tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post3261672442502602242..comments2024-02-18T15:53:09.875-05:00Comments on Welcome to: The Wonder Years TourCarey A, Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03575907804180246542noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-68705734537685625402008-08-07T21:48:00.000-04:002008-08-07T21:48:00.000-04:00Dorrie,My e-mail address is scarlettmom1@wmconnect...Dorrie,<BR/>My e-mail address is scarlettmom1@wmconnect.com. Send me a note.<BR/>JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-68599966277856783192008-08-06T20:25:00.000-04:002008-08-06T20:25:00.000-04:00I was wondering if it was you!!! How have you been...I was wondering if it was you!!! How have you been ? It is so good to have this site .... I dont remember what time of year it was but I do remember some things... but not much!!! Bruce and I are having fun talking to a lot of OLD friends!!! Bruce has talked and e-mailed so many guys from 30-40 years ago....Lots of interest from everyone...hope we hear from more old friends soon....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-38545264287651402812008-08-06T19:32:00.000-04:002008-08-06T19:32:00.000-04:00Hey Dorrie, it's Joanne. Remember the Burbank Hil...Hey Dorrie, it's Joanne. Remember the Burbank Hilton around Thanksgiving? And I think it was more like 15 years ago. Scary when you can remember 15 years ago. Did you check out the youtube, it's great. Yeah <BR/>Guitar Rat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-53875767713298027622008-08-01T20:25:00.000-04:002008-08-01T20:25:00.000-04:00Hi Scarlett's Mom ??? Not sure who this is???? Gue...Hi Scarlett's Mom ??? Not sure who this is???? Guess I am getting old...I dont remember....12 years ago...or do I ??? Please refresh this for me ... I think a reunion now is a great idea big or small....so many people I wonder about and would love to meet again... what time of year would be good for everyone!! DorrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-87644608183023181832008-07-31T00:02:00.000-04:002008-07-31T00:02:00.000-04:00Hey Dorrie,Didn't we try a reunion about 12 years ...Hey Dorrie,<BR/><BR/>Didn't we try a reunion about 12 years ago. A few of us showed up at the Burbank Hilton. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-34302752926102391752008-07-27T20:17:00.000-04:002008-07-27T20:17:00.000-04:00Thanks we did send an e-mail to phone rat....if we...Thanks we did send an e-mail to phone rat....if we are lucky and get this going what time of year is good for you ? We are open....DorrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-44460242412236774432008-07-27T17:46:00.000-04:002008-07-27T17:46:00.000-04:00Dorrie,We agree a reunion would be a great thing. ...Dorrie,<BR/><BR/>We agree a reunion would be a great thing. I was just talking to Phone Rat and he would love to work on it with you guys. You probably have his e-mail so you can reach him there or just send it to this blogs e-mail and I will see that he gets it. Since he is 2400 miles closer than I am he's the guy. Good hearing from you.Carey A, Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575907804180246542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-29722152136017253482008-07-27T11:08:00.000-04:002008-07-27T11:08:00.000-04:00Sounds like a reunion needs to be planned!!! ?????...Sounds like a reunion needs to be planned!!! ????? We vote yes.....and would love to help !!! Dorrie and BruceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-38343401959395107382008-07-20T12:32:00.000-04:002008-07-20T12:32:00.000-04:00Phone Rat remembers...This building / dining hall ...Phone Rat remembers...This building / dining hall was a major part of my life between 1968 and 1975. I joined Demolay in 1968. A year later I lost my Mom to cancer. It was wonderful to have the support from friends in the Chapter, and support from the parents. Some had been in the same situation. But I always knew that I could bend an ear if I needed to. .... I still live in Van Nuys and drive by the Masonic Center (not Temple anymore ) several times a month because it's on the way to Albertsons Market. I visit the Center four times a year as part of my job with AT&T, for service related issues with the Building Manager, who, by the way, was a Past Worthy advisor back in the 70s in Canoga Park. On my service calls, I still check out the hall and see the color wheel hanging by the double doors. The lounge is being redecorated. The phone booth,that was just out the entrance, is gone. If the lodge room is opened, I walk in and look around and remember friends, family, and sometimes a date, participating in some kind of Installation or meeting. Installations were fun, but scary at times, especially when you spent the last six months memorizing thirty pages of installing officer ritual and then showing up on Saturday night, in front of three hundred plus people, to give your performance. What an experience that was. Panic for ninety minutes. And forget the ritual, how about introductions.<BR/>Remembering everyone's name and what organization they belonged to, and what office they held, and most important is remembering to introduce your date for the evening. I thought we all looked pretty good with our fancy white dinner jackets and the girls with their formals. And then the dining hall became the focus for the rest of the evening. Dim the lights, crank up the color wheel, and start the music. It was dancing till 11:30pm and sometimes off to a fancy steak house on Ventura Blvd. The Samoa House was my favorite.<BR/><BR/>I think back on all those years of being a part of an organization that gave us the tools to prepare for life ahead, and the support of so many Mothers and Fathers that helped us along the way. For all of their hard work, their time and support, I will forever be grateful... Thank You.<BR/>And by the way, does anybody need a ride home?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-37298361335336361362008-07-18T23:44:00.000-04:002008-07-18T23:44:00.000-04:00I remember many a Wednesday night. sitting in the ...I remember many a Wednesday night. sitting in the Lounge at the Masonic Temple waiting for the DeMolay meeting to get over with to see if we were going to go "cruse", go to Bob's or Farrels. What silly inocent fun we used to have.Scarlett's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16834417273206638616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3714511752800130277.post-48196801285998564302008-07-15T23:20:00.000-04:002008-07-15T23:20:00.000-04:00Thanks...i totally agree and appreciate this blog....Thanks...i totally agree and appreciate this blog. it was a great day. going to the temple was a major highlight, and yes...it was taken in 2006, but it is stuck in a time freeze of 1971. As you have stated, the friends and relationships we made back in those early 70's were forged in the prime of our young lives. i thank all of those folks for those times and am grateful for those who we can relive those days in the present. Great Blog...thanks and thanks for putting this site together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com