random photograph #12

Take a very close look. This photograph is definitely a fraud. Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney never appeared in any Nativity Variety Show either alone or together.

But it still is my favorite photograph over all.

Paul Winchell, a favorite baby-boomer generation entertainer, was quite a renaissance man as he was the first person to invent an artificial heart, a little known fact. He certainly was no dummy. groan

Maybe the song being sung in the photo is "I don't have a wooden heart?" groan

or maybe "Knock on Wood?" groan or "Norwegian Wood?" groan

Hello from Pottsville

Hi everyone, What a GREAT job you've done on the 1968 Blog!! I enjoy reading the stories & seeing the pictures.... I can't wait to see everyone in October.

Thanks for the memories!!

Gerry (Glunz) Schwartz

Thanks for the note, Gerry.

graduation

Hopfully if you click mouse over photograph of the class of 1968, the photograph will enlarge.

"The graduates"

photo compliments of Bill Garrity

Some memorable events of June 1968:
June 3: Andy Warhol shot
June 5: Robert F. Kennedy shot
June 8: James Earl Ray arrrested for murder of Dr. King
Number one song at the time: Mrs. Robinson by Simon and Garfunkel

Class Song song as sung by Elvis

Speaking of Elvis, above is a photograph (of questionable authenticity) which depicts Elvis giving an award to a classmate

random photograph #11

Here is an early photograph from a Halloween dance. I was unable to identify everyone.

For more on Chief Halftown:

See him on Youtube

hear his magic words

fan's recollections

obituary

The Individuals

This is a rare photograph of the early incarnation of "The Individuals." It is the best quality that I can post. Some of the members are still playing. To read more about the current members of the group go to the this article from the Pottsville Republican: The New Individuals.
Bob Zucal of Danville, is the senior member of The New Individuals. Bob, a Minersville native, now the keyboard player, has been with the group since its inception and still finds enjoyment in strapping on his old accordion to make feet start skipping to ‘The Pennsylvania Polka.'

Rick Smith of Pottsville, also a golden oldies original member. Rick began playing the drums when he was 13. He joined his first group, The Comets, in 1964 during the age of the British Invasion. Rick played with the Individuals from 1965 until 1969 when his fancy turned to Polka and a group called The Billy Urban Polka Band. He returned home to The New Individuals in 1999.
I have no idea what song they are playing in the photo above, but it must be "time related" due to the appearance of the grandfather clock.

Some favorite time songs from the sixties include:

Time Has Come Today Chambers Brothers

"The Midnight Hour" Wilson Pickett
Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? Chicago
"time won’t let me" Outsiders
"time is on my side" Rolling Stones
"No Time" Guess Who

nativity bvm science department

Formulas to memorize

Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi

2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton

1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope

Weight an evangelist carries with God = 1 billigram

365.25 days of drinking low-calorie beer = 1 lite year

16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone = 1 Rod Serling

Half of a large intestine = 1 semicolon

Basic unit of laryngitis = 1 hoarsepower

1 kilogram of falling figs =1 Fig Newton

1000 cubic centimeters of wet socks = 1 literhosen

more nativity bvm baseball

You should be able to click the photo with your mouse to enlarge.

Baseball All Stars

The 1968 All-Star game represented a new era of baseball as it was the first All-Star game ever to be played in an indoor arena on artificial turf.
For the whole run down on the 1968 All-Star Game click this link: 1968 All-Star Game

Here is a Youtube musical salute: Willie, Mickey and the Duke

Junior 6

this is the last of the group pictures.

the 60s singers (starting at the bottom left) are: Ronnettes, Aretha Franklin, Martha & Vandellas, Grace Slick, Supremes, Janis Joplin, and Dionne Warwick.

message from new jersey

Hi,

Wow - what a great job with this site. Haven't seen the yearbook pictures like this!!! Hope that everyone is well and planning on coming to the reunion.

Carol

Good hearing from you Carol; thanks for the compliment. Yes, Ozzie Nelson and Mr. Magoo are both Rutgers alumni and Rutgers should be extremely proud. Another bit of Camden trivia is that Jackie Wilson performed his last act in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, a Camden suburb. The last song he ever performed was "Lonely Teardrops."

Hope to see you in October at Sweet Arrow.

maybe rain on the fourth of july?

Want a rain free Fourth of July? Then get a hot dog and beer and sit back and watch all of these videos:
Under the Boardwalk. A nostalgic trip back to the beach of years ago
"America The Beautiful" : Willie Nelson and many familar friends (...even Danny DeVito)

"Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" : Neil Young

Stars and Stripes Forever (the ending): Boston Pops

Junior 5

one click makes it larger

The Doors is one of the most influencial groups of the psychedelic music era. The band took its name from Aldous Huxley's book, "The Doors of Perception." The group received a lifetime achievement Grammy in 2007. Only $5. a ticket to see them in 1966.

Youtube connection: The Doors.