Journey back to Woodson: Now for a true blast from the past

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Now for a true blast from the past

All right, people.

We've been enjoying all these pictures of ourselves in the present. Now we're going to start giving you something different.

Something older.

Something from June 1967.

Over the next few days, enjoy these pictures and comment on whatever memories they bring back.

You can't all be in the CIA or the Witness Protection Program. Some of you need to start commenting.

3 comments:

Jone Pascoe said...: Mike, remember when you didn't want us to say graduation was our best day. I would have said it my worse day as my parents showed up without a camera. I never had one picture from that day. It wouldn't have been so bad but my dad was a professional. He just remember that when my sister graduated he could take pictures after the fact. However, we turned in our gowns and I never had a picture. Funny the things that you think are so important. I could care less now if I had a picture of me in my cap and gown. I'd much rather have my parents around to talk to.
I will enjoy seeing your pictures to remember the day. Jonee; November 4, 2007 at 7:17 PM
Dale Morgan said...: I was on top of the world that day. As much as I enjoyed high school and the few friends I had back then, I was very uncomfortable in class situations about being called upon -- major stage fright. The day we graduated, I felt like I had jumped my first big hurtle. Plus, I was nuts about my boyfriend at the time and all in the world was good for me.

Jonee - just the opposite on the pictures at my house. My parents did not take pictures often, but got a few of me in my cap and gown and of me and boyfriend in cap and gown (don't think his parents got pictures either).

Agree also with you -- would give those pictures up in a heartbeat to have both parents back with me.; November 5, 2007 at 8:16 AM
Sally Lloyd Lyberger said...: Dale and Jone, You are both so right. The pictures now are meaningless. Why didn't I have someone take pictures of me WITH my Mom and Dad? Big deal, I now have a picture of myself - they were the ones that day mattered most to - not me. It would mean so much to be able to talk to them about how I feel now about all they did for me. Thanks for putting that into words for me.
Sally Lloyd Lyberger; November 7, 2007 at 12:40 PM

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The questionnaire

We're still looking for more people to participate in "When I'm 64." Below is the questionnaire to fill out and send to Mike Rappaport at m_rappaport@earthlink.net.

Thanks.

Please answer the questions as fully as possible. Short answers are not useful, although they can be helpful in providing areas for follow-up in an interview. An answer of 2-3 paragraphs or longer to many of the questions will be appreciated.

1. Short answer here, and be honest. How did you view yourself in high school? (popular, jock, politico, nerd, school-spirited, etc.) And how did others view you?

2. How did you see our years at Woodson (1963-67) in the context of the same period in the U.S. Remember that there were race riots all over the country in those years, that Vietnam protest was beginning, etc. Were we involved? Were we sheltered?

3. A lot of fascinating things happened in the years immediately after we left high school – assassinations, Chicago ’68, the moon landing, Woodstock, more war protests, etc. What involvement did you have with any of these things?

4. In those same years, were you hippie or straight, military or protester? In other words, how did you finish the ‘60s?

5. Moving ahead, how did you enter adulthood? The traditional college and job model, or in and out of school finding yourself? Or have you resisted growing up all these years?

6. Here’s one you can skip if you like: Was the sexual revolution a part of your life, or have you been fairly traditional?

7. An important one: Has your life been relatively similar to that of your parents or very different? If so, how?

8. How much has high school remained an important part of your life? Lifelong friends, contacts, etc.?

9. How has your life so far turned out compared to what you thought it would be when you were 18? Very similar? Very different? How and why?

10. Tell us about your family.

11. Tell us the most interesting thing that ever happened to you.

12. Tell us – if you want – the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you.

13. When was the time you stopped thinking of 64 as extremely old? What do you expect to be doing "when you’re 64?"

14. Philosophize a little – if you’d like – about the long, strange trip our generation has been on since 1967.

15. Tell us the best way to get in touch with you for a follow-up interview.

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