More 5th grade music memories

Here's one that I remembered after reading Angel's. I never read Stephanie's post so this may be a repeat, but I'll never forget Bobby bringing John Cougar's Jack and Diane for us to listen to in music class. We were doing okay until it got to the point in the song where he sings "she's sittin' on Jack's lap - he's got his hands between her knees". I think it was at that point that Mrs. Allen got so flustered. She couldn't get that record off quick enough. I know it was either that point in the song or when he is "taking of those Bobbie Brooke slack and do what I please". Either way - it sent her into orbit. My memory is nothing like Jake's. I cannot remember what I did yesterday, but that one stuck.

Also, I cannot remember where I read it, but someone else not from our class has a memory that he could have added to one mentioned earlier (may have been emailed) - the one about the mailboxes and Brett driving the truck. Just so happens, I was at a church function and Brother Dennis was telling the story of following Brett back to his house that night (after hearing it on the police scanner) and just beating the police there. I couldn't believe he was telling this story after I had just read you all recalling it. I just kept quiet and listened - laughing inside, though. He went on to add the part about Brett's momma bringing him into Dennis' office the Monday after all that went down. Funny! Funny! He was laughing, too, though.

Birthday Party

Does anyone else remember? (I think Tess Gurley's birthday party) and we were driven to the movies in the back of a van. (It could have been Elaine Taylor's b-day, but I want to say it was Tess's.) Anyway it was all girls and we were in the back of this van going to the movies when "Shadows of the Night" by Pat Benatar came on the radio. We all started singing at the top of our lungs. All the words. And the chorus was ear-shattering. I still can't hear that song without thinking of that.

Funny memory...

I'm emailing this post to the blog from my Blackberry, so I hope it makes it....

Do any of y'all remember Roger Floyd and Richard Clausell when we were in grade school? They used to "drive trucks" in the halls and on the playground! Literally, I don't remember ever having a normal conversation with either of them. They only communicated via their imaginary cb radios. And wherever they went, they literally drove their imaginary trucks. They made the engine noises, and they pretended to actually steer themselves with an imaginary steering wheel. They even made the beeping noises when they needed to back-up in reverse! Hilarious when I think back on it now.

Does anyone else remember that???
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More Pictures from Bobby

How bout Dim pipes on Heath!!!! Why did Brett have a punters face mask????Wish I was still that thin... Check out me and Todd Dawson, I bet we were about to go outside and burn toy soldiers... And what the heck did I have that hat on at the dance??? What a GOOB!!!

Bobby's Pictures

I had some pictures I just had to post and then I will do my up-date later. I can't think what dance that is that we all have beach stuff on? Does anybody know???? More to come ..... Bobby B.

Redemption

OK. So I'm starting to feel guilty about posting that picture of Kelly doing her Madonna impersonation. I figured the only way to redeem myself would be to find a pretty embarrassing picture of myself and post it. So here it is....


This was in the summer of 1984 while at Camp Yocona for Boy Scouts. I know this because I had gotten those red shoe laces before my family went to Disney World for Spring Break that year. I guess my dad snapped this picture at some point while at the campsite. I'm a stud, huh?! I had those damn braces and weighed about 150 lbs. What a joke! Seriously...whoever voted me Most Handsome in high school must have been on crack....

I have no idea how to do this!

Oh my gosh! I just wrote a ton of mess somewhere on this blog thing and I have no idea where! In my profile...? Dude... Bertha Mageehee is not Blog Smart.

Hey, everybody!! If y'all are savvy to all of this stuff, then maybe you can find the book I wrote somewhere in all of everyone's info. I just wrote a ton of mess about myself, that's now lost in Blog Land, I'm sure... I'll keep this one short and sweet though ~

Ashley! I sure thought about YOU tonight when Prince performed for the Super Bowl Half Time Show! I remember sitting in the car with you, Georgianna, Neal?, Jack? while they were dropping us off at the Country Club so we could go swimming and we sat in the car forever listening to Prince -- just singing and dancing before we got out. All of you Atkins have such great rhythm. Something we Coleman Cousins weren't as blessed w/! (I'm speaking for you Sas, hope you don't mind. ps - HAPPY BDAY!! xoxoxo) :)
Love to All ~ Take Care! Miss Ya!! My cell is 901.355.0262 - give me a buzz if you're in Memphis. I'll try and call you back sooner than it took for me to call Melinda back! (How long does it take us?? 3 - 4 mos to get back to each other? Sorry - you know I love ya'! :) )

One more thing

Hey
Forgot one thing...(Mostly for Ashley, Trey and Bill Payne) We were leaving Corinth the other day and at the gas station there was a jeep that was COVERED in mud. You couldn't even tell what color it was. I casually mentioned that I used to go "mud riding" and my 5 year old now thinks I am the coolest mom ever. He asks me about it every day. Being a redneck has its advantages.
Judy

The effects of alcohol....

Ok. So take a look at this first picture, taken right about the time that we all arrived at the Homecoming '86 dance. Here we are, buttoned up and looking all dapper....and we're sober as judges. I think this was supposed to be a "serious" picture, meaning Weston said, "Ok...no smiles...let's look tough..." I think Brett let one rip right before Joe took the picture, and David and I kind of cracked smiles. Anyway, here we are just as the night began:


And now here's a picture taken towards the end of the night.


Obviously we got as many people in the picture as possible. But notice that somehow my tie has ended up around my head, Weston's is undone, and Brett is trying to be cool with the hand signal (or whatever we called it back then). I'm also trying to figure out why Trey either changed clothes or removed his coat and tie....I can't tell from the picture. But you'll also notice that some people are dressed up, and some are not. Not that it really matters, but I'm trying to remember what was going on because usually everyone dressed up for the dances...or so I thought. Again, I can't really remember. What is quite obvious, however, is that we made frequent trips out to the parking lot to consume some "beverages," that were not available inside. Needless to say, we were all feeling pretty good at the end of the night.

I have "No Idea"

Yes, ol' Jake has lots of goodies from our past. Here's a little example:

Remember the high school dances after the football games? At some point, they tried to have one or two of them at the VFW. And, of course, they always had live entertainment. In this particular scenario, I don't know what year or what game it was, but the dance was at the VFW, and the band that was playing was "No Idea." Yes, Elaine, that was your brother's old band. If some of you will recall, they posted fliers all over the CHS campus to get people to go to the dance. In fact, this became a weekly event...waiting to see what horrible attempt they made at these signs. No offense, Elaine...they were young and dumb and just didn't know any better. But some of us sure did look forward to these fliers.

Here's one that I (thankfully) tucked away in my box of assorted memorabilia. Click the picture to see the full-size flier...pretty funny!!



And if you don't recognize them, it's Russell Taylor, Steve Dobbins, Brian Graham, and Stan Burcham. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's Brian Graham...Vicky Graham's brother...but I could be wrong on his name....

Fine Looking Chaps

The year is 1985. We're in the 9th grade, and it's Homecoming. We got to the dance after the game, and try to get the guys together for a group picture. I'm still not really sure how in the hell Ned Cregeen ended up in the picture. If you look at it, it's almost as if he jumped in at the very last second. He looks like a second-grader compared to the rest of us. Anyway, I think at this point not many of us had our driver's licenses, with the exception of Cheese and Melinda. They both had September birthdays. OH...I take that back...Bobby Burns had been driving since we were in the 7th grade. Lucky bastard....

Top 10 Funniest Moments in '89 History

These shouldn't be listed in any particular order, as I'm thinking of them off the top of my head. Regardless, as I sit here and think about it, I think these are some of the funniest episodes in our class history:

10. At East Corinth Mrs. Carruth lecturing our entire class in the auditorium about some issues in the bathrooms. She kept referring to "BM's" and "bowel movements" but none of us really knew what that was. We all sat there and listened but walked out still having no clue as to what she was talking about. Sometimes "poo poo" and "doo doo" make sense.

9. In the 7th grade, a bunch of us had Mrs. Landsdale for homeroom. We're in there for something one day, and Brett decides to show-off and call her by her first name. For whatever reasons, he felt like he could get away with it. When she asked him a question, he said, "Sure, Julian." She just stared at him, no one else in the room made a peep, and then she ordered him out into the hall.

8. In the 7th grade, as well all remember, Mr. Davis loved to walk around during the day, from classroom to classroom, and he'd carry that fiberglass paddle with the silver tape on the handle, around in his back pocket. One day he decides to stick his head in Mrs. Landsdale's room. Renardi Boyd was sitting upright in his chair, but he was sound asleep. Mr. Davis noticed, and came further into the room and stood right by Renardi. Renardi, still sound asleep, started to lean or really "fall" out of this chair. Slowly, he began leaning further and further over (he was almost horizontal at this point), until he fell completely out of his desk and right down on the floor at Mr. Davis' feet. The entire room died in laughter.

7. I don't remember what grade this was or even whose room we were in when it happened, but I'm sure y'all remember the man that would show up every year, maybe once or twice per year, and he'd knock on the classroom door, then stand in the door, and just count people in the room. He was tall, wore glasses from the 50's, and had a crewcut. We were always amazed at how fast he could count us. And the guy NEVER made a sound and kept a straight, serious face. So one day, I guess we had advance warning he was coming, and when he knocked on the door and stepped in the doorway to count, we all jumped from our seats and started running around the room. I thought the guy was going to have a heart attack. He didn't know how to react!!

6. One day in the fourth grade, we were all in Mrs. Vandever's room, trying out for the 4th grade Christmas play. Bobby Burns, Todd Dawson and I were sitting there and Bobby (as usual) was making us laugh. Todd was laughing so hard that he sneezed and a piece of ham came out of his nose. And Glenn Krohn saw it and threw up all over the place.

5. In first grade, at the lunchroom table, I took my straw and folded it so that both ends would go in each nostril. Once I did this, Glenn Krohn saw it and threw up.

4. One morning on the bus ride to school in the 3rd grade, Chad Stanford sneezed on the bus and some snot landed on my leg. Glenn Krohn saw it and threw up.

3. In the 7th grade, we were all at a high school basketball game. Seems like it was on a Saturday evening or early afternoon. A few of us were sitting right behind the girls basketball team. I decide to go to the concession stand, and instead of going around the players chairs and out onto the floor, I decide to be cool and JUMP over one of their empty chairs. As I do this, my foot catches the chair, and I trip and tumble onto the floor. I fell into the basketball rack, which flew onto the court and all the basketballs went everywhere. What's worse, is that I had one of those blue parka jackets that had the flannel inside, and the hood had come up and over my head. So there I am, crawling on the floor trying to get the balls, and I can't see anything because the hood is over my head. The game had to stop, players had to chase all the balls, and the entire crowd is laughing and pointing at me. I finally got up, composed myself, and when all the balls had been collected, walked across the gym to the concession stand. I'm still embarrassed, but the game had started again and no one was laughing. UNTIL...I got almost there, and Weston, who was sitting in the stands with Jenny Johnson, stood up, pointed at me, and got the crowd laughing at me all over again. I think I just crawled up under the gym and spent the next week recovering.

2. While at East Corinth, we usually get pulled into the auditorium to watch those stupid old black and white films. Not sure what grade we were in, but in the middle of one the movies one day, Roger Floyd jumped up, ran to the center isle, and sprinted for the back of the auditorium. It was too late, though. He had his hand over his mouth, but he still started to puke the entire way to the back door of the auditorium. We all cracked up. I don't remember Glenn Krohn throwing-up after witnessing this, but I'm sure he did.

1. Sorry, Glenn, but I gotta mention this. 9th grade. We're in Mrs. Nanny's room for Geometry. Glenn and I are two of the few 9th graders in the room. It's mostly 10th graders, as I recall. Anyway, we were outnumbered for sure. One day, when the room was all quiet while we were taking a test, Glenn sneezes and accidentally farts at the same time. Of course, the entire room dies laughing hysterically. He didn't throw-up at that point, but I'm sure he wanted to.