Hello CREW…                                                                       10-16-11

Some place new?       Let’s give it a try!     The Crew has spoken!Next   HAPPY HOUR CREW  event:

       5:30 PM  on  Wednesday   October 19, 2011

            Baja  Tavern –  Cape  Canaveral

                                      Next door to Rusty’s

                    626 Glen Cheek Drive

                        Cape Canaveral, Fl   32920

                                (321)  799-1616
                     http://bajatavern.com/

  

Pssssst!      Jack Young might be visiting this Wednesday!  Hope so!

Shucking Corn:     The easy way  to shuck/clean corn!   Amazing!

                     4 minutes in the micro wave… be careful it will be hot!

                           http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnBF6bv4Oe4

The Mountains:   Tom & Marge Newbern are in the mountains until things

                           cool off.  Conrad Koch sang at their   wedding in 1963!

Montana:       John & Sybil Dean are heading back to Cocoa after spending

                            their summer in the Mountains!           See ya soon?  

Flooding in Thailand?    Hope Allen Scott will be someplace High & Dry!  lol

                                      Whoa!  I didn’t mean… without a cold beer!

                                        ( He and Vicki Smith were voted CUTEST  in 59 lol ) 

Bombing on M.I. ?     Recently Clark True, retired Corporate Jet Pilot, was a

         Judge for the bombing of M.I.   8-10 Civilian Pilots flew over the airport

             and dropped 8oz baking flour bombs  trying to hit a 90 foot circle!

                                  Last report:  No injuries/deaths!  😉

Oh Noooo:  Speaking of getting “bombed”  This Friday I think we all should!   

                 The END?     The RAPTURE?     Again?         Unacceptable! 

                      The date, re-calculated by California radio preacher

                Harold Camping, is now scheduled for:  Friday Oct 13th, 2011. 

                      Thank goodness, it’s AFTER  the next CREW event!

              Heck~   everybody knows it won’t be over until  Dec 21, 2012

                Just in case!   Attend the event and  PARTY  HARDY!  LOL       

   

“Trying to determine what is going on in the world 

              by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by

                            watching the second hand of a clock.” – Ben Hecht

Sent from my i-teepee in Cocoa!  

Milford Area Players present Agatha Christie mystery

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sophie LInkroum and Conrad P. Koch rehearse for the Milford Area Players’ upcoming production of “And Then There Were None.”

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Murder, mystery and mayhem will be unleashed on the Amato Center stage as the Milford Area Players present the Agatha Christie mystery “And Then There Were None,” the novel on which the board game Clue is loosely based.

Originally titled “Ten Little Indians, And Then There Were None,” it is the stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit.

Conrad Koch makes his Milford Area Players debut as Gen. John Gordon McKenzie. Koch said he is impressed by how quickly the show is progressing.

“I am amazed how well the show matures. Several of the actors, after only three or four rehearsals, are off book, making no mistakes as they recite their lines. I am impressed with the quality and the progress of our production,” he said.

Regarding character development, Koch said, “Although I am the correct age, with my being, arguably, of sound mind and able body, it is difficult for me to ‘get into his head.’ I am looking forward to receiving critique from our director, Tom Partridge, and other cast members in order to play the part more convincingly.”

Kevin Linkroum plays Capt. Lombard, which is a different role for the thespian. In the past he mostly has performed in musicals, so at first he found memorizing lines difficult. To overcome this challenge and make it less daunting, he practices his lines on the train to and from his job in Boston and practices blocking outside of rehearsal with his wife, Sophie, who is also in the cast, playing Miss Vera Claythorne.

For Linkroum, the most enjoyable part about the rehearsal process has been interacting with the cast.

“It’s a great group, and everyone is talented and a lot of fun. I think we manage to get just the right balance of laughs and seriousness,” Linkroum said.

Director Tom Partridge said it will be an enjoyable night out for local theatergoers.

“The story is one of the best-known and most-read Agatha Christie mysteries. I am sure anyone who has read the book will remember it; however, I feel it is our job to make them wonder if they remember correctly. I am looking forward to getting on the stage and working with props and a full set, complete with sound and lights,” Partridge said.

“And Then There Were None” will be performed at the Amato Center for the Performing Arts at 56 Mount Vernon St., Oct. 14-23. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $7 for seniors 60 and older and students, cash or check only. Advance tickets are available at Toadstool Bookshop (cash or check only) and online at www.milfordareaplayers.org. Tickets also will be available at the door.

Hello CREW…                                                                         10-13-11

Woof!  Woof!      Yes!  Chili  Dog’s  Bark  at  night!    Got Rolaids!  lol 

                           A Happy CREW attended this weeks event at Dogs R Us.

                            Good selection, good food, and good service – SHANA!

                     

Attendees:    Billy Weinberg, Myrna Swindell, Gerry Heller & Bill, Jackie Lane,

                      Sara Crockett, Ginger Fine & Gary, David Alexander, Ruth Bryant

                      & Arron and all the way from Orlando Billy Hibbard, his “sweetie”

                      Karen, was away visiting family.        Yeh!  ole B-T-B was there.

Building An Ark?  After nine inches of rain  !!!!   Rumor has it Shop Teacher,

                         Coach Tidwell was building an Ark!  Got room for an ole Indian?

Sweet Spot!:   Craig and Tammy Likon (Ronnie’s son) just got back from a

                        visit to Hershey, Pa.  Bought some parts to help get the ole

                        Model A Woodie back in good shape!  Classmates are proud

                         that Craig is working to keep the Woodie    alive and well!

                         Many of us spent time chugging along at Cocoa Beach!  🙂

 More… http://www.365daysofa.com/post/11176176700/day-360-more-parts

Congratulations Conrad:     Conrad Koch placed 2nd in a talent show at

                                               the Milford Pumpkin Festival Talent Show�

                                                Shucks!  We all knew he could sing…

                                           Watch his “standing ovation” performance!

                            ===>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHef1gJiBj0

Their home:   Gerry Heller-Raines & husband Bill are back from their visit to

                      Sea Island, GA.  They were there for a wedding!    Gerry had

                nothing but great things to say about their stay!  A beautiful place!

Ma Ma Mia!:  This week is National Pasta Week!  Italian’s eat 50 lbs per year,

                      Americans avg 15 lbs per year.  CREW  let’s work on that!  lol

Next Week:    By popular vote!  Baja Tavern, Cape Canaveral next to Rusty’s!

                                      ===>   http://bajatavern.com/

Pay attention to your enemies,

            for they are the first to discover your mistakes. – Antisthenes

                                   ( always use your  spell checker!  lol )

Sent from my i-teepee in Cocoa! 

Hello CREW…                                                                 10-09-11

                 It’s about time!           Woof!   Woof!   

Next   HAPPY  HOUR  CREW  event

5:30 PM   Wednesday   Oct 12th, 2011

Dog’s Family Sports Bar and Grille!                

                        1580 E. Merritt Island Causeway,   
In front of the  Wal-mart on Merritt Isl.   S.E. corner.  

             321-453-1288     http://www.dogsbarandgrill.com/ 
           Watch the video at this site for the WED Ribeye Special!   and

                          they have  Shepherd�s Pie!   yummm!

Sports:  FSU, FLA, MIAMI, all lost!    Oh well, we will gett’um next week!

Finance:        Special Thanks  to all of you who donated money to support

                the CREW Birthday Cakes/Cards Fund!  The $53 dollars will ensure

                  that we will have cake for future  CREW  Birthday Celebrations!

Weather:    We have a hurricane with out the high winds!     GOT RAIN?

Local News:    Got an email from Jim and Becky Griffin thanking the CREW

                    for helping them celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary!

                                 We  all  enjoyed  this  notable  event! 

Classified:    Ole Indian is looking for wild & exciting  squaw!  Must be able to

                      leave the reservation and travel.  Good cooking skills needed!

            Firewater  for ceremonial activities  i.e. rain dances, will be furnished!

                         Transportation to the Islands, Mountains, Plains… provided!

                          CHS Tribal Classmate would be nice but not mandatory!

                                Previous  Honeymoon  experience will be a plus!

                                  However…  if you have a Virgin Pin… wear it!    

            

                                               Contact…     ole B-T-B  at his i-teepee in Cocoa

                                                                 Please, no smoke signals after  9 PM! 

EDITOR’S NOTE:    Corinne and  B-T-B  want to thank those in the CREW

                             who sent compliment’s to us about the “FUN”  we are

                             all having at the events!  Nice to know our efforts help

                                   keep all informed, in-touch, and entertained!

                                         luv ya all!    Corinne and  B-T-B

What?          Does this look like a newspaper?      Well  don’t  worry…

                                  your delivery rates won’t go up!   lmao!

FINALLY!   Remember this COOL song?   Watch the video and see if you think

                 it might be a theme song for the  RETIRED CREW! Well at least for

                 the  RETIRED ROCK STARS among us!  Conrad?  Oliver?   etc   

      ===>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XcKBmdfpWs&ob=av2n

          Lyric’s say…  nothin to do and all day to do it!  lol   NOT OUR CREW!

“I’m not young enough to know everything!”   – Sir James M. Barrie

    Sent from my i-teepee in Cocoa! 

Hello CREW…       HOPE THIS COMES TO YOU OK…  have been having computer issues  lately!  lol 

Some of you have asked, so this is an updated reprint!   Too much stuff to put into the regular event emails!

Actual  CREW  Start Date:   2007-2008 time frame.     

Approximately six years ago Corinne Bowley and Billy Hardy happened to run into each other at the Alamo Mexican
Restaurant, Rockledge.  As they spent a few minutes talking over the good-ole-days, Corinne remarked how good

it would be to get together with some of the local  Cocoa High School Classmates!             That was about it!

  
Then a neat thing happened and our effort slowly gathered momentum over the next year or so! 

Rufo�s Muffler shop, (Paul Rufo CHS Classmate)  converted to Normans, a really great restaurant and sports bar

became a meeting place for a few of our classmates and friends!   Five or six folks would show up on Wednesday evenings, spend a couple of hours chatting, dining and having a generally great time sharing the memories of years past and renewing friendships that will  last for years to come!   (Phil Eschbach, Dabney Davis etc meet there also)

Soon the word spread and more folks would show up.  They would find their way to what became a weekly Wed. evening gathering.   Someone suggested that maybe a weekly change of scene and the chance to experience varied cuisine would be a good idea.           Next we started calling ourselves the     �HAPPY HOUR CREW� 

and plans would be made to meet at different locations in the area each week. 

 Enter:  B-T-B,  BillyTwoBeers  An ole Indian, Class of 59 with limited computer skills.  He would put together the
                                                           weekly emails:   HAPPY HOUR CREW (date)   and   CREW REVIEW (date)
                                          These included the next event location info and a review of the last event activities.
                                    Yes!  including CORNY, WEIRD, STRANGE sometimes  FUNNY comments!   Poetic License  🙂

     Now as many as 25+  people show up on occasion.    (currently 120+ email address for the CREW )

Quoting Clark True, Class of 59:

    “Some groups like ours meet monthly and even yearly, but our CREW meets every week and is still going strong!”

 CREW  meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month at Ashley’s in Rockledge to celebrate classmate birthdays. 
                               Cake and frivolity would be served.   No one seems to mind getting older. lol 

    B-T-B ?      In case you have wondered?  He is 25% Cherokee Indian and Billy-Two-Beers his Indian name.

                       Given to him by Friends? lol     The name means/suggests, that it has been said he can only

                handle  TWO beers and ONE squaw per night!      Hummm, there are some who would debate that! 

The following was submitted by Classmate Conrad Koch:   Special Thanks!

               An idea whose time had come.

                     A fine bunch of people.

                        A unique gathering.

                 What a Kick   What a Crew

                   What a fine thing to do

             Now it�s time to get off the dime

          And Launch a  Cocoa Crew Review

              ===>   WWW.CocoaCrew.com

  Created and maintained by Conrad Koch, Class of 59!

And they lived happily ever after!  WE HOPE!

Respectfully,  Bill Hardy    a.k.a.  B-T-B

Hello CREW…                                                                                   10-06-11

Auld Lang Syne! 

The words “auld lang syne” mean “old long since” or

“times long past.” They show up in a song traditionally

sung in many English-speaking countries on New Year’s

Eve (or Hogmanay, in Scotland) . cpkoch

Ashley’s looked like a Cocoa High School Class Reunion! 

                                            23   Classmates attended.
There was singing and laughter the whole night!   Go Tigers!Attendees:    Corinne Bowley, Gerry Trammell, Clark True, Billy Weinberg,
Sandee Natowich, Ginger Fine & Gary, David Alexander & Judy,
w/son Ken & his wife Tracy, George & Lois Reinhart, Cindy Thomas,
Jim & Becky Griffin, Charlie & Mary Black, Harvey & Sandy Baker,
Ty Epling, Sara Crockett and ole B-T-B.  Server: Christie was great!

 

Birthdays:   Sandee Natowich, Ginger Fine, Sarah Policicchio  &  Judy Alexander!

The 50th!   Jim & Becky Griffin celebrated their  50th Wedding Anniversary!   Wow!
There were two   cakes…   thanks Corinne

                  One for Jim/Becky and the other for the CREW!   NO LEFTOVERS!  lol

Thank You!   Ole B-T-B  was treated to dinner by Gerry Trammell!  A kind gesture

                for helping her with logistic events in the past!  Also thanks Sara & Ginger

                    for the leftovers, no cooking for me this week!  luv ya’all     B-T-B  

                      ( now if I could just find a volunteer to “come by and tell me a bedtime story!”  lol)

Virgin Pins:  Yes CREW…!  Some of the girls wore Virgin Pins  in high school!

                 Ole timer Billy Hardy brought this discussion up and all of the Ladies

           present were asked if they remembered them!  Alas!  Only a couple of them

              were aware!  Hummmm  That does give us something to think about! 

     Big in the 1950’s… Always circular, usually gold-colored metal. Girls wore them
         pinned on their right upper blouse/sweater front to proudly advertise that
they were the coveted virginal “good girl” material, highly prized in that era. lmao!

                         Go to:  http://leealumni.homestead.com/040531.html

    Scroll down, on left is a picture and the answers to any questions you may have!

Follow up!  The flying experience with Jim Sisco brought back many good memories:

                   Flying to Key West, Chalet Suzanne, Tarpon Springs, Tallahassee…

                             All good!    Flight in a non-commercial plane lets you

                   experience the thrill of freedom in the skies. Joining the 52-80 Club

                   was also a pleasant experience!     We have many classmates that

                   are Pilots and Aviation Fans!     Alice Barron, Clark True, Jim Sisco,

                     Geo & Lois Reinhart, Greg Moorehead, Billy Oliver, Wilt Wagner,

                   Ty Harris and Jack Young, to name a few!  There are many others!

                   Again… Thank you Jim Sisco for this re-visit to past Happy Times!  

A Star is Born!  This Saturday Classmate Conrad Koch will be in a Talent Show

                          in New Hampshire.  1st Place = $500    Sure wish we could be

                         there to vote for him! CREW says…   GOOD LUCK CONRAD!

                                If you can send him an email & tell him…   BREAK A LEG!  lol

                                                      cpkoch@yournewhampshiredream.com  

Next event:    Dog’s  R  Us !   M.I.     Will be visit #8   Last visit April 25, 2011

     “Kissin don’t last…???      but good cookin sure do!   –   Mrs. Witt

 Sent from my i-teepee in Cocoa!  

Hello CREW…                                                                       10-02-11

       October is here and it is time for the CREW  Birthday    event!
Weather man says cooler weather is on the way!  Phew!

          1609  HIGHWAY 1   Rockledge, Fl  636-6430

                       http://www.ashleysofrockledge.com/

Oct B-Days:      5th Ginger Fine    18th Sandee Natowich

                      28th Sarah Policicchio    32nd Wile E. Coyote

                       Have I missed your B-Day?  Send me an email! 

Something Special:  Jim & Becky Griffin will be at Ashley’s celebrating their

50th  Wedding  Anniversary!    Way to go kids!

WOW!               Over 127 Classmates on the CREW email list!

               Ate Gator Tail  there!  Jim is a very competent pilot and the flight

              about Cars & Planes!   Did I mention he owns a beautiful Pontiac GTO!

Compliments of Tom Tinker