2000 April 7, 2000 / Subject / REUNION or WEBSITE or whatever OK, let's see if this turkey can fly. Let's have some class discussion on the Reunion or the website, or whatever... - Gary Gary Wilcox gwilcox@direct.ca April 7 / OUR WEBSITE EXTRAORDINAIRE! I'm blown away with this place. I had no idea such a thing could be built so quickly. Thank you Gary! - Dave Dave Foster davfoste@islandnet.com April 7 / NICELY DONE Dick Goodall will be broadcasting this web address in his weekly mailing tomorrow. Hope we get lots of hits. - Peter Peter Kerr peterkerr@home.com April 8 / REUNION Hi everyone. This is terrific. I am looking forward to seeing you all. - Ian Ian Else ielse@home.com April 8 / SUPER SITE! What a great job you've done, Gary. Sorry to miss yesterday's mtg - our first granddaughter arrived instead. See you soon. - Phil Phil Johnston ibbyjohnjohn@hotmail.com April 8 / WEBSITE Hi everyone - can't believe this reunion is happening. Don't think I've hardly seen a soul since graduation. Didn't even know that Tom Miles was in our graduation class - and I've known him for ages through the military - ha ha!! Thank you so much everyone for all your work. - Holly Holly Jackson lidds@home.com April 8 / WEBSITE / REUNION who'd have believed this was going to take off in such a terrific way!! great work, hometown committee - great website, gary! it's going to be a top weekend; looking forward to seeing everyone. - Sandy Sandy (McKeachie) Forbes redoak@dynamite.com.au April 8 / REUNION Gary, you have done a wonderful job on the website. It has been a moving experience to make full circle and to re acquaint myself with so many great people who make up the class of 60. I never forgot any of you in all the years. - Richard Richard Goodall rgoodall@shuswap.net April 9 / THIS IS REALLY NEAT I am amazed to be able to sit in my home in Denmark and be involved with so many people that I haven't heard about for so many years. After lots of Hemming and Hawing (or the Danish equivalent) I have decided to come to the reunion. So we'll see you there. - Don Don Ingham di.fks.bow@12mail.dk April 9 / REUNION / WEBSITE Congratulations to all of you, it even reaches to Upper Canada and I'm enjoying every bit. - Craig Craig Stewart cjstewart@georgian.net April 9 / REUNION 1960-2000 Excellent job Gary on putting the site together.It has been fun contacting and chatting with former classmates. Dick Goodall has done a great job of cordinating the "LOST AND FOUND" list. Looking forward to seeing everyone in June. - Ron Ron McMicking lindaandron@home.com April 9 / HI EVERYONE! Thank you for this site! It looks great. I am in Ottawa and am in the middle of painting our kitchen. You have done an excellent job of finding everyone. - Sherry Sherry (Willman) Franklin sjcom@magma.ca April 9 / THANKS A LOT! Gary the website is wonderful and even in green and white! The committee has done an amazing job. Your enthusiasm is catching. I am feeling younger instead of older. Catherine Osatenko (Susie Foster) Ceosat@aol.com April 9 / WEBPAGE Looking good from Darwin! Still working on a "cheep fright" as the boat won't quite be ready on time. - Ron Ron Roberts kayrob@ozemail.com.au April 10 / GRATEFUL I am so very grateful for the amazing blessing of cyberspace! Talk about AN-TI-CI-PA-TION!! By the time we all really meet we'll be more connected then we were back then! I am so looking forward to seeing everyone. - Diane diane (wilson) dyer ddwithlove@excite.com April 11 / REUNION - 40 YEARS! You've done a great job, Gary! It's wonderful to be in contact again with wonderful friends from high school! The website will be a valuable treasure to us all when it's completed! - Martha Martha (Attwell) Downing mjkdowning@ampsc.com April 11 / COMPLETED??? There may not be many of us around by the time it's completed! - Gary Gary Wilcox gwilcox@direct.ca April 11 / LOST TEACHERS Does anyone know how to find Mr Mercer, who led us all a merry chase in Europe that summer of 1960? I found someone of his name in Bristol, England, in 'net White Pages and wrote but haven't got an answer... - Sandy Sandy Forbes redoak@dynamite.com.au April 12 / CANADA POST ORIGINAL MAIL What a great site Gary! Thanks for your hard work. I have 105 "snail mail" addresses so far. If you haven't sent me an old fashion mailing address we will have difficulty getting a registration package to you. We're going to have a great weekend! - Tom Tom Miles timiles@mars.ark.com April 13 / REUNION / SITE Wonderful job, Gary; mahalo to the committee for doing so well, too. Can anyone really believe we are old enough to be having our 40th?? - Wendy Wendy [Pite] Hanington wendyeh@lava.net April 15 / HOW THE YEARS HAVE GONE BY Thank you to whoever started this event. I find it really exciting and really look forward to seeing everyone. - Hugh Hugh Rothe hrothe@pacificcoast.net April 17 / HI TO ALL THOSE FRIENDS OUT THERE The last time we talked it was to tell everyone where we were going. It's nice to see that a lot of people did what they said they were going to do. Many thanks to all those who typed, looked, and found lost people, and spent so much time and effort to get the message out. - Laurel Laurel Page Johnson laurelj@aebc.com April 18 / DO WHAT WE SAID WE WOULD DO Hey, Laurel and all.. I don't remember what I said I would do, but I sure know it's not what I ended up doing! Only joking, life is good, but have to admit even 22 years later I still wonder how it is I ended up in Los Angeles! - Diane diane (wilson) dyer ddwithlove@excite.com April 18 / BIOGRAPHIES Let's hear what everyone has been up to for 40 years. Gary and I are ready to mount your true-life stories on the website. Gutsy we are! You'll find ours already there. Soon to appear are: Ian Else, Sandra McKeachie (Forbes), Wendy Pite (Hannington) and Brian Wilson. - Dave Dave Foster davfoste@islandnet.com April 19 / THE INSTIGATOR Some of you have been asking who it was who started all this. It all began when Sandy Forbes (McKeachie) emailed me at 1:30 AM on February 27th of this year and suggested a reunion. Within days, emails were circulating world wide and suddenly Sandy realized that her idea was becoming a reality. I am sure everyone joins me in extending to her a big thank you for making this happen. - Richard Richard Goodall rgoodall@shuswap.net April 20 / CONGRATULATIONS GARY & COMMITTEE! You're doing a wonderful job. Any way I can help in Vancouver, let me know. The Web Site is really classy (ha,ha). - Maureen Maureen (Dowling) Sawkins msawkins@vcc.bc.ca April 20 / THANK YOU, SANDY I always thought it strange we never had a reunion, and I even thought maybe I had not been found. I am very grateful, and I am working on my bio this weekend. - Diane diane (wilson) dyer ddwithlove@excite.com April 20 / THAT FIRST STEP! I'm sure the thought of a reunion has crossed many of our minds over the years, but we've done nothing about it. It makes you wonder how many good things don't happen just because that first step isn't taken. Fortunately for us, we've got Sandy! - Gary Gary Wilcox gwilcox@direct.ca April 21 / DIANE WILSON'S ADDRESS With an address like that, I am sure Diane gets loads of mail! Wow good stuff. Am looking forward to seeing everyone. - George George Guernsey GuernseyVet@aol.com April 22 / DIANE'S ADDRESS I want an address like Diane's! I'm the last guy I would have thought would have showed any interest in a reunion and yet here I am in the thick of it and enjoying it immensely. Thank you Sandy. - Dave Dave Foster davfoste@islandnet.com April 22 / MUSICAL MEMORIES I had forgotten the Golden Galleon. I gave an album to my girl friend of the Everly Bros. for her birthday. Nice touch. This site is getting more interesting every day. Keep up the good work. I am thinking of having a mini reunion just before the real one with a couple of the gang who live out here in Ont. Talk to you soon Doug, Craig, and John. - Ian Ian Else ielse@home.com April 22 / The June Reunion, from class of 1960 I just got around to getting into the chat room and must add my little bit. Did anyone go to the Oak Bay Reunion, held in 1980? I did, and found we were grouped together with much younger students, and it was a big confusing altogether. I'm sure that this will be much better, as we were all in the same boat, and will get to see old friends that we haven't for many years. Only 8 weeks to go (8 beers). - Lianne Lianne (Catt) Hunter lhunter@islandnet.com April 24 / OBHS REUNION Heeyyy!!!! Great stuff. I'm looking forward to seeing old classmates and I may even be able to spare some time and pop down to the 'Snug' some Friday. Everybody concerned has done a super job with the organization and website. Hope to see you soon. - George George OBriain Brwdpatch@Aol.com April 25 / OTHER PEOPLE'S REACTIONS I am genuflecting in awe of all of you who have put together the plan, the site, the photos, the music and the absolute gift this reunion will be for all of us. However, I must say that, at work (where people are disgustingly young), there is one guy who - when our company turned 20 years old, said to me: Gee Michele, I was 3 when you started it! You can imagine his reaction when he heard about the '40th'! Guess when I was his age, I couldn't imagine a 40th either, but I'm sure glad the rest of you did! See you in June. - Michele michele (marinker) matthews mmatthews@saatchi.ca April 25 / REUNION Great job, Gary! The WebSite gets better and better each week. The jukebox is terrific! Looking forward to seeing everyone June 16. - Brian Brian Wilson annebrian@home.com April 25 / OBHS '60 REUNION May I add my thanks to all you great organizers! I must say, when Richard Goodall called several weeks ago about a reunion, I felt rather anxious -- I mean 40 YEARS! Having since enjoyed chats with Lois Elwood, Trudy Humber and Pat Gunning the idea is starting to sound like fun. Sandra McKeachie, Marjorie Aaronson and Martha Atwell have you still got our grade one photograph? I have. - Terry Therese Williams (a.k.a. Terry Bradshaw) April 25 / THANK YOU GARY this is getting really fun, even if certain people take pot shots at my email address...thanks, Gary and all. Good to hear from you, Michelle! - Diane diane (wilson) dyer ddwithlove@ excite.com OR ddyer@viva.com April 25 / NICE TRY! Forget about the second address, Diane. - Gary Gary Wilcox gwilcox@direct.ca April 26 / GOLDEN GALLEON Is that really the Golden Galleon in the juke box photo? Never thought I would see it again. They don't make greasy spoon coffee shops like that any more. Sigh.... - Tom Tom Masters tmasters@islandnet.com April 26 / BIOS A small request to those who will email me their biographies. Please don't send "attachments"! Just basic email. Thanks! ...I find myself in awe of all the life experiences pouring in. Why am I so interested? There's something "soapish" and daring about delving into other people's lives! - Dave davfoste@islandnet.com April 27 / GRADE 1, WILLOWS SCHOOL Yes, Terry, Brian Wilson scanned in that pic and emailed it: interesting that so many of us turn up again in the OBHS grad pic in the gym! A stable society in those days. If anyone wants to reach me @ a cybercafe in the weeks before the reunion, see address below. XXX 000 - Sandy Sandy (McKeachie) Forbes forbes_sandy@hotmail.com April 29 / OOOOLD FRIENDS I just read through the chats, what a wonderful feeling to see words from people I have not seen in 40 years. Gary you have done a terrific job with this web site. WELL DONE. I am really looking forward to seeing the gang of 1960 and further chats in this chat room. - Ron Ron McKeever ronmckeever@pacificcoast.net April 29 / A&W DRIVE-IN How many times did I drive into that Oak Bay A&W for a "small orange and a baby burger"? It was usually all I could afford on my measly allowance. Someone usually ordered a "Swamp water" or that ugly mixture of milk and root beer. The name eludes me. Jungle Juice? The last drive-in in Canada shuts tomorrow. Too bad! Could have gone for a little nostalgic visit during the reunion. - Dave davfoste@islandnet.com April 29 / A&W DRIVE-IN Ah yes, Swamp Water - for those with more refined tastes! I think it was 50% root beer and 50% orange. Does anyone have a photo of the A&W on Oak Bay Avenue? - Gary gwilcox@direct.ca April 30 / OLD HAUNTS On a Friday night the A&W was perhaps the first stop on the way out to the Tillicum outdoor theatre. My girlfriend and I went there many times but I'll be darned if I can remember the title or content of even one movie that was showing. On a Saturday it was Western Speedway and the White Spot on Douglas. - Richard rgoodall@shuswap.net