Hello 56'ers!

Had we graduated 10 years later, that reunion weekend would have, aptly, been called a "love-in".

I think we're all quite grateful that Charlie isn't too fond of public speaking. We would all still be at The Crescent Club if he was. Does anyone know who made that wonderful announcement re "Don't forget your meds"? By the time I got my glasses on she was back in her seat. A lot of us, I'm sure, want to thank her.

These two columnists had a wonderful moment while walking in the Yacht Club parking lot at the end of the weekend. The ever dapper Richie Sangiovanni pulled up in a sleek white car, his usual "cool'" self. His cover was blown when we noticed a child's carseat on the backseat. You foxy ole' grandpa you!

Good to see that so many of us can still take a whirl around the dance floor. Who knew that Dottie Aggerholm could cut such a mean rug? Best hat award goes to Jim McDonough. Come to think of it, it was the only hat!
There was a tie in the grayest [ whitest ] hair category. Richie Sangiovanni and Elaine Staber were in a dead heat.

Which brings to mind another thought. Our thanks to the committee for having the good sense not to go that route....came the farthest,most grandchildren,longest married, most married, etc. etc. etc. I'm sure we all agree that each of us won the grand prize just by being there!

We were surprised to see that not one gal showed up in a poodle skirt with cinch belt and crinoline. Nary a bobby sock in sight. No guy was brave enough to sport a D.A. or pegged pants. Not even one pair of white bucks. Maybe next time?

The biggest mystery seems to be how on earth the committee put together such a wonderful weekend for such a reasonable price. Kudos to them all! [Really makes you wonder about the price of weddings]

Lots of discussion about the next gathering. Let's not let too much time go by.

Ooops, one last thing. Sue Kurshan said, to one of these columnists, that she had never made the Kool Korner......well, she can never say that again.

I would like to take this opportunity to publicly [and in their cases posthumously] apologize to Miss Cubley for grammatical errors and Lefty Coleman for typing errors.