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I couldn't help but be a little curious since I had always felt like a bit of a nonentity in school. Back when I had a decent paycheck rolling in every two weeks, I was willing to spend the $36 a year or whatever it was they charged to be able to find out about old classmates. I actually had some email conversations with a few. It was kind of fun catching up with people I essentially didn't know.
Anyway, I was a bit anxious to find out who all had remembered me from the eight schools that I had attended from kindergarten to my graduation from college. Who could these people be? I had to know so I quickly opened the email to find the following:
Anyway, I was a bit anxious to find out who all had remembered me from the eight schools that I had attended from kindergarten to my graduation from college. Who could these people be? I had to know so I quickly opened the email to find the following:
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1 person said they remembered you.
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Someone from the class of 1969 remembered you
Ya know? I don't think I'll upgrade and I'm not even going to start back on my basic membership. One stinkin' person. I should pay to find out who? Besides, it's probably like my sister or someone like that. I guess she still remembers me.
Battle of the Bands results:
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This most recent contest was my wackiest ever. The voting outcome was far different than what I had expected and in the end even I voted differently than I thought I would.
If Al Jolson's rendition of "Oh! Susanna" had been part of the contest then it would have been the winner with a total of 13 or 14 votes (there was one wishy-washy Jolson vote that could go either way). I too would pick Jolson's traditional treatment of Stephen Foster's classic American song--I'm a big fan of Al Jolson.
However if I stick with my own rules then my vote goes to Yamboo. I was actually going into this contest with the Byrds as my favorite pick, but then Yamboo started growing on me and I switched sides--good-bye 70's, hello 90's techno-pop. I think many were drawn into the infectious sound of Yamboo. Yes, the girls won this round with 12 votes to the 8 votes collected by the Byrds.
The next contest on July 15th will be perhaps stranger than this one was, but probably less confusing. The next Battle is a continuation of the "Oh! Susanna" saga with a turn in a peculiar direction with some interesting connections to another song that became a very big hit in the 60's and later in the 80's. Please return to vote on my next Battle.
Have you ever joined Classmates.com? Do you keep up with your old schoolmates? How popular were you in high school?
This most recent contest was my wackiest ever. The voting outcome was far different than what I had expected and in the end even I voted differently than I thought I would.
If Al Jolson's rendition of "Oh! Susanna" had been part of the contest then it would have been the winner with a total of 13 or 14 votes (there was one wishy-washy Jolson vote that could go either way). I too would pick Jolson's traditional treatment of Stephen Foster's classic American song--I'm a big fan of Al Jolson.
However if I stick with my own rules then my vote goes to Yamboo. I was actually going into this contest with the Byrds as my favorite pick, but then Yamboo started growing on me and I switched sides--good-bye 70's, hello 90's techno-pop. I think many were drawn into the infectious sound of Yamboo. Yes, the girls won this round with 12 votes to the 8 votes collected by the Byrds.
The next contest on July 15th will be perhaps stranger than this one was, but probably less confusing. The next Battle is a continuation of the "Oh! Susanna" saga with a turn in a peculiar direction with some interesting connections to another song that became a very big hit in the 60's and later in the 80's. Please return to vote on my next Battle.
Have you ever joined Classmates.com? Do you keep up with your old schoolmates? How popular were you in high school?
