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12/15/09 01:52 PM

Paul Frediani

Article I wrote for American Sports Journal.

'The Blessings of Water'.

Growing up in Burlingame and learning to surf. A few cool pics of the 60s. Check it out at:

http://www.paulfrediani.com/asj.htm

12/17/09 04:59 AM

#10

John Gilderbloom

Great article. Good photos--black and white too! Maybe you and Grant Rosenberg should get together and write the story on Mills 1970. I would buy a ticket for it. Thanks for sharing.

01/02/10 11:47 PM

#11

Pamela (Tiffany) Stiverson (Leo)

I really enjoyed the 20th reunion so very much, and I know that the 40th will be even better. So plan on being
there one and all. Pass the word to others you may see, that don't know about the reunion. This is really a chance of a lifetime to attend....

We did have the best cars, clothes. With that being said,
Come on Vikings let's get up and go, to the best party
we can make....

01/07/10 02:19 PM

#12

Robert Beede

Can anyone help me locate Meg Bishop? Meg was my VERY first girlfriend in the first grade! We were "an item" until the fifth grade, when Mike Maynard appeared, and Meg went for him! I was totally crushed, and dispised Mike for stealing her from me! As you can tell from this story, I had MUCH to learn about dealings with the opposite sex!

Meg was always so beautiful in high school. As I recall, she hung out with an older crowd than I.

Meg lived next door to the Kelly's (Donna and Diane), and they were lifetime friends. Meg's dad was a professional photographer, and I remember him going, "arghhhhhhhhhh!" in disgust of my torn bluejeans and long hair when I rang the doorbell one time in high school. "What have you done to yourself?!" were the words I recall!

Anyway, all I would like to do is just say "Hi" to Meg, so I can scratch it off my bucket list! Cheers! Bob Beede

01/17/10 08:24 PM	#13
Jonette "Joni" Middleton (Brockway) Hi Bob: You might e-mail Anne Busalacchi and/or Laurinda Pecci. I remember seeing them at a function in Millbrae some years ago, and for some reason I think they might know how to contact Meg. If you find any contact information will you please pass it on to me so that I can include Meg in the e-mails about the reunion? Thanks, Joni Middleton Brockway

02/11/10 02:56 AM

#14

Paul Frediani

Hey John

"What classmates went bad? I mean like prison or prostition." You mean like "youse dirty rats" or Bonnie and Clyde" type bad? I don't think so or we would have read about it in the news. White collar crime on the other hand we may not. Why don't we try asking if any white collar criminal would raise their hand at our reunion and admit it. LOLLOLOLOLO!

Wait a minute, I spent a day at San Quentin, well really just an afternoon doing a boxing exhibition when I was 21, would that count as going bad? And John I don't think prosition is a "bad" thing, I was thinking of taking it up when I become 60.

03/01/10 02:27 PM	#15
Jeffrey Greenwald Paul, I'll be sure to bring some with me so you won't have to stick to the ripple! :-)

04/02/10 01:40 PM	#16
Gary Sayed Anyone have Information regarding Diane Spence? Let me know. Thanks Gary Sayed

04/02/10 07:56 PM	#17
Jonette "Joni" Middleton (Brockway) Hi Gary: I have the following address for Diana: 18022 Hwy 9 Boulder Creek, CA 95006 I can't find a phone # for her, so I will mail her a note tomorrow. Joni

05/04/10 02:12 PM

#18

Robert Beede

Hey Guys! Go to Dan Dootson's profile and check out the sixth grade class at Ben Franklin! Christine Mink, Sally Griggs, Diane Spence, my first flame, Meg Bishop (third from the left), Donna Kelly, Suzanne Wilson, Chris Condit, Bob Minken, Bob Minkline, Claine Compangna, Rick DeMartini, Erik Schwartz (the artist...he drew ALL the time!), and Freddy Campbell, second from the right, top row! Oh! I must NOT forget Mike Maynard, third from the right, top row, who STOLE Meg from me, cause he was such a slick stud!

Actually... It probably was my big ears that turned Meg off! I'm Mr. smiley in the top row with the vertical stripped shirt next to Big Bob Minkline. Man, I could have gone surf kiting with those things!!

Hey Minkline, remember the teather ball championships we used to have at Ben Franklin! I was always so happy when I beat you, which was not very often!

Ah yes....Happy Days!!

Hugs,

Bob Beede

05/10/10 07:17 PM

#19

Eric Swartz

Hi Bob--

Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not in that picture. I was in the other sixth grade class at Franklin (Mr. Hanley). The Eric in this picture is Eric "Lichtwardt." It's true that I liked to draw...but I was never that good an artist. I mostly sketched...and wasn't very original:-).

Eric

05/13/10 02:40 AM

#20

Paul Frediani

Talk about 6 degrees of separation. Our classmate Richard Beale visits Lucca Italy a few times a year. I was born in a small hamlet 6 miles away and am looking for means to remodel our old family house. Guess what? Richard gave me contacts to everyone I needed to contact for the job there. Life is so beautifully rich, isn't it?

05/30/10 12:41 PM

#21

Sue Menconi (Reeves)

Hey Paulo,

You are freakin me out man!

My father's family and my sister's husband are from Lucca. My sister's husband was born in Lucca and came here when he was about 12 years old. The Menconi family had a vineyard in Colognora di Compito across from the Alto Strada from Lucca. My father's first cousin, Elena, owns the restaurant, La Catina de Alfredo. My grandmother, maiden name Celoni, is from that area also. Are you familar with any of this?

05/31/10 01:48 PM

#22

Paul Frediani

Why the hec didn't you tell me! I was in Lucca last week and I could alway use a good meal!

06/03/10 02:07 AM

#23

Paul Frediani

Hey, anyone coming in from out of town maybe interested in staying in this rental for the weekend. Nice place near the Marina, in SF. http://www.vrbo.com/228547

06/15/10 05:46 PM

#24

Robert Castelli

Anyone know the whereabouts of Ron Richmond?

06/15/10 05:48 PM

#25

Robert Castelli

Hey Bob,

Are your Snakes still in the family?

06/27/10 07:06 PM

#26

Paul Frediani

Hi Everyone

Our reunion was a wonderful gathering of friends. Unfortunately looking back I think that there were many people that I did not have the opportunity to make connection with, for that I'm sorry. I had a wonderful time and I (we) can't thank Jonni enough for her fantastic effort in pulling off the reunion and reception. Thank you Jonni for a night I will always remember, and I would also like to thank your husband Cliff for his tireless work. You know what they say "behind every wonderful women is a good man." I hope we all keep in touch, hey, the 50th is right around the corner.

Paul

06/27/10 09:33 PM

#27

Eric Swartz

To all:

I'd like to echo Paul's sentiments.

This event set the gold standard for reunions...and Joni has been our faithful standard bearer.

Joni--I can't thank you enough!

Wow, reconnecting with old friends, sharing fond memories, rekindling relationships, and making new memories is what it's all about.

This weekend will always be remembered as a touchstone in my life.

Please, let's keep the communication going. I don't want to wait another 10 years. We've got a fantastic social networking site...so let's use it and enjoy it.

See you all soon!

My best,

Eric

06/28/10 11:04 AM

#28

Frank Misko

Invition to a jokes list. I send out jokes and pics about twice a month to 100 plus friends, a third of those from Mills. An average email may have 10 pics and 10 jokes collected since the last jokes sent. I keep it fairly clean. I welcome you to forward your jokes and pics to me clean or not. I send them BCC as bulk so you generally have to include me as a friend so it does not go to spam.

Do not reply from here. To be included send from the email you wish to receive the jokes to my email address that I use for this Frankjokespics@gmail.com

Until next time.

Frank Misko

Thanks again Joni.

06/28/10 10:18 PM

#29

Jonette "Joni" Middleton (Brockway)

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I had a great time planning the reunion weekend. I have always enjoyed getting together with friends and I don't want to loose contact with any of you!

And a BIG thank you for the gifts. Wow I didn't expect that. Cliff and I are looking forward to our "Spa" getaway. Since September Cliff has said he is a "Reunion Widower", so we are excited about spending some relaxing time together...away from computers. And I promise to use the extra funds to extend the web site for many years.

I also want to say Thank You to Peggy Jones Aycinena. If you missed reading the personalized labels she put on each wine bottle centerpiece...please see below. It is incredible.

The front label said: Vin de Valhalla Mills High Vikings Mills Estate Bottled Since 1966

The back label read:

Grown & nurtured on the green hills and verdant valleys of sunny Millbrae/Burlingame, where the breezes are light and the living is easy, Vintage 1970 Vin de Valhalla is a special class of wine, fermented in fine oak casks that offer a hint of revolution and social upheaval, a smidgen of suburban angst, a snooker-full of cliques, dances, and fashion concerns, and a glimpse into a time when gas was less that 40 cents a gallon; there was no Internet, or email; no Starbucks, Microsoft, Title IX, Watergate, AIDS, or 9/11; no ATM, PDA, PC, UPC, URL, MP3, DVD, HDTV, WiFi, GPS, Y2K, TXT, or LOL. There was, however, a Soviet Union, an Earth Day, a slide rule, a typewriter, and film for cameras. The world only had 3.6 billion people as Vintage 1970 headed out singularly unprepared for the next 40 years. Seared now by four decades of change, innovation, and upheaval, Vintage 1970 Vin de Vallhalla is best enjoyed on warm tranquil days awash in vague memories of silly little worries that seemed like everything then, and seem more clearly like nothing now.

Visit http://www.mills1970.com for food pairing ideas.

Government warning: Revisionist history is an incarcerable offense. However, consumption of alcoholic beverages is possibly a quick solution to many of life's little problems.

Please promise to stay in touch and remember to keep your profiles updated with your current e-mail address.

Thank You ALL!

06/29/10 03:41 PM

#30

Wilma Caputo (Motta)

Wilma Caputo Motta

It was fun connecting with the Sunday lunch bunch and I hope to see you all at the 50!!!Joni thanks is just not enough to say for a beautiful weekend.....take care and enjoy your spa day...

07/02/10 12:04 PM

#31

Aifai Mausia (Vaka)

ALOHA everyone!

I too wanted to echo my thank you to you Joni and your husband Cliff for your hospitality.

I really enjoyed the 3 day events and can't wait for our next gathering.

It was great fun meeting so many friends and I must apologize that I seem to forget many of you but it took one reception evening to bring back memories. I am amazed at how many people remembered the little things that happened during our senior year. I returned home knowing that I truly have friends that I need to keep relationships going with. Thanks to Joni and Cindy Billen Severson for getting me excited about coming.

Cindy and I went to take a tour of Mills high on Sunday after the Hola restaraunt gathering. Mills looks the same and it was a good feeling waling around the school yard, the gym and to reminsce of our good ole days. Does any of you know what the class of 1970 project? Sorry I was not into the grad night event nor any of that project. I was still too new in the states that I did good to graduate and go on with my life. But Mills will always be part of my life. Thank you.

Thank you Penny and Paul for letting me present the flower lei and the candy lei to Joni and Cliff. My knees were shaking but had to pull such a quick presentation off with my Toastmasters skills. Please let me know if any of our class is a Toastmasters member. We can share notes. I belong to the FedMasters club in Kansas City, Missouri. It is my continuing education in writing and presenting speeches.

I hope we can hold another reunion in 5 years because 10 years seems so far away.

It is my proposal and I will be willing to help Joni with any of the preparaion.

Ok...by the way I wanted to share one excitement while at the hotel gathering. I met up with Mr Froomin and he congratulated me for speaking Engling well. Then our conversation took us to talk about where we live and came to find out that Mr. Froomin's hometown is Kansa City. MO. Wow...small world. Matter fact where I work...I can go to the 14th floor and see Prospect Ave where Mr. Froomin used to live. Small world.

Ok..take care everyone and please keep connecting.

fun memories.

Aileen Aifai Vaka

07/09/10 08:02 AM

#32

Paul Frediani

Can we have a round of applause for our classmate Cheryl McGovern who is deploying to supervise BP contractors in Louisiana. Thank you Cheryl!

"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. "

John F. Kennedy

08/03/10 10:07 AM

#33

John Gilderbloom

I along with a few other Alums are going to the Outsidelands Festival coming up in San Francisco August 14-15:

http://www.sfoutsidelands.com

Check out the wonderful bands coming including Al Green, My Morning Jacket (from Louisville!), Kingsl of Leon, and many other cutting edge bands. Oh, and for good measure they through in Further which is the old Grateful Dead band. Check out what Spin had to say:

http://www.spin.com/gallery/10-must-hear-artists-outside-lands

I got about people coming so far from Mills. I went last year and it was great--lots of good food, wine, and fog! I love fog after spending 22 hot and sizzling summers in Kentucky! Ouch.
Hope you can all come!

John "the Viking" Gilderbloom

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