The Way We Were
But I would not be convicted
by a jury of my peers
Still crazy after all these years
Paul Simon
Memories
Lots of stuff to remember about the Class of 66. Some silly...some happy...some sad.
Class Motto: "We are not afraid of tomorrow, for we have seen yesterday, and love today." (Hey, don't blame me)
Class Flower: White Rose/ Yellow Rose? (I have reports of both)
Class Beer: Coors (unofficial)
Prom Theme: "The King and I"
Favorite TV Show/Movie: "Hogan's Heroes"
Biggest Rivalry: Mitchell, always Mitchell. Football, Basketball, track, you name it, it was Mitchell we had to beat.
Class Song: None as near as anyone can determine. Probably just as well since it undoubtedly would have been something sappy like "Climb Every Mountain," but what kind of a class doesn't have a song. So, by the powers vested in me as Webmaster I hear by select, as the official class song of the MHS Class of 1966, one of the greatest make-out songs ever written, "Midnight Hour" as performed by the incomparable Wilson Pickett.( Lyrics Here) More fun has been had in back seats of Chevy's while this song played on KOMA, than any other I can think of. ( I hadn't listened to KOMA since 1980 when they went country. I am pleased to announce that they have returned to a " rock-'n-roll oldies" format, and sound much the same as they did "back then". History of KOMA, AM 1520)
Best Spot for the aforementioned fun in the backseat of Chevy's, and consuming Class Beer: Acre's Draw or Lake Minatare
Best Spot for dancing and Consuming Class Beer: Little Moon Lake Does anyone remember the great Club Ko-Kay, upstairs, Ave. B (or A?). Dances at the Scottsbluff Armory and at Playland on the Scottsbluff-Gering Highway.
Favorite Band to dance to: The Drivin' Dynamics (History and Pictures of "The Drivin' Dynamics" ) Other great bands many of you might remember from dances in our area, The Fabulous Flippers, The Blue Things , Spider and the Crabs
Favorite Drive Inn: A & W of course, although Scotty's comes to mind as well (15cent gut-bombs).
Favorite place to shoot some snooker: Rustic Tavern or Schaafs
Best Place for a Drag race: The River Bridge
Best Place spend a Summer afternoon: King's Sand Pit, # 10, Dirt Hill, Lake Minatare
Best place to meet girls/guys: Broadway, Scottsbluff
Best Town Cop: John Watson
Best place for early A.M. breakfast: Truck Stop Cafe
Best Short Road Trip: Fort Collins or Peetz, CO
Best place to meet friends from Mitchell for purposes of consuming Class Beer: Hot Rod Hill
Vicki's nomination for class song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight (A-Weema-Weh) by the Tokens. (Lyrics here)
Best Place for a Movie: A couple of possibilities here but probably NOT the Delmar. How about the Midwest or even the Nile in Mitchell? Did anyone actually go to Terry's Drive Inn and watch the movies?
Best Local Radio: Mel Sauer's Teen Beat on KOLT
Your nomination for class song:
More to come, including some pics...Suggestions/nominations/pictures/disagreements gratefully accepted.
Courtesy of Sandy, The Top 10 Songs on May 14, 1966 ( Our Graduation Day?)
Monday, Monday...The Mamas and Papas
Soul and Inspiration...Righteous Brothers
Strangers in the Night..Sinatra?
What Now My Love
Michelle...Beatles
Spanish Flea...Herb Alpert?
You're Gonna Hear from Me
Call Me
The Men in my Little Girl's Life
Moment to Moment
Another list from another source for the week ending May 28th, 1966
When a Man Loves a Woman...Percy Sledge
Groovy Kind of Love...The Mindbenders
Monday, Monday...The Mamas and Papas
Paint it Black...The rolling Stones
Rainy Day Women #12 & #35...Bob Dylan
I am a Rock...Simon and Garfunkle
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind... The Lovin' Spoonful
Good Lovin'...The Young Rascals
Love is Like an Itching in my Heart...The Supremes
It's a Mans World...James Brown
According to Billboard Magazine, the top 10 songs for the year 1966 were:
I'm a Believer...The Monkees
Summer in the City...The Lovin' Spoonful
Wild Thing...The Troggs
Hanky Panky...Tommy James and the Shondells
When a Man Loves a Woman...Percy Sledge
Soul and Inspiration...Righteous Brothers
Monday, Monday...The Mamas and Papas
Good Vibrations...The Beach Boys
Devil With a Blue Dress On... Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Good Lovin'...The Young Rascals
I love this last list. These songs are all about fun, love , and the concerns of young people in a different, less stressful time.
What Happened in 1966
Star Trek debuts on NBC
A 64 year old Englishman, Francis Chichester, becomes the first person to circumnavigate the world in a boat, non-stop.
Neil Armstrong and David Scott make the first space docking in Gemini 8.
At age 17, Twiggy becomes the world's most famous fashion model
Miranda Decision--In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of a kidnapper after ruling that he had not been advised of his rights before he confessed.
The National Organization of Women was founded by Betty Friedan, who became its first president. Thus, the modern women's movement was launched.
First Direct Dial international calls. Previously you could only call outside the U.S. with operator assistance.
The first episode of Batman aired on Wednesday, January 12th, 1966 on ABC. The Batman Tribute Page
In June, The NFL and the AFL merged, setting the stage for Super Bowl I to be played in January, 67.
The Baltimore Orioles took the World Series from the Los Angeles Dodgers in 4 straight.
Bob Devaney's Huskers went 9-2, won the Big 8, but lost to Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, 7-34. Ranked 6th or 7th depending on the poll.
A Man For All Seasons won the Oscar for Best Picture and it's star, Paul Scofield won the Oscar for Best Actor. Elizabeth Taylor won Best Actress for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Other popular movies in 1966--Alfie; The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming; Georgy Girl; The Sand Pebbles; Hawaii; The Professionals; The Fortune Cookie; Blow Up; A Man and A Woman; Is Paris Burning?; Fantastic Voyage; Born Free; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum; Stop The World I Want To Get Off; The Singing Nun;
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