6/30/02 SORRY ABOUT THIS WEEK:
For those of you who have been checking in regularly to see what's new
in our ongoing trip to 2003 and our big 50th, I'd like to apologize
for a week of no web activity other than a little dabbling with the
BBQ page. Personal family problems have temporarily sidetracked my
brain for the past three weeks. I'd like to thank all of you who
have expressed concern for my grand-daughter and beg your forgiveness
for not responding to all your emails. Chelsea was released from
the hospital this week. She is still a very sick young lady and
has a home care provider watching over her. Her condition seems
to be improving but it will be a long haul till her complete recovery.
-WD
6/17/02 BBQ PHOTOS NEEDED:Most of the photos taken inside the school
without benefit of flash are of poor quality due to the dim
lighting. Those of you who were taking flash photos and have good quality
shots are encouraged to submit them for posting to the web. Both indoor
and outdoor pictures of couples and table groups would be especially
appreciated. Electronic
submissions are preferred, but if mail in your photos be sure to write on the back of
each the subjects' names and/or any other appropriate caption. If you want
the pictures returned to you please include a self-addressed envelope stamped with
sufficient postage. My mailing address is in the directory. If you need
help finding it you may email me. -Warren
06/11/02 ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW BEING MADE
for group lodging accommodations for out-of-town attendees of next
year's reunion. To read all about it CLICK
HERE.
06/06/02 SENDING BBQ PICTURES? READ THIS
FIRST! After each mini-reunion I'm inundated with
photos from all sides. There were probably at least fifty
cameras at the BBQ that were clicking and popping everywhere I
looked. I'm hoping that most of you, by now, have found a way to
send me photos as JPG's, either by using a digital camera, a home
scanner, or by having them converted by your film processor.
Most film processing outlets offer the option of digital photos.
If none of this is possible and you feel you must send hard copies to
be scanned by me at this end, please follow these simple ground rules.
Send only photos that are
unique in some way. This may include a picture of your table
group or any candid (not posed) shot. If you were one of many
shooting the same posed shot query before sending. I probably already
have it.
include captions and names
of the subject person or person's on the back of the picture.
Include a self addressed
stamped envelope if you want your pictures returned.
I'm particularly interested in
seeing photos of any private gatherings after the BBQ. If you have
any questions about what to send, shoot me an email or spring for a phone
call. I can usually be reach at my home number between from 7-9 AM
(PACIFIC TIME) or evenings till 10 PM.
06/05/02 Welcome Don LoCicero: I
got a message from Don as I was leaving for the airport on Friday. He
has sent me all his contact info and I'll be adding him to the
directory as soon as I can grab a free minute. In the meantime
you can contact him by clicking on his name above.
06/04/02 GREAT PARTY - STILL JETLAGGED -
MORE LATER: If June 1, 2002 is any kind of barometer we can
expect to have the time our lives next year at the big reunion.
Total count attending the festivities at the school was 98; this in spite
of 26 last minute cancellations and/or no-shows. From what I
could see through my weary, bleary, blue eyes, a good time was had by
all. I'm still trying to piece together faces with names.
If I had to look at the name on your badge each time I spoke with you
please don't take it personally. My brain was in a foggy cloud,
which I'm attributing to jet-lag, all day long and, while I had no problem
with the school song I hadn't heard in 49 years, I had trouble
remembering the name of the person I'd spoken to five minutes before
any given moment. The whole day was somewhat of a blur, but
considering that this condition was accomplished non-alcoholically, I
guess I have no reason to complain. As soon as I get the
pictures all posted on a page or two I'll link them up and let
everyone start reminiscing about our day of reminiscing. If
you'd like to monitor the process click HERE.
It will be a slow process but should be easily navigable and well
organized when it's done. -WD
5/30/02 ATTENTION BBQ ATTENDEES:
We have two ladies on our guest list whose transportation plans have
fallen apart. If you are coming in from out on the island and
can make room for either or both of these ladies in you car, please
contact me immediately. One is in Rocky Point and the other is
in East Northport. Please pull together with us in making this a
happy occasion for everyone. Warren
Dickman.
5/28/02 WELCOME BOB RIDINGS: Bob
was referred to our website by Carol Cook from the class of
1956. We have all his contact data and he will be added to the
directory soon.
5/26/02 A MESSAGE FROM THE DUKE: The
following was received from Rich Laudia, affectionately known in high
school as, The Duke.
"On Wednesday, May 22, Faith & I traveled to New York, to
finalize some family business. That afternoon we had a mini reunion
with fellow Laneites and their spouses. Many thanks to George and
Angie O'Kane, Rose Marie Lisa and her husband Willie, Jo Contino and
her husband Sal and Marie Maniscalco. Special thanks to Marie Passantino
and her husband Ray for putting this together.
Thanks guys, it was a blast!
Rich"
Pictures
are on the way; watch for them in the RECONNECTIONS section.
5/25/02 JAY SUSSELL'S POOPED PUTER:
If you have been trying to email Jay and wondering why he doesn't
answer here's the latest poop on his pooped puter. After getting
wiped out by a nasty virus, he called in several technicians (of the
male persuasion) who only exacerbated the problem. He now
assures me that he has a new technician and she is well on the
way to resolving the matter. I've sent his puter a get-well
card.
5/20/01 Barbara Citowitzwas our only new addition last week bringing our total membership
to 211. Barbara's contact info has been added to the directory.
5/17/02 Deceased List Grows to 32:
Marie Passantino Ferraro, at the request of Sheila Schaeffer, went
looking today for Vincenza Gioe
from the January class. She connected with Marie Gioe, her
sister-in-law, who told her that Vincenza had lost her battle with
lung cancer three years ago.
5/14/02 Rich
Laudia is coming to NY for one day, Wednesday, 5/22/02.
Marie Passantino Ferraro is getting a group together to meet with Rich
at a Huntington diner. Anyone wishing to join that group
and say hi to an old friend should call Marie P. for time and
place.
5/13/02 Welcome Barbara Citowitz Thomas
by clicking on her name, above, and sending her a friendly
hello. Barbara comes to us by way of Marie Meyer who joined us
two weeks ago.
Week
Ending 05/12/02
Active
Membership - 210
NEW
MEMBERS
NEW
PAGES
PAGES
UPDATED
Rose DiGangi
5/10/02 BBQ
UPDATES PAGE: This is a new page for those who are on the
guest list. If you are on that list you need to check the page
often for additional directions or announcements.
5/06/02 Rose
DiGangi Jennosa is our latest addition, thanks to the efforts
of Anita Lombardo who remembered she had a brother, through whom she was
able to track down our Rose. This is another example of how any bit
of information you may have about a classmate can aid in the search.
Rose doesn't yet have a computer but will be pulling us up the next time
she visits her son. No doubt when she sees what is happening here at
Zazzoom she'll be getting herself set up online before long. For
now, though, she will be added to the snail mail list. Her address and
phone number will be added to the directory directly.
5/02/02
APRIL WAS A BANNER MONTH! 13 new names were added to our
membership list in the month of April bringing our total to 207, and May
is of to a good start with Marie Meyer Marklein and Mary Finn Westrick joining us
in the
first couple of days of the new month. Say hi to them by clicking on
their names above.
4/30/02 LAST
CALL FOR BBQ: Anyone who is
not on the YES list by midnight tonight (PST) will not be admitted to
the BBQ. If you want to join us for this great day at the school
but you don't see your name on the YES list you
must contact us today!
4/25/02 TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE BBQ. There are only
6 days left, including today, to get your name on
the guest list. We still show 14 names on the maybe list, and
117 who have not responded. This affaire will, no doubt, be a
memorable occasion for every one attending. If you've been
meaning to get your reservation but keep forgetting to do it, there's
no time like the present. Just CLICK HERE
and reserve your place at the table.
4/22/02 JANE BIELLI IS ON THE WAY IN:We've received two online submissions from her and will have the
rest of her data shortly. In the meantime you can click on her
name and send her a note to make her feel welcome.
4/22/02 TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE BBQ.There are only 9 days left, including today, to get your name on
the guest list. The list will be sealed on 4/30/02. Anyone
whose name does not appear on the list will not be admitted to the
great day of food and memories. The RSVP
page has been modified. All names now appear in alphabetical
order by yearbook last name. There are now three lists posted
(YES, NO, AND MAYBE) and if you don't find your name on one of these
lists we have not yet received your RSVP. It is customary among
civilized people that an invitation is replied to with an RSVP. If you
have not yet responded please do so immediately, while you are
thinking of it.
4/22/02 OLD NEWS:Last
week we added two more names to our list, finishing the week with 203
members. Let's keep up the good work!
4/21/02 TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE BBQ.There are only 10 days left, including today, to get your name on
the guest list. The list will be sealed on 4/30/02. Anyone
whose name does not appear on the list will not be admitted to the
great day of food and memories. The RSVP
page has been modified. All names now appear in alphabetical
order by yearbook last name. There are now three lists posted
(YES, NO, AND MAYBE) and if you don't find your name on one of these
lists we have not yet received your RSVP. It is customary among
civilized people that an invitation is replied to with an RSVP. If you
have not yet responded please do so immediately, while you are
thinking of it.
4/20/02 TWO MORE TO WELCOME: Click
on the names above to send an email welcoming Jeanie and Augie to the
association.
4/15/02 OLD NEWS:Last
week we broke the 200 mark, ending the week with 201 active
members. Let's keep up the good work!
4/14/02 JANUARY SENIOR DAY: This
new section is set up just like the June Centerfold Section and the
January Prom section, where a click on any piece of it will take you
to an enlarged picture. A click on the enlarged shot then
returns you to the main page. Unfortunately I returned the June
book I was working with before coming up with this technique. If
someone would like to scan pages 24 and 25 of the June Yearbook and
email me the full sized (300 DPI) photos as JPG files I'll do the same
for June's Senior Day. They must be full sized so that I can
crop out the individual photos full sized before resizing the main
photo.
4/10/02 200 STRONG AND GROWING:
With the addition of Marie Paladino we arrived at a new
milepost. Donald Peacock comes with Annette as a happily married
couple, bring to four the number of married couples from the 1953
class.
4/10/02 ANTOINETTE AGNELLO alias
Annette, Toni, or Nettie Agnello came to us by way of Pauline
Riela. She has an email address and as soon as she emails me her
data will be posted in the directory and you can all say hello to
her. She's a lot of fun to talk to.
4/9/02 DEADLINE FOR BBQ GUEST LIST
is set at 4/30/02. If you have not yet reserved your place or if
you are still on the fence, you have just three weeks to decide.
Then it's "Fish or Cut Bait" Did you know that you can
monitor the guest list by clicking the BBQ RSVP link in the left
column?
4/8/02 My plans for the BBQ are firm; how
about yours? I've got my ticket and lodging arrangements in
place. I'm hoping to see as many as can make it at THE
BIG BBQ on 6/1/02. If you have firmed up your plans and your
resolve to be there, but have not yet submitted your RSVP, please do
so ASAP. If you are currently down as a MAYBE but now want to
resubmit as a YES or NO please do so with the words, "Was
Maybe", in the comment box. That way you will be removed
from the one count and added to the other. There are still 130
who have not RSVP'd. Remember, we need to know, Yes No, or
Maybe.
4/8/02 Lots of Activity Yesterday.
If you didn't log on yesterday (Sunday) be sure to check last week's
newsletter in the archives to read about our three new members, a new
bio page, and the three updated pages.
4/7/02 The
addition of Bea, Tony, and Pauline bring our total to
197. Their full contact data should be in the directory soon,
but you may email your welcome to them now by clicking on their names
in the New Members column above.
4/6/02 PLEASE
READ THIS: A registration section has
been added to the BBQ
RSVP form. If you arenot yet registered
with the 1953 Lane Alumni
Association you must fill in this section
4/5/02 CHANGE
OF EMAIL ADDRESS:Rich Laudia has switched
over to AOL. His email address has been changed in the directory
and on his bio page. Please change it in your records.
4/4/02 Great
Response on BBQ. The names have been coming in
faster than I can keep up with them. Even have a couple of names
added to the list who have yet to contact us to become members of the
Association. We had heard that Pauline Riela was
interested in joining us but have not heard from her directly.
The latest addition to the BBQ list is Marie Paladino, a June
graduate who was probably contacted by someone and told about the
BBQ. These names have been added to the guest list but must
check in with us to be added to the association directory.
Anyone in contact with these new recruits, please help us in bringing
them on board. If you two ladies see this, please email me with
full contact information (mailing address and phone number) at warren@zazzoom.com.
4/1/02 THE
WEEK ENDED ON A HIGH NOTE with the addition of Frank
Lanzarone from the January class and his wife Maria Grimaldi, from
June, bringing our total membership to 194.
3/30/02 Good response for first day of
revised form: The guest list increased by six, four people
gave us a definite maybe, and 10 others said they would not be able to
attend for a variety of reasons. This is the information we need
and we thank you for responding. However, while that brings the
total response to 29, it also leaves 163 who are yet to be heard
from. Sixty-four of these are snailees and will be getting their
invitations in the mail shortly. It is to the remaining 99 of
the email persuasion that we direct our plea to take a moment out of
your busy schedules to go to the BBQ RSVP
FORM, fill it out and send it in. It can be done in less
than a minute and will help us out immeasurably. Remember you
have the option of YES, NO, or MAYBE. We'd
like to add your name to the BBQ
GUEST LIST
3/29/02 BBQ
RSVP FORM now gives more options. We'd like to hear
from everyone on this as quickly as possible. To that end the
form now has two new selections added: "No, I wont be able to
make it;" and "Maybe I can make it, but I'll have to
let you know later." We are expecting a good turnout
for this very special event. I've posted the names of those who
have responded so far. I'm hoping
to see you all there. -WD
3/28/02 Thanks go to Rich Laudia for
his help in recruiting Celia Annunziata last week and Sheila
Schaeffer this week. Their contact data is now in the
directory, as is that of Kathleen Vogt who responded to a
"Hi" message sent through classmates.com.
3/26/02 The
Beat Goes On: Two new members joined us today and can
be emailed by clicking their names above. We'll try to get all
the rest of their contact data into the directory before long.
3/23/02 Can
You Make Room for a guest? It has been suggested that
some of you living near the reunion site may want to open up your
hearts, homes, and spare bedrooms to accomodate some of our out of
town members when they travel to the Big Apple for the BBQ and/or the
reunion. If you'd like to participate in this way you may either
send a personal invitation to the couple of your choice or register
online with the Accommodations Form
to volunteer your guest room. All such online submissions will be
routed to the rooming committee to be assigned as needed. Your
reunion experience can be richly enhanced in this way, as you develop
a special bond with the ones who could become your next best friends.
3/23/02 Three
of the Four New Members Above are the continuation of a
couple of chain reactions begun last week. When Rocco Ambrosio
received his reunion invitation in the mail he called Vivian
Mastrodomenico, who then called Mary Viola, who called Carol
Gillis, the first of this weeks entries. Anita Lombardo
was contacted by Marie Passantino who found her after learning her
married name from Fran Terrasi. Anita then put us onto Celia
Annunziata, and Jeanette Lombardi who should be on board
soon. Celia Checked in tonight saying she called Sheila
Shaffer who should also be contacting us soon with information on Florence
Guten and Arlene Goldstein. Others we are
working on include Tony Tucci and Pauline Riela.
We have quite a recruiting stew brewing, now, and right in the middle
of it is that little ol' pot stirrer, Passantino. Keep up the
good work, Marie!
3/22/02 Charles
Cyphers Has Joined us
as the result of Maureen Lewis finding him on switchboard.com.
We should have some major growth coming up as more of our members
start using switchboard.com to look up their old friends.
3/21/02: BARBARA
ROSSMAN IS HOME AND RECOVERING: Barbara underwent surgery
last week for a potentially life threatening condition. The
great news is that the growth was benign, it's been totally removed,
and Barbie Sue is well on the road to recovery. She appreciates
all your prayers and good thoughts that she believes were instrumental
in getting her through this harrowing experience. She says she
is still a little on the cranky side, but I'm sure your cards and
letters are just what it will take to get her back to being that happy
camper we've all come to know and love. Call, email, or send her
a card. All her contact data is in the directory.
Let's hear it for the Lane Debate Team!
The following is an excerpt from the New York Times of 3/14/02: "Two
Lane debaters, Patricia L. Socorro and Rauldan O. Boyce, can now claim
some cerebral bragging rights for the school, because Lane's debate
team will be one of two high school teams representing New York City
at the National Forensics League championships, the country's leading
high school debate tournament. The Lane debaters reached this peak
last month by defeating teams from top-flight city schools like the
Bronx High School of Science and Stuyvesant High School."
You may read the entire story at: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/14/education/14DEBA.html.
And you can read all about the Urban Debate Leagues by going here: http://debate.uvm.edu/udl/udlny.html.
Our thanks go to Roberta Goldman Zinbarg for sharing this heartwarming
news with us.
3/14/02 Directory
Is Up To Date: Both of our new members from this week are
now in the directory. Give them a call, or send them a card,
letter, or email to welcome them to the fold. This is an
important part of belonging to an association like ours. Most of
us can still remember the warm welcome we received when our membership
was announce to the group. Just a few words of encouragement can
go a long way.
3/13/02 Rose
Riela Has joined the Group. No email address yet but her
snail-addy and phone number will be in the directory directly.
Here's another team effort that paid off. Maniscalco remembered
that Riela had a brother named Jimmy. Marie Passantino's
husband, Ray Ferraro looked up James Riela on Switchboard.com and came
up with two of them. Marie P. then got on the phone and found
that one of them was indeed Rose's brother. Rose is very excited
about what's going on here and will be contacting her cousin, Pauline
from the June class, about it. And the beat goes on...
3/13/02 New
Name Added to Deceased List: The name of Mary Panzella from
the January class has been added to the deceased list, based on
information supplied to us by Mary Viola.
3/13/02 Welcome
Mary Viola to The Group by clicking on her name
above. Her full contact information will soon be added to the
directory. Mary emailed us after being found and recruited by
Marie Passantino, acting on a tip from Vivian Mastrodomenico.
Marie still leads the pack in our recruiting contest, but there's lots
of time left to catch her. Remember the rules. You must
make the initial contact and get the new recruit to contact us here at
zazzoom.
3/13/03 Barbeque and Tour At The School:
In an ongoing show of support for our reunion project, Lane's
principal, Paul Pedota called Marie Passantino, chairman of the
Reunion Planning Committee, with an offer to throw a barbeque for the
class on school grounds to be followed by a tour of the school.
The entire affair is to be the treat of Paul and his vice principle
Herb Heumann. It is scheduled for June 1, 2002 from 1-4
PM, with everything moving to the the second in the event of
rain. They have asked for a number of how many will attend, so
please contact Marie Passantino
for more information or to put your name on the list. Be sure to
let her know how many will be attending. You may also submit
your reservations online
3/11/02 VILLA ROMA QUESTIONS: For
information pertaining to location and facilities visit them at villaroma.com.
It is a two hour drive from NYC and a one hour drive from the Stewart
airport. The dates selected were based on getting the most
affordable package available, the month of April falling after the ski
season and before the late spring and summer vacationers invade the
area.
3/11/02 MAILERS AND ONLINE SELECTION FORM
FOR REUNION CHOICE: I'd like to acknowledge the great job
done by the planning committee in narrowing down our reunion location
possibilities to three. They worked diligently on this project
to find the most suitable choices after having determined that the
majority of the members preferred the New York area to Los Vegas and
Florida, which had also been suggested. They then spent several
days creating a flyer and several more days mailing them out to the
entire membership. The online form
was added to the web to give the members the option to file their
choices in that way should they prefer. This is a common
practice of businesses that often mail out order forms with their
advertisements, but also include an alternate web address for ordering
online. It was never meant to change in any way what was
accomplished by the committee, not can it ever detract from the
magnitude of that accomplishment. The comments box in that form
is not asking for suggestions of other locations than the ones
shown. That ship has sailed. Furthermore if you have
already sent in your preference via the mailer, please don't resend it
online. When it has been determined by the committee that a
majority of the membership has responded, the votes will be tallied
and final arrangements will be made to firm up the reunion package receiving
the most votes.
3/10/02: Contact
Data has been added to the directory for Vivian
Mastrodomenico, France Terrasi, and (finally) Josephine Cannella,
whose info was sent in on 2/9/02 but got dropped into a crack for a
month. All members should double-check their listings in the
directory. If you don't find your full data but think you
remember sending it in, you probably did. Just get on me about
it and I'll try to fish it out of wherever it's hiding on my hard
drive. -wd
3/10/02: IN
RESPONSE TO YOUR MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT VILLA ROMA please
pull up the following link where you will find most of the answers you
seek: http://www.villaroma.com.
Direct all other question to Marie Passantino Ferraro.
3/10/02: Welcome
Vivian Mastrodomenico to our Association by clicking her
name above and sending her an email. We have all her contact dat
and she will be added to the directory soon. this contact came
as the result of a lead from Domenick Mancuso concerning her
approximate whereabouts together with her new last name as it appears
on classmates.com. From there it was a simple matter of pulling
it up on Switchboard.com. The recruiting contest is still going
on so, now that you know the process, why not get out and find more of
our misplaced alumni.
3/9/02: CAST
YOUR VOTE ONLINE.CLICK
HERE for an interactive form designed to let you vote online for
your choice of reunion sites.
3/6/02: IMPORTANT
INFORMATION CONCERNING LOCATION AND SCHEDULE FOR OUR REUNION
has been mailed out to all members for whom we have mailing
addresses. There are still many who have not sent us their
complete contact information. If you have not sent in your
street address and phone number you will not be included in this
process. If you have not received this important piece of mail
and don't remember whether or not you sent us your contact data, send
it in again. Your mailing address and phone number is necessary to
participate in our association plans. It will be kept in strict
confidence and will not appear in the directory if that is your
desire.
3/6/02: THE APPEAL FOR BIOS SEEMS TO HAVE
FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. With the exception of Dolores
and Claire sending in recent photos for their existing pages there was
no response to that appeal of two weeks ago. If you really don't
want to be a part of this group effort, please notify us and we will
remove you from the list. If the problem is that you do not go
on line or check your email very often, please either get in the habit
of doing so or let us know that you want to be on the snail mail list.
-wd
2/26/02 Welcome Fran Terrasi From the
January Class! Found her name on classmates.com, sent
her little note and she responded immediately. It's that easy,
Guys and Gals. The recruiting contest in still going on and this is
one avenue we all need to be monitoring. Send Fran a welcome
note by clicking on her name above. We'll have her in the
directory before long.
2/25/02 NEWSDAY ADDS TWO MORE TO OUR
LIST: The last time they ran an announcement of our
planned reunion it brought in George O'Kane and his lovely wife, the
former Angelina Scala. This time, thanks to the initiative of
Marie Passantino, Dee Mazzeo checked in with her contact info and that
of Carmela (Millie) Marraro.
2/25/02 Don't forget the recruiting contest
announced on 2/14/02. Marie Passantino Ferraro now
takes the early lead with two recruits. There are more than
three months left until 6/1/02 when we announce the winners, so lets
get busy. Go through your Christmas Card Lists, sign up
with classmates.com, take out an ad in your local paper, do a search
on switchboard.com and yahoo, or just thumb through your telephone
book. These are all excellent methods that have helped to bring
us this far, but there is still a long way to go if we are to find or
account for the 767 graduates for both of our classes. With a
spirited combined effort our reunion could be the party to beat all
parties. Let's make it happen.
Week
Ending 02/24/02
Active
Membership - 182
NEW
MEMBERS
NEW
PAGES
PAGES
UPDATED
Carmela Marraro
Dominica Mazzeo
2/24/01 Two new Members: Dee Mazzeo saw Marie (Passantino)
Ferraro's reunion announcement in Newsday and called her to say that
she wants in along with her friend Carmela Marraro. We'll have
more news and details on this tomorrow.
2/24/02
The Riddle: By now everyone
is probably aware of the answer to the riddle posed on 2/18/02
concerning the Palindrome 2002 2002 2002. According to the
riddle's basic assumptions that this only occurs once every thousand
and one years, the acceptable answer is that the phenomenon was
never seen before because there were no digital clocks in 1001
and it will never occur again because digital clocks only go to
24:39 and would not register this event the same way in 3003.
The first to come up with the right answer was Willie
Carrollo For those of you who haven't had the pleasure,
Willie is the husband of Rosemarie Lisa from the January class. Others
who got that answer include Helene Schottenfeld, Sy
Solomon, and Myra Buongervino Dellacroce. However, on 2/19/02 I received this message
from Maureen Lewis Alhouse:
As
for harmony every 1000 years, another is not possible because the military
clock only goes to 2400 hours. Therefore 3003 as time would be
impossible.
However what is wrong with 9:12 PM on the 21st of Dec in 2112?
It would
read 2112 2112 2112. This comes from my, retired from 31 years in the
Army,
husband.
Whoever it was
that started the rumor that this only happens once in a millennium led us
all astray.
So Let's hear it for the Colonel, Bob Alhouse who is keeping us all
straight.
2/18/02 BIOS
PLEASE: A while back I thought it would be a good
idea to make a page for everyone whether they'd sent in their bios or
not. It was a bad idea. This whole effort is a group
undertaking and you will only get out of it what you are willing to
put into it. Sending in your bio info may sound like a take it
or leave it thing to you, but it is a meaningful part of your active
participation and, to the rest of us, it is a debt you owe. Why
should you get to read about us if we can't read about you?
Please, if you have not already done so, take a few moments to send us
a short blurb about your life since Lane. If you can send along
a recent photo, that will be a plus.
2/18/02 NEW
INTERNAL SEARCH ENGINE This is something that should come
in handy but in order to give it to you I had to relocate the
directory. Since the engine searches all the web files, linked
or not to any other pages, pulling up any name would have given you
access to the directory page. It was therefore necessary to move
the confidential directory to a whole nuther web. Watch for the
email telling you where to find it.
2/18/02 TEST
YOUR BRAINPOWER: The hour,
minute, day, month, and year have been in perfect harmony once every
1000 years and it will be happening again for the very last time this
week. At precisely 8:02 PM on the 20th of February in 2002
digital clocks displaying the time and date in the military mode will
read: 2002 2002 2002
Riddle: Why
was this major phenomenon never seen before and why will it never
occur again?
If you think you know the answer, email it to me
warren@zazzoom.com.
Then look for the answer here on
Friday along with the names of all who figured it out.
2/17/01
JANUARY CENTERFOLD: June and January students alike
should enjoy this look at the January Senior Celebs. Just click
on the link above and then zoom in on the celebrities of of the
January senior class.
2/16/01 RONA
TROTTMANwho joined our group back in October of last
year has not been email accessible all this time because of an error
in her email address. That error is currently corrected in the
directory and you may now send her a warm zazzoom welcome by clicking
on her name above.
A LITTLE CLARIFICATION:
The foregoing message seems to have caused a bit of concern about my
health and my role in the reunion effort. On
the health issuethere is no reason for concern.
For the past six weeks I've been fighting an annoyingly painful case
of shingles, but it is finally losing its grip on me and I
should be back to normal in the very near future. If you are
unfamiliar with the disease and want to learn more about it, go to http://www.google.com
and key in "shingles disease".
You will find more information on it than you should ever need to
know. As for the recent change in
responsibilities, what is being effected is a
separation of the alumni association from its supporting
website. Marc has agreed to take on the tremendous task of
building, inspiring, promoting, and caring for the needs of the
association. I remain the webmaster of zazzoom, and this WAZZUP
page will continue to be your first line of communication for late
breaking news, but my association duties are now limited to breaking
in my replacement. I will still be the one to contact with
matters concerning the web and, of course, I am still behind this
reunion effort 100%. Please continue to feel free to email me
regularly. I value your friendship and continue to thrive on
your expressions of love. -WD
2/14/01 MARC SCARR ASSUMES NEW DUTIES:
Most of us still think of him as Marc Sciacchitano even though we are
grateful to him for shortening his name. Since joining us on
11/30/01 he has continually asked (several times a week) what he can
do to help. A few days after joining us he sent in the photo,
"JAN. 3, 1953--PROM NIGHT AT THE STATLER," which we have all
since been enjoying online in the MEMORIES section. Due to ill
health and other pressing responsibilities I have slowed down
considerably in recent months and have longed for someone to take over
the work with the zeal and enthusiasm required to keep this thing
rolling. Marc has stepped up to the plate for this huge
endeavor. In the weeks to come you will all be hearing from him
with regular encouraging updates and reminders similar to what was
done prior to the creation of this page. Please show him the
same respect, cooperation, support, and appreciation you have afforded
me in the past. Every effort such as this one requires a chief
coordinator, communicator, and cheer-leader if it is to attain its
ultimate potential. With that in mind I gladly hand off the Lane
Pom-Poms to Marc. May we all grow in the months ahead, not only
in numbers but in our enthusiasm toward this joint voluntary reunion
project, and in our love for one another through the efforts of Marc
Scarr and the spirit and energy he is able to generate and infuse into
us all. -WD
2/14/01 SPRING RECRUITING CONTEST IS
UNDERWAY! Let's see what can be accomplished with a
concentrated effort to find our old classmates and bring them into the
fold. Between now and June 1, 2002 we
will be running a contest to see who can bring in the most new
recruits. Ten top winners winners will be specially honored at
are reunion awards ceremony. Get out those old Christmas card
lists, phone books, and any other means at your disposal to track down
your favorite classmates. Some online helps are switchboard.com
and classmates.com. You will find many names on classmates.com
that are not in our list. Get them to contact us naming you as
their sponsor and they are your recruits. It's that easy. We'll
have all the details formulized in the next day or two, so keep
watching and let's talk it up!
2/13/02 Willie Manning from the June Class recently
sent us some family picture that have now been added to his bio
page. Click on his name above to see this fine looking family.
2/6/02 This message came in
today from Johanna Giannone:
"It is with great sadness to tell you that
my beloved mother, Frances Giannone
passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31st at the age of 102. She was my
"best friend", "teacher", "dance
partner" and so much more. I miss her terribly and am
hurting with the loss of my mother
JOSEPHINE CANNELLA SKINNER, from
the June class, has a new computer and recently sent us her bio
information along with a recent picture. Her new email address
has been added to the directory, but if you'd like to congratulate her
on her technological advancement you can do so by clicking her name in
this paragraph. Be sure to visit her page, by clicking on her
name in the box above, and read the story of her happy life since
Lane.
1/31/02: Welcome Helen Keyes
from the June graduating class, by clicking on her name above and dropping
her a line.
1/29/02: Joseph Stetinahas been added to
the Deceased List, after receiving a message from his sister, Karolyn,
telling us that he died in 1963 before she was born. She then proceeded
to furnish us further details of his life and death. Josh graduated with the
January class and was a member of the biology club. We'd like to
hear from all who remember him. A memorial page has been created
for him.
1/18/01
The June Book is Finished! Well, it all scanned and
the pages are up on the web, anyway. No one will be happier to
hear that more than Maureen, who loaned me her yearbook for a couple
of weeks about a year ago. She almost flew out here to get it a
couple of times but her flight was cancelled each time. I took
that to mean there was more work to be done on it.
Thanks, Maureen. -Warren.
1/18/02
Carol Bader is finally added to the directory. Due to
a filing error Carol seems to have been dropped into a nook or cranny
for a while. She is now in the directory where she belongs and
you may email her from there.
1/16/01 New Order to
Archives. There also seems to have been some confusion
generated by the chronological order of the linked dates at the top of
the Archives. They have now been rearranged to reverse chronological
order with the most recent week coming first at the top of the list.
1/15/01 "HELP" in
Navigating has been added to the HOME page. Several
of you have expressed your disapproval of the new home page. The
biggest complaint is navigating from that page so I've added a HELP
page that should answer all your questions and hopefully solve any
problems you may have had.
DIRECTORY NOW SORTABLE BY PHONE NUMBER - Now
you can see who is a local phone call away from you. Try
it out. Reach out and touch someone. If you don't find yourself
on the phone number page it is probably because you chose not to share
this information with us.
1/10/02-Earline, Adele, and Alfrieda are
all added as snailers. Their contact data is in the
directory. To welcome them to the association you may either
drop them a line or give them a call.
1/08/02-Welcome Willie Manning,
our first new member of 2002, by clicking on his name above and
dropping him a line. His full contact information will be added
to the internet. This brings our active membership to 176.
1/5/02Ruth
Torffield Levywill be undergoing surgery next week for
breast cancer, but she says not to worry--she'll be
fine. Ruthie has been there/done 13 years ago
and views this as nothing more than a big fat nuisance. You may
want to drop her a line, though,
1/2/02 - THANK
YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO NPZ. The checks have been trickling in
slowly but steadily and many
more of you have promised to participate in the new year. For
the benefit of those of you who haven't heard, this web has grown into
a ravenous monster and is eating up more and more of the webmaster's
valuable time. Anything that your heart moves you to contribute to
the support of this effort will be greatly appreciated.
12/31/01-
Looks like we finally made it to the end of 2001. May
2002 be a year of healing for all of us as we continue to reach toward
our goal of locating all 767 Lane graduates from 1953. We
finished the year with 175 active members in our association and we
have accounted for about 35 more who are either deceased or have
respectfully declined the invitation to join us. There are also
many names on classmates.com of our fellow grads who have not
responded to emailed invitations. The latest to enroll there are
Kathy Simonson, Carol Wells, Marilyn Ucko, Leslie Franks, and Robert
Perrin, all of whom were recently invited and whose replies
we are anxiously awaiting. If you were close to any of these,
please help us encourage them to join the fold.
