Sunday, November 2, 2008

November 2008 Update

Here are some items to start November 2008:

1. New member found Tim Delong:

From: Timothy DeLong capt.delong@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:13 PM
Subject: greetings
Just happened on this site(nice work!) and am wondering if the reunion went on for the 30th. I missed the 29th as I was at sea as usual. I've been living in Centerville for quite a while and see various classmates from time to time.
Please keep me updated.
Thanks.
Tim DeLong

2. As we prepare to vote this week Scott Perkins wanted to share this video from the 2004 election when he got the town of Barnstable a mention on the OReilly Factor which goes worldwide. Go to this site and hit play button: http://centerville02632.blogspot.com/2008/10/perkins-gets-national-air-time-2004-fox.html

3. ****Reminder****SAVE THE DATE****:
Informal 30th Reunion –Barnstable High School Class of ‘78
Friday, November 28th (the day after Thanksgiving)
7:00PM @ The Tikiport Restaurant, Rt. 132, Hyannis
Please contact other classmates who may not be on this BHS email list and let them know the plan.


To peruse the Tiki Port Menu go to their website: http://www.tikiport.com/ . According to the site Tiki Port has been serving up fried enjoyment in Hyannis since 1977. How many other year round businesses in food service have lasted that long in town? Jack's Lounge on West Main has been there forever but the Tiki Port has been an institution. A great date night in the early 80's was dinner at the Tiki Port and then dancing across the street at the Holiday Inn night club called Gee Willickers. G Willys was so high class that you had to wear dress shoes and a collared shirt. They had some good bands. There was another bar in the Capetown Plaza that was called Dante's Inferno next to IHOP. Another place for good bands and lots of cheap booze.

5. This letter was sent in from the Barnstable Patriot September issue and looks like it is signed by our old House Dean...could he still be alive? Here it is anyway:
It is astonishing to witness the proud Town of Barnstable (An All-American City) shilling for a for-profit company--THE BARNSTABLE--er--SALEM TROLLEY on its property. How did this travesty happen?
Cythia Cole has worked so hard and the results on Main Street have been more than remarkable for this to have oc­curred. She must be livid. So also must be our new Hyannis Chamber Director.
I have no issue with the TROLLEY owner(s) or her minion (with lawn chair and umbrella--as a matter of fact Choo-Choo is a friend of mine) they are only doing what good business people do, although I do have a few suggestions as it is all legal:
Why not hang the ‘Sandwich Board’ around JFK’S neck--It would be better seen. Why not dress the ‘associate” in rail­road regalia with hat and train whistle? Other businesses could rent space as well: How about ‘Ronald McDonald’ in full clown suit? The Quizno’s guy from Rte 132?? The Blue Honda Monster out on West Main?? (Do we have a sign code??)
Granted there are more press­ing issues in town, but this is so blatant I have to write this.
Next stop: A Town Council Meeting. Maybe a sufficient number of local officials will read this and prevent its recur­rence next year or their embar­rassment this year at an immi­nent meeting.
Jim Ruberti
Hyannis

6. Some guy sent this in for the class to look at. Not sure who he is or if it is legit but take a gander:
USE WWW.CAPECODGRAPEVINE.COM TO POST NEWS RELEASES,ANNOUNCEMENTSHi everyone. I wanted to tell you about www.capecodgrapevine.com.com, alocal social and community networking website that packages togetherthe features of YouTube, MySpace, Facebook and Craigslist just forLafayette.At www.CapeCodGrapevine.com, you can find local movie listings,gas prices, photos, forums, weather, news, groups, a calendar of events,free classifieds and lots more. Everything is 100% user generated,user supported, free and all local.More importantly for your organization, I encourage youthink of www.CapeCodGrapevine.com as an additional local media organization to help you get your message out. Only you're the editor and you're guaranteed to get yournews, announcement or photos published. At www.CapeCodGrapevine.com you can post news releases in the NewsForum, list events on the Events Calendar, post a job opening in thefree classifieds, download photos for everyone to see, and much more.The point is to encourage you to target your message to localwebsites, and now there's none better thanwww.CapeCodGrapevine.com. If you don't have time to post your newsrelease or announcement on the website, just email it to support@capecodgrapevine.com Thank You, Bob SlezakP.S. Don't forget to tell them you hear it through the Grapevine !!!!

7. Send in any ideas you have for the site or anything else barnstable1978@hotmail.com We dont take any complaints since we already know we dont know what we are doing!! Also visit the class blog for any new updates here http://bhs1978.blogspot.com/ Thanks

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