Sunday, October 19, 2008
The latest blog
40th Reunion (10/2008)
Hey everyone. We are having our first meeting at Gabe's on Oct 20th at 6:30 pm to discuss our 40th reunion. Yes our BIG 40.
We need updates on new addresses, new e-mail addresses, new "names" etc.
Please send them to Paul at this site and please forward them to me at
pa51@comcast.net
Those were the days my friend.
Phil Aucoin
A ghost from the past (11/2007)
From - Wes Bigelow!
Paul, thank you for redesigning the new site, it looks great. I, for one, appreciate the hard work and your continued effort to provide a place for all of us to keep in touch.
Unfortunately with my constant moving around since leaving school no one has been able to contact me regarding reunions or the 50th birthday party, which I was dissappointed to have missed out on. Looking at the candid photos from the party sadly I only readily recognized a handful of people without further studying the pictures.
I have done many things and lived in too many places to list here but will tell you about my latest accomplishment that I am very proud of. I recently had my first novel come out in publication as of Sept. 03, 2007. It is titled 'J.U.M.P.' and is a fantasy action adventure with some romance to spice it up. What those of you who choose to read my book will find of interest is that the bulk of the story takes place in wester Mass with a few chapters happening in Ware. The story starts out with an old legend that took place in the Quabbin Resevoir back in the mid 60s and takes off from there. Many of you will recognized the places talked about and may have enjoyed them yourself at one time or another. So far the reader reviews have been very positive so I hope that you will check it out. You can visit my website at: wesbigelow.wetpaint.com. My second book is now finished and I will be sending it to a publisher soon. This one touches base in Ware, but the bulk of the story takes place in Danbury, CT. It is titled 'The Phaeton Portal' and is also a fantasy adventure with a light hearted sci-fi venue.
All for now but if you get a chance shoot me an email as I would enjoy hearing from you and what has been going on in your lives since 1969.
Wes
Getting up to date (response 11/2007)
Hi Phil -- good to hear from you! Thanks for jumping into the blog. Amazing how time passes, isn't it?
For everyone -- the site may look odd for the moment in Firefox. If you use Internet Explorer, it will look fine. I'm working on the issue so if it bugs you, just use IE for the moment, please.
Getting up to date (Nov 2007)
Getting into the new site..and I'm a new guy as far as blogs go..so here we go....
Phil Aucoin is now retired 4 years now..My wife Pam couldn't let me do it by myself so she took the early retirement also., but has returned as a full time sub taking over for a matenity leave in kindergarten. My son Jason was just married in August, Daughter Shannon is teaching in Wash D.C. and my youngest daughter Deanna is taking after mom teaching K-1 in Ware at SMK. We've covered up our boats for the season and are now waiting for ice so we can fish again.
And yes Paul, it is time to plan on our next get-together.
Welcome (Oct 2007)
Welcome to the new site!
Hey, everyone! Seeing that the 40th anniversary of our graduation is coming up, I thought I'd re-create the web site. Anyway, I lost the software to maintain the old one, so it's not much more than a doorstop at this point.
A couple of notes -- I've simplified the site and removed some of the pages I'd had out there in the past. If you want to see other pages and features out here, let me know what you're thinking of. I'll be happy to add them.
Not that I'm drumming up a reunion, but it has been a while! Anyone else thinking it might be time?
One of the reasons I've added this blog is so that we can talk, interact, reminsce, share things about our lives. It's been nearly 40 years since we walked the halls of Ware High. In some ways it seems like yesterday. I have memories that are as clear as if they happened in the last year. Other things, I'm sure I have long forgotten.
Yeah, we've gotten together several times over the years -- at least some of us have. But most of us still think of each other as we were back in the '60s. Who are we today?
Hop into the blog! What are the biggest things that have happened to you over these years? How are you different from then -- and how are you still the same? We were teenagers together and now at least some have grandchildren -- some of whom may be approaching their teens. How has that affected you?
What have been the best things of these years -- and the worst? What are our biggest triumphs? What are our biggest mistakes?
Let's talk. Let's share. Let's get to know each other as older people, before it becomes 60 or 70 years. For the last reunion my grandmother ever attended, the four of them went out to dinner. Let's not wait so long!
What are your thoughts?