Well that should have been Lonely Boy....close enough being the point he wanted company...  He had 28 albums and 147 lyrics to his credit.  http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/paul_anka/  Wonder what the average is today for the top performers.  Does anyone remember when people thought Beth Midler was strange?  Lady GaGa made me thing about that earlier today.

I remember Paul performing that song and I remember him being credit for a number of times.  He wrote such good things and I think a lot of them are so commonly heard and yet not known he did them.  Many think of him as a singer but he was/is a good writer as well.  I can still "I'm Such a Lonely Boy" - wonder how many gals wanted to be sure he was not lonely....  Of course there was Diana - well memories, memories...

Michael, no info about our  Paul  could be useless! 

How many of you ladies who have a crush (or had) on Paul Anka are aware that he composed the theme for the tonight show.  One night when Johnny Carson was off Bill Cosby as host had Paul on the show and Paul sang the theme to the tonight show.  Yeah...I retain such useless information.

He looks better with that new hair cut of his.  He was cute before but much cuter now that you don't have to fight the hair to see his face.  Heard on the radio this morning that his grandmother is now on the road with him teaching him to be a little more of a gentleman and knowing his manners.  Good for Grannies and their relationships with their grandsons!

You sure you guys are talking about the right Justin, just wondering if it was Justin Bieber, young girls are all over this one, he is 16 years old.

I want to come eat at Lynell's house! 

Justin's handlers were smart to name him after a shoe men love.  Maybe I'll change my name to Stiletto (like I wouldn't break my neck in those at this age, though I wore them in my stoopid early jobs.) I've met a few guys who'd wear them.

This was a fabulous N. TX Saturday, with windows open to enjoy the balmy breezes.  Baked chicken with fresh cranberry sauce, saffron rice, pickled beets and simple L&T salad with homemade bleu cheese dressing.  Valentine candy for later.  I love being home.

I didn't have a letter jacket, but I always the Z was cool

Yes I caught my misspelled word, should have been elementary.  It's bedtime for me and I have already taken my sleeping pill so if I rambled on too much I apologize ahead of time to all.. 

Lynell, change is inevitable regarding changes in the names of our schools, highways, etc. remember when Loop 12 was called Loop 12, now it's something else LBJ I think, (one reason I can't find my way around Dallas anymore and I lived there all my life...HA).  I know you Lisbonites are hurt and angry over the change, had they waited another 20-30 years to do it, may not have caused any harm or with less hurt to those that love that school.  I think that when it is done during OUR lifetime that it seems to bother us the most or get our attention right away.   Maybe they feel this H I Holland deserves a school named after that individual and maybe they felt that the Beloved Lisbon School would be perfect for the name change, who knows whats in the minds of our officials doing these changes.  Unfortunately they happen alot of times without our approval.  I am sad for all you that love your little Lisbon School and it still is the same school, just honoring another but still with Lisbon attached.  H I Holland Elemtary at Lisbon, so it's not gone altogether.   Hang in there. Be glad they did not suggest to tear it down and rebuild then name it another name, that would be a lot worse I think.  But this is just me rattling on.     

Sharon, you are right about Harrell Budd's name being changed from Trinity Heights.  When I went there it was already Harrell Budd, but I believe some from the class of 1964 SOC went there it was Trinity Heights.   Have not heard any news about the reunion with Storey, but know it is in the makings right now.   Sad to hear about the change in the name for the Lisbon School, will have to tell Gary about that one.

The city's cemetery was established in 1871, and a post office was established in the 1880's. In its early days, it was the first stop of a stagecoach heading out of Dallas to some of Texas' central cities. Lisbon operated as an incorporated town. The intersection of Lancaster and Ann Arbor roads was the town's center of commerce.

In 1929, the community of about 3,000 was annexed by Dallas. Oak Cliff was annexed in 1903. A 240-bed hospital for veterans opened in 1940 on the southwest corner of Lancaster Road and Ann Arbor roads. It's 1955 nine-story brick addition mushroomed into what today is the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which many of the current Lisbon School's volunteers are employed

Ready to be good and aggravated, put out, irked and annoyed?  Our beloved Lisbon Elementary School has been RENAMED to H. I. Holland Elementary School at Lisbon!