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| September
14, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Register and send Swami your reminder of an RHS day's incident. Swami Smiley relates only truth and applies his moral principles to never name names. The context of this story is a perceived traumatic event she suffered on graduation day. She actually received her diploma twice that memorable day. We all know to well how our parent's behavior was so insensitive to our maturity. Her grandmother was not able to attend the graduation. Her Mom decided the only way to preserve the granddaughter's pinnacle moment was to video capture with the latest in Super 8 camera technology. A minor technological malfunction in the high tech 1966 world resulted in no film of the beloved granddaughter. Her Mom was not to be denied. Immediately upon completion of the ceremony, her Mom insisted that the presentation and her walk across the stage to receive her diploma be totally reenacted to the last detail. I mean, the Birdville Independent School Board had to be reseated, Principal Billy Smith, Vice Principals Gus Bierman & Senior Class Sponsor, Bette Nolen all were brought back on the stage so this classmate could have her Mom re-shoot the special moment. The reenactment proceeded with the added embarrassment of all her friends in full view waiting for her to hurry up and finish so they could attend the graduation party. After 40 years she confesses the embarrassment of the moment was not so bad after all, given the smile it brought to the grandmothers face with the pleasure of seeing her grandbaby graduate. Q. Whose Mom took control of the BISD and RHS administration? Q. Did she receive two diplomas? Q. Who were the friends that witnessed the embarrassing moment? Q. Who was she? Answers to these questions revealed and more at our 40th RHS '66 Reunion on October 13-14, 2006. - SWAMI SMILEY |
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| September
7, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Swami Smiley encourages classmates to register and remind Swami of tales of their RHS days. Swami Smiley abstains from naming names to avoid possible embarrassment. "Ya Got Trouble, Right here in Fossil Creek City" or so the rewrite goes of a tune from the 1962 musical. The staid "city" had the RHS marching band to keep the youngsters "moral after school" and a very accomplished "Music Man" to instruct them. At a time before I-35 was finished and 287 was the only road north out of town, a four hour band bus ride to a Wichita Falls Coyotes football game without a date seemed almost as far away as the moon. To while away the time, the back of the bus became an immoral Nickel, Dime & Quarter high stakes poker gambling den, "right here in Fossil Creek City"! After two hours of wagering, the attempt to be discreet failed. The "Music Man" decided to check out all of the fun at the back of the bus. The high roller "wannabes" knew they were dead meat on a stick! But no, the "Music Man" pulled up an ice chest, sat down and was welcomed as an "easy mark" to join the game. After 15 minutes of play, the "Music Man" wiped out all the conniving students of their pocket riches leaving them penniless for the trip. Little did the immoral youngsters know that not only was the "Music Man" a former Marine who had honed his skills in the barracks of WWII, but also was a dealer in a casino back in his younger days! Q. Was there trouble, "Right here in Fossil Creek City"? Q. Who were those conniving students at the back of the bus? Q. Who was this most talented "Music Man"? Q. Did the immoral youngsters retain the "Music Man's" important life lesson? Answers to these questions revealed and more at our 40th RHS '66 Reunion on October 13-14, 2006. - SWAMI SMILEY |
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| August
31, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Swami Smiley speaks only truth and applies his ethical principles to never name names in his stories. Register and send Swami your reminder of a tale from long ago. Swami is reminded of yet another toilet and/or toilet accessory story. Swami has knowledge of Freud’s stages of the psychosexual development of the child understanding why alumni have prevalent perceived trauma memories progressing from childhood to adulthood. Her daily personal appearance was impeccable. She was an excellent student. She was a high achiever working hard and long hours studying to make the best grade in the class. She always tried to sit toward the front of the classroom wanting not to miss an instructional word from her teachers. One day "nature called" and she discretely asked the male math teacher to be excused to the ladies restroom. The teacher's Freudian approach was to "shame the child" by a reply loud enough for the entire class to hear "YOU look like YOU could use a REST". She was SOOOOO embarrassed! Swami offers his condolences to her and wishes he could have counseled with the teacher that the proper response would have been to reward her questioning technique with a discreet response. Swami thanks her for reminding him of such a personal traumatic memory. Q. Who was the traumatized alumni you likewise should offer condolences? Q. Who exercised the Freudian "shame" response? Q. Is her current behavior caused specifically by her childhood "REST" experience? Learn the answers to these questions by attending our 40th RHS '66 Reunion on October 13-14, 2006. - SWAMI SMILEY |
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| August
24, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Swami Smiley relates true stories never using names to avoid possible embarrassment. Register and send your reminder story from times long ago. This story is about the "Rectal Floss Artisans of South Kingsbury". One hot evening in the summer of '63, an alumni paperboy had finished bicycling his subscriber collection route with time to kill before his parental imposed 9:00 P.M. curfew. He and two of his best friends, one of them whose dad was a Richland Hills City Councilman, decided to bestow to "HER" the favored status symbol of the time. The three perpetrators biked to the 7-11 and armed themselves with three dozen rolls of the single ply, 10 cent a roll residential decoration material. “SHE” and her parents were gone allowing for what they deemed the best "Roll Job" ever. Way beyond the paperboy's curfew, his Dad cruised the neighborhood only to find the crime in progress. He was caught red handed while the other two escaped into the darkness. The responsible father took him straight to the Richland Hills jail. He could only think about his conviction and punishment, juvenile hall, life imprisonment or the end of a rope. After only 60 seconds of strenuous interrogation before the Chief of Police, he broke under the pressure, turned states evidence and implicated his best friends as accomplices to the heinous crime. He, the city councilman's son and the third accomplice we're returned to the crime scene to remove their neighborhood landscape enhancements. To add to the embarrassment, “SHE” and her parents returned home only to observe them complying with the police ordered removal of the favored status symbol. “SHE” begged them, "No, no! YOU HAVE TO LEAVE IT!" to no avail. After 43 years post incident, all hope the statute of limitations has expired but are still embarrassed when they shop the paper products isle. The "Rectal Floss Artisans of South Kingsbury” have however upgraded to two-ply! Q. Who were the "Rectal Floss Artisans of South Kingsbury"? Q. Did the crime and punishment with rehabilitation make them better persons? Q. Did the alumni Dad suffer small town political ramifications? Q. Who was "SHE"? A. The answers to these questions and more at our 40th RHS '66 Reunion on October 13-14, 2006. - SWAMI SMILEY |
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| August
10, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Swami Smiley is true to his Swami Ethical Code by refraining to name names in his narratives. Register and send Swami your reminder of instances that occurred so long ago. This story is about friendship, swimming and his “Big” sisters. Swami was reminded how everyone, especially in the summer, wanted to be on this classmates “best friends” list. He had an in ground swimming pool and rest of us in middle class Richland Hills had none. Most importantly was he had really nice, attractive and uninhibited older sisters who loved to sun bathe and just walk around the house in nothing but a towel or less. Forget about going to Barrbrook. The Richland Jr. High hot summer days created a much welcomed waiting list of voyeuristic pubescent males lined up for an invitation to go swimming at their best friend’s house in the general area of Labadie and Popplewell. WOW ! Q. Where was the Swami Smiley invite when these summer of '62 activities were going on ? A. On the other side of the Grapevine Highway. Q. Who were those voyeuristic pubescent males ? A. Find out the answer by attending our 40th RHS '66 Reunion on October 13-14, 2006. - SWAMI SMILEY |
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| August
3, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Swami encourages classmates to register and remind Swami of more RHS days stories. Swami remembers the RHS version of "Bob, Carol, Ted, & Alice". Real names are not mentioned to avoid embarrassment. Three couples from our class of '66 were years ahead of their time in their after prom activities as recently related to me, the Swami. They booked an "unnamed brand" motel in the area of the prom dance. It seems the guys had three individual rooms in mind, but the GIRLS insisted all the "partying" be confined to ONE room that had a LARGE bed. Were there king & queen sized beds in the 60's? The way the story goes is nothing really too exciting or of a promiscuous nature that happen with THREE couples in ONE bed. Do any of us really believe that? Come to our 40th RHS '66 Reunion, October 13-14, 2006, and hear what version of the story you get from "Bob, Carol, Ted & Alice". - SWAMI SMILEY |
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| July
13, 2006 Weekly Story from Swami Smiley Williams: Swami Smiley will not use classmate names to avoid embarrassing anyone. We need more registrations & more good stories like this one, otherwise Swami takes off the gloves & will name names. One of our classmates recently registered, (thank you very much!) and reminded Swami Smiley of a toilet event on graduation day. Just minutes before we walked down the aisle in our caps and gowns, she quickly ran to the bathroom. She was leaning over to jiggle the handle when her tassel fell off her cap and joined the heterogeneous mix in the 'ol thunder mug. Not a fun filled event but she closed her eyes, held her breath and rescued her precious tassel. She performed a quick wash, secured the wet tassel to her cap and endured drips down her face during the entire program. Word from those sitting near her was that she continually muttered "Yuck!" or something that rhymed with "Yuck". Find out who "she" is by attending our 40th RHS '66 Reunion on October 13-14, 2006. - SWAMI SMILEY |
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Richland
High School Rebel Class of 1966 • Richland High School
• 5201 Holiday Lane • North Richland Hills,
Texas 76180
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