TWO SCHOOLMATES OF MINE, MONETTE AND CARLA MANNING CONVINCED ME TO GO WITH THEM TO A REHEARSAL OF A NEW SINGING GROUP BEING FORMED BY A BUNCH OF MORMONS IN CULVER CITY. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT COULD BE FUN. IT WAS.

THERE WAS DON BLUTH AND ELLEN DAVIS TEACHING 6-PART CHORAL SONGS TO AN UNRULY GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. NOT AN EASY TASK, BUT AS THE MINUTES TICKED AWAY, THE SONGS BECAME MORE AND MORE LI STE NABLE. ACTUALLY, THE SONGS STARTED TO SOUND PRETTY GOOD. I LIKED IT. IN FACT, 1 LIKED IT SO MUCH l STAYED FOR THREE YEARS.

WITHOUT GOING INTO BORING DETAILS AND REHASHING ALL OF THE OLD STORIES OF OUR AMAZING EXPERIENCES, I PREFER JUST TO SAY "THANKS". IT WAS "THE BEST OF TIMES". I AM ALSO PROUD AND HAPPY TO SAY THAT I STILL TREASURE MY FRIENDSHIPS WITH NEW GENERATION MEMBERS AND I ACTUALLY STILL KEEP IN TOUCH WITH A FEW OF THEM:

BOB "ROCKET" RODEN, GREG MCMURRY, BOB BRANDTAND HENRY HELLER.

THE FOLLOWING GAZETTE PAGES ARE SELECTED FRONT PAGES FROM SEVERAL FAMOUS M & R GAZETTES. THE TWO OTHER EDITORIALS ARE BY THE DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISTS, HENRY HELLER AND GREG McMURRY.

NOTE: FATHER ROBERT ("BOBBY") BRANDT, WHO LIVES IN THE BOSTON AREA, CANNOT ATTEND THE REUNION BUT WANTS HIS OLD FRIENDS TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH HIM. TELEPHONE: (508)699-9148

SHELLY, STACY, MONETTE, HENRY AND CATHY….

WITHOUT YOU, THIS WONDERFUL REUNION COULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED.

ROGER McKAY: PLEASE LIMIT YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION TO A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF (YAWN) TIME. I'M ONLY BRINGING ONE SET OF CLOTHING AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO SHAVE AGAIN.

GREAT MEMORY: TRACY THAYER'S AMC GREMLIN. MAN, WAS THAT COOL!