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WHOA San Antonio '99
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WHOA San Antonio '99
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John Prunier '65 at the slumber party |
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Have a marvelous time but don't
overdue.....you over 50 types have to pace yourselves or we won't see you
in San Diego! You must eat at least one square meal a day, with veggies.
You must take at least one bath a day, with soap. You must find time
to brush your teeth. You must sleep at least four hours each night.
Hugs are limited to 30 seconds except for
In prep for your trip and weekend for the two nights prior to departure you must be in bed asleep by 2100. You will never make it otherwise. Have fun fun fun til the sun sets on another lovely and looney weekend of Wagnerites going bonkers over each other and over memories of their glory days. I will be there in spirit. Peace and Love, Jerry'63 |
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Nancy Ward, Lena Davis, and Gary McClellan |
| I have been reading all these
posts about the past reunions and unfortunately I was not able to attend
a single one. I have attended two small minis right here in beautiful
San Antonio and I will be the first to tell you---TEXANS know how to party!
Especially San Antonio TEXANS! We wrote the book on friendly--heck
that is even part of our state motto. And I will also be one of the
first to greet you and smack you on the back as you enter the ballroom
right along with some of other
fellow TEXANS---Diane Lowery who has spent a LOT of time and effort to put this together. Linda Cherry, Jim Cook, Lena Davis (who is just a transplanted San Antonian) Sonia Kirk (a transplanted Austinite), Claude Bernal who really knows how to party!, Jenny Cranfill, Mike Roth, the JazzGuy himself, the Masseys, good grief I could go on forever and a day! Somebody stop me! Just come prepared for the unexpected.. There is so much to do here and we will have so little time together. Let's enjoy each other while we can...Welcome to San Antonio. Viva Reunions! Viva Wagner! Okay I'll get off my soapbox. Someone hand me a kleenex. Peace Tish Rush Davila 75 |
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At the slumber party on Friday night Jim, Nancy, Lena, Sonia, and Gary |
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For those who know me now the rest is history. Here I am planning the reunions now. I have renewed old friendships and made the best friends that I have ever had, not just from my era but from 1948-1990's. Who else can say that, WE ARE THE FALCONS MIGHTY MIGHTY FALCONS.. wow! We are family. I found out that about 20 miles from me is another alumni from the class of 84. We decided to meet and we were instant friends. It is like that with every alumni I have met. I have a selfish reason for planning these reunions, I get to meet and know everyone, before anyone else does hehe....It is so much fun. I love you all. Younger, Older, no matter, we are all family. Diane 69
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...and Duckie on their laps |
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There is so little time while there, and so much to do. Let's see, after I get my fam all situated, I gotta 1. Squeezing all my stuff in Donna's car, 2. Remembering we are NOT Thelma and Louise, :) 3. Getting to SA, and embrace all the falcons I already know, and met many new friends, and just spend time with them all (this will be the BEST part!), 4. Dancing all those cool dances from the 60's with my pals, 5. Smiling, laughing, and enjoying the company of good friends, 6. Raiding the vending machine, 7. Dancing with my pal Ardis, another energized dancer, 8. Eating cheesecake with Ace, Bull, Ross, and the gang, 9. Dancing with all the guys in dolls in one big circle, 10 Having a casual walk with Ace and whoever else is willing, 11. Seeing the River Walk again, 12. Watching Ace do the Dary Race again, 13. Dancing with Jim Cook 75, the king of the two step - hopefully he is coming, 14. Meeting KJ's boys - her sweetie pies, 15. Watching KJ make Dary speechless once again, 16. Making Florida plans (permanent) with KJ, :) 17. Dancing TEXAN style as Karen Slaughter Bogart taught me to do last year, 18. Watching little sis Roggy taking pictures, and pictures, and pictures, 19. Missing my friends that can't be there - (the WORST part), 20 Finding some TEXAN salsa chips to bring home to my friends (there is a difference), 21. Dancing the tush push with Barbara Long, Diane, Jenny, Tish, et all, 22. Seeing how many of us we can pile up in Belden's room this reunion, 23. Trying really hard just being one of Dary's friend and not his therapist, (that's hard - being a DaryQueen), 24. Dancing the cha cha with Belden, Ace, Donna, et all, 25. Seeing if Jenny remembered her red dress, 26. Listening to see if Tom and MN Susan cop talk, 27. Watching John sit out many of the dances (he is still mending), but still dance with John, 28. Seeing if the Potatoe Salad lady (aka Linda Jones) brings another batch of salad to the TEXAS re and NOT get arrested 29. Meeting another falconette named Gay, 30. Dancing with Pam and her extraordinary kiddos, 31. Remembering to say thank you to Diane for all her hard work, :) 32. Enjoying spending time with Roger, and when he goes to bed, have his wife spend even more time with us, :) 33. Finding out if there are any ghosts at this hotel to tell Ace about (kidding!), 34. Meeting Lena's very own Dawn, 35. Wondering how many creative stories Dary can come up after this reunion, 36. Seeing if KJ can get one picture of Belden without all the woman in the picture, 37. Seeing if Gary comes beardless, 38. Watching the Gary and the Wagner Harem car, 39. Seeing how many Wagner car signs we see along the way, 40. Dancing with Trina, and see if she remembers the Cat woman dance she use to do 25 years ago, 41. Trying very hard to be quiet in the hallways of the hotel in the early morning hours, 42. Seeing if Diana, John, and Bull have still have a lot more energy after having a blast in Houston, 43. Getting by with as little sleep as possible, 44. Saying hello again to Regina Lamb, the person that named Wagner High School. 45. Keeping track of Thelma (Donna), 46. Going to Durty Nellie's, a Irish singing place, 47. Dreading that the time is passing by soooo quickly, 48. Squeezing KJ's neck, because she's only there for a little bit, 49. Not saying good-byes - but see ya laters, 50. Did I mention Dancing? :) Gaye, I can't wait,74 |
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Left, Gina Meiners, Gaye Parnell, Belden Granada, and Cat Braxton '87 Friday night slumber party |
| I can relate so well to what
you say as I had the pleasure to "know" most people before they came to
Charleston last year and it was just so much fun to put a real person to
someone that I felt was already a friend. To give Jean Brown a hug
as she drove up to the hotel and find Cheryl Perron at the airport picking
reunionairres before even going to the hotel was such a
thrill since they were two major cheerleaders to get our thing together. And then there was Steve Gladin (who I couldn't wait to meet).....he was the finder of the majority of "ancient ones" but it was his wit and intellect that I that I found too curious. Then there were all of the "kids" like Gary (who I had met in COS), Jenny, Woody and Gaye who jumped right in to lend a hand (not to mention Ardis who lives in Charleston and helped me a bunch). As my husband, Lloyd, has said "they had kids from classes 1957 through 1985 and they were ALL the same age". He is right.......We are all the same and have a bond that is really unique! I look forward to seeing you once again and meeting some new players but also being able to be with all of my good buddies from the great class of '65! |
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Ace, Diana Ruff '77 , and Gina. |
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