This page is specifically for individuals interested in attending the
BHS Class of 1977 Reunion!
UPDATED NEWSFLASH: We have over seventy people attending our reunion, but we have to get our absolute and final count to the Grain House Restaurant by Friday, November 9th. This means if you want to eat at the reunion, we need your paid reservations by Thursday, November 8th...no exceptions. In short, my friends, in the immortal words of the character Rod Tidwell from Jerry McGuire, it's time for those who told Jim or me they were coming to "show me the money!"
November 8th, was the last day to reserve your spot! Call Gordon if your check is in the mail.
So...we really need you to act quickly if you're planning to attend. It's curtain time, the witching hour, the ninth inning, the two-minute warning, the fourth quarter, the third period, the home stretch. Too many sports analogies? Okay, since this is for a high school reunion, this might do the trick... It's 11:45 PM and your date has to be home at midnight, and you're still making out at a party five miles from her/his home! It's time for fast action!
All classmates have to do is send a check ($80/person) made out to BHS Class of 1977 to Gordon Ward, 28 Cheswich Court, Bedminster, NJ 07921. If anyone has any questions, they can call Gordon at 908-719-3331 or Jim Christie at 908-204-9299. Be sure to include your E-mail address, so we can send you a confirmation.
Here's
a list of the classmates who have paid. (Forgive me,
ladies. I'm using maiden names, so there's less confusion.):
Gordon Ward, Jim Christie, Tom
Stoddard, Lauren Huebner, Pam (Newman) Hoffman, Jeannette (Spivak) Moser-Orr, Robert Desiderio, Kathy
Bevins, Robin (Noonan) Price, Mark Senior, Kal (McDonald) Troianello, Rex and Karen (Moran)
Parkinson, Rudy Kluiber, Lynn (Landgraber) McGuire, Todd Heckman, Helen (Veerkamp)
Draheim, John Martersteck, Cathleen (Ricciardi) Shaw, Pam Nardone, Laura (Hartop)
Kalnajs, Eric Alden, Deborah Sheehan,
Arlene (Keasling) Diorio, Mark Hanna, Lou Williams, David Salmon, Laura Lane
Parry, Ruth (Wagner) Burak, Greg Barna, Eileen (Gilson) Lucas, Gregory Pearson, Gail
O'Keefe, Mark Critides, Cary Watson, Bill Meyler, Karée Hassold (class of '76),
Eric Hoffman, Leslie Nist, Sue (Michalowski) Eckenrode, George Behre, Patricia
Finn, Gail (Richardson)Nuse, Scott Pfluger, Chris Fonda, Paul Seehafer, Cammy
King, Sue Richardson, Richard Maddaluna, Susan (Sailliard) Ferrara, David
Dilzell, Larissa Krumbiegel, Felicia (Martin) Brunner, and one classmate who wishes to remain anonymous to surprise everyone.
Don't
ya just love the suspense? This is just like a good mystery book...minus
the sex (maybe) and homicide (I hope).
I
update the list daily, so keep checking back.
We now return you to the regularly scheduled web page. Please read on!
Okay, okay, stop doing the math...age is only a number, but the years that have gone by have given us a reason to have a great party! You do remember how to party, don't you?
Well, come on out!
We're going to be adding information as we go forward, so keep checking back to this site for updates. Here's what we can tell you at this stage of the game.
Where? After discussions with Jim Christie, Jim
Hollen, and Robin Noonan-Price, we've decided to have our reunion at The Grain House
Restaurant on Route 202 in Basking Ridge. For those of you that haven't been to the area in a while,
it used to be called the Old Mill Inn. It's an awesome
place to eat and drink, and they do
an excellent job with reunions. (I actually got invited to have a few
drinks with the class of '76 last fall at their reunion, so I took mental notes
while I was there.) We'll be in the Hunt Room & Pub (I didn't choose the name),
which is a private room on the bottom floor.
When? Saturday, November 17, 2007 from 7:30-11:30 PM. Believe it or not, there was not much choice on the date. Places get booked up quickly around here! However, the time was a conscious choice. What I found last year was that people used the afternoon and early evening to visit the high school (now three times the size it was in 1977) and meet for cocktails in smaller groups before getting to the main event.
Accommodations? For those of you that need to stay overnight, The Olde Mill Inn (note the old-world spelling for a new hotel) sits just across the parking lot from the Grain House Resturant. They are giving us a block of rooms at the special rate of $115/night based upon double occupancy. Five (5) rooms are being set aside for Friday night, and fifteen (15) rooms are available for Saturday night. If you think you may want a room, you can call the Olde Mill Inn directly at 908-221-1100. Tell them that you are a member of the Bernards High School Class of '77.
What's to Eat and Drink? Okay, now we're getting to the important stuff. We'll be having a cash bar with two bartenders, an unlimited soft drink and iced tea station, hors d'oeuvres, and the Reunion Dinner Buffet Menu. What the heck is that? Here it is...
Reunion
Dinner Buffet Menu
Reception
Chef’s
Choice of 4 - Butler Passed Hors D’oeuvres
Buffet
Dinner
Salads to Include:
Mixed
Field Greens with Assorted Dressings
Marinated
Vegetable Salad
Traditional Caesar Salad
Presented from Silver Chafing Dishes
Broiled
North Atlantic Salmon with a Chive Horseradish Cream
Sliced
London Broil and a Cabernet Demi-Glace
Accompanied With:
Penne
with Vodka Sauce
Sautéed
Medley of Seasonal Vegetables
Roasted
Rosemary Potatoes
Dessert
Assorted
Confections
Complete Coffee and Tea Service
Entertainment?
Yes, we'll have Eric Clapton. Did I ever tell you my Clapton story?
Well, Eric, owes me a favor from the time I took him in after rehab, so I'm sure
he'll play whatever we want. You don't know what it was like listening to
"Wonderful Tonight" for days on end with an Englishman jonesing for
smack. I finally had to say, "Listen, Eric, you got drunk and got a
hangover. Your woman drove you home and put you to bed with an achin'
head. We've all
been there. Get over it. It's after midnight. Stop
moping and get out there and change the world!"
And he said,
"'After Midnight' and 'Change the World' would make
groovy song titles. Brilliant! Thanks, mate!"
And
the rest is history. So...for the reunion we'll stick with "Mainline
Florida," "I Shot the Sheriff," "Layla"...we'll skip
the "Tears in Heaven" stuff....(Robin requested staying away from the
slow, weepy songs.)
What? You don't buy that story? Okay...seriously, I've arranged to have Golden Earring, The Steve Miller Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Spinal Tap (complete with a spontaneously combusting drummer) perform...on 8-track!
No? Alright, really seriously...since people will be wanting to talk, we're planning to have a CD/MP3 player on hand, so feel free to bring old...eh hem, I mean vintage...music with you. Otherwise, Bob and Gil Gaus, Jay Merten, and I may threaten to resurrect our Battle of the Bands-winning group, which was known first as Whipsaw and then Specter. (Thanks for the setting me straight on the names, Gil.)
Price and Payment Information? The price is $80.00 per person, payable by a check made out to BHS Class of 1977.
How
do You Make Reservations?
1. Download the Reservation Form by
clicking HERE.
If you find that Adobe® loads but the document isn't visible, simply click the
"refresh" button on your screen (or F5 on your keyboard).
2.
Print the Reservation Form.
3. Fill in the contact/reservation information, and
complete the 4 questions at the bottom of the form. We're going to use
everyone's answers to produce a booklet that will reveal some of the wit
and wisdom we've acquired over the past thirty years...(this should be good)...so
be sure and complete the questions!
4. Send the completed form and your check
to Gordon at 28
Cheswich Court, Bedminster, NJ 07921.
***
Be sure to make the check out to BHS
Class of 1977, and you must get it to us
as soon as possible!
Upon reception your completed form and check, you'll be sent an E-mail confirmation. (Make sure we have your E-mail address.)
Questions? If you have any questions, call Gordon at 908-719-3331 or Jim Christie at 908-204-9299.
Can't wait until November?
Want to have some fun (or a reason to seek counseling) depending on your point of view?
Check out this link.
http://www.2-sir.com/BernardsHigh/
Also...Here's what made the Top 100 on the radio in 1977.
http://www.postman.pe.kr/pop/top1977.htm
I
still listen to some of these songs...others are downright embarrassing.
What were we thinking?!
What was your favorite? Mine is number 10.
What
title would have symbolized your senior year?
(Yeah...uhhhhh...you can keep this a secret if you want.)