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The Main Event
Saturday Evening, p. 3 of 7 |
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OUR 2005 ROCKIN'
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REUNION "SEA CRUISE"
PHOTO ALBUM
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Oh, What
a Night! |
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LI Marriott,
"Re-Uniondale," New York, May 28, 2005 |
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As he donned
the captain's hat and took the helm to deliver his
welcoming
address, Howie made it quite clear that this was, indeed, a very special
evening with many very special features we had never seen at prior reunions.
Before he got too deep into his talk, and after a touching memorial tribute
to all our departed classmates, with the the help of the magic of
21st century technology, Howie steered our cruise ship,
the
"Spirit of 1960,
" and led
us on a
virtual
sentimental journey
home to the Oceanside, and the OHS, of our youth. |
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And during the slideshow,
we were treated to a surprise visit from
POPEYE
, our school mascot.
Well,
blow me down!
(Visit
POPEYE 's Page.)
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Our elaborate "sea
cruise" themed decorations were really special, too. |
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And they made great
photo ops. |
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Another unique feature of
this reunion was the gracious presence of Richie Woods,
who in the fall of 2004 published
Oceanside
(the book), a pictorial
history of
our little town,
 Richie grew up in and
loves Oceanside. He is
an OHS class of 1976 alumnus who has been teaching biology and
environmental science at his alma mater (and ours) since
1981. Oceanside (the book) is part of a
series of similar books on American communities
collectively called "Images of America," published by
Arcadia Publishing, the nation's largest local and
regional history publisher. |
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The class of 1960 was
privileged, indeed, to have Richie attend our reunion
and sign copies of his book for those among us who
purchased them that night and earlier. |
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We were also privileged to be have
some very special guests from among our favorite teachers, none of
whom had been with us for any of our prior reunions: Harriet
Strongin and Coaches Frank Januszewski
and Roy Chernock. |
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But, of course, this is the kind of thing
made that night the most special of all ─ the hugging: |
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Oh, what a
night! |
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 Click
on the Brownie to view the next page of our 45-year reunion photo album.
Other
45-year reunion pages:
Reunion Report
Photo
Album/Friday Afternoon/Lunch at Nathan's
Photo
Album/Friday Afternoon/OHS Tour
Photo
Album/The Friday Night Warm-up
Photo
Album/The Main Event, p. 1, Greeting Old Friends
Photo
Album/The Main Event, p. 2,
Call on the Memories
Photo
Album/The Main Event, p. 4,
POPEYE's
Page
Photo
Album/The Main Event, p. 5, Whole Lotta Shakin'
Photo
Album/The Main Event, p. 6,
Well, Rock My Soul!
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Album/The Main Event, p. 7,
May It
Never Reach an End
Welcoming Address
Class
Photo
Photo
Album/Sunday
Brunch,
Aaaah,
Just a Little Bit Longer
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