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Mel Maher

Hi Eydie,

I worked at Cohen's too. I was there for two weeks without pay......he was teaching me...trial basis. The cheap dishonest bastard.

Mel Maher

Mel Maher

Miss Hirshoff....9th Grade English Teacher...her personality can be described in one word..WOOD

Jeffrey Wagner

I remember being enthralled by Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner et.al.

She was inspiring, tough, demading and.....we learned to respect great literature.

Myles Schlank

Might've been wooden, Mel, but as Jeff  and Margie said she made her impact. I also remember the Ancient Mariner, and similes, metaphors and, especially, hyperole. Epstein, Whelan, Hirschoff, different styles, all for me, at least, still gave me an appreciation of literature, poetry, drama, and so forth. I remember your saying Loffredo was a major inspiration for you (as I suspect he was for many of us). We had a raft of excellent teachers both in required course work and electives.

Arlene Weich (Rosenberg)

Miss Hirschoff may have been wood but she was a great teacher because she developed appreciation of literature in many different ways. We did have devoted teachers. They were a different breed than today.

Diane Shallis

Recently I was flipping Sirius Radio Channels (yes I finally joined the 21st Century Tech) when I heard a familiar voice -- Cousin Brucey!  He was spinning tunes from May, 1960 with the number two song being "Greenfields".  As I listened, it brought back memories of being "Down the Shore" for the month of  August, 1960 in Long Branch.  (Altzimers must be setting in as the memories were so clear)  I remember sitting on the beach with my Green, Emerson Transister Radio tuned in to WABC, NY and hearing Cousin Brucey live.  Then in the evening, we hung out at the beach and watched the Sputnick (Russian) sattellite pass overhead.  What were you doing in August, 1960? 

Ron Farber

Hi Diane,

Hope you are well and enjoying your new home area.

A couple of things responding to your comments about your SIrius/XM listening.  First, when renewal time comes (usually every 6 or 12 months) be prepared to 'hondle' with them or hang up and call back asking fora supervisor  --  you can get a much better price/deal.  And insist that you also want to receive their channels on your internet device (computer or iPhone).   They will throw that in and NOT charge you any more if you insist or threaten to drop them.  

And check out my friend, Alex Ward's great rock history show, "Pink and Black Days,"  on channel 5 on Saturday nighst at 11pm.   You might also enjoy Lou Simon's countdown from the specific day of a year ranging from 1960 to 1969.  He's on Saturday afternoons 2-5 on channel 6.  And he's a Newark, NJ guy.

Also, glad you're enjoy Brucie's continued presence.  He is thee only one left from that era sill on the air. However, in 1960, he was on WINS  1010 (before all news) -- he did not go to WABC 77 until September of 1961.  WINS had a great signal in the shore area asdid the other then great NYC top rock station, WMGM 1050.  WABC did not actually start playing "top 40" rock music until later in 1960 after "Greenfields" was a hit (springtime).

All the best,

Ron

Maxine Youin (Kleiman)

Ron,

That is a great tip about Sirius XM radio and I have done exactly what you have proposed many times and gotten a better rate.  You must ask for the "retention department" meaning, I suppose that they want to retain you as a customer.  Yes Ron and Diane, I listen to Cousin Brucey often as he is on Wednesday evenings with an encore presentation of that show on Sunday (or is it Saturday evenings?). His show brings back lots of memories but it is still relevant as he comments on current events as it relates to the decade of the 60's.  Enjoy!

Diane Shallis

Dear Maxine and Ron, funny you should mention about the Sirius renewal.  It arrived 2 days ago at twice the expiring amount.  I will follow your advise and call.  Blessings.

Diane Shallis

Dear Ron, I appreciate your input and certainly look forward to checking out your friends site as well.  So where were you and what were you doing in July/August, 1960?  You may recall that it was the summer between 8th and 9th Grade.  From a Catholic school basis this was a real graduation to "High School".  I also mention this because it was our "13th year" -- you know - "PUBERTY STRUCK". For anyone reading/following, it would be fun to hear your stories (minus the explicit sex) of what went on that summer.  Chime in - y'all!

Bonnie Gilbert (Yaeger)

Hey everyone --

I just starting reading these posts.  (I'm not even sure how I got here, since I don't do anything on social media).  I enjoyed comments about Cousin Brucie.  My husband, who grew up in Long Island, has very fond memories of the "Cuz".  He won an auction a few years ago and was a co-host on his show.  He absolutely loved that experience.  Brucie liked him too.  Since then we have been back on his show several times, though, not co-hosting.  We just go there and hang out with him and "the gang".  We wanted to go for our 49th wedding anniversary, but Brucie couldn't do that night.  We will be going back in September.  We don't particularly like NYC in the summer.  When I find out the date, I'll post, if I figure out how to get back to here.

Bonni Gilbert (Yaeger)

Myles Schlank

Lynne Newhouse (Segal)

Wow!  That's very cool.  Happy birthday, Allen! 

Myles Schlank

With the Nobel committee awarding a prize in literature to Bob Dylan, Marla asked me:

Do you remember when our vocal music teacher, Mr. Alex Raley, informed our class that "Blowin in the Wind" was actually bought by Dylan from some students of Raley's for an extremely nominal fee and that the students were never given any recognition? (Marla also found Raley's obit click here).

I googled Raley's allegation and discovered the purported truth in a snopes.com post click here. The student, Lorre Wyatt, from Millburn High, class of '63, finally admitted, in a "New Times" magazine article, that he didn't write the song. (FYI, Lorre has been a professional folk musician/composer and had performed with Pete Seeger. He and his folk-singing classmates, performed at their 50-year reunion.)

Getting back to Dylan and Nobel, click here for a NYT article found by Lenny Goldstein's sister, Barbara. She posts on facebook all sorts of interesting articles, music clips, etc., that relate to our generation.

Myles Schlank

In  memory of John Zacherle, from Ron Farber:

• Was fortunate to have know him and enjoyed his many performances on radio and tv for 6+ decades!
• The nicest guy --  witty, lovable and so uniquely original.  He kind of was "an original hippie" being so irreverent and such a loose cannon.  
• Last saw him at the annual Lead East classic car & rock 'n roll event about 4 or 5 years ago.
• As he sat in his booth awaiting fans and autograph/photo seekers, I felt bad that so few at this event realized who is was and thus, did not approach him.  I made sure to bring folks to him and he beamed with pride.
• And a few years before that he was mobbed at a sci-fi fan convention (at the same hotel in Parsippany, NJ) whereby I was able to get a pic with him.
• Being with him was always a treat.  I remember seeing him back in the early 1980's in the west village in NYC.  He was 'tooling around' in a cool VW bug with a hot 20 something year-old babe on his arm.  The man was a natural people magnet!   He seemed to never age  --  always 'in-step' with youth and pop culture. 
• A true 'stoner' amongst those half and a third his age!  You could not help but love this guy.
• Somehow, several years ago, I found a brief 1971 air check (radio broadcast) of Zach from his then nightly show on WNEW-FM.  He was his own self  --  continuing his rant while the simulcast hourly newscast (from sister station WNEW-AM) started under his voice.  He did not care to conform  -- he knew how special he was and would always pull it off! 
• Yes, he had some life and brought such much joy to so many of us.

Will miss you Zach.  RIP - Did you see the home page entry on Zacherle? It includes an obituary and two videos. MS

Myles Schlank

Zacherle, continued ... All fame is local

This message is from Linda Schoenwetter (Wasserman)

"I live in Pennsylvania and read the Philadelphia Inquirer, where I saw the linked obit (click here) on Zacherle, which I thought others might enjoy. Didn't know much about him, or that he was a Philadelphia native."

In this obit, I fixated on NEWARK, that the Disc-O-Teen show Zach hosted was broadcast, on UHF, from Newark. Here's a clip from the show (click here) (do you recognize anyone?). It was Halloween, 1967, and featured The Box Tops.   "... their hit single "The Letter" is played twice during the dance show. The band endures Zach's jibes, including lessons on how to flirt with teenage girls from New Jersey...."

Allen Horn

I have been so very impressed with Myles S. and his efforts to keep our Group together.

Personally,  my memories of West Orange, Pleasantdale, grade school, Lincoln JH, and Mountain HS were so important in making me  the Individual I am today.

Currently, I am very  frustrated trying to take up golf after a long hiatus. I have consistenly been UNABLE to break 50 for nine holes. I hope someone out there can give me some encouragement?

Ronni and I recently spent a long weekend in Santa Fe, NM. It is a treasure of a City to visit. Something for everyone to enjoy. If you are into walking, park your casr and everything is within a walk.

This week on 11/17, we will be celebrating our 42th  Anniversary. Another  sign that I am "maturing", just hoping it is gracefully.

Warm regards for all of you! And to Myles, THANK YOU 

Myles Schlank

Thanks for the kind words, Allen. (Good for an old man's ego; not so much for my character.)

Borrowing someone else's words, our class web site has been a labor of love. I enjoy finding and formatting content as well as creating a way for us to share ideas, experiences, memories. It's all about that and I hope  we all continue to do this.

Congratulations on the coming anniversary and thanks for sharing info about your recent trip to NH.

Anyone else have recent trips or events to share? Photos from school days?

Finally, I wish I could give you some words of encouragement from my own experience with golf but I played 9 holes once, in high school, and quickly realized I needed to stick with quantum physics.

Margie Bauman (Galluzzi)

My Bucket List

Right now my bucket list includes planned trips to the Galapagos and Norway, Lapland and the fjords in the months ahead. I am looking forward to snorkeling with the varied sea life off the coast of the Galápagos Islands. We have not scheduled trips to Iceland and Java and Bali but they are on my short list if anyone has any recommendations on these two trips.

Jeffrey Schwartz

Hi Margey,

The Galapagos is a great trip but you need to plan in advance since access to the Islands is restricted. We combined it with a visit to Quito and the surrounding Andes area, visiting mountain towns and the Cotopaxi Volcano(all easy to find on google). Iceland is a great trip as well, don't rush your trip there; rent a car(4 wheel drive is the best) and drive out of Reykjavik, stay at least one night in Acureri in north central Iceland- continental divide, volcanoes, amazing waterfalls etc. on the way.  Also, go to Geyser which is town in the north with the obvious... Bali is a good destination as well (international heritage site in Ubud in central Bali) but it is too far away to only go there- avoid the touristy costal destinations filled with partying Australians. We went to Borneo to see the Orangutangs in the wild on the same trip.  I am sure my wife has all of our itineraries.

Jeff Schwartz

Margie Bauman (Galluzzi)

Great advice Jeff! Thanks so much! It sounds as though you have done quite a lot of traveling. So what is on your bucket list? Margie

Jeffrey Schwartz

I don't know if it is a bucket list, but we are going to  Oman and then Mumbai later this month.  No particular reason just different cultural destinations.  We traveled through norther India about 8 years ago and that was one of our best trips.

Margie Bauman (Galluzzi)

That should be a very interesting trip Jeff. I look forward to hearing your impressions. We have stayed away from India because of the poverty and I suspect we are missing out on a special experience. Margie

Myles Schlank

Jeff, thanks for adding your upcoming trips, which sound like solid bucket-list items.

Other bucket-list ideas could be active like yours, or sedentary: learn how to knit, practice yoga, red-line a Ferrari at a race track, undertake a past-life regression meditation, read "War and Peace" (in Russian), flip a house, teach your grandchildren how to cook your grandmother's recipes, parachute from a WWI bi-plane, retake the 1963 SATs.

Anything you want to do that's new, be it physical, cerebral, involving and exploring your senses, qualifies.

(In the run-up to my retirement, I came up with a bunch of chair-born ideas: read Texas history, pick up the sax, study Spanish, learn how to use use a sewing machine to make shirts ... I've only checked off a few. Since the reunion, in 2014, I added managing a Web site, something I never imagined I would, or could, do.)

Please, everyone, feel free to share. (This exercise will not be graded.)

Maybe you will inspire a classmate.

Lynne Newhouse (Segal)

Thanks, Myles.  You can also add creative, humorous, writing to your list of accomplishments!  Lynne

BTW:  As I exited the Message Forum, I notice the large, color photo image at the top of the screen of this website host.  It was a photo of HRC with the caption, in large white block print "Do you think Hillary broke the law?", and solicited responses.  It was sponsored by "FIX THIS NATION".  I do not want to be involved with any organization promoting this kind of communication, by either side of our recent election.  I am sure our classmates are divided in their political opinions, but I will not support profit-making at the expense of whipping up national hysteria, divisiveness, or possibly worse.  I thought you should be aware of the ad, and possibly others.