Hawthorne Feedback

Name: Armand Vaquer ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 3:27 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1972
City & State: Tarzana, CA
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Message: I am probably one of the few who is actually grateful that his hair thinned a bit. It was too thick and wavy (my daughter thought it was an Afro). I generally kept it in a "JFK-style" up to the age of 17 when I went for a more styled cut (remember the "dry look?"). Beehives for girls wasn't really the look in my high school years but they did have their hair puffed up (they could have passed for The Supremes). Facial hair was another matter. I had my usual mustache but also had my sideburns grow out and connect to it (see Larry Bach's photo as an example) in the latter part of my senior year. I remember a couple of the coaches got after Don Pike for some facial hair and were forcing him to shave and/or get a cut and he screamed, "What about HIM [meaning me]?!" They just ignored him and took him in for his makeover and left me alone.

Name: Sharon Stowe ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 3:22 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Ritch
Class: 1972
City & State: Lawndale, CA
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Message: OH wow John, I forgot about that story of the black widow spider in the beehive!! I think it must have been a wives(husbands) tale.
I remember seeing a kid with a mohawk in the early 60s but I have no idea who he was. ss

Name: Sharon Stowe ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 2:23 pm - HHS Time

Maiden: Ritch
Class: 1972
City & State: Lawndale, CA
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Message: John, I never had a beehive. I was only a Freshman in 1969 and Beehives were WAY OUT by then. But on behalf of all gals who had the beehive 'do,' at least the only adverse affect was that the person in back of you in a theatre could not see the screen. ss

Name: Jerry Miles ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 1:45 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1966
City & State: Fair Oaks, CA
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Message: Maybe some of my old Wiseburn buddies can help me here. I seem to remember one of our group coming to school with a Mohawk one time in the late 50's. I think it was Sepulveda but it might have been Anza. I remember a name to go with it too but I?m not near sure enough to say. Anybody out there remember who it was?

Name: Dennis Rigdon ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 1:27 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1979
City & State: Dana Point, CA
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Message: Hey Laura, I remember your brother Erik showing up at York Elementary with his mohawk, 3rd grade I think. He was also the first kid I remember riding a unicycle. Erik and I hung out a lot back then. How is he doing? Please tell him I said hi. I'll bet he'll remember when we almost accidentally caught Hawthorne Intermediate on fire when we thought it would be fun to burn a dried up Christmas tree under the overhang near the 7th grade buildings. Boy did we get lucky. Now it can be told. I don't think I have ever been so worried. We weren?t arsons just dumb kids. My sincerest apologies go out to Hawthorne?s Police and Fire Departments.

Name: Rosa Rojas ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 12:38 pm - HHS Time
Maiden: Campos
Class: 1987
City & State: Sacramento CA.
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Message: Does any one know what happened to Lola Sides, Joan Kennely? They were both Teachers.

Name: Sharon Stowe ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 10:21 am - HHS Time

Maiden: Ritch
Class: 1972
City & State: Lawndale, CA
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Message: Speaking of long hair on guys?I liked long hair on guys when I was in high school, but I am not a fan of it now. I am not really in favor of buzz cuts either. Many guys don't look good in that extreme of a cut, in my humble opinion. On the other hand, I do not like people telling me how to wear my hair so to each his/her own. Having just cut my long hair to a short cut, I know everyone had an opinion about it. By some of the reactions I got at work, you would have thought either I found a cure for cancer or I committed a crime instead of just cutting my hair! One fad I really think looks terrible is the baggy pants young guys are wearing that are barely hanging on. More than once, I have seen FAR more than I wanted to because they could not keep those baggy pants up. WHEN is this ridiculous mistake going away?

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 10:02 am - HHS Time

Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Message: Thanks Laura for the free plug! We have our first respondent to the Class of 76 Reunion- Diane Plinck, you are the winner! (Not sure yet what you've won but we'll have something for you at the reunion!) 76ers, send back your reservation forms today! We have limited seating, and after May 1, we are opening up ticket sales to include other classes. We expect to sell out fast so do not delay- we want to fill the hotel with 76ers! Can't wait to see you all again! If you haven't received an invitation, email me today!

Name: Laura Wang ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 7:57 am - HHS Time

Maiden: Geele
Class: 1976
City & State: PV, CA
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Message: Speaking of hair, some of you may remember my brother, the kid with the first mohawk in Hawthorne (in the late 60s). He talked my mom into giving him the haircut one summer and kept it for a long time . . . all the barbers in the Boys' Market plaza used to give him lollipops whenever we walked past.
And speaking of reunions, kudos to Sharon Branigan for a terrific reunion invite and set-up. Class of 76, if you haven't gotten an invitation yet, go find her. It will be a fantastic weekend!

Name: Dennis Rigdon ~~~~~~~~~~ Thu-Mar 16, 2006, 3:00 am - HHS Time

Class: 1979
City & State: Dana Point, CA
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Message: Speaking of long hair in the 70s, I think my Sr. Photo says it all. I grew my hair out in 7th grade and loved it. I didn?t care what people thought and no one was going to make me cut it off. That?s was until I wanted that job at Bob?s Big Boy on Hawthorne and Century. At my interview the manager told me he would hire me but knew I would never take the job because I would have to cut my hair. I left and went straight to the barber on Prairie and 132nd ??. I was back in and hour with my fresh ?Regular Men?s Hair Cut?. I was making 10 cents over minimum wage the next day. A year or so later I got the same haircut that my dad gave me in the kitchen every summer, during the first week of Basic Training. I?ve kept it short ever since. But I?m still a hippie at heart. Recently my two sons (5 and 8) decided that thay want to grow out their ?Hippie Hair? ahh, That?s my boys!

Name: David Kelly ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Mar 15, 2006, 9:15 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1977
City & State: Colorado Springs, CO
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Message: For years after high school, I kept my hair cut short and looking sharp. I traded out my printing business services with Gerard, owner of "Hot Hair" in Orange, CA, for the best hair cuts. I would sit down in the barber's chair and let Gerard cut away. I was always pleased with his work. Then in 1989, after my father passed away, I sold my business and moved my family back to my father's home city of Colorado Springs. I tried to find a barber that would be able to cut my hair as well as Gerard. After four years of searching and always ending up with bad hair cuts, I gave up. I decided to become a long hair once again. It's been over 12 years since then and I have no regrets. My only complaint is that it is thinner and is slowly turning white. When I dress up for historical reenactments and speaking at symposiums, I find that my long hair helps me stay in character. I'm not sure if I'll ever go back to wearing short hair again. But you never know what will happen.

Name: Bob Jensen ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Mar 15, 2006, 11:31 am - HHS Time

Class: 1971
City & State: Los Angeles`
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Message: I just wish I could still grow hair. I am sorry I am going to miss Fosters cruise night. I know that this will be the Big One. I?ll be somewhere in South America - the cartel has hasn?t given me my marching papers yet. I promise I will be at the next one. If any one of you has never been to Cruise Night then this is the one to go to. It is always an interesting time. I hope the weather holds out that night!

Name: Cliff Hitchcock ~~~~~~~~~~ Wed-Mar 15, 2006, 9:34 am - HHS Time

Class: 1973
City & State: Van Nuys, Ca.
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Message: Terrys story about shoulder length hair is one I think we all shared in the early 70s. My Dad used to say "When are you going to stop growing your damn hair". Hummmm... Then about 10 years ago when my son was in high school, everybody buzzed their hair Marine Corps short and I found myself saying "When are you gonna STOP cutting your damn hair"! Cosmic retribution I suppose.

Name: Terry Purchase ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 9:34 pm - HHS Time
Class: 1973
City & State: Gardena, Ca.
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Message: John, Thank God it was the Seventies then,......Oh well....Now-a-days my hair is kept "short". Back then..........what can I say, it was "in style". : ) John, your reaction to my "pony-tail" story sounds alot like my older brother's reactions (are you sure we're not related? Just kidding) They went to HHS also, all three of them, and all three "wamped" on me too for the "pony tail" (God, I was young and stupid then).

Name: Sharon Kettering Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 9:28 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1961
City & State: Nampa, Idaho
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Message: John, although not a Cougar sighting, I received a letter today from a close friend that I went to Leuzinger with, she graduated in 1960, we stayed in contact for several years, then lost touch. Thanks to your great website, she found me, we are now in touch again. Thank you for the great job you do. Sharon

Name: Terry Purchase ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 8:02 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1973
City & State: Gardena, Ca.
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Message: John, You probilbly would'nt believe it, but in my graduation picture, I had hair down past my shoulders, (My mother would have killed me if my picture showed it, so I pulled it back and tied it in a pony-tail....... : )
Does anyone out there know Shaaron Netherton's current email address?

Name: Terry Purchase ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 7:56 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1973
City & State: Gardena, Ca.
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Message: This is going out to Patty Valencia and Jerry LeBlanc............YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES ARE OUT-OF-DATE....PLEASE UPDATE........OTHERS ARE TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.......LIKE ME.... : )
p.s. Thank John for all or your efforts in keepin up this site, and for updating my picture.

Name: Raymond Smith ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 1:14 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1981
City & State: Portland, OR
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Message: Wow..the name Marla Manriquez jogged a memory. I used to SAT score for her when she was couching for the JV basketball team because since my girlfriend "Debbie Pregler" was on the team I just might as well do some work around there. I knew of her 2 brothers too "Gilbert and Richard". I had no idea they had a sister too. Now I got some phone call DOING! I Know Marla posted once on CT a year or 2 ago but hasn't seen her since.

Name: jim hess ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 12:11 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1965
City & State: bishop, ca
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Message: For anyone who didn't show up for the last reunion, it was definitely their loss. A smaller, wiser and better looking everyday group, paid and played their way through the weekend. A little known fact: the class has become the wine makers of the "Old South Bay." For organizers, Cathy, Dani, Don and Cheryl a huge thank you. Can't wait for the next one---still have a wine headache.

Name: Sharon Branigan ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 10:02 am - HHS Time

Maiden: Bierman
Class: 1976
City & State: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Message: Some time back we had a little game of Six Degrees of Cougartown. For years I've been telling my (teenage) son and his buds about how everything always goes back to Hawthorne. They always rolled their eyes when I'd say that. But I got the last laugh. Thanks to Don DT I went to the Wikipedia site for HHS. Everyone knows about the most famous alumni, The Beach Boys and Olivia Arias Harrison. But I found someone the teens can relate to- also an HHS alumni is Greg Hetson of the band Bad Religion, a fave of my boys. Grabbed my 76 Yearbook and sure enough there he is, a frosh when I was a Sr. Also shared Keith Jones' bio with one young man who recently took up discus throwing. His eyes got big as saucers when he read about Keith's first attempt at discus, 170 feet! Had a lot of fun proving to them that it is TOTALLY COOL to be from Hawthorne! Keith, will you autograph a discus for me at the reunion?

Name: Kell ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 7:08 am - HHS Time

Class: 1967
City & State: Englewood, OR
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Message: The first thing I noticed was page 800..I'm with you Doris, surprised no one has mentioned it..Good work John that's a lot of reading and writing going on...around the country...Glad you are back Doris!

Name: Ellis Twine ~~~~~~~~~~ Tue-Mar 14, 2006, 6:55 am - HHS Time

Class: 1975
City & State: Corona Ca
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Message: Dale,Dale,Dale, I see nothing has changed. You are still funny. Nice to to hear form you and it is also nice to know that you still remember me because I certainly remember you. (Good people) We had some very good times at HHS. Oh by the way, the only way that I got out of Folsom was to tell the guard that I would insure that your late night visits to him would not stop. :-)

Name: Terry Purchase ~~~~~~~~~~ Mon-Mar 13, 2006, 10:16 pm - HHS Time

Class: 1973
City & State: Gardena,Ca.
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Message: Well, I see you still have your rapier wit Larry. That's good to know after all these years. As for me, I've slowed down a bit and don't repost like I used to, but I still manage to get some jabs in. See you soon.