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Comments: Charlotte, I just saw the news about the floods in Boulder, CO and am hoping that you are not there. Years ago, when Randy and I went camping in CO every summer, there were a few times that we had to move our campsite in a hurry when the river started rising after a heavy downpour. Very scary.
Comments: Sharon, I made a typo on the date. We selected the colors for 2309 Richland in Garland in late '72 and watched our house being built. We paid $25,950 for a three bedroom, two bath, and we absolutely loved living there for seven years. Had great neighbors, some of whom are still there. We were concerned about whether the $219 payments would kill us! I wish young people now could get a good house reasonably priced! Mike Mahaffey was really nice to us.
Comments: Lynell, Mahaffey did build a good home. Mike's father started the company sometime in the '50's and Mike took it over in the 70's. He really cared about the product the company produced and constantly went to the job sites. A couple of the ladies I worked with back then bought Mahaffey homes and they are still in them! Mike is a Garland product and I still run into him occasionally. My brother said he is usually at all the Garland HS football games.
Comments: Sharon, our first house was a Mahaffey Home in Garland. It was well built and had some very nice features. We went to a model home and picked out a few of the things before it was built. They offered several different colors of shag carpet. That was late '74. We chose citrus colors throughout. I think you would have been an excellent Cowboys cheerleader!
Comments: Oh, Charlotte, you are a hoot! I doubt at the old age of 27, I would have fit the image they were looking for. I understand that there are older women on the squad now. In 1982, I worked for Mike Mahaffey, one of the largest home builders in the Dallas area, and the wife of one of our superintendents, I believe she was 23, tried out and made it. She performed at her first game and quit. Said she couldn't handle the pressure! I have to say, when looking at some of the other NFL cheerleading outfits, what was thought to be risque in 1972 is now probably the most modest one out there.
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Comments: John, thanks for the picture with our dear Mary. There was actually an article in yesterday's Morning News about the male cheerleaders. I think the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders as we know them today started in 1972 when Texas Stadium opened. I was Secretary to the Athletic Director at that time, and I remember being in the office of the Sports Information Director, Fred Graham, when Bert Rose called. If you remember, Bert Rose, Gil Brandt and Tex Schram ran everything for Clint Murchison. Anyway, Fred took the call and when he was finished, he said they want to spread the word to all the college campus newspapers that tryouts were going to be held for an all-new cheerleading squad to go to Texas Stadium. I remember expressing my concern because the tryouts were to be held a week later and I didn't think they would have time to get that many girls to try out. I really don't think they had that many come out for the first year, but I guess after seeing them on national TV, it's been overwhelming.
Comments: Up too late again, but I was perusing the "Oak Cliff Boomers" group on FaceBook and there was mention of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders back in the day in which they even had guys on the squad. There was a link that you could follow which takes you to photos of the cheerleaders going all the way back to 1961. At that time the Cowboys recruited cheerleaders from the different Dallas high schools. It is refreshing to see our Mary McCord's big smile in the original group. 
Comments: It's interesting being in a small town with 1 grade school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school.. Their paper is the Gatesville Messenger. You can get on line and see some it. It only comes out on Wednesdays and Saturdays.. The whole town is behind the Gatesville Hornets.. The newspaper and all the merchants.. Many of the 'oldtimers' still go to the games.. Quite a different scenario from the big city! There's a lady named Velma here, that went to Gatesville HS with my cousin (once removed or so). That's Truett Hopson, who died in 2012, My grandfather was his uncle.. People will ask me 'who' I'm kin to here, and I'll say the Hopsons and the Dixons. One lady said this morning.."Oh you're one of those"... Well, the start of life in small town 'America'..
Comments: Happy birthday, Janelle! What a nice gift, to hook up with an old friend like that.
Comments: Connection made to Susie Pierce! Thanks to all those who helped make this possible. Today, of all days, my 66th b'day, Susie contacted me. Cant't believe we're in touch. This means so very much to me. Now, we just need to figure out who those two cute boys are.
Comments: JS, what a great post! I like the idea of the "virtual cemetery" and wonder how they did it. Www.findagrave.com is an amazing website. Through it, I met a distant relative who had researched my grandmother's family back to before the Revolutionary War. As for the Pat Monahan video -- wow! I even liked the Toyota ad that preceded it. Happy birthday, Ms Patricia!
Comments: I was perusing the Class of '64 Guestbook tonight (well ... its early morning now) and was quite impressed with Robert Rommel's diligent work in setting up the first "virtual" online SOC Cemetery. Lots of familiar names and faces will come to mind. Here's the link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=vcsr&GSvcid=384164 And while I'm at it, yesterday I heard a country-western song that caught my attention. It's message was "We all got bruises". Perhaps that could be the theme of next month's reunion - I mean, after 50 years we all definitely got bruises! http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_87021&feature=iv&src_vid=Mil8F3qfLqk&v=LmXaaEvnnOQ
Comments: It is 12:45am ... so let me get a jump on all those other well-wishers in sending "official" Birthday Greetings to Pat V. Is it too early for cake?
Comments: Happy Birthday Pat!!! Love you my friend
Comments: Yes indeed! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRICIA.
Comments: Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, happy birthday DearPat Vessels dear dear friend, Happy birthday to you!!!!!!! And many many more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comments: I do not know who those guys are but they were lucky dogs. Even though I always thought Janelle was the cutest. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion.
Comments: Lynell, I m sure of the name. I believe she was a high school ( senior?) friend but I could be wrong. I know this is a long shot but wanted to see if she could fill in some blanks for me.
Comments: Janelle, are you sure of Susie's last name? Might that be a married name? Bobby Moffett, what say ye?
Comments: I don't know why I am traveling down memory lane lately but does anyone recall a classmate, Susie Pierce? I recall that she had a tiny voice and was blonde, a real cutie. She was a close friend to my sister and I would like to track her down if possible. Thanks guys,
Comments: Is darlin Tina covering her ears from the VAHROOM of those "mean moter cycles" ? So cute!!!
Comments: Janelle, thank you so much for sharing this treasured picture of your big sis.
Comments: Well won't this be fun trying to guess who these guys are? I think the background reminds me of the street we lived on, Pentagon Parkway. Kiest Park sounds more reasonable though. I also wondered if these two were from my brother's class as he was older? Class of '55 or '57?
Comments: Because beautiful Tina looks so young, and so do those handsome boys, maybe this was during the Storey years. Half the Storeyites went on to Adamson. JS, maybe someone from Adamson would know the guys. I wonder who took the picture -- the dark haired boy's date maybe? I think the background looks like Kiest Park.
Comments: someone put them on the '62 site
Comments: Is one of the boys Will Skinner? I know he was a blond headed kid and had a 175cc Allstate motorcycle with a buddy seat. Maybe one of my old motorcycle riding buddies like Rodger Davis can help us out with this?
Comments: They are absolutely adorable. Wonder if they were "bad" boys? One can only dream. Hope she had fun. Ha
Comments: Thank you, Janelle! Your picture of Tina and the two boys is adorable, just like I remember her. I wish I knew who the boys were. They look familiar.
Comments: Here is Janelle's old photo (1950s?) of her sister Tina Carroll (class of '62), having a good time with two young guys. So, the big question is "Who are they and what became of them?". Janelle would appreciate any help in identifying them.  Thanks, Janelle, for sharing some old memories. |
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