moved -- or just have fond memories of San Diego in the '40s, '50s and '60s.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Vote for Mission Trails Park
Click HERE to go to the Eco Ambassador on-line ballot and vote for Jay Wilson '61 and Mission Trails Park. If he wins, Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation will get $25,000.
Seriously? We're Cousins?
Sheryl Slayen Baron '66 and Gary Dreyfus, who didn't know he was a Slayen, meet after 60 years. Oh, but there's SO much more. Click HERE to read about all of the Colts who are on the same Family Tree.
Louie Schwartzberg '68
Louie Schwartzberg '68 is featured in this 10-minute video showing some of his gorgeous nature photography. Also something about his philosophy on life. Click HERE -- and enjoy!!
Crawford vs Mt Miguel, November 17, 1961
I don't recall attending a Crawford football game at Aztec Bowl, but I've got the program. Maybe someone gave it to me. Wow!! Duane Farrar weighed 200 pounds? Click HERE to check out the other players.
The Centaurs Are Here!!!
Click HERE to see the color photos Mary Smith '62 took with her new camera the last week of school. A bunch of folks are wearing caps and gowns across the street from San Diego High School. I assume it was Vespers or Baccalaureate at Russ Auditorium.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Double Secret Probation
Where would we be without Bob Richardson '61 and his stash of great photos? He took this one on assignment from his father: to document the kegger being held in the front yard of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. Click HERE to see an enlargement of the photo and to read the REST OF THE STORY!
Cars We Drove To School
Norm Black '68 shares a shot of the Car He Drove To School -- a '57 Ford "Surf Wagon". Click HERE to see a larger shot and read what Norm has to say about it.
Two Lynns -- No Waiting!!
Lynn Elliott Townsend and Lynn Routt Swanson cozy up for a photo at the 2007 Colt 45 Class of '62 reunion at El Torito in Mission Valley. Click HERE to look at photos of that event taken by Penny Bobrof and Nancy Watson Wingo.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Scott Bankston: 1950 - 2011
Scott Bankston '68 passed away October 21st. Services will be held today at El Camino Memorial in Sorrento Valley at noon. A gathering at the family home in Spring Valley will follow. Click HERE for details.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Victim's Mom Backs Swap
Linda Bennett, wife of Michael Bennett '60, supports the prisoner swap that freed the man who killed their daughter Marla. Click HERE to read the article in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Cars We Drove To School
Ron Layton '64 poses with his 1950 Chevy in front of the house of Buddy Green '65. I assume Buddy took the photo. Click HERE to see a larger view and to check out some of the other Colt Chariots.
Class of 1962's 40 Year Reunion Photos
I'm trying to locate reunion photo links on my web site and put them all on the Reunions Page. Click HERE to look at the folks who attended the Class of 1962's 40 Year Reunion at the Catamaran Hotel in Pacific Beach. Be prepared to see folks who are no longer with us.
Penny Postcards
Ted Hazlewood '63, among others, emailed me the link to the Penny Postcards site, which allows you to look at historical views from all over America. Click HERE to check it out.
William Terry Collins '61
William Terry Collins '61 was known as Terry Collins at Crawford, Terry Ork in the punk rock field, Noah Forde in connection with cinema criticism. When he died in 2004 he was listed as William T. Drake. Bob Richardson researched these facts and more, which I've posted on the Class of '61 Obituary Page.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Class of 1961 Reunion
Prudy Milazzo Stephens '61 was the driving force behind the most stunning Crawford reunion ever. Click HERE to see photos taken by Bob Richardson '61. Click in the upper left corner after you get there if you want to watch it as a slide show.
Bad News for Jack Montgomery
Countless hours of selfless toil apparently have come to naught as the Lyric Opera San Diego filed for bankruptcy and laid off Leon Natker and Jack (J Sherwood) Montgomery '62. Click HERE to read the article in the Union-Tribune.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Memories of Al Davis
For many of us Al Davis, the owner of the Oakland Raiders, who died last week was the Darth Vader of football. I'm glad that sportswriting legend Jerry Magee was able to share a nice thought, that involved the Crawford attendance area. If you lived on Chaparral Way, maybe YOU lived next door to Al Davis. Click HERE to read the article.
Speed Kills, Drive A Ford!!
Bob Mardon '64 shares two photos of his 1956 Chevy. Click HERE to check them out on the Cars We Drove To School page.
Rory Pullens is hot!!!
Rory Pullens '75 has turned the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington DC into quite the success. The Los Angeles Unified School District apparently tried to lure him west. Click HERE to read the Los Angeles Times article. Click HERE to read more about the Rory.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Maureen Reardon Obituary
Bob Gagnon recently discovered the fact that Maureen Reardon, his date for the 1965 Senior Prom, died September 14, 2010 at her home in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He forwards a delightful remembrance from the local paper. Click HERE to enjoy it.
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