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fortyshooter
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:24 am
This month with mark 50 years since your graduation!
On this date June 2 I graduated. I was part timing while in my Senior year at a local Cable TV station in Program Production which turned in to a full time deal after graduation. A few pictures of that time....I'm standing on the steps in the wild striped pants!
Great times back then!
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by markiver54 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 10:45 am
My year was '73.
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by cooperhawk » Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:37 am
Looks pretty dorkie nowadays.
Of course I never dressed like that. Oh wait.................

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fortyshooter
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 11:42 am
How does that song go....Go back and do it again!

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by DsGrouse » Thu Jun 02, 2022 12:24 pm
Um no, that was more than 20 years prior to my graduation.
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by dave77 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:25 pm
1971 for me so your photos look very familiar. I didn't go to my HS graduation, was short a few credits due to too much partying and working close to a full-time night job. Had to pick up some credits at our local community college to get my diploma.
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:25 pm
DsGrouse wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 12:24 pm
Um no, that was more than 20 years prior to my graduation.
Sorry about that!
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fortyshooter
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 2:33 pm
dave77 wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 2:25 pm
1971 for me so your photos look very familiar. I didn't go to my HS graduation, was short a few credits due to too much partying and working close to a full-time night job. Had to pick up some credits at our local community college to get my diploma.
Yep the partying was hard to avoid but if my school work was done good enough and no late work that evening I was at the Shoney's drive-in or other hangouts.
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by dave77 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 3:37 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 2:33 pm
dave77 wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 2:25 pm
1971 for me so your photos look very familiar. I didn't go to my HS graduation, was short a few credits due to too much partying and working close to a full-time night job. Had to pick up some credits at our local community college to get my diploma.
Yep the partying was hard to avoid but if my school work was done good enough and no late work that evening I was at the Shoney's drive-in or other hangouts.
Don't know what the kids do now-days. I will occasionally drive down my town's main drag on a Friday or Saturday night and it's deserted. Back then there were kids at every drive-in and parking lot.
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by markiver54 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 3:54 pm
dave77 wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 3:37 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 2:33 pm
dave77 wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 2:25 pm
1971 for me so your photos look very familiar. I didn't go to my HS graduation, was short a few credits due to too much partying and working close to a full-time night job. Had to pick up some credits at our local community college to get my diploma.
Yep the partying was hard to avoid but if my school work was done good enough and no late work that evening I was at the Shoney's drive-in or other hangouts.
Don't know what the kids do now-days. I will occasionally drive down my town's main drag on a Friday or Saturday night and it's deserted. Back then there were kids at every drive-in and parking lot.
Same here Dave. We used to go out cruizin all the time. Of course that's way before gas turned to gold.
The good'ol days. βΊ
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by dave77 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 4:29 pm
markiver54 wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 3:54 pm
dave77 wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 3:37 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 2:33 pm
Yep the partying was hard to avoid but if my school work was done good enough and no late work that evening I was at the Shoney's drive-in or other hangouts.
Don't know what the kids do now-days. I will occasionally drive down my town's main drag on a Friday or Saturday night and it's deserted. Back then there were kids at every drive-in and parking lot.
Same here Dave. We used to go out cruizin all the time. Of course that's way before gas turned to gold.
The good'ol days. βΊ
I remember when we could put a buck's worth in the tank and you got around 3 gallons but also remember that I was working a minimum wage job at a A&W/KFC and I think I was getting around a $1.40 an hour. I was a cook so I didn't even get tips.
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 5:12 pm
5 bucks went a long way..... gas.... some dinner.... and drive-in movie oh and don't forget some Boone's Farm to share with date!

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by RetiredSeabee » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:08 pm
How did 50 years go by so fast. I went to my 25th reunion and didnβt recognize anyone. Maybe if I had known their parents and grandparents they might have looked more familiar.
Come to think of it there were twin sisters who were very pretty in my class. I did recognize them, still pretty but I am certain that their enhanced breasts did not graduate with the class.
The summer of 72 was definitely the summer of love for me. Married the love of my life in December. I am trying to convince her that the gift for 50th is a Henry.

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fortyshooter
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:24 pm
I didn't seem to pay much attention to the 30-40 and 45th years but 50 got my attention. I went to the 15 year reunion.
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by Sir Henry » Thu Jun 02, 2022 7:45 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 5:12 pm
5 bucks went a long way..... gas.... some dinner.... and drive-in movie oh and don't forget some Boone's Farm to share with date!
I preferred Ripple.

Hi, my name is Gene and I'm a Henryholic from Wisconsin.
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by markiver54 » Thu Jun 02, 2022 8:39 pm
Sir Henry wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 7:45 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 5:12 pm
5 bucks went a long way..... gas.... some dinner.... and drive-in movie oh and don't forget some Boone's Farm to share with date!
I preferred Ripple.
I guess we can't leave out Richards WIR. Yuk though.

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by Shakey Jake » Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:03 pm
Didn't go to my 50th due to Covid. I graduated in 1971. That's me second row, third pic from left.
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by fortyshooter » Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:04 pm
Sir Henry wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 7:45 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 5:12 pm
5 bucks went a long way..... gas.... some dinner.... and drive-in movie oh and don't forget some Boone's Farm to share with date!
I preferred Ripple.
That too!
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by Shakey Jake » Thu Jun 02, 2022 9:09 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 9:04 pm
Sir Henry wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 7:45 pm
fortyshooter wrote: βThu Jun 02, 2022 5:12 pm
5 bucks went a long way..... gas.... some dinner.... and drive-in movie oh and don't forget some Boone's Farm to share with date!
I preferred Ripple.
That too!
Heck it was an entirely different era. Most all of us had filled gun racks in our pickup trucks parked in the school parking lot. We never had a thought about it. We never knew when we might want to hunt after school or just go plinking. We just used our knuckles if we had a disagreement.
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