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Steven H. Yamasaki

What an ending to the game!

Maja Wiesinger (Ramirez)

At the Cubs game, I wanted to talk to more of the 76ers & earlier, but having waked up yesterday at 0430 I realized I probably couldn't make a whole lot of sense by gametime, & so that was that, plus I'm used to being at work all morning and (eventually) getting to sleep at (sometimes) 8pm... & left game early.

Julianne Brand & I have talked about writing a book, about our unique "quota" experiences, and if you'd like to participate we'd love to hear from you. I'll email those whose addresses I got or know, just send back a short indication of your interest, and feel free to forward to those other women of a certain age who know Lane like we did. 

What I 'd like best is to meet you, singly or in small groups, for coffee/tea and a chat. 

Thanks if you're on the same page, and

Go Lane!

Terri (Therese) Bresnahan (Reid)

That sounds like a great project, Maja. Please contact me!  terrireid10@gmail.com 

Ken Ortiz

Hello all,

Unfortunately, I did not get to attend or see the TV broadcast of our Alumni night Cubs game on Wednesday evening. I did get to hear most of the game on the radio.  Unfortunately (again), I did not get to experience that wild ninth inning as I went to bed with the score still tied 3-3.

I am sure that for those folks who went to the game, it was an incredible experience to witness that comeback and to partake in the frenzy of victory and celebration at the Friendly Confines. So to those who went to the game and celebrated Lane Tech Alumni night, I invite you to please chime in and let the rest of us in on how your experience went that night. I know it was one of those "I was at that game" stories you can share with others years later.

Also, for those who watched the Cubs TV broadcast that evening, were there any Lane Tech mentions by the announcers or anything Lane that was shown on TV? Please let us know.

I was fortunate (somewhat), as the next day, after I heard about their comeback in the ninth, I discovered that the entire TV broadcast of the Cubs half of the ninth inning was replayed on the MLB Cubs website. So I got to see it for myself. Not the same as being there in person or watching it on TV real time, but it was still an awesome experience.

Here is the link to the TV broadcast of the bottom of the ninth if you have not seen it.

https://www.mlb.com/cubs/video/cubs-dramatic-9th-inning-rally/c-2127504483

A couple of really cool things about that broadcast:

1) Several times during Jason Heyward's at-bat but before his Grand Slam, the broadcast cut away to an older woman with very distinct fingernails crossing her fingers and raising her arms to the heavens above before each pitch. Too bad they did not cut to her to show her reaction when Heyward hit his Grand Slam.

2) It was really cool seeing Jason Heyward "looking out for" TV field reporter Kelly Crull during his on the field interview after the game as he warned her to get out of the way right before he got his "Gatorade Bath". Kelly told him when they resumed the interview that she greatly appreciated his looking out for her.

I have a few other observations that I picked up from that broadcast, but those are more "basebally intensive".

Kristi Adachi

Hey Ken, & Other ‘76 Alumni 

It was great to see other ‘76 Cubs fans, Jeff Yamane, Debbie Skatchke, June Yamasaki (Hori), Steve Yamasaki, Bob Hashimoto, Michelle Weiner (Milkovic), Kris Erickson, Maja Weisinger, Andy Flor, probably other too, I just didn’t see them. I heard there were approximately 700 Lane Tech Alumnus in attendance at the game!!

The entire evening was fun from my perspective. The icing on the cake though was Jason Heyward’s Grand Slam Home Run!!

Go Cubs Go!!

June K Hori (Yamasaki)

Thought we would see more alums out on the plaza before the game, but I guess most were already inside. Nice to see Bob Hashimoto and Kristy Adachi out there, as well as the great Wayne Messmer, who we chatted with for a few minutes. During the 5th inning, the Lane Tech Alumni got a shout-out on the video board.

Michelle Milkovic (Weiner)

I was too busy gabbing and didn't get many pictures but here are a couple.  I can see the back of Kristi's head and Jeff and Patty and Kathy and Kris and Maja just barely... and lots of 78ers.  I wish I'd gotten a picture of our color guard.  (all female!)  I heard from quite a few non-Lane friends who were there that night and texted asking if that was us making all that racket.  :)

Michelle Milkovic (Weiner)

Oh yeah, and then there was this...

Ken Ortiz

Kristi, June and Michelle,

Thank you so much for posting that info about the Alumni Night Cubs game and for those awesome pictures.

I want to wish all the Dads out there a Happy Father's day. 

The Humboldt Park area (where I grew up) will be hopping and buzzing this weekend with the Puerto Rican Parade and festival. Hopefully it will go calmly this year (unlike last year). So get your Salsa and Meringue shoes on!

Robert Hashimoto

So I'm out enjoying Father's Day with my daughter walking by Wrigley Field and I run into Ken Ortiz standing in line for the Wrigley tour.  It's a small world after all.

Ken Ortiz

Bob,

It was great to see you there and meet your Daughter. You are right, it's a small world. Too bad we could not stay and catch up but they were starting the tour. Could you send me the pictures you took of us to me? I will post you my info.

Hello all,

I had a great time at Wrigleyville yesterday, we did fun stuff before the tour, we did the tour and we did fun stuff after the tour, so I have a lot of cool pictures. Here is one:

June K Hori (Yamasaki)

That picture says it all!

Grace Tanaka (Danziger)

Happy Birthday Greg Znajda! Enjoy your special day.

Thanks for all the great Cubbie photos, folks!  Nice that Bob ran into Ken before the tour of Wrigley Field. Looking forward to the full report!

Are there any 76'ers living in Boston? Landing there tomorrow for my first-ever visit to Cape Cod (family wedding).

Gregory R Znajda

Thanks Grace

Frank Powers

I just want to know if you still have the bow tie.  Happy Birthday Greg.  

Robert Cole

Gregory R Znajda

Thanks Frank, I might actually have it somewhere.

Ken Ortiz

Robert,

Let us know how your Cubs/Reds game went. I am pretty bummed that we got swept all 4 games by the "Big Red Machine" (aka Reds of the early 70's). I hope those Reds fans were not too hard on you Cubbie fans.

Ken Ortiz

Hello all,

I want to extend a warm welcome to all the new classmates that have joined our message forum recently. One recommendation I have for all of you and even for those who have been here longer if you have not done so is to take some time and go all the way to the beginning of this forum (page 1) and start with the posts there. There are a lot of great stories, pictures of the times we were there, and pictures of items we had (or still have) during our era. Also, please chime in with your memories/stories/comments that those earlier posts conjure up. Some of those earlier posts really helped me remember additional details of events that I did not recall before. A few examples: The Streaking Incident, The Senior Prom, The Stones Concert, The Division Picture Charactachure. I hope you enjoy this class forum and will be looking forward to your comments, stories, pictures and memories of your times at Lane as well as other times.

P.S - I got some more stuff "brewing in that R'NOGGIN" of mine so stay tuned.

Ken Ortiz

Hello all,

So, here is one of those wacky stories of mine that was brewing and that is now ready. Hope you enjoy it.

           I grew up in the Humboldt park area throughout all my "schooling" years (grade school, high school and college).  While my graduation from Lane Tech was relatively uneventful, I could not say the same about my college graduation. So, even though I went to Lane and IIT (both very highly academic), I was also learning "other" skills during the time I was living in the Humboldt Park area. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your take on it) I needed to use one of those "other" skills during my college graduation.  Here is the story: 

             It's May 1983 and the day of my graduation ceremony from IIT. I will graduate this day with a BSEE degree (with minors in pinball and bowling). I get to the parking lot and I am wearing my cap and gown when I walk out of my car and I start toward Herman Hall, which is where the graduation ceremony will be. I notice ahead of me in the parking lot a commotion by a car parked there. I see a nice looking car (maybe a Lincoln), and an older guy working on the door handle and a few other people gathered around the car. Apparently they are all guests of one of the graduates. I also realize that he had locked his keys in the car with the engine running and he and his family are panicking because he can't open the door to shut off the engine and get his keys. Now I can see that they are from the burbs and affluent, an inner city guy like me can just sense that. So I go to them and tell them that I think I can help. Now recall that I am still wearing my graduation cap and gown and getting a college degree today as I go back to my car, pull out my trusty coat hanger, go to his driver side window, proceed to work it with my trusty coat hanger, get his door unlocked, go inside, turn off his engine and hand him back his keys in a matter of a few minutes.

             As I am handing him back his keys, I notice that he is staring at me with his mouth open and a dumbfounded look on his face and so are the rest of his family.  So I look at them and say "I grew up in Humboldt park" and walk away and back toward Herman Hall. When it came time for me to walk up and receive my diploma, I heard a cheer from where my family was sitting, but I also heard seperate cheering from a different spot in the auditorium, where I made some new fans earlier that day in the Herman Hall parking lot. I was sure they were thinking along the lines of: "What was his degree in, Grand Theft Auto?"

Timmy Wong

Kenny, that is an awesome story.  I remember hanging out at IIT with you and a few other Laneites from our class.  The rec room was a popular place where we played pinball, foosball and shot pool.  The main floor at Herman Hall was also good for ping pong.  After those fun times, I am not sure how we passed our calsses and made it to graduation!!

Ken Ortiz

Greetings Sir Timothy,
There were a handful of brave squires from our 76 class that went on this quest so they could learn great things from the wizards and sages at the Royal Institute of the EYE-EYE-TEE. Some others I remember were Sir Gregory of Kow, Sir Iggy, Sir Robert of the Beckers, Lord "Stormin" Norman, keeper of Castle Catalpa and finally, my comrade at arms Sir David the Cuzmanian, follower of Ted the Nugent, whose Berzerker rages in battle earned him the title "The Cuzmanian Devil".
Where beneath the great Hall of Hermann, Sir David and I, members of the secret society of "The BOG", trained tirelessly in the lost art of "Flippery" and were also selected to become "Holy Rollers of the Mystical Orbs" for the Royal Institute. Upon leaving the Royal Institute, we were both awarded the Royal EYE Crests for "Mystical Orbing" mastery as our Institute partook and placed well in many orbing tournaments and defeated many of the surrounding realms during our time there.
Sir Kenneth of Kenoshia

Timmy Wong

Sir Kenny of Ortiz, we need to add other 76er's who with us at Aye Aye TEE - Sir Glenn of Itano (RIP) and Sir Davis of Moy (now married to my cousin - yikes)!  BTW, Sir Iggy is now retired from CPD and is living in the Happiest Place on Earth, the Kingdom of Disney!!

Janet Peterson (Ingraffia)

Since my 60th birthday was coming this year, my husband Peter asked me what I wanted to do to celebrate. I found out the Cubs were playing at home on my birthday (7/8). Problem solved! I also found out Michelle Weiner was taking her son, Daniel, to the game for his birthday too. So we decided to meet up for a birthday drink before the game. What a great time we had! We were sitting on opposite sides of the field so we said our goodbyes and went to the game.  Then I had the surprise of my life in the fifth inning when my name appeared on the Jumbotron. What??? Of course Pete had told Michelle before, who was ready to snap this photo. The Cubs, in their usual fashion, left us on the edge of our seats. I kept praying for a W on my birthday and my prayers were answered! It was a walk off win but that’s ok. My birthday could not have been more perfect! 

Timmy Wong

Janet, that sounds like a wonderful birthday celebration with an exciting Cubs W!  Happy birthday!!