Well-Well
Here we are less than a week to big Reunion and ol’ Dave here has sort of let the Reunion Blog slide. Sorry about that. I hope everyone that has been keeping up wit this is planning on being at The Springfield Brewing Company this Saturday. There is a schedule of Homecoming events that Greenwood mailed out a couple of weeks ago.

I’m not sure if you will be able to read the scanned copy of the letter so here is the skinny in a nutshell.

Chili Supper Friday October 3rd starting at 5:30pm in the Greenwood Gym

Soccer Game Friday October 3rd starting at 7:00pm at Plaster Sports Complex – used to be called Briggs Stadium. Greenwood Blue Jays vs. Logan-Rogersville Wildcats

Post Game Pie and Cake Social Friday October 3rd at 8:30pm in the Greenwood Gym

Brunch and Awards Ceremony Saturday October 4th at 9:30am at University Plaza Convention Center

Plan on meeting up at The Springfield brewing Company Saturday evening at 5:00ish. That will give us plenty of time to catch up and partake in some foods and a few drinks.

Counting Sheep

Insomnia is horrible thing…

There is currently a snoring contest going on in the bedroom. Tuley Mars is edging out Erin but only by a little. For some reason I can’t shut off the days events and go to sleep so I thought I would post up on the Blog.

There are a bunch of pictures of Tuley on the Blog that Erin and I (mostly Erin) post to. There is a link to that Blog over on the right. Here’s a picture of Tuley from early this spring before the impatients had filled the flower bed. Tuley is an Old English Sheep Dog that we got from a rescue organization down in Ozark. Tuley was born deaf and could not be sold in a pet store. The breeder did not want him and he ended up with us. He’s not the brightest bulb on the tree and I sometimes wonder if he is even still plugged in. He is very sweet and like myself is a total food whore.

Here is a typical response to a sharp thump on the floor with my shoe. Remember he is deaf so all the calling, whistling, and “Here Boy” have no effect.

Oh…

I guess I should include some Greenwood content.

MAN… Were we cool, or WHAT!?

FOOTBALL

All I can think about when I see this picture is a combination of Bruce Springsteen’s song lyrics “Glory Days” and John Fogerty’s “Put Me In Coach”

"Glory days well they'll pass you by

Glory days in the wink of a young girl's eye

Glory days, glory days"

"Oh, put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today

Put me in, Coach - I'm ready to play today

Look at me, I can be Centerfield"

I think both songs are about baseball.

dd

-- Angels Among Us --

Wait a second…

I don’t see any wings…

Those aren’t angels…

They’re citizens of ancient Rome.

Party Pic was dated March 9th, 1985

As I recall, Chris Stone piloted Steve Adams in a dramatic come-from-behind chariot race victory.

Anyone else have any memories of this event?

CRAZY KIDS

The date on this Party Pic is March 5th, 1988
I can’t say I as really remember this but apparently we had a

PAJAMA JAM

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In my best Joey Tribbiani impersonation…

“How-You-Doin?”


This was dated October 24th, 1987

AN EVENING IN PARIS
Greenwood Homecoming




Keep checking back. More to come…

Super Supreme Quart or-is-it Court

Back in the day...

It’s funny to be saying that.

Git-n-Go Convenience Stores had the Super Supreme Quart.

This was way before every drive thru and stop-n-stab had 84oz. buckets of drinks for .49cents or free with a fuel fill-up and second mortgage on your home.

Let me be the first to show you the new and improved

-- SUPER SUPREME COURT --

In the starring role and a little under dressed for the occasion is none other than your friend and mine.

W. Brent Powell

Ok, so maybe Brent hasn’t been appointed to the US Supreme Court – YET
But he is a judge – and I’m sure posting half nude pictures of judges on the internet is some sort of felony offense. No big deal… every ones got a little felony stealing wrap in their background – RIGHT!?

Brent and his wife Beth live in Kansas City. Brent was appointed to the bench about five months ago. Brent’s wife is with the US Attorney’s office and works to prosecute child porn offenders.

Congratulations on the new gig Brent. It’s great to catch up with everyone.


SO…

Send me some current pictures folks. Unless you too want to appear half naked on the blog.:)

dd

And The Winner Is....

Sophie (Hall) Wissman

The first to respond to the Reunion letter.

Comments and e-mails are starting to come in. Sophie e-mailed me this great family portrait from earlier in the summer. Pictured are Sophie, her husband Matt and their two children. Also pictured are: Sophie’s mom, brother Anthony (Greenwood class of ’91) his wife and their daughter. Sophie and her family live in Plano, TX. Sophie teaches dance and her husband is an Information Technologies Consultant. I’m sorry to report that prior plans will keep them from the reunion in October.

Sophie, thanks so much for getting in touch with me and for the picture.

Who else is lurking in darkened corners of the internet?

COME ON….

Leave a comment or e-mail me to let me know you got the letter.

Here’s a picture taken at the Downing/Ellis family reunion last Christmas.