And the winner is!!!!!!!!

Every now and then I get to write a story that is just kind of fun to write and this is one of those stories, it will not be long, but I feel it deserves it's own part since it is a story within itself..... or at least I think it is???


When I went to the first reunion committee meeting every one was talking about the locations, the food, drink, and the I D pictures and the little caveman pin since it is Grants Pass High School, home of the Caveman!!!!!!! How is that for a plug for the city??

We will be right back after a short intermission!!!!!!!

INTERMISSION!!!!!!!

How was that for a short intermission????? so now back to the story.......... Feel free to press ahead at anytime......... Where was I before I was interrupted?? Oh yes at the reunion committee meeting.

The person who said she was not in charge, but seemed to be running things and I have to say at this point, well I don't really have to say, but I will that I came in on the tail end of this whole thing and it is quite a job to get this whole thing organized and pull it off so if you get a chance you might send a thank you email to those who made it work.

But yet again I wander or stray from the story at hand!!!!!!

and then I asked if there was going to be any music and as I said before the person who said she was not in charge who will remain nameless but will be named at a later time but seemed to be giving all the orders looked at me and said with a voice of authority!!!! "YOU ARE IN CHARGE OF THE MUSIC'!!!!!

I have learned over the years that there are 2 ways to respond to an order like that. The first way is to agree and go do it.... The second way is to disagree, say no, lose the argument and then JUST GO DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!! So I just said "OK" and started thinking about how I was going to do this?????

I have several C D's of the "OLD MUSIC" which is what my children and grand children all call it so the only obstacle was to find something to play it?????? So off to WALLY WORLD where I found a 5 C D player. The nameless person in charge said get it and I would be reimbursed..... I told her and I quote "I ain't toten this thing back to Florida"!!!!!! and so it was agreed upon that on Saturday night at the Bear Hotel all who wanted a shot would put their name tag in a basket and the president of the class would do the drawing to give away the C D player.

And if you do not know by now the winners were Dan & Jan McIntire........

And so ends the stories of the reunion which in my own personal opinion was by far the best of them all!!!!! The turnout was great, the food was great, the alcohol was great!!!!!  BUT THERE SURE WERE A LOT OF OLD PEOPLE  THERE?????

Actually there is one more story to write. I know what it will be about but I am working on the story line right now and I think it will be a good finish for this series???????
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What If--The Second Night

And so good morning, evening, or in between as I guess it depends on which zone you are in?? That could be a different time  or the twilight zone??  For my choice I always preferred the twilight zone as it allows me to go wandering/wondering whilst I am thinking.  Yes everybody, I know it is hard to believe but I can do 2 things at once!!!!!!!

So if you are here reading this story then either you are easily entertained or have NO LIFE just like me because if I am writing this stuff then that means I have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE TO DO!!!!!!! {;-/ I can only assume that this is part of life's therapy????


But let us press ahead and for any of you who are new comers?? This is the part where you take your left or right hand, that choice is optional and put it to your forehead and begin reading.   I would recommend that you remove your hand at some point in time as it gets really tiring holding your hand up to your head like that!!!!!!!!!

So the second night was at the Bear Hotel (see TWEEN story) which if you have been reading as we go then you already know about and if you have not been reading then you must know that my feelings are hurt as I have put my heart and soul into these stories!!!!!! and I am very sensitive about my writing.  I do not handle criticism of any sort very well at all!!!!!!!!! and I have said that before!!!!!

The second night was at the Bear Hotel (I think I just said that???) and the party again started at 6, but this time I was told to be there at 4 which I was, as I always do what I am told.   Again I had to do the music, but this time I was able to tie into the available system so the music was much better and the ACOUSTICS (HOW ABOUT THAT FOR A BIG WORD??????) were much better.

I knew that one of the class who retired as a principal was going to do a small speech about a scholarship which would be funded by the left over funds from the reunion.   What I did not know was that the person in charge had decided that I would be the designated speaker of the night!!!!  Which to me ranks just one step above a public flogging with me as the FLOGEE!!!!!!

And so with the music playing, the microphone on top of the refrigerator and the food being prepared I went to the bar.   (See pictures)

Some of the same people showed up from the night before and I got to meet them all over again!!!!! and even more people showed up that I did not know.   I finally resigned myself to the fact I could not have graduated with these people since they were all much older!!!!!!!!?????????

After much food and drink was consumed it was time to start taking memory pictures.   These pictures are the ones that everybody gets so they can try and guess who all these people were at the reunion????  I prefer to think of it as a crossword puzzle with faces........... and this is when the microphone came off the refrigerator and I had to start talking, and just when I thought I was done and had told everybody that I would "TALK NO MORE" one of the committee members would come up and say we are taking this picture or that picture and all I wanted to do was get another adult beverage!!!!!

10:20 PM rolled around much to quickly for some of the partiers and then began the 10 minute count down without the 9 minute hold. The 9 minute hold is a space center term that happens when they shoot a hole in the sky!!!! But that is a story for another time...............

At 10:30 the lights were turned off in the warehouse (I think the bears were tired????) and the last of the seniors were escorted to the door, which I might add all said they had a great time!! and after all the clean up it was time to try and remember how to get home??? I always carry a G P S for emergencies. It would be embarrassing to have to ask somebody how to get to my CHATEAU TO GO at SANFORD & SON CAMP GROUND.... Refer to previous stories for any information about the above mentioned......... and so on to the next part??????? BREAKFAST ANYONE?????

I have pictures to post and will post some, but only those who I know and if they read this and wish to have their picture removed feel free to contact me at my email address and I will certainly remove the picture.
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As you view the pictures below your 
assignment is to figure out:

WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE??? 

These two ladies were not graduates as if yopu could not figure that out, bujt they handled all the adult beverages!!!!!!!

Pictures--234,236,238,239,240,241

And then the Bears Came!!!!!

This will just be a TWEEN story.   What that means is that it comes "tween" the last story and the next story. Now wasn't that easy to understand?????


There is a place in Grants Pass, Ore. called the BEAR HOTEL where they actually make bear sculptures that are really something to see.   These are life size sculptures of bears in various poses.   I will let the pictures do the talking!!!!!!!!  This will be in 2 parts because I can only post 6 pictures at a time.........

And now on to the Saturday Night Festivities!!!!!!!
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BIGFOOT

And then the Bears Came!!!!! Part 2