This proves I was either not popular or totally out to lunch doing my own thing. Probably both. I don't remember any of this or hearing about it, much less being invited to participate. I think by then I was firmly in the grips of graduation fever. Didn't I have a graduation party at my house? I seem to remember my Mom being pissed about the trampled pachysandra and my dad being pissed about everyone jumping in the pool with their clothes on. Pretty sure I was jamming with some band also on our back patio. We invited the cops to stand watch at the end of the driveway and to avoid hassle. Anyone recall that? It all seems like a dream to me now.
I remember riding bikes with Debbie Paessler to the progressive dinner at John Combias' house. After we picked my sister up at the airport Debbie and I went to Don Moriarty's party. The night in the courtyard was this same night, which was the night before we graduated. In my scrapbook (which is where I had the calendar) I have a list of who spent the night. I wrote we "ran from the police, hiked the wall, wandered around in the rain and froze to death." Doesn't that sound fun?!! I have no idea what I told my mother for why I wouldn't be home that night. The next morning we used the home ec dryer to dry our sopping wet clothes.
I recall getting embarrassingly wasted at that party and distinctly recall that 2 Summit Police cars escorted me when I drove very very slowly like 5 mph all the back to the house on Canoe Brook parkway where I lived from â??57 til â??75... so many wonderful memories of Summit and all the unconditional love that flowed like a torrent through that blessed place!!!
While being lovingly tailed those cops were saying to meâ?? John, we realize youâ??re the son of Dick Hammell do the way we see this situation is we know your dad is a very close friend of the Chief that we would feel messed up if we busted ya, we just wanna make sure ya but home safe even tough ya ARESeein at least Triple cause we also are pretty sure you MUST have been doin shrooms a KOT back then since we know u grow her own marijuana and psilocybin today as part of keeping the creative musical and writing / consulting going planet wide..... soon I hope to be living on my ocean going ketch.... any single hot chick classmates out there who wanna help me Sail around the worldð??? Iâ??m a naval architect/ boat builder/ pro Diver (PADI multiple cert) /pro sailor: yacht delivery skipper/ mate/crew. Lover of Horny Lusty wenches planet wide as 65 year old Juvenile delinquent in my youth still damn itð???
For some reason, I really only remember going to the shore day at Terry's. I distinctly remember being on the deck there drinking beer. The rest is but a blur. Save graduation day, which was also notable because of the 8:00 a.m. Summit House rendezvous (absent from the calendar). Although where did the rainy night courtyard sleepover fit in there?
2010
Senior Week C...
2009
OK, this is for bonus points. Who was it that mooned Cousin Brucie?
Don Moriarty mooned Cousin Brucie! Thanks for all you did to make the reunion happen Matt.
I remember riding bikes with Debbie Paessler to the progressive dinner at John Combias' house. After we picked my sister up at the airport Debbie and I went to Don Moriarty's party. The night in the courtyard was this same night, which was the night before we graduated. In my scrapbook (which is where I had the calendar) I have a list of who spent the night. I wrote we "ran from the police, hiked the wall, wandered around in the rain and froze to death." Doesn't that sound fun?!! I have no idea what I told my mother for why I wouldn't be home that night. The next morning we used the home ec dryer to dry our sopping wet clothes.