Jim Cissell
Even though I attended the Mt Rainier Class of 1964 50th Reunion, when I watched the DVD that Richard Raines produced, I was pleasantly surprised. It was great! The quality of the video was so good that it was like being there with my old classmates all over again. I watched the WHOLE THING, as you’ll soon see. If you haven’t ordered a copy, call Richard at 800-654-8277. It’s only $34. You’ll not only see all of your old friends and find out where they are and what they’re up to -- you’ll learn WHO:
Had a crush on whom, who dated whom, and who got turned down…
Got kissed on the first date…
Had the most dates…
Had the fewest dates…
Married which classmate (Gretchen Rohrscheib/Doug Sonju, Doug Sanford/Marcy Dreyer, Sherillyn Carroll/Karl Myhre, Mike Collins/Janet Williams, Kathy Kilmer/Rick Simpson, Rick Meek/ Gwen Mangini, Brenda Nitsche/Ron Isbell, Craig Martinson/Shannon Buck, Don Morgan/Donna Martin, amongst others)…
Is single and maybe available…
Still looks like their senior picture -- and who doesn’t…
Had the coolest car (Mike Mitchell had a Pontiac convertible, but Jim Hackman’s GTO won back the heart of Susan Bohn--56:40 on the DVD)…
Drank underage…
Got into the most trouble (Phyllis Skau and Leslie Harris for painting Highline High School?—hey, THEY burned our new lawn!)…
Has the most grandkids (Lianne Linder 12!)…
Enlisted, who got drafted, and who fled to Canada…
Lives locally (Tom Hennen, Stephanie Berry, Ron Fuller, Diane Ridge, Craig Martinson, Roger Cecil, Norma Byers, David Hueston, Michael Brown, Marilyn Miller, and Jim Arkills still live in Des Moines! 204 of us live in WA state!)…
Is the furthest away (Gordon Riley, Florida--but Mary Russell lived in Africa)…
Has been married the longest (after dumping George Breeden, and dating George Geyer, Sherilynn Caroll took up with Karl Myrhe and they made it to their 50th! -- as have Doug Sanford and Marcy Dreyer—apparently with no dumping involved)…
Had the most interesting job (Victoria Cohn taught in New Delhi and Taiwan, Mike Williams was an Oregon State Trooper, Fred Bickford a movie animator, and Denise Morgan a truck driver)…
Attended a reunion for the first time (Rita Rogers, George Geyer, Clif Orcutt and a few others—while about 20 attended all 5)…
Knew what they wanted to be in high school and who actually did it…
Had no clue what they wanted to do and still don’t…
And WHAT:
Teacher Hugh Albrecht had to say about us and school hamburgers…
Really happened at the Gaslight GoGo?!
You’ll also see and hear:
Jerry Childs on monogrammed underwear and showers with Larry Martini (at 49:40)…
Jim Cissell confess to cross-dressing (50:50)…
Why attending a reunion is such a risk when you look like shit (52:28)…
Jerry admit to plagiarizing a poem which his date already knew! (53:25)…
Cindy Bain get Toni Alquist and Bruce Devereaux to reveal how they got evicted from the Lewis & Clark theatre for necking while in the 8th grade! (54:58)…
Mike Williams tell how a cow shit all over him as he conducted a cattle-truck stop (1:01:46)…
Don Morgan admitting that he and John Reuland came back to Mt Rainier trolling for younger girls (1:05:13)…
How Jim Sloan stole his mother’s car at 2 AM to go on dates (1:08:22)…
Why Mt Rainier girls didn’t date Mt Rainier guys (1:11:20)…
How many guys (and gals) Diane Ridge dated (1:12:40)…
George Brower use the “pirates dream/sunken chest” line on Jan Hawley (1:13:22)…
Larry Blais admitting he didn’t get a first-date kiss from Diane Poolman or Cheryl Swope but did kiss Gary Busey in 2nd grade (1:14:10)…
How every guy loved Phyliss Skau, even Johnny Golando (1:15:45)…
Everyone singing Alma mater and our class theme song (1:19:00)…
Craig Martinson confess to stealing money from the pop machine (1:20:50)…
The tribute to our lost classmates (1:25:33)…
How good John Robertson’s band was (1:39:07+, Doug Sonju 1:42:55+)…
Who’s the best slow dancer (1:1:39:44-1:42:40)…
Who’s smooching whom? (Gordon Riley 1:40:20, Jan Hawley 1:47:20)…
And much, much more.
After you watch it, I dare you to tell me it wasn’t worth it.
See you at the ‘55th!
Jim Cissell
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