Class of '64 Mini-Reunion Photo Album!

Bob Pranis has set up a wonderful album of the weekend and included contributions from others. In a labor of love, Bob has cropped and done tonal and color adjustments on all the photos, and they look great!  Each photo is labeled by its photographer, and they are in roughly chronological order beginning on Friday.

You can access the album here: http://bpranis.smugmug.com/Events/KE64-Reunion. Just click on this link. (If for some reason the link doesn't work, copy the link and paste it into URL box at the top of your browser, then hit "Enter.") This will take you to the Class of 1964 Reunion photowebsite. Click on either the group photo or "KE 64 2010 Reunion" to access the album.

Once you are there, you can do lots of great things.

1. Slideshow: The slideshow button is at the far upper right. Click it and your slideshow will begin, with the pictures appearing full-screen size. There are over 100 pictures already and we want more photos! More on that later.

2. View individual photos. When you first enter the album, you will find thumbnails of every photo on the left half of your screen with the photo "selected" enlarged at the right. You can click directly on any small thumbnail and it will appear in the large display pane to the right.

Above the thumbnails, you will see it says "Page 1 of x." This means that there are x pages of thumbnails. To get to the next page of thumbnails, click "Next." Use the double arrows to go to the last or first page.

3. View individual photos in full screen mode. First click on the photo you want to see so that it appears in the panel to the right. Then double click on the larger photo (not the thumbnail) and it will come up in the full-screen mode.

At the top is a link bar so that you can move forward or backward through the photos in this mode. If you click on the "O" link it will show the photos in the Original size Bob used, which is 1280x1024 pixels.

You can return to the previous screen with thumbnail shots on the left and a larger one on the right by using the browser window’s back arrow, usually in top most left for PC users.  You Mac guys are used to translating PC instructions, so do your thing

4. Mouseover Menu - When you put your mouse on the larger photo in the right display panel, a menu will appear over the photo. This menu has a number of choices to help you either view or save the picture.

--You can rank a picture as to whether or not you like it. (The help link appears to be related to the ranking process vs. the photo application itself.)
 
--The "photo size" options are useful if you want to save the selected shot. If you want to edit the photo once it’s saved on your PC, select "Original." This would be recommended if you want to print a shot. If you just want to store the shot on your computer or use it in an e-mail, the small or medium size should be fine.

-- If you pick the "Save" option when you select a size, or if you pick the "Save Photo" folder at the bottom of the mouseover menu, you’ll see a file download window, which will ask, "Do you want to open or save this file?" If you pick "Save," another window will appear allowing you to save the photo on your computer. This window will often have you in the last place you saved something. If that’s not where you want the picture to be saved, use either the "up" arrow or the "drop down" to navigate to the place you keep photos and save it there.

Suggestion: Give the picture a name you’ll remember to help you find it again. Do that by clicking in the name box at the bottom of the "save" window and typing the name there.

5. Another option to save photos to your own computer: Follow step 3 to get into the full screen mode and the original size. To save in the original size, right click the photo in the original size and choose "save image as" from the drop down menu. Now you can choose where you want to save it, as described above.

These photos are about 300Kb each. Note that you must save photos one at a time, you cannot download all of them at once.

We want your photos! If you have photos to add to this great album, please email them to Bob Pranis at bpranis@northlc.com. Please note that is the letter "l" not the numeral "1" in his address. Bob will take your photos and work them into the album. Clicking the link you see above should open your e-mail with Bob’s address already there.

Thanks Bob!!


Editor’s note: We tried to make the instructions complete but like most things electronic, it can get a little weird.  If you need help doing something in the photo album, e-mail me and I’ll try to help.
Ron

Countdown to KE '64's 50th in 2014!

A countdown clock has been created for our 50th reunion in mid-summer 2014. We can't find a way to make it appear in the email subscriptions. Therefore, it has been installed as a permanent feature at the top of the site.

Go to the blog at http://ke64.blogspot.com/ to see the timer. At this writing, we are at 4 years, 2 months, and 1 week to a mid-summer reunion in 2014.
    

49 members of KE Class of 1964 gather at the Buffalo Hyatt tomorrow

Here's the list of people you'll see tomorrow (or today if you're reading this on e-mail)

Ted Becker                                  Joanne Good Hill*                         Jeff Oelkers
Ron Boller*                                 Lorie Hill                                       Bob Pranis*
Arlene Broncato Boyer               John Hoagland                                Jim Presant
Bruce Caley                                Candy Reist Holman*                     Elaine Robinson
Cathy Calleri                               Bob Ianacone*                                Jim Sarra*
Florence Antonucci Campos*      Lois Hilfiker Kanter                      Gerry Siuda
Martine Klein-Christiensen         Sue Babinsky Klein*                      Denny Steinmiller*
George Constantino                     Bob Kopf*                                     Robin Temple
Wayne Dadswell                        Vicky Kurkowski                            Carolyn Young Thomas
John Dunnigan*                           Jo Ann Lo Curto                             Mike Torrance
Judy Monaco Erck*                    Gene Long*                                     Linda Daul Toy*
Bill Fleischauer*                        Ron Manne*                                   Jana Henderson Tritto
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin            Joyce Higbee McGehee*               Dave Van Knapp
Beth Hogan Gilliam*                  Al Meyers                                      Jack Wallen
Howard Gordon                         Paul Michaels                                 Linda Farley Wallen
Chuck Grifasi                             Maureen Mulligan                          Elsa Amigone Wolf
Dave Hamlin*

*Spouse/guest also attending.
 
See you all then.

Everything You Need to Know About Saturday Night!

Your intrepid reporters have discovered the following information about the Saturday night KE 50th Anniversary Celebration. This applies to the night after our reunion:

>>Attire for the evening is business casual. That's about one step up from your attire for our renuion on Friday night.

>>There will be a cash bar available all evening.

>>The event begins at 5:30 pm. When you arrive at the convention center you will come in the main entrance and turn in your ticket to one of the volunteers. You MUST have your ticket to get in the door. Tickets were either e-mailed to the address you provided to the KE 50th organizers, or they were mailed to your home address. If you don't have a ticket, phone Krystal Dziomba at 716-868-7010, or email her at ke50th@hotmail.com immediately.

>>Once you get in the doors you will proceed to the check-in table where you will receive your name badge, table place card, and parking pass.

>>Parking pass?? A double-secret benefit of the Saturday night event is that parking is included in the cost of your ticket. You are allowed to park in the Fernbach Parking Ramp at Court & Pearl. This is the ONLY ramp you can park in for free. When you pull into the lot, let the attendant know you are with the KE 50th Anniversary Celebration. They will then allow you to park. When you leave the Convention Center after the event, you MUST present the attendant with your ticket. If you do not, you will be charged for having parked in the lot. So make sure you get a parking pass, and make sure you give it to the attendant in the lot on your way out.

>>There are 99 tables set up for the Saturday night event. The organizers have attempted to accomodate requests to sit together, but there are no guarantees, especially if only 6 or fewer of you requested same-table seating. A total of 55 tables are “reserved.” When you check in and get your table place card, you will find out whether you are at a reserved table or in “open seating.”

>>A word to the wise from your intrepid reporters: Check your seating arrrangements as soon as you get your table place card--compare your card to the cards of those you were planning to sit with. If things don't look right, RUN into the convention center and take squatters' rights over a table for you and your friends. Just a friendly suggestion.

>>The table assignments are just for dinner. Once dinner is over, you are free to walk around and mingle with everyone else. In fact, we bet you can walk around even during dinner, although this has not ben confirmed with Security. What HAS been confirmed is that Security will NOT allow unpaid guests to come in once dinner is over and enjoy dancing/drinks. This event is only open to those who paid.

>>Downstairs in the ballroom there will be the Kenmore East Jazz Band playing from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm as well as bars available.

>>Upstairs in the main ballroom is where most of the action of the evening will take place. Bring your camera, some of the "action" may be worth photographing.

Everything You Need to Know About the Reunion!

         
Yikes! The reunion is THIS FRIDAY!! It's time to sum up everything specific you need to know about it.

• The KE Class of 1964 Mini-Reunion will be this Friday evening, May 7, 2010.
• It will be at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo, located at Two Fountain Plaza, Buffalo NY. The hotel is attached by walkway to the Buffalo Convention Center.
• The reunion will be in the Delaware Suite of the hotel. The room will be set up with round tables, high-tops, and enough seating for everybody. There will be plenty of room to move around and even to dance if anybody wants to.
• Doors will open at 6:40 PM. We have the room all night and on into the next morning.
• There will be a cash bar. It will have cocktails, beer, champagne, wine, sodas, juices, and water.
• There will be limited, basic snacks throughout the evening--chips, pretzels, veggies, cheese platters, cookies. It's not a dinner, so have a nice dinner before you come.
• Dress is casual (or less).
• We will have age-appropriate music, but not a band or DJ.
• There are no tickets or admission fees. We do have to cover the food, room-rental fees, hotel service charges, and taxes. We will have a large glass bowl out, and we ask you to toss $10 per person into the bowl to help defray these expenses.
• We will provide nametags for everyone that we know about. If you are coming and have not notified us, please contact either Ron or Dave at the email addresses shown above. At the present moment, we have 48 classmates and 20 guests signed up.

A great time is expected! The Class of '64 knows how to party! If there are other strays out there, invite them--there is no deadline on making the decision to attend!

See you all on Friday night!

We're up to 47 Class Members for May 7!

Here's the latest list of reunion attendees -

Ted Becker                                     Joanne Good Hill*                              Jeff Oelkers
Ron Boller*                                     Lorie Hill                                            Bob Pranis*
Bruce Caley                                    John Hoagland                                    Elaine Robinson
Cathy Calleri                                   Candy Reist Holman*                         Jim Sarra*
Florence Antonucci Campos*         Bob Ianacone*                                   Gerry Siuda
Martine Klein Christiensen               Lois Hilfiker Kanter                            Denny Steinmiller*
George Constantino                         Sue Babinsky Klein*                          Robin Temple
Wayne Dadswell                             Bob Kopf*                                        Carolyn Young Thomas
John Dunnigan*                               Vicky Kurkowski                               Mike Torrance
Judy Monaco Erck*                        Jo Ann Lo Curto                                Linda Daul Toy
Bill Fleischauer *                             Gene Long*                                       Jana Henderson Tritto
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin                  Ron Manne*                                      Dave Van Knapp
Beth Hogan Gilliam*                        Joyce Higbee McGehee*                   Jack Wallen
Howard Gordon                              Al Meyers                                          Linda Farley Wallen
Chuck Grifasi                                   Paul Michaels                                     Elsa Amigone Wolf
Dave Hamlin*                                  Maureen Mulligan

*Spouse or Guest will also attend.

If we missed anyone from our class, please invite them!

KE '64 Mini-Reunion Is Next Week!

Here is a countdown timer to the KE Class of '64 Mini-Reunion. The party starts on Friday, May 7, at 6:40, in the Delaware Room at the Hyatt Regency next to the Convention Center in Buffalo. It's not too late to sign up...just let Ron or Dave know. Even if you don't sign up, drop by and join the party!

43 KE '64 class members will attend May 7 Reunion, so far

As of April 22, 2010, here's the list of people joining us -

Ted Becker                              Joanne Good Hill*                             Paul Michaels
Ron Boller*                              Lorie Hill                                          Maureen Mulligan
Bruce Caley                             John Hoagland                                  Jeff Oelkers
Cathy Calleri                           Candy Reist Holman*                        Bob Pranis*
Florence Antonucci Campos*   Bob Ianacone*                                  Elaine Robinson
Martine Klein-Christiensen       Lois Hilfiker Kanter                           Jim Sarra*
George Constantino                 Sue Babinsky Klien*                         Gerry Siuda
Wayne Dadswell                      Bob Kopf*                                       Denny Steinmiller*
John Dunnigan*                        Vicky Kurkowski                              Robin Temple
Bill Fleischauer *                      Jo Ann Lo Curto                               Carolyn Young Thomas
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin          Gene Long*                                       Linda Daul Toy*
Beth Hogan Gilliam*                Ron Manne*                                     Jana Henderson Tritto
Howard Gordon                      Joyce Higbee McGehee*                  Dave Van Knapp
Chuck Grifasi                          Al Meyers                                         Elsa Amigone Wolf
Dave Hamlin*

*Spouse/Guest will also attend.

Please pass on an invite to any of our class who has not yet 'signed up'.  Dave and I have a bet on whether or not we will reach 55 class members attending (10% of the class).  Dave to the under.  I'm still optimistic.

We've Outgrown Our Room!

The growing excitement over the Mini-Reunion has been so strong that we have decided, after consulting with the Hyatt, to move into a larger room. The new room is the Delaware Suite. The picture below shows the room set up for a conference. We will have it set up for a party, with a bar, conventional tables and chairs, high-top tables, etc. We will be more comfortable with the larger space, and now we can accomodate even more late responders, who continue to turn up almost daily.

See you at 6:40 on Friday, May 7th...just 17 days away!!

FAQ!

Q: Is the Class of '64 Mini-Reunion the same as the "Decade Gathering" for the Class of 1964?
A: No! The Mini-Reunion is for Class of '64 graduates + their invited guests. The Decade Gathering is for all classes of the 1960's. The Mini-Reunion will be at the Hyatt in downtown Buffalo. The Decade Gathering will be at the Tap Room on Eggert Road, which some of you may remember as the former Park Edge Supermarket.

Q: Will there be nametags? I am not sure I will recognize anyone!
A: Yes. We understand the problem. Both appearance and eyesight have changed since 1964. Nametags will be provided, in fact, they will be mandatory.

Q: How many people are attending the Mini-Reunion?
A: We may have to drop "Mini" from the title. As of today, with 18 days to go, we have about 41 Class of '64 attendees. With their guests, we are at a total attendance of about 56. Everyone from the Class of '64 is invited, and responses continue to dribble in. If you know a Class of '64 graduate who is not (yet) coming, please encourage them to attend.

Q: Is there a deadline for signing up?
A: No. Come at the last minute if you like. You will have to fill out your nametag by hand, however, so we are encouraging everybody who plans to come to let us know in advance.

Q: Will there be drinking at the Mini-Reunion?
A: Yes. There will be a cash bar. As with nametags, we may make drinking mandatory. What's a reunion without drinking?

Q: What time does the Mini-Reunion start?
A: 6:40. (Duh.)

Q: When does it end?
A: "quarter to three"

Q: Will there be food at the Mini-Reunion?
A: There will be limited snacks. Everyone is encouraged to have a nice dinner before coming.

Q: Will there be tables?
A: Yes. And chairs.

Q: Are some people attending both the Decade Gathering and the Mini-Reunion?
A: Yes. A suggestion would be to go to the Decade Gathering first, then come to the Mini-Reunion. Or vice-versa.

Q: Is there a list of people attending the Saturday night dinner (aka Gala Jubilee Celebration, "Forever Young")?
A: Yes. Click here.

Deadline for Saturday Signup Extended AGAIN!!

Good news for those of you who somehow missed the original and then the extended deadline for signing up for Saturday's KE-turns-50 dinner. Your intrepid reporters have found out that the double-secret deadline has been extended again. The new deadline is now Monday, April 19.

We know there are no slugs out there that haven't signed up yet. But just to be sure, tell your friends: The new deadline is April 19. To get the necessary forms, click on the gold logo to the left.

As Butler demonstrated in the NCAA's, this is the Year of the Bulldog!

40 Class members will be there on May 7...how about you?

Here's the list of people you'll see at the mini reunion -

Ted Becker                                             Sue Babinsky Klien*
Ron Boller*                                             Bob Kopf*
Bruce Caley                                            Vicky Kurkowski
Cathy Calleri                                           Gene Long*
Florence Antonucci Campos*                  Ron Manne*
Matrine Klein-Christiensen                      Joyce Higbee McGehee*
George Constantino                                Al Meyers
Wayne Dadswell                                     Paul Michaels
John Dunnigan*                                       Bob Pranis*
Bill Fleischauer *                                     Elaine Robinson
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin                         Chuck Grifasi
Beth Hogan Gilliam*                               Denis Steinmiller*
Howard Gordon                                     Robin J. Temple
Dave Hamlin*                                        Maureen Mulligan Temple
Joanne Good Hill*                                 Carolyn Young Thomas*
Lorie Hill                                                Linda Daul Toy
John Hoagland                                        Terry Toy
Candy Reist Holman*                             Jana Henderson Tritto
Bob Ianacone*                                       Dave Van Knapp
Lois Hilfiker Kanter                                Elsa Amigone Wolf

*Spouse/Guest will also attend.

Latest List of Attendees As of April 4, 2010

Here's the list of our classmates who will joins on May 7

Ted Becker                                       Lois Hilfiker Kanter
Ron Boller*                                      Sue Babinsky Klien*
Bruce Caley                                      Bob Kopf*
Cathy Calleri                                    Vicky Kurkowski
Florence Antonucci Campos*           Gene Long*
Matrine Klein Chritiensen                Ron Manne*
George Constantino                          Joyce Higbee McGehee*
Wayne Dadswell                              Al Meyers
John Dunnigan*                                Bob Pranis*
Bill Fleischauer *                            Elaine Robinson
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin                 Chuck Grifasi
Beth Hogan Gilliam*                      Robin J. Temple
Howard Gordon                             Maureen Mulligan Temple
Dave Hamlin*                                Carolyn Young Thomas*
Joanne Good Hill*                         Linda Daul Toy
Lorie Hill                                       Terry Toy
John Hoagland                               Jana Henderson Tritto
Candy Reist Holman*                    Dave Van Knapp
Bob Ianacone*                               Elsa Amigone Wolf

*Spouse/Guest will also attend.

Please pass on an invitation to attend to any class members we may not have contacted so far.

Thanks,

Dave & Ron

Deadline for Saturday Tickets EXTENDED!

Your intrepid reporters have been informed that the deadline for submitting ticket requests for the KE 50th Anniversary Jubilee Dinner has been extended by a week, to April 9. Apparently there is a late flood of ticket requests, so the deadline has been extended.

Use the golden link to the left to get to the KE 50th website, and follow the links there to get your tickets if you have not already done so. Let's get everybody from the Class of '64 mini-reunion on Friday night to also attend the dinner on Saturday!

The KE website also contains information about other KE 50 events, including a 5k run, golf, and the like. If you are interested in the run, scroll down three items to the "George Wants You" entry posted on March 25. George Constantino is looking for others to join him in the 5k, which is in honor of Lou Reuter.

Deadline Is THIS FRIDAY for Tickets to Saturday's Jubilee Event

If you haven't gotten your tickets to Saturday's event, the deadline is this Friday, April 2!! Use the golden link immediately to the left to sign up for Saturday's event.

Note that there is no deadline for signing up for Friday's Class of '64 reunion. However, please let us know if you are coming so we can order the right amount of stuff! See the post below for people who have already signed up. We're almost up to 50!

Ron & Dave

May 7 Attendees as of March 28, 2010

 
Ted Becker                                        Dave Hamlin*                            Al Meyers
Ron Boller*                                        Joanne Good Hill*                     Bob Pranis*
Bruce Caley                                       Lorie Hill                                   Elaine Robinson
Cathy Calleri                                     Candy Reist Holman*                Chuck Grifasi
Florence Antonucci Campos*             Sue Babinsky Klien*                 Robin and Maureen Mulligan Temple
George Constantino                           Bob Kopf*                               Carolyn Young Thomas*
Wayne Dadswell                                Vicky Kurkowski                     Linda Daul Toy & Terry Toy
John Dunnigan*                                 Gene Long*                               Jana Henderson Tritto
Bill Fleischauer*                                 Ron Manne*                             Dave Van Knapp
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin                    Joyce Higbee McGehee*           Elsa Amigone Wolf
Beth Hogan Gilliam*

*Spouse/Guest will also attend.

These folks may join us.  Your encouragement could help them decide.
Bob Ianacone, Mike Indian, Lois Hilfiker Kanter, John Leamer, Mike Solly, Jack Wallen.

We've tried to contct the following but so far have not heard back from them.  This could be due to faulty e-mail addresses.  If you have a way to reach them, please get the word out.
Ken Arena                                Linda Vorvatis Luxenberg
Bob Barrie                                Lew Montemaggi
Tom Brumbaugh                       Bernard Mulvey
Judy Durrell Buckley                 Dave Nelson
Dennis Burgett                          Jeff Oelkers
Dave Chamberlin                      John Pauly
Carylon Decker Cheek             Ron Plesh
Cheryl Alexander Cipolla          Karen Wunsch Poprave
Ron Colosimo                           Nancy Barrie Reedy
Mike Conroy                             Ron Rudnicki
Nancy Thurheimer D'Arcangelo Rich Rudnicki
Gary and Dianne Dean              Rozann Stanton Sattler
Judy Monaco Erck                   Jean Savanyu
Bill Geake                                Bob Schmidt
Chris Geiselhart                        Burt Sellers
Cheryl Krieg Gerber                 Paul Steer
Joyce Norsen Grubb                Mike Torrance
Sue Brown Haberkosts            Lon Wixson
 Doug Henderson                    Cheryl Yannello
Kevin Kedzierski

No class member has been intentionally over looked.   If you can reach someone in our class that is not listed in this post, please pass along an invitation (and a link to the blog)!

George Wants You!

Here's a message from our class President -

Hi Ron, I have decided to sign up for the Lou Reuter Scholarship 5k Run. I remember when Mr. Reuter first came to our area and came up to our baseball team, as we were practicing, and asking us if he could work out with us. Little did we know that he would make such a big impact on our school and the area. He seemed to have an attitude of just do it. In honor of him I am going to run this special event and I know he will be there in spirit. If there is a way to mention this in one of your post I would like to ask others to join with me from our class of '64. Just to do it! Thank you George Constantino.

e-mail George if you'd like to participate in the run to honor Lou Reuter.  Go get'm Pres.

Latest List of May 7 Attendees

Here's the list of class members who will join us for the Mini Re-union -

Ted Becker                                  Candy Reist Holman*

Ron Boller*                                  Sue Babinsky Klien*

Bruce Caley                                  Bob Kopf*

Cathy Calleri                                Vicky Kurkowski

Florence Antonucci Campos*         Gene Long*

George Constantino                      Ron Manne*

Wayne Dadswell                            Al Meyers

John Dunnigan*                             Bob Pranis*

Bill Fleischauer *                           Elaine Robinson

Suzanne Schillo Fromkin               Robin J. Temple*

Beth Hogan Gilliam* Carolyn        Young Thomas

Dave Hamlin*                               Dave Van Knapp

Joanne Good Hill*                        Elsa Amigone Wolf

Lorie Hill

*Spouse/Significant Other will also attend.


Remember to E-mail Bob Kopf if you're interested in playing golf on May 7/8.

Deadline Approaching for Getting Tickets to Saturday's Big Event

Attention all Class of 64-ers. The deadline for KE receiving your filled-out ticket request for the KE 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner Dance is April 2nd. Tickets will not be sold at the door. The form is a paper form that must be mailed in, so you need to allow time for postal delivery.

To get the form, click the gold KE 50th logo to your left. That will take you to a page headed

Gala Jubilee Celebration
"Forever Young"

Saturday May 8, 2010

Kenmore East 50th

Anniversary Celebration

Buffalo Convention Center

At the bottom of that page is a link that says "TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT CLICK HERE." That will get you to the order form. Print it out, mail it in, and you're all set!

Top Hits of 1964

These are the songs that reached #1 in 1964. Something here for everybody, from Lorne Greene and Dean Martin to the Beatles. These #1 hits are listed in alphabetical order:

• Baby Love The Supremes
• Can't Buy Me Love The Beatles
• Chapel of Love The Dixie Cups
• Come See About Me The Supremes
• Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
• Downtown Petula Clark  
• Everybody Loves Somebody Dean Martin
• A Hard Day's Night The Beatles
• Hello, Dolly! Louis Armstrong
• The House Of the Rising Sun The Animals
• I Feel Fine The Beatles
• I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
• Leader of the Pack The Shangri-Las
• Love Me Do The Beatles
• Mr. Lonely Bobby Vinton
• My Guy Mary Wells
• Oh, Pretty Woman Roy Orbison
• Rag Doll The 4 Seasons
• Ringo Lorne Greene
• She Loves You The Beatles
• Where Did Our Love Go The Supremes
• A World Without Love Peter & Gordon
• You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' The Righteous Brothers

The Beatles totally dominated 1964. According to Wikipedia, during the week of April 4, The Beatles held twelve positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including the top five positions. Neither feat has been matched by any other artist. The top five songs were:

• Can't Buy Me Love
• Twist and Shout
• She Loves You
• I Want to Hold Your Hand
• Please Please Me

In addition to those top five, seven other Beatle singles were in the top 100:

• I Saw Her Standing There
• You Can't Do That
• All My Loving
• Roll Over Beethoven
• From Me To You
• Do You Want To Know A Secret
• Thank You Girl

Billboards Erected for KE 50th Anniversary Jubilee

The KE 50th Committee has erected two billboards publicizing the 50th anniversary of the school. This one is on Niagara Falls Boulevard.

Attention KE '64 Golfers

Bob Kopf would like to know if any of us might like to play a round May 7 or 8.  If you're interested, please e-mail Bob to set it up. 

Thanks Bob.

Mini Reunion attendees as of 3/4/2010

Here's the latest on the people you'll see on May 7, 2010.  Hope you can join us.

Ted Becker
Ron Boller*
Bruce Caley
Cathy Calleri
Florence Antonucci Campos*
Wayne Dadswell
John Dunnigan*
Bill Fleischauer *
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin
Beth Hogan Gilliam*
Joanne Good Hill*
Lorie Hill
Candy Reist Holman*
Sue Babinsky Klien*
Bob Kopf*
Vicky Kurkowski
Gene Long*
Ron Manne*
Al Meyers
Bob Pranis*
Elaine Robinson
Carolyn Young Thomas
Dave Van Knapp
Elsa Amigone Wolf

* Spouse will also attend.

Room Identified for Reunion

It looks like we will have about 40 people at the reunion (best guess as of today). Based on that, we have selected the Ellicott Room at the Hyatt for the party. It is a meeting room (not a private suite), so we don't have to worry about disturbing other guests nor with how late we par-tay. The picture shows it set up for a business meeting. Screw that. We will have it arranged with high-top and conventional tables and chairs, plus a bar at one end. It should suit our purposes perfectly!!

PS: If you are a subscriber and this picture does not display properly, just click on the title to this message, and you will be linked directly to the blog.

Mini Reunion attendees as of 2/21/10

Here's the list of our classmates who will be with us on Friday May 7. Please join us.


Ted Becker
Ron Boller*
Bruce Caley
Florence Antonucci Campos*
Wayne Dadswell
John Dunnigan*
Bill Fleischauer *
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin
Beth Hogan Gilliam*
Joanne Good Hill*
Lorie Hill
Candy Reist Holman*
Sue Babinsky Klien*
Bob Kopf*
Vicky Kurkowski
Ron Manne*
Elaine Robinson
Dave Van Knapp
Elsa Amigone Wolf

* Spouse will also attend.

Hope you can joins us.  E-mail Dave or Ron with questions, comments or corrections.

Ron

Top Hits of 1963

Ahh, 1963. End of junior year, beginning of senior year. Many of us began making adult decisions--about college, about love, about careers. We got our drivers' licenses. In Tom Brokaw's book, Boom!: Talking About the Sixties, he says that what we now think of as "The Sixties" really began with John Kennedy's assassination in November, 1963 and ended with Nixon's resignation in 1974. The social consciousness we associate with that decade was just getting under way. Not much social consciousness was reflected in the top songs of 1963. They were standard rock'n'roll songs about the usual teenage stuff.

1. The Ronettes, "Be My Baby"-- Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" production is on full display. Ronnie Bennett, the lead singer, would later marry Spector. Wonder how that worked out?

2. The Kingsmen, "Louie, Louie"-- A frat-rock classic. Were the lyrics dirty? Who knows? Nobody could understand them.

3. The Crystals, "Da Doo Ron Ron"-- Session singer Dolores Brooks sings the lead after Crystal Darlene Love angered producer Phil Spector and was removed from the recording.

4. The Chiffons, "One Fine Day"-- Carole King had cut this as a demo of her songwriting. The Chiffons got the nod and created this irresistable summer single. King cut it two decades later and enjoyed a modest hit.

5. Stevie Wonder, "Fingertips Pt. 2"-- Everybody say YEAH! A few years ago, I won a trivia contest by knowing that this was Stevie Wonder's first hit. I was introduced to it by Jack Wallen, who played it for me when we walked home together from a summer Drivers' Ed. session.

6. Roy Orbison, "In Dreams"

7. The Drifters, "Up On The Roof"-- Another Goffin-King hit straight from the Brill Building.

8. The Surfaris, "Wipe Out"

9. The Four Seasons, "Walk Like A Man"-- Recorded in a building that was, at that time, on fire. (It's true; look it up.)

10. Lesley Gore, "It's My Party"-- The ubiquitous Phil Spector was about to record this with the Crystals, but Gore beat him to it.

Mini Reunion attendees as of 2/6/10

Here's the list of our classmates who will be with us on Friday May 7.  Please join us.

Ted Becker
Ron Boller*
Florence Antonucci Campos*
John Dunnigan*
Bill Fleischauer
Suzanne Schillo Fromkin
Beth Hogan Gilliam*
Joanne Good Hill*
Lorie Hill
Candy Reist Holman*
Sue Babinsky Klien*
Bob Kopf*
Ron Manne*
Elaine Robinson
Dave Van Knapp*
Elsa Amigone Wolf
Vicky Kurkowski

* Spouse will also attend.

These folks may join us -

George Constantino
John Hoagland
Mike Indian
Lois Hilfiker Kanter
John Leamer

A word of encouragement from you might help them decide.


Email Dave or me if you have any additions, corrections or questions.

Ron

Information About Decade Event Is Leaking Out (Exclusive Report)

For your information, we have learned that the "decade event" for the 1960's in connection with KE's 50th anniversary celebration will be held at the Buffalo Tap Room (formerly the Park Edge Grocery), located at Eggert and Sheridan. We are still intending to go forward with the Class of '64 mini-reunion at the Hyatt.

This is an exclusive report. A different source has told us that there will be publicity about the Park Edge event, but this could not be confirmed as of press time.

Ron is inviting all Park Edge alumni to comment on their experiences there. Either leave a comment below, or save it for a small discussion group within the mini-reunion.

Top Hits of 1962

In 1962, we finished sophomore year and in September began our junior year. Here were some of the top hits of the year.

1. Little Eva, "The Loco-Motion"
1962 rock and roll featured a lot of Girl Groups and Dance Crazes, and this fabulous single was a highwater mark of both genres. A legendary Goffin-King composition, created before there was a dance of the same name. Originally written for Dee Dee Sharp. Those are the Cookies on backup.
2. The Crystals, "He's A Rebel"
Phil Spector begins his Wall of Sound producing on this Gene Pitney composition. Darlene Love is here backed by a group called the Blossoms; the actual Crystals are nowhere to be found.
3. Dion, "The Wanderer"
The former Belmonts singer moves out of doo-wop.
4. Sam Cooke, "Having A Party" b/w "Bring It On Home To Me"
The year's greatest two-sided hit.
5. Elvis Presley, "Can't Help Falling In Love"
6. Booker T. and the MGs, "Green Onions"
MG stood for "Memphis Group." The MG's were Stax's house band.
7. Gene Chandler, "Duke Of Earl"
Who can forget "Dook Dook Dook Dook of Earl"? A late-period doo-wop classic.
8. Ray Charles, "I Can't Stop Loving You"
9. The Four Seasons, "Big Girls Don't Cry"
The group's second hit, following "Sherry." Highlighted by Frankie Valli's falsetto turns.
10. The Contours, "Do You Love Me"
Few remember this as one of Motown's big early hits. Yet it was: Berry Gordy had written this for the Temptations, but when they ran late, the Contours got the nod instead.

Top 10 Oldies of 1961

We entered Kenmore East in September, 1961. Do you remember these hits from 1961?

1. Roy Orbison, "Crying" b/w "Candy Man"
released 31 July 1961; recorded June 1961, Nashville, TN
2. Ben E. King, "Stand By Me"
released April 1961; recorded 27 October 1960, New York, NY
3. Ray Charles, "Hit The Road Jack"
released August 1961;recorded 5 July 1961, New York, NY
4. Del Shannon, "Runaway"
released 6 March 1961; recorded 21 January 1961, New York, NY
5. Shep and the Limelites, "Daddy's Home"
released 27 March 1961; recorded 1 February 1961, New York, NY
6. Gary "U.S." Bonds, "Quarter To Three"
released May 1961; recorded March 1961, Norfolk, VA
7. The Shirelles, "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
released November 1960; recorded September 1960, New York, NY
8. The Tokens, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
released September 1961; recorded 21 July 1961, New York, NY
9. Ricky Nelson, "Travelin' Man" b/w "Hello Mary Lou"
released April 1961; recorded February 1961, Hollywood, CA
10. Ernie K-Doe, "Mother-in-Law"
released 27 March 1961; recorded January 1961, New Orleans, LA

50th Anniversary Logistics

You can book the Hyatt Regency (attached to the Buffalo Convention Center) on-line. They have had a special rate for 'seniors' so look for it.

This link will connect you to the Reunion web site to order tickets for the official 50th Anniversary event .  You have to order tickets in advance using a PDF form on the site. Click the 50th Anniversary link on the left menu. The link to the PDF form is at the bottom of the page to fill out and mail in.

Dave and I plan to update this blog as new information becomes available.  Be sure to subscribe in the lower left on the main blog page to recieve e-mails (once a day) when new info is added.

Look foward to seeing you on May 7th.

Ron

Hello Class of '64!

Hi all,

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