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That haven was called "The Hornet's Nest". Dorthy Boyett ran it. She had the best burgers in town! I remember a juke box in the front room (is that right?). We weren't supposed to get caught in there because the "upper classmen" would sneak out back and smoke cigarettes. Anybody remember the snack bar next to the cafeteria in the gym?

Good job Buttons (you cheat)! I was there and I don't remember half of those folks.

04/03/09 07:27 AM

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Charlotte Grantham (O'Daniel)

Another good memory of mine is taking the day off in class while over the PA they played Walter Cronkite doing live broadcasts of the first space launches. Wonder what today's kids have to get excited about? The latest iPhone?

04/03/09 08:54 AM

#252

Kids today don't get excited---most of them get "high." Times have changed.
I could remember most of those kids, but about 4 of them had me puzzled. I have not had time to find my old annual, so thanks, Buttons. I was right on a couple names I was debating over.

Anyone remember where you were when they announced President Kennedy had been shot? I remember it like it was yesterday.

Send me more pics if you have some. I know we could look at the annuals, but they are fun to do without "cheating"

04/03/09 09:33 AM

#253

Judy Gunnels (Love)

Hey Char, I remember being in Choir when President Kennedy was shot. One girl can't remember her name passed out. Do any of you girls remember when the school board passed saying we could wear pants on Friday?The first Friday we all wore pants Mr. Gatewood called us all into the auditorium and sent us home to change. After alot of calls from parents to the school board the next Friday we all wore or pants again.

04/03/09 09:39 AM

#254

Cliff,
The guys in our band were Perry Russell, Bill Cruce, Paul Sharp and myself. Later, Buttons, Jimmy, Paul and I played a few times. C.E. was in the good band "Beat Merchants", David Hulsey, Johnny Ewen, a Guy from Happy and C.E.

Does anyone remember how "the Web" got it's name. By the way Glen & Dorothy Richardson run Black Forest Floral on West 5th in Plainview. It's been a few years since I saw them, Glen is still crazy.

04/03/09 09:45 AM

#255

Char
I remember like it was yeaterday when Kennedy was shot. Coach Lance came into Mrs. Cruce's English Class and said Kennedy had been shot and Mrs. Cruce shot back that was something that didn't need to be joked about. Coach Lance
told her he wasn't joking.

Does anyone else think there is a possiblity that Coach Garner after he left Tulia got on steriods and became Hulk Hogan?

04/03/09 09:51 AM

#256

A stronger memory to me than Kennedy getting shot was the Cuban missile crisis. I asked my dad if there was going to be a war and he said "I don't know, maybe". I was still young enough to think war was cool. We were the generation raised on John Wayne movies. Remember the bomb drills and shelters?

04/03/09 09:58 AM

#257

04/03/09 10:02 AM

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Sharon Stout (Curry)

Kennedy ruined my 13th birthday on November 22, 1963. My first birthday party and all we did was cry. I still have a bust of Kennedy in my house with bandages covering his wounds. Didn't want him to die, so I fixed him.

04/03/09 10:44 AM

#259

How dare Kennedy. At least you will never forget that birthday.
How many of you guys remember your lottery number for the draft? I was in my apartment in Dallas with a buddy (Fred, remember Doug Spaulding?), a case of beer, watching the drawing on TV. My classification was 1A; eligible for the draft. I pulled number 268, so I knew I probably wouldn't get called. Later that summer I was in Tulia and drove down to Plainview to volunteer to be drafted (so my mother wouldn't know I had joined voluntarily). It was a Saturday and the draft office was closed. I took that as a sign from above and never went back.

04/03/09 12:31 PM

#260

Joe Don
I do remember the draft lottery. I was driving my car with an old "am" radio when they drew the #1 pick. It was in September and my radio caught static and I could not make out the date. Drove to my dorm at Tech. Everyone's radio or TV was tuned in. Nobody remembered the 1st pick, I still didn't know. Finally my 9-11 birthday was picked, #158. It didn't change my knowing anything, it was in the gray area. I remember two groups going out to get bombed that night, those less than 100 and the 250 and above. Eerie night.

04/03/09 01:57 PM

#261

Sharon
I understand how a global event can change your birthday. I remember mine on 9-11-01.

04/03/09 02:20 PM

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Marcia Inglis (Nunn)

The Hornet's nest, Wow, hadn't thought about that one in years. I remember lemons with peppermint sticks and pomgranites. Remember all those seeds and getting into trouble for spitting them on the school sidewalk?
I remember Kennedy's assassination too, was in the office signing out to go to orthodontist. Had to run back upstairs to tell geography class. Who was that teacher? It was on the east end of the hall upstairs next door to Mr. Wards math class. Remember him? Guys, were all those licks he gave out in the hall as bad as they sounded?
Who all was in Mrs. Welches 5th grade class? Kelly, I know you were, and maybe Karen Martin too??
JD--I remember playing with Barbie Dolls at recess. I don't think 5th graders still play with dolls, I think they are all too busy trying to look like Barbie.

04/03/09 04:45 PM

#263

That was Mr. Yarbrough's class. That's where I was when Mr. Gatewood came on the PA and announced that JFK had been shot. Mr. Yarbrough was a tall GQ looking hunk of a man and I remember him breaking down while trying to explain to us the seriousness of what had just happened. I just remember this overwhelming feeling of helplessness.

Heck Ward was also our 7th grade football coach. I loved him cause he was simultaneously mean and hilarious.

04/03/09 06:36 PM

#264

Cliff Freeman

First whipping I got in school was from Heck Ward in his alegabra glass with the dowell rod he used to point with.

04/03/09 06:58 PM

#265

My first "school beating" came in the 3rd grade. Jerry Wood had made this "cannon looking thing" with his fingers so I loaded "my right hand cannon" and shot him a round right back at him. Growing up on the farm, nobody had briefed me on the hand signals that you do not use in front of a teacher. Mrs. Stewart had been my buddy until that day and I think I went the rest of year with my hands in my pockets. I still did not know until I finally asked my dad, got another beating and decided not to do that again when anyone was watching.

04/03/09 11:12 PM

#266

Roland Flowers

Charlotte-What's the deal about hair? I still have all of mine and natural color.Where was I when Kennedy was shot? I remember being on 2nd floor on east end of JR High, must have been in Marcia's class. I do remember it coming over the PA system.

Buttons- You cheated. I can't remember some of the faces much less the names.

Joe Don Morris-
My lottery # was 245.
Don Morris, Buttons and myself lived in a trailer house or maybe more politically correct, manufactured housing West of Canyon and we were glued to the TV on the Lottery Nite.

Someone asked about Gatewoods board, the only time he got me,I was running into the back door of the Lunch Room to discover him hiding behind the short wall in the hall. After my licks I was instructed to go back out and go around. He swung a mean board, he paddled diligently! No one ever needed more, he didn't have to tell you a second time.

04/03/09 11:48 PM

#267

Fred Boston

Marcia, remember the day in Mrs. Welches' class when I poured glue all over some kind of cloth doll? I thought the bottle was closed. Boy, did I get a lickin'!

How many of you guys were at Ken's b-day party when I smashed into a parked truck and busted a reflector with my head?

04/04/09 12:26 AM

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Ka Hughes (Wilfong)

This is to all of you people, that I thought I knew, that I realize now, I do not know!!! Am I making any sense? I am sitting back reading all of these stories and memories and I grow more and more amazed at the things you have done in the past and realize you all were just normal kids growing up. I will admit that the ones that I held in highest esteem are now on the bottom of the totum pole. Remember, I really only got to know ya'll for 4 years. (Trust me, that was not long enough.)
I thought Sheri, SuElla, Aliece and I did alot of things crazy, but we don't hold a candle to some of the guys, in fact, we were angels. Keep telling those good tales, I am finding out alot about all of you.

I really do wish that I had grade school memories to share with all of you, but alas, I was in NM at that time.

Ka

04/04/09 11:15 AM

#269

Fred,

I was on the sidewalk on my bike and watched you hit the truck. It sounded like like someone dropped a watermelon on the pavement. I thought it killed you! If it had been any part of your body but your head it probably would have killed you. I still think you may have some serious dain bramage.

Aliece wants to know if you can catch ED from an injury like that. Can you enlighten her please?

04/04/09 11:24 AM

#270

Oh, Aliece,

There is one other ED I failed to mention. It has been around since we were in the 4th grade. In fact, this syndrome may have been completely eliminated by now.
It was called Extended Dentention. You were required to stay in the second story library of the old Junior High building with a teacher who was not happy to be staying after school with you. There were several causes of this ED, including but not limited to:

1. Getting caught writing love notes to Dawn Sanderson.
2. Spitting in the pit.
3. Telling crass jokes in Mrs Massey's 5th grade class.
4. Taking a drag off of someone's Winston at the Hornet's nest.

You get the idea. I have to admit, I was victimized multiple times by this ED.....hope it has been wiped out.

Big Dad

04/04/09 01:53 PM

#271

Speaking of Dawn Sanderson, anyone know what became of her and James Lanham? I saw them a few times in Dallas, we watched the first moon landing sitting in my apartment. Haven't heard of them since then.

04/04/09 03:15 PM

#272

Fred Boston

Yep, BD, I think I have some permanent brain damage from that truck that appeared out of nowhere. Some days I wake up and realize that I am lysdexic all day long. Sometimes that is a big problem when working on cars. But no, Aliece, ED has not come to visit!

JD, James and Dawn live in Gatesville where they have a construction company. They do Gov contracts on base at Ft. Hood.

04/04/09 03:35 PM

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Marcia Inglis (Nunn)

OMG I had no idea females could experience ED. But it seems I spent half my life in detention in the library, so much so that I don't even remember why.
Ka - It really is amazing what some of these people remember, My trivia memory must be defective (or have some type of Mikes ED) Got one for memory loss, Mike?

04/04/09 05:50 PM

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