Name: Judy Blomsterberg ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Oct 15, 2015, 9:59 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: DeGrazia
Class: 1964
Message: So, for my birthday, Janny has promised me "the works!!" Now a few years ago "the works" meant something entirely different than now and it included numbers 8, 9, and 10. I'll let you use your imagination as to what we were doing on my birthday 15 years ago...but now the works is all of the following: Pedicure, Manicure, Leg and eyebrow wax including bikini, and then out to lunch at the restaurant next to the nail salon..We just keep working our way down the strip mall. (wait, there's more). Then we come home, take off our clothes and watch reruns of "Gigi does it" on TV. Jan did spend a lot on a card, but I always think I'd rather have a Del Taco with that money. I really am hard to please.
Name: Janet Burkett ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Oct 15, 2015, 10:53 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Humphreys
Class: 1962
City & State: Ca
Message: Happy Birthday Judy! Hope Janny does something REALLY special for you, maybe pop open a bottle of that La La Shee Shee wine he's been holding!
Name: Tom Shelley ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Oct 15, 2015, 7:28 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Beaumont, CA
Message: Happy, Happy Birthday to my friend Judy Woody! I hope you have a super day!
Name: Mike Effler ~~~~~~~~~~
Tue-Oct 13, 2015, 3:27 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1967
City & State: El Segundo, CA
Message: I just read the 59 football season recap. What a great article. I had heard abbreviated stories over the years from Hal Chauncey, Steve Andersen, and Bobby Hunter, but this was excellent. Good memories as Steve, Bobby and Fred R were all my pop warner football coaches. Our pop warner offense was the HHS offense and when I got to high school, it was still the same stuff. Thanks for putting the link on C-Town.
Name: Jim Suess ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 10, 2015, 6:44 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1968
City & State: Behind the Orange Curtain
Message: Looks more like a 1/4 midget. BTW: I thought the word "midget" wasn't politically correct.
Name: Peggy Hanson ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 10, 2015, 8:14 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Noakes
Class: 1970
City & State: Torrance, CA
Message: Fellow Cougars, my husband,David, and I had a lot of fun at Tony's last night!!! I am so glad that we attended. It was great going down memory road...
Name: John Baker ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 9, 2015, 2:11 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Lomita, Ca
Message: Attention Class of 1965. Your
Reunion pictures and videos are online. Hope you all had a great time last weekend.
Name: Leo Ainsworth ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 9, 2015, 11:02 am - HHS Time
Class: 1964
City & State: Saint Helena
Message: We lost another part of our growing up in Hawthorne fond memories. Red Light, Green Light. Sheriff John Rovick dies, the Los Angeles TV icon was 93!
Name: Dennis Carden ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 9, 2015, 10:33 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Newnan, Ga.
Message: I'm with Ernie, wish I could of been there.
Name: Ron Reinholdson ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 9, 2015, 9:47 am - HHS Time
Class: 1965
City & State: Ventura, ca
Message: Gary and Ernie: If somebody says something about you and you're not there to defend yourself, is it still true?
Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 9, 2015, 2:37 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atantic Beach, Fl.
Message: Now I really wish I was there, so I could've defended myself.
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Oct 8, 2015, 12:25 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal
Message: Ernie, as I said everyone got a shout out including you. Its remarkable how many subjects get covered in four and half hours. So not everyone's memories match and that made it even more fun. I think they call that "the fog of war." Not that HHS was a war zone but we all had our individual battles going. Some memories we all shared. I'm thinking about putting out a general invitation.
Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Oct 8, 2015, 2:29 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atantic Beach, Fl.
Message: Wish I could have been there, Gary. Sounds like a great time was had. Mr. Murphy, can hardly wait to read your book.
Name: Jim Murphy ~~~~~~~~~~
Wed-Oct 7, 2015, 4:45 pm - HHS Time
City & State: Bowie, MD
Message: I am glad many of you are enjoying the story about the 1959 Hawthorne High Cougars' football season. I appreciate those who have visited my website and left personal comments. It is very interesting to read your memories and recollections of that extraordinary season. I also appreciate the support for BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS, 1961-1963, which examines the origin and early history of the band and features more stories about Hawthorne and Hawthorne High. I should point out that space constraints prohibited me from including the entire football story in the book. Hence, the '59 season is summarized in the book. However, John Baker was so helpful to me while researching and writing BECOMING THE BEACH BOYS, 1961-1963, and so many Hawthorne High alumni graciously granted me interviews that I wanted to give something back to Cougartown as a small measure of my appreciation for their genuine interest in trying to tell the early Beach Boys' story as accurately and as honestly as possible. So, I finished writing the '59 season story, scanned lots of images from the 1960 El Molino, and posted them on the book's companion website (becomingthebeachboys.com) as a thank you to the many alumni who so kindly helped me and to the finest high school alumni website on the planet. Go Cougars! ~ Jim Murphy
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~
Wed-Oct 7, 2015, 12:05 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal
Message: After trying for about three months we finally had lunch. Gene Gutierrez, Larry Cole, Newell Endicott, Bill Shultz and Pat Burris came over to Torrance for a four and a half hour lunch. When I drove out of the parking lot those guys were still talking in the lot. It would be correct to say if you went to HHS from '59 through '63 your name came up. Only good stuff.
Name: Jan Blomsterberg ~~~~~~~~~~
Tue-Oct 6, 2015, 9:00 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Harbor City, CA
Message: Happy birthday to Tommy Burroughs and wishing you many, many more. When are you coming out for a CT event? Hope to see you at the next Cruise Night.
Name: Wade Greasby ~~~~~~~~~~
Mon-Oct 5, 2015, 5:53 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Surf City, CA
Message: Gary, I concur, A fantastic article on the Cougar team of '59/'60. My family moved into the Petche's old house that summer on 129st. Steve Anderson lived around the corner on Jefferson. Field Goals were kicked by Hawthorne? Coach Plum must have forgot this was a valuable asset. In 1972, the team I was on went the entire season without even attempting one. Even though we worked on them in practice every day. This cost us a couple of games, one was the CIF quarter final game against La Habra. Oh well!!! This is a great tribute to an all inspiring team that utilized every aspect of the game and had total team commitment. Absolutely a beautiful piece of writing and tribute.
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~
Mon-Oct 5, 2015, 11:40 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal
Message: Wow, not since Gone With The Wind have I been more interested in a single section of a book. All I can say is that's exactly how I remember 1959-1960. Those guys drove us guys.
Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~
Mon-Oct 5, 2015, 2:15 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atantic Beach, Fl.
Message: Really enjoyed the chapter on Hawthorne High football. Many memories there.
Name: Carl Rilling ~~~~~~~~~~
Sun-Oct 4, 2015, 12:14 am - HHS Time
Class: 1959
City & State: Oregon City, Oregon
Message: The 1963 World Series box seat tickets were $12.00. My ex had our tickets and the programs. After she died this past July I contacted her husband in an effort to get them back. He that she had sold the programs and tickets from games 3 and four to a collector a couple years ago.
Name: Robert Fitzgerald ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 3, 2015, 1:53 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Del Valle, Texas
Message: A great big Happy Birthday to super Cougar, Mary Prodin Sloan, wishing you a great day.
Name: Grandpa Jimmy Sloey ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 3, 2015, 11:34 am - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: solvang
Message: John, Wade, Janet, and Robin, thank you for the bday wishes. We love Riley Robin. As to Dodger tickets we use to have season tickets row 45 aisle c 1-4 3.50 a ticket plus parking $2 plus $20 bucks to feed my 4 boys and myself. What a deal. You can't buy 1 ticket for that now, GBR
Name: John Baker ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 3, 2015, 9:13 am - HHS Time
Class: 1962
City & State: Lomita, Ca
Message: From the book, "Becoming the Beach Boys" by Jim Murphy. Here is a very interesting and in depth look at early Cougar football, especially the Hawthorne High Cougars 1959 football season.
Please take a look. Thanks Jim for the heads up on this chapter.
Name: Armand Vaquer ~~~~~~~~~~
Sat-Oct 3, 2015, 2:41 am - HHS Time
Class: 1972
City & State: Tarzana, Karloffornia
Message: John, funny you should mention $3.50 Dodger ticket prices. Earlier last month, I attended my first Dodger game (against the Giants) at Dodger Stadium since 1994 (due to the strike) and was shocked that the Reserve seating (blue) level tickets that used to sell for $5.00 or $6.00 are now selling for $48.00. For a family of four, it now will cost them $192.00 to attend a ballgame. Very sad.
Name: Paul Wieber ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 2, 2015, 1:54 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: Meadview, Az
Message: Joe Moeller, a name from the distant past. Former LA Dodgers, Joe Moeller, Joe Pignatano, Ed Palmquist and Norm Sherry all used to work for my father back in the early 60's at Wieber Screen & Mfg. Co at 14507 Hawthorne Bl. in Lawndale. They rewired screens, glazed wood windows, etc. In those days, MLB players didn't make the big bucks like they do now and many used to work in the off season for extra income believe it or not. I still have have their autograghed black & white pictures.
Name: Janet Burkett ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 2, 2015, 11:45 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Humphreys
Class: 1962
City & State: Ca
Message: Happy Birthday Jim Sloey, I swear, one of these days I am going to get to Solvang to see you guys. I loved that place and when my folks were alive we used to go there all the time. Also, Phoebe in the cafeteria! What a dear lady she was. Happy Friday, Janet
Name: Robin Hood ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 2, 2015, 11:21 am - HHS Time
Class: 1960
City & State: Eugene,OR
Message: It's Patsy Bell's Birthday! Have a great day girl. I so well remember the lame excuses this guy Brian and I made up so we could go visit the Bell sisters on "lets make the rounds night" back in the day. Our reasoning would make Trump sound bright...And Jimmy Sloey,you too have a good one buddy, Mike Riley or not
Name: Wade Greasby ~~~~~~~~~~
Fri-Oct 2, 2015, 9:40 am - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Surf City, CA
Message: Husker alert!!! Happy Birthday Jim Sloey. May Your John Deere run all the way to Lincoln and back. Have a Big Red Day
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Oct 1, 2015, 12:59 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal
Message: One last update; coach Bill Cooper was only up staged by his mom, Phoebe Cooper who worked the eating areas at HHS. Her motto was HHS kids will eat, money or no money. That was a great crew including Mrs Adams, Terri Leslie and my mom.
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Oct 1, 2015, 8:20 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal
Message: Just a quick Joe Moellar update. I saw him both games of a double header over at an all star game at Prairie Park. It wouldn't be allowed today. Additionally regards Coach Bill Cooper; John Baker and I got invited to the '55 team reunion in Palm Springs. Coach Cooper was there and did say he missed an opportunity by not coming to HHS. Remember that was about the time Sid and Toby came over. We kind of forget what a good AD Coach Chauncey was.
Name: Jim Sloey ~~~~~~~~~~
Wed-Sep 30, 2015, 6:05 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1966
City & State: solvang
Message: don't forget Tom Egerer on your costa greats one of a few that played 2 sports at costa and was a great basketball player, also the father one of our nephews. Gary mentioned Joe Moeller former dodger pitcher who was lights out.
Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~
Tue-Sep 29, 2015, 2:41 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atantic Beach, Fl.
Message: How about Danny Murphy on that list of excellent Mira Costa athletes?
Name: Wade Greasby ~~~~~~~~~~
Tue-Sep 29, 2015, 12:53 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Surf City, CA
Message: Gary, another Mira Costa sighting for you today with a little prominence, Holly McPeak, Lisa Acre, Eric Fonoimoana, and Mike Dodd were all Olympic medal winners and dominated the sport which has made Costa famous, volleyball!!! These four plus a dozen more are household names in Manhattan Beach and throughout the South Bay. Just ask former Mustang Coach Bill Cooper, HHS '55, who ended up coaching football at Costa along with former HHS alumni Bobby Hunter and Steve Anderson. I think Coach Cooper would have been the logical choice to replace Coach Chauncey when he stepped down!
Name: Arthur Lamere ~~~~~~~~~~
Tue-Sep 29, 2015, 5:26 am - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Bettendorf Ia
Message: Want to let the ones that knew my brother Al La Mere, that may have gone to school with him or with soccer with his kids that he passed away Saturday the 26th from complications from a major heart attack. He was the father of Shelly La Mere.
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~
Mon-Sep 28, 2015, 12:06 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve cal
Message: So sitting and watching all these great Mustang and in walks Joey Moellar, maybe the best ever sports star at Costa. When he pitched for the Dodgers he a Was 6'3" and 210 lbs. Still looks the same. Amazing how money keeps you young.
Name: Gary Bickers ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Sep 28, 2015, 11:43 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: pve
Message: Two weeks ago it was RUHS class of 1955 at the Blue Water Grill. Today its Mira Costa class of 1960. Same bad Hawaiian shirts and nurse's shoes but they are all going on a Mexican cruise tomorrow for 5 days. They look to be up for the trip. They're starting early with "lunch " in the bar.
Name: Gail Oliver ~~~~~~~~~~ Fri-Sep 25, 2015, 7:46 am - HHS Time
Maiden: Beaird
Class: 1969
City & State: Woodland Hills, CA
Message: Went to the LA County Fair last night to see The Beach Boys in Concert .. John Stamos was a big part of the Show .. It brought back memories of HHS and my Senior Prom in 1969 .. My husband is a graduate of Alhambra HS 1971 and he thoroughly enjoyed it.. I was hoping to see some old Alumni that I would recognize .. We sat in Handicap section as my husband Is disabled from amputation .. Great seats ...
Name: Bill Shultz ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Sep 24, 2015, 11:07 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Hawthorne, Ca
Message: Bob Bickers hope you have a great day! Harry Little may you have many more!
Name: Leo Ainsworth ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Sep 24, 2015, 5:17 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1964
City & State: Saint Helena
Message: You are welcome Judy. Now you and Jan can compare tasting notes with John in regard to the "Full Body" Zinfandel and John's Screaming Cougar Zindandel. Tell Jan it is best to taste standing up!
Name: Ernie Nixon ~~~~~~~~~~
Thu-Sep 24, 2015, 3:07 am - HHS Time
Class: 1963
City & State: Atantic Beach, Fl.
Message: Got to see the Ventures in Bakersfield. We lived in a country music town, went to a country music venue, The Crystal Palace. Owned by a country music star, Buck Owens, to see the Ventures. Seems Buck knew them. We had a great time.
Name: John Pritchard ~~~~~~~~~~
Wed-Sep 23, 2015, 4:23 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1969
City & State: Clayton, CA
Message: There is an interesting article in the Tuesday WSJ, also visible at wsj.com, called "Riding the Surf Rock Wave" by Marc Myers in which he describes the origin-story of the Versatones later Ventures who began the style in 1960 Seattle! All the subsequent bands owe a debt to The Ventures, as that band did to their precursors in the 50s.
Name: Judy Blomsterberg ~~~~~~~~~~
Wed-Sep 23, 2015, 3:09 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: DeGrazia
Class: 1964
Message: Sid, we got our wine via UPS today. This is our special-private label from Leo Ainsworth. We're saving it for a special occasion...like the next time the sun goes down. Thank you Leo. I think this is every bit as robust and fruity as Gordo Red's private label - that being a Sparkletts bottle.