laura Fletcher (Lindsay)

Please note I had a typo in Jon's email address, which I corrected above. It is jonosterberg@hotmail.com

Laura

 

 


04/03/23 11:56 PM #976    

 

Danny Braudrick

Laura,
Congrats to LSU women's basketball. They were superb!


04/04/23 07:09 AM #977    

 

Laura Fletcher (Lindsay)

Thanks, Danny. We were pretty excited--and still are. It's a first for LSU. 


04/05/23 01:22 PM #978    

Paul Shelton

Hello Classmates,

My wife and I just returned from Mexico, and are now recovering (literally) in our Hood Canal digs with the fire roaring (until it drives us out). We (no exaggeration here) just “endured” 6 straight months of sunny days. Many positives, however, made the exercise a most engaging adventure.

Looking forward, I am now in a position to resume my efforts toward an eventual fall reunion. Standby.

As for Dave O., as a socially awkward nerdy type, I was on the other side of the social divide from the jocks and the “big men on campus”. But our paths did once cross as members of Mrs. “can’t remember”’s senior English class. We enjoyed a half hour communication in class and discovered an immediate connection, which surprised both of us, I think. Unfortunately, however, we never had time or occasion to build a better acquaintanceship, and I always did regret not getting to share more time with Dave. His passing is sad, as the end of all life lived with value. 

I’m surprised to know that Sam Harris is known more broadly than just among us Humanists. I regard Sam as one of my intellectual heroes, but have a hard time keeping up with his podcasts, as intelligent, rational, and worth hearing as they are. He has made a point of exposing the shams of the “radical” left, what was originally called the “Regressive Left”, and now generally referred to as the “woke” left. To be clear, the term “woke” is still rather nebulous, and certainly is a perversion from its original use by African Americans to simply mean to be alert and continually on guard. “Wokeness”, for that matter, is present on both the left and the right, evident in extreme positions derived from extremely narrow perspectives that brook no complexity or nuance whatever. 

But to the episode Eric addressed, wherein a twisted perversion (if that isn’t a redundancy, an oxymoron, or a double-negative) of cultural rights gushes, as a knee-jerk, from a committed left wing cultural purist, we can also point to the cynical and downright brutal response to Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s several books on Islam by this same gaggle of moral purists who really believe that any cultural analysis, however sharply perceptive, is a vulgar put down of a human culture, which, they all know, are lovely, beautiful, and morally noble.

When I was first choosing a foreign land in which to go teach English (1999), I encountered an otherwise sensible acquaintance who took issue with my evaluation of cultures as mostly man-made, and quite variable in effect on the success of the people living under such cultural.  The thought that all cultures weren’t equally suited for engendering a successful society and the fulfillment of individual desires was beyond consideration to this individual. 

Little did I envision that one day this conviction of the equal beauty and worthiness of all cultures would metastasize in various “woke” reactions polluting clear thought in our current national conversations. But here we are.

An equal tragedy is that poor Sam has also been pilloried viciously by his own bedfellows on the far left.

Enough of my rambling. I’ll be back with you, Stephen, on your restaurant information – and thanks for your interest in helping me.


04/07/23 01:28 PM #979    

 

Eric (Rick) Moon

Hi Paul,

I have been listening to a lot of Sam Harris' interviews recently.  I especially enjoy the ones with Ricky Gervais.

I will soon be posting a review on my podcast, "Fascinating!", in which I critique Sam's 2010 book, "The Moral Landscape", which is all about applying a utilitarian calculus to questions of morality.  My review will be in two parts, and I expect to publish the first part in the next week or two.  I would love to hear your take on my take, if you can find the time.

Where did you stay in Mexico?  Marlene and I just spent 3 months on the island of St. Thomas, USVI.  Wonderful place, tropical temperatures and warm ocean to swim in.  However, they drive on the left, you can't drink the tap water, and worst of all their one and only golf course was closed due to hurricane damage.  We are looking for an alternate place to escape the winter in the Smoky Mountains.


06/04/23 04:28 PM #980    

 

Carol Murrell (Murrell)

I have just visited this site for the first time in a year and saw the information about a reunion. Unfortunately, we are going to be in Alaska and Vancouver the last half of August and would be returning East at about the same time as the planned reunion.  Wishing all a wonderful time visiting with each other.

So sorry about Dave Osterberg. Steve Shaw and I went to see him in the late 60's and had a wonderful reunion reminiscing about the days at SHS. He was one of the good guys. RIP.

Peace to all


06/21/23 05:52 PM #981    

 

Mary Allison Conover (Maus)

I'll go to the reunion if Laura Fletcher comes up for it. Laura and I have been to the school but I'm keen on spending time in a park.


08/15/23 11:51 AM #982    

Mary Norwood (Senescu)

Does anyone have suggestions for lodging for the reunion?   I have a place in mind near Microsoft that is a Marriot, but wanted to know what other out of town people are doing.  Mary


09/01/23 11:40 AM #983    

 

Richard Crow

I have somehow lost the email with the location of the picnic on Saturday, Sept 9. Could someone email me that?  crowbird@comcast.net.  Thanks. Rich


09/02/23 06:25 AM #984    

 

David Mitchell

Saturday, the 9th - 11:00 AM - 2:00PM  Meet at Crossroads Park for picnic and socializing. 

                                                              16000 NE 10th St, Bellevue


09/04/23 03:12 PM #985    

 

Danny Braudrick

Hello All, this message may be redundant but Mary and I will be at the 60th. I am not sure of the schedule. Do we need to bring a casserole or chips or dessert to the Saturday picnic wink)? We are staying at the Eastgate Hotel. We tried to get reservations at Motel 2 but it was already booked up. Not sure why they charge by the hour. Look forward to seeing everyone.                                                                                                           Danny

 

 

 

 

 


09/05/23 07:40 AM #986    

Paul Shelton

We all look forward to seiing you, too -- but only if you drive a Mercedes.

Yes, Danny, for Saturday, bring a plate of scambled eggs and suasages for me from the continental breakfast :-).

 


09/08/23 01:57 PM #987    

 

Danny Braudrick

Paul, got leftovers from Wednesday breakfast. 


09/11/23 09:31 PM #988    

Paul Shelton

Sixtieth Reunion Post Script:

We waited sixty years for this event, and by all measures, it was worth the wait. I had a most gratifying time, and sense that all who came shared my sentiment.

I had no expectation that the highlight of the event would go well beyond the pizza. But it certainly did -- the tour, the closeness to the school, the sense of history, and most salient for me, getting acquainted with many classmates well beyond superficialities. This was a kind of bonding experience, bringing us together in a way I hardly anticipated.

Imagine if somehow the 50th could have been such an event. Were we really less mature 10 years ago – less able to drop all pretenses? Anyhow, we, learned how gratifying it can be to share common histories with folks exactly our age –- and share common perspectives on life!

I would like to acknowledge those who would have liked to attend, but were rendered unable by health issues. Know that all those who attended thought of you, and were concerned for your well-being. Our love to all of you.

I will be writing a thank you letter to the school and the involved administrators on behalf of all attendees, and will share it with the class on our web site. Any others are welcome, of course, to send your own personal notes, if so moved (emails will be provided).

Smiles to all,

Paul


09/12/23 09:44 PM #989    

 

Eric (Rick) Moon

Well said, Paul.  I too felt the sense of closeness due the past we all shared and our common life experiences.  I enjoyed bonding with you over frisbee and a discussion of prostate issues, among other important matters.

I would like to add an observation, which is that I realized that I am not the only one who is still under the influence of a spell cast long ago by a lovely young woman.  I suspect that such an experience is common among adolescents of our species, a very special gift of nature, where emotional longing is a delight even more powerful and lasting than sexual attraction.

I for one am willing to again travel a great distance to continue getting together for the kind of outing we just had, and I hope many of you likewise see the value I see in keeping the tradition going.  Although I think the next one sould be in one year, and not ten.


09/13/23 07:01 AM #990    

 

Stephen Nicol

I will add my vote for another get together in a year. I really wanted to attend, but the Alaska cruise with our granddaughter was too good to pass up.

 


09/15/23 03:06 PM #991    

 

Barbara Osborne (Derkacht)

This reunion was such fun - I'm definitely in favor of another get together next year, but I hate to put work on the faithful planners and executors of the event this year.  Maybe we could just pick a park and let people know when and where.  Name tags were a real plus this time, but I'd be happy to bring a pack of those paste-on name tags and a couple of pens, and people could make their own.  What a wonderful group gathered this year.  I'm still re-running those memories in my mind, and enjoying every minute of it!

 


10/16/23 10:00 AM #992    

 

Eric (Rick) Moon

I was rummaging through a box of mementoes, and I came across a copy of a poem written by our late classmate Lee Miller.  

The title of the poem is "The Great May 1st Fire - or - Oswald's Folly".  It's a true masterpiece.

It commemorates the time in Mr. Rief's chemistry lab when Dave Oswald's boiling flask, filled with a flammable liquid (benzene if memory serves), broke right over of a Bunsen burner, creating a pretty spectacular fire on and over the edges of the table.

There doesn't seem to be a way to attach a scanned document to this message, but I will be happy to provide a digital copy of the poem to anyone who wants to give me an email address to send it to.


10/17/23 10:12 AM #993    

 

Laura Fletcher (Lindsay)

The reunion served a number of purposes for me--catching up with many fascinating histories of our peers, renewing friendships and learning about Sammamish. We are so fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend Sammamish, have the outstanding teachers we had and have a new, wonderful facility. Its reincarnation is an amazing story, and I'm so glad we had Andy and company to tell it.
 

I have posted the photos I took in the photo gallery. If anyone else took some, I hope they'll post them as well  

Laura

 

 


02/27/24 01:02 AM #994    

 

Danny Braudrick

To All,

Now was that one hell of a great reunion or what? I am amazed at how wonderful you all are. Seems like I have known you all for...62-63 years. That long ago, JFK was still alive, Vietnam was nearly impossible to find on a map, UCLA Mens Basketball had yet to win a national championship, there were no Seattle Seahawks or Mariners. The largest baseball venue was Sick's Seattle Stadium and Bellevue had only two high schools. Simon and Garfinkel, the Eagles, Janice Joplin, John Denver and Fleetwood Mac were yet to sing. Every time I look that far back in my life, I wonder how am I still here after two wars and driving too fast. I've lost nine of my super fur friends (if they didn't go to heaven, I want to go where they went). At least speaking for me, I am shorter, wider, with less weight consumed by hair on my head.

Finally, I want to thank you all for being my friend all these years.

Danny

 


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