A CELL PHONE to keep in contact with friends about the hot parties.
AN E-MAIL ADDRESS to receive best wishes from relatives and to thank them for their gifts. We had to use those things, what do you call them, oh yes, envelopes and stamps.
A DESIGNATED DRIVER to stay sober to take us home. Nobody thought much those days of driving while half loaded. Or fully loaded.
THE FEAR OF CIGARETTES because it seemed like most adults smoked and it was a sign of being an adult. We got hooked and boy
was it hard to quit later in life.
AN SUV. Huh?
COMMERCIAL JET SERVICE to bring our relatives to graduation. It was just around the corner, but that year you still had to take prop service to Tucson on American or TWA.
TENNIS SHOES, SNEAKERS, for everyday wear. They were only for tennis or gym class. The rest of the time you wore leather.
PANTYHOSE, I suppose. Being a guy I don't know what you had under there (I tried unsuccessfully to find out many times) but it wasn't pantyhose because it hadn't been invented yet.
TELEPHONE ANSWERING MACHINE so people could leave messages when you weren't home. You answered the phone when you were home, and if you weren't home you were just out of luck. You couldn't see who was calling either. But, that didn't bother you, you answered it anyway even though your number was in the phone book.
STARBUCKS COFFEE to keep you awake to study. You had to drink the stuff at Johnie's Drive Inn, but you really didn't think it was too bad. And, it cost you ten cents, not $1.89.
Editor's Note:
My Dad graduated from High School in 1934. Think he has even a longer list? You bet your, not around in 1934 or 1959, bippy.
Nate Foster writes: "While we all have changed over the years, most of us realize that the Bert (Roberts) we LOVE has never CHANGED. This is proven when you look at his picture from the 40th reunion (5 yrs ago) and current picture at Ronstadts......Nice shirt Bert............................."
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What's that in Nate and Heather Foster's ceiling fan? Click on photo to enlarge.
Nate Foster writes:
Did any of you in Tucson or Phoenix see Carolyn Niethammer (Fords wife) as a 'TV Star' on the local news on 6/14. She was promoting her newest book about the southwest and cacti.....she was cooking some prickley pear cactus......Good job Carolyn!!!!!!
Who are the HOT CHICKS IN THE CORVETTE?
Clues:
They celebrated 57 years of friendship in Boise, Idaho with a drive in this '67 Vette on July 12, 2004.
For answer, click on photo.
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The following is courtesy of our classmate, Larry Hessick.
Do I look that old ?
Have you been guilty of looking at others your own age and thinking,
"Surely I can't look that old?"
I was sitting in the waiting room for my first appointment with a new
dentist. I noticed his DDS diploma, which bore his full name. Suddenly,
I remembered a tall, handsome, dark-haired boy with the same name had been in my high school class some 40-odd years ago.
Upon seeing him, however, I quickly discarded any such thought. This
balding, gray-haired man with the deeply lined face was way too old to
have been my classmate.
After he examined my teeth, I asked him if he had attended Catalina
High school. "Yes, Yes, I did. I'm a Trojan," he gleamed with pride.
"When did you graduate?" I asked. He answered, "In 1959,. Why do you ask?" "You were in my class!" I exclaimed.
He looked at me closely.
Then, that ugly, old, wrinkled son-of-a-bitch asked,
"What did you teach" ???
Famous people who graduated in the class of 1959, but, alas, did not attend Catalina High School-Click Here..
Which one of our classmates (pictured here), who, as a young man, held the coveted title of President of the Bill Haley Fan Club? (Wichita branch) Give up? Click on the photo above to find out.
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up an office in my den and I'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look in the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What have you got?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue "W".
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue "w" if you don't start with some straight answers. OK, forget that. Can I watch movies on the Internet?
ABBOTT: Yes, you want Real One.
COSTELLO: Maybe a real one, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. Just tell me what I need!
ABBOTT: Real One.
COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I also want to see reel 2, 3 & 4. Can I watch them?
ABBOTT: Of course.
COSTELLO: Great! With what?
ABBOTT: Real One.
COSTELLO: OK, I'm at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?
ABBOTT: You click the blue "1".
COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?
ABBOTT: The blue "1".
COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue w?
ABBOTT: The blue "1" is Real One and the blue "W" is Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: But there are three words in "office for windows"!
ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.
COSTELLO: It is?
ABBOTT: Yes, but to be fair, there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words out there.
COSTELLO: And that word is real one?
ABBOTT: Real One has nothing to do with Word. Real One isn't even part of Office.
COSTELLO: STOP! Don't start that again. What about financial bookkeeping? You have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A FEW DAYS LATER ...)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on "START"....
From Bert Roberts:
In today's computer world, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's infamous sketch "Who's on first?" might have turned out something like this...
Costello Calls to Buy a Computer from Abbott...
MISCELLANY FROM FORD BURKHART:
My wife and I were walking Sabino Canyon this week and saw a Cooper's Hawk who with his partner has set up a nest above the dam. Reminded me of the Class of 1959, spending pleasant days enjoying the sun, and looking for something tasty to eat.
BABY BOOMER BLUES:
It was fun being a baby boomer... until now. Some of the artists of the
60's are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate aging baby
boomers:
They include:
Herman's Hermits --- Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker
Ringo Starr --- I Get By With a Little Help From Depends
The Bee Gees --- How Can You Mend a Broken Hip?
Bobby Darin --- Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash
Roberta Flack --- The First Time Ever I Forgot Your Face
Johnny Nash --- I Can't See Clearly Now!
Paul Simon --- Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver
The Commodores --- Once, Twice, Three Times to the Bathroom
Marvin Gaye --- Heard It Through the Grape Nuts
Procol Harem --- A Whiter Shade of Hair!
Leo Sayer--- You Make Me Feel Like Napping
The Temptations --- Papa's Got a Kidney Stone
Abba --- Denture Queen!
Tony Orlando --- Knock 3 Times On The Ceiling If You Hear Me Fall
Helen Reddy --- I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore!
Leslie Gore --- It's My Procedure, and I'll Cry If I Want Too!
And the favorite:
Willie Nelson --- On the Commode Again!!
Editor's note: What really makes this pathetic, Ford, is that we are technically not "boomers"...we actually preceded them. Now that's
depressing!
CHS59 FUN FACT:
Our classmate Hal Landon appears in The Artist, Oscar winner for Best Picture of the Year. He portrays Napolean.
