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12/03/08 06:59 AM #1195     Gwen Norman (Martin) April, Through many blessings the Enterprise tornado jumped our house. I live about 45 miles from there. It formed in Florida and due to the landscape here, the lake is in a bottom and then you go up a big hill. The tornado never touched down here but, as it came up the hill it was low enough to twist some trees, tear off roofs and carports. My oldest child stood on the back porch and watched it go over the house. Our schools early released at 11 am before it got too bad that day. Our Fire department was staged and ready to go at about 5pm (remember we are volunteer and had to let everyone get home from work) we got the call that they did not need additional help. Now they don't play--we get recorded messages when special weather alerts are posted and they just cancel school if it is going to be a tornado filled day.

12/03/08 08:03 AM #1196     Robert Hooker WKRP in Cincinnati! Campbell: I used to love staying over at your house and watching 'Comedy Classics'. One week: Three Stooges The Next: Laurel & Hardy. We'd order pizza and look at our 1980 Topps Baseball Sticker Book, and beat up Jimmy Kelly. Remember keeping him locked in your closet? How about the time he went up for a pass and you (or me) clocked his head into the horizontal pipe on my fence? Ouch!

12/03/08 08:09 AM #1197     Robert Hooker Me again. I'm at work, playing Kashmir over and over. This is the greatest rock song of all time. Frank Plonka: Good to have you w/ us. Remember going to a cabin in Kensington (?) w/ Gordon Wiseman and Mr Nuttman? I think your dad was there because I remember him yelling at us one night for not going to sleep.

12/03/08 10:42 AM #1198     Chris Campbell hooker what do mean you cant remember who pushed him into the fence.you almost broke his neck.we were evil when we were young.you should have let me know you were in town last week,we could have all got together.take care

12/03/08 10:56 AM #1199     Dan Wallace Frank!!! Good to hear from you!!! Please feel free to fill us in the past twenty years!!!

12/03/08 10:59 AM #1200     Robert Hooker I know. We talked about coming by on Sunday, if you were around, but ended up needing to get home by 3:00. For the record, Campbell has been a friend longer than anyone else. He met my parents when we were 6 or 7 years old, and called them 'mom and dad' when he introduced himself! It's continued to this day. He moved to Oklahoma for a couple of years and I was devastated...when he came back (kidding). He called me the night he found out that the two us, Bill Flohr, and Rob Nicholl (?) made the AHS baseball team as freshman. Sadly, this was one of the highlights of my life.

12/03/08 11:29 AM #1201     Robert Hooker I didn't see Frank in high school, so fill us in on the past 24 years.

12/03/08 05:42 PM #1202     April Passen (Ochman) Wow Robert & Chris...It all just came back to me while I didn't like you back in the day...lol Did either of you pull that mean shit on me? Seriously...I definately remember not liking the 2 of you, but just don't remember why...was I a Jimmy Kelly victim at one point in time? Don't worry I don't hold grudges...lol Chris I see your sister just about 4 times a week, your niece is in the same pre-school as my son. I always liked your sister! Even when we had our mean moments in our younger years, we were always civil to each other.

12/03/08 10:18 PM #1203     Robert Hooker Campbell was the bad influence! How could you not like me?

12/04/08 05:54 PM #1204     April Passen (Ochman) Oh come on you know I like you now...but I definately thought you were a meanie back then.

12/04/08 05:58 PM #1205     April Passen (Ochman) You were the class clown even way back in Elementary, I thought you could be funny, but that was as long as I wasn't at your wrath. Honestly do you even once remember talking to me, nicely in school? Thought not! Come on I'm a strong person...tell me honestly what you thought about me way back then...if you even took the time to think twice?

12/04/08 06:34 PM #1206     Chris Campbell Hooker always started trouble and I would have to either save him or take the blame.Hooker do you remember Bruce Harkin?What about tripping the old lady on the field trip.How about throwing apples and us ending up on the bus when it was like 90 degres.And who could ever forget"throw me the ball Tom" 5th grade mr.olkowski.April as for you I always thought we got along in school.Let me know if we didn't.

12/04/08 07:18 PM #1207     April Passen (Ochman) Chris...I like to give Hooker a hard time, he could be very mean to me way back then...we figured it out...it was cuz I "liked" Haskill & thats his mortal enemy from way back then. Chris for the most part you were always nice, but as most typical kids...when some one was getting picked on, everyone would join in...I as well am sure I could be guilty of this myself. Having an emotional tween (will be 11 Jan.4th), she comes home taking so much personal. I try to explain, that Elementary school is cruel, but that it gets easier once in junior high (so I'm lying, it got harder), but MUCH better in High school. So yes I have been reviewing back in time some...& kids can be cruel...which is usually really funny for all those who are not on the receiving end of the cruelity. So I guess I am trying to teach my daughter to be cruel in away...but w/a soft touch. The girl just needs to get a backbone & I'm conflicted about it, on one hand I want to go beat the hell out of everyone who picks on her, on the other hand STAND THE FU*K up for yourself! But then do I take away from her sweet, nice innocents?

12/04/08 08:22 PM #1208     Tracey Ulrich (Dawson) Hey April, I always tell my boys that they have no control over other's behaviors and that they can only control how they react to it. Work with what you can(themselves) and remember that aggression begets aggression. My youngest is very much his own person. No one can tell him what to do. However, he is easily angered by taunting etc and has had to learn not to let what others say bother him. No small task! I tell them to remember Karma and to put out there what they want returned to them. Also, I am sure they are tired of hearing it but the best Ghandi quote I like to rattle off at them is "Be the change you want to see in the world" Your daughter's troubles will make her a stronger person. She will of course have less and less difficulty as she matures and begins to really know herself. I believe that is the key to our happiness. Knowing ourselves and believing intristically that what we value and what we believe to be true helps us overcome adversity.

12/04/08 08:51 PM #1209     Michele Majewski Hey all...I've been lurking over here from time to time...lots of interesting conversations going on. April, I didn't know you until high school, but I didn't think you were picked on by anyone then. As far as Hooker not talking to you, well, you guys kinda ran with a different crowd. It probably wasn't anything personal. Rob seemed like he was the type of kid that steered clear of the rebels (or hippies as he calls them...haha). So far my son has been the same way and as a parent I'm thankful for that. I had my share of rebellious friends, and they were always the ones I got into trouble with. WOW!!! Those days were fun! Oh, and Rob, I just gathered this from your prior statements about avoiding the creek and Heather Lane Park due to the hippies...too funny!!

12/04/08 08:54 PM #1210     Michele Majewski Hey Chris? Any chance you were at the casino last week?

12/04/08 09:59 PM #1211     April Passen (Ochman) Michelle...Robert hadn't been mean to me since elementary, maybe a smartass playful comment in 9th grade when it was the jocks verse burnouts. I really honestly do not dwell on it, it's only an on going joke w/Robert. But it is revisited now trying to teach my daughter not to allow what others say or think get to her. Tracey has the right idea it just sometimes gets to me, I can't stand that constant complaining of my daughter. Chris was always cool, we I am sure had our momments, just as Hooker, I just like to tease Hooker. Honestly I can only remember one extremely hurtful momment I had...I want to say it was 7th grade, when Frank decided to tell me to get out of the way...I was wearing proudly my burgundy rabbit fur coat (It was so orginal)...& Frank said "Move out of the way you Wooley Mammoth"...& several times after that calling me one when I wore that coat. That hurt most because I was so proud of that coat. Don't worry Frank if you are reading this...you didn't scar me, Only made me stronger (lol, like that one Tracey).

12/04/08 10:14 PM #1212     Michele Majewski April, I hope you can laugh about it now. I was picked on in elementary school too and I'm trying to think if there was any one instance that stands out. Maybe when I wore the fake leather jacket and some of the boys started calling me the FONZ...It hurt then and I never wore that jacket again, but I'm laughing now thinking about it...That was pretty funny stuff in hind-sight. I was on the playground and they were laughing and holding up their thumbs and saying "AAAAA...its the FONZ"..hahahahaha

12/04/08 10:23 PM #1213     April Passen (Ochman) Oh girl I can't stop laughing about it...In fact even back then, I wouldn't give up the coat! I loved that coat! Just tried to avoid Frank while I wore it...ROFL Michele being not the skinny girl sucks. You've seen pix of my daughter...she is medium build...she gets called fat just as I did...& I was never really fat...just a little over size from year to year! I was 108 beginning of 7th grade, by 9th I was 190, but 11th 113...I to this day still can do the same thing. I'd say my average weight the last 10 years (mind you after 3 child, 2nd boys, 2 back to back I was 246 when I delievered) 168 average. I am so much more confident now. I look my best at 155, carry my weight more like a guy then a girl, but love myself regardless. You should of seen my 246 as* thinking I was so sexy...I love myself so much during pregnancy..hehe

12/04/08 10:28 PM #1214     April Passen (Ochman) In fact...Tuesday my DVR box took a crap...I have TV in the basement & the boys room...but thats too much work. So I started watching home movies last night...It was the one right after I brought home my youngest...I was so huge! My t*t was bigger then his head! I could not stop laughing...good thing I couldn't breast feed, I would of smoothered him.

12/04/08 10:31 PM #1215     Michele Majewski April, your daughter will be fine. She'll develop a personality and have some great friendships with great people. I really think that almost everyone goes through some amount of teasing and the people that have to work a little harder to make friends have it better off in the long-run.

12/04/08 10:42 PM #1216     April Passen (Ochman) I totally agree...just hope she don't drive me nuts in the mean time...LOL

12/05/08 08:55 AM #1217     Dan Wallace Poor Hooker!!! You all have chased him away. He is probably crying himself to sleep at night.

12/05/08 09:31 AM #1218     Chris Campbell Hey Michele how are you?Yes I was at the casino last wendsday played in poker tourney.Did you work on wendsday,I looked for you but didn't see you.Were do you work most of the time?I go down about once or twice a week.I will look for you the next time I'am there.take care

12/05/08 09:49 AM #1219     Michele Majewski I'm usually on a craps game and I asked because I swear you were standing right next to me. I guess I should have asked but I was kinda busy and having a bad hair day. Nothing worse then that. I ran into Dan Orgeck at 7-11 a few months ago...ummm first thing in the morning with yesterdays makeup and hair a mess. Hadn't seen him in 20 years and there he was saying "hi michele". Anyway...hope to see you soon.

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