Donna Bookout (Henthorn)

Oh goodness Cindi!!   No, no no........you must not 'shut up'.......LOL.  Actually I should've kept quiet as it seems I am the one with the 'issue'.  I did not mean to offend at all.   I am glad several of you don't have bad memories OR memories at all of those silly slam books!   At any rate;  please accept my apology for having offended in any way.........AND.......keep on talkin!!  Love to read your posts!

Thanksgiving is almost here.........have a great one!

Blessings,

DH

Randy Stephens

HELL YAW!!!!! All this is FUNNY, CRAZY and WILD I don't care who you are!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!

WORD!!!!!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!! ROFLOL!!!! BENT OVER LOL!!!GRIPPING SIDE ROFLOL!!!! PUKING AND LOL!!! STOP! STOP!! YOUR KILLING ME!!!!!

NO DON'T STOP!!! I LOVE IT!!! AND ALL YA'LL!!! KEEP IT UP!!! YOUR CHECK IS IN THE MAIL!!! LETTERMAN IS ON THE PHONE!!!! TINSEL TOWN IS CALLING!!!

THE OLD HORNETS NEST STIRS AGAIN!!! After bring dormant for years, she's back stirring and buzzing with sounds of life. Bruised life after Hells High School!!!  Or JHS. I should write a book about all you guys (ya'll). OH I forgot I am. Have to include this good stuff.  I knew there was life in ya'll, (you guys) still. Thanks Cindi for stirring it up. It was starting to get boring here.

Cindi "TOOK ONE ON THE CHIN BUT" She's "DOING PRETTY GOOD FOR THE SHAPE SHE'S IN." Keep it coming (stirring) girlfriend. 

I don't know if it was a slam book or something else. It was at a JHS Basketball home game and I remember setting with Cindi, Deltha and some other girls in the stands after our game. Someone had a book and I ended up writing about what I wanted to be when I grew up.

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS??????? JHS Pop Quiz!

What do you think I said????? Do you remember Cindi? Deltha?

Anybody want to guess? The winning prize is behind door number three!!!

Hint---------------- It was a one word answer and I misspelled it. (Never was good at that english stuff, even back then). BUT I can spell like hell now!!! Thanks to spell check! Where were you when I needed you BACK WHEN!!!

Ya'll laughed at my spelling but not at my wishful occupation.

"......Drink A Little Drink, Smoke A Little Smoke......."

Randall

HAPPY! HAPPY! As they say for the holiday in Swaziland Land

OR..... "GET YOU SOME OF THIS" As Cowboy Troy would say.

OR...."HOOK EM HORNS AND ROLL TIDE" As I would say but the Horns ant hooking and the Tide ant rolling this year.

SO..... "FEAR THE FROGS" 

Jan Minchew (Sparks)

Oh my...I should never post when I am in a funk.  Sorry about that Slam Book Rant.  I blew it out of proportion for sure! 

I am preparing for an onslaught of relatives for Thanksgiving Dinner here tomorrow - about 32 of them!  Just 4 shy of last year's group.  (No, I don't do all the cooking!  Everyone pitches in and it works great!)  I'm thankful for a beautiful country place that everyone loves to visit on the Holidays.

I have wondered for a very long time about a memory...do any of you have a clue as to which (male) teacher might fit this story:  It was a science (?) class taught by a "youngish" teacher who talked to us casually about the comming Miniaturization of Technology.  He explained that, in the future, we would have small computers in our homes and classrooms.  How forward thinking!  Who was he?

Have a happy, safe and carefree Thanksgiving ya'll! 

Jan

Randy Stephens

MINCHEW............ KEEP ON SLAMMING GIRLFRIEND!!!!!!! SLAM THIS!!! SLAM THAT!!!! HELL YEW!!!! FUNK IT UP GIRL!!!! I LIKE FUNKY!!!!!  YOU GO WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Jan, I don't remember very much about our Science Classes. I mean, hell, Cindi had already destroyed all my aspirations about being a Rocket Scientist. So I think I must have slept threw all of them but I was having real good "Day Dreams About Night Things In The Middle Of The Afternoon." I remember my dreamlands were way better than our Biology sex education class that lasted all of five minutes. Dam I was expecting so much more. All I remember about our Freshman Science Class was that it was taught by Coach Self and he always got on to me for sleeping in class. I tried to explain to Coach that I experimenting with learning by Osmosis. He wasn't impressed. Oh well!

LAWPUPPY.......... EXHORTATIONS!!!!! YOU GO GIRLFRIEND!!! SLAM IT!........................................... I know, I know, I'm awful but the devil made me do it !!!! I was looking at our Year Book this morning and I saw a Cheer Leaders pic of you. I had forgot you were a Cheer Leader. Then I saw those LAWPUPPY Cheer Leader Legs. Yep, I said to self, those are Cheer Leading Material and self agreed. Sorry Big Mike no offense intended.................................................................... The devil made me do it!!!!!

Now, here's to Thanksgiving with a capital "T." The Pilgrims, the Native Americans and the fish, who all made this time of the year special for all eternity. Go ahead. Ask me about the fish! Less your scared!!!!!!!

HAPPY, HAPPY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!

Randall

Ralph Ellerd

Going here tomorrow with My Son and Wife and Jacob and Jasmine my grand kids,  Neat place been there many times  See the Bison!!!

Perry Hall

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to wish all of you a great Thanksgiving.  After reading some of the comments it is easy to see that many need more turkey due to the large amount of beef (bull) flowing out of the comments.  In 4 1/2 years it will be interesting to see if we can remember what has been written.

By the way my hat is off to all of the young men and women fighting overseas.  We have a nephew right on the front lines and has been in the mist of several fire fights.  Keep praying for them--we love our vets!

Just in case I forget, let me wish you-all a very Merry Christmas.

Perry

Ralph Ellerd

Hey Randall u need to watch this the state u live in!!! 

Sandi, been watching on TLC Sarah  in Alaska  she is a outdoor woman!!!! Her spouse caught over 3,000 lbs with net's salmon a buck a pound !!!  In one day!!

Saw the Bison at Caprock Canyon  Charles Goodnight!!!!  TEXAS!!! Or Qaunah Parker!! 

Hope everyone had a good Turkey Day!!!!  RBE

Kay Lee (Culwell)

Jan -

Just saw your painting, and it is really beautiful, I'm sure Larry would have loved it.  You are one talented lady!

Jan Minchew (Sparks)

RE:  Prairie Wind Painting - Thanks, Kay, for the compliment!  I will down- load a copy to my Classmate Profile.  Sparky and I will be donating a framed copy of the painting (In Memory of Larry), along with a Grist Mill Stone found on our property, to the Windmill Museum in Lubbock.

Randy Stephens

HEY DUDES AND DUDETTS!!!!! Was taking a shower and decided I'd better post for all ya'll (you guys). After all I can do without my Superman nap for a night or two. So here I set wet and naked for all to imagine. Got the picture? All Right! You Go Girls! Wind and storms here tonight. Blowing my deck furniture all over the yard. Shit, Kathy will have to pick it all up. She's so sweet. The storms might kick me off line before I finish. But here goes............

Ralphie B. I know what you mean. Those Bama Bitches. Sorry. Sorry. But. You know they are all Hill Billie She Bears. Got to watch um with both eyes. Got to watch out. They'll catch you in the woods like Deliverance. Know what I mean!!! I shoot um on sight!! They run like a pack of wolves and even chase my horses...................................................... Ant safe out here!!!

Perry, dude It's great to hear from you man.  I know what you mean, about all the bull. It's good to have a little turkey now and again. The women on this sight are terrible. All that Bull.... and it don't taste like chicken. Well I'm in trouble now for telling the truth. Tell my wife I love her and 

"SINK ME IN THE RIVER AT DAWN WITH THE WORD'S OF A LOVE SONG."

Randall 

Ya'll women be nice! Tighten up! Fly right! Don't slam!

DRINK A LITTLE DRINK, SMOKE A LITTLE SMOKE!!!!!

Nite, Nite

Celinda (Cindi) Ward (Hanna)

Randall:  So much for passing the pop quiz!  The question remains - what did Randall want to be?  You said it was one word and the first one that comes to my mind is "gone" (as in "out of Tulia"). However, I'm pretty sure you would've spelled it correctly so I'm back to guessing a one word occupation that you misspelled.  The one word professions I've come up with are pretty easy to spell (playboy, cowboy, author, king, prince, etc.) so I have to give up and admit I have no clue!  Please tell us what it was.  The suspense is killing me and I'm sure others are just as curious!

Jan: Your painting is remarkable and the tribute to Larry is very touching.  I know he appreciated your great talent and he would have loved the painting!

Donna/Jan: I had no idea our slambooks were insulting and hostile but what was I thinking?  Silly me.  Even though I don't remember the ugly side of those books I do know that teenagers are capable of some pretty hateful acts and our generation was no exception.  I guess I was remembering the slambook I generated with very benign (and somewhat goofy) questions that did not really encourage "slam" remarks.  I do remember that teachers would confiscate the books on sight!  They also confiscated other books . . . do any of you remember reading "Mr. & Mrs. Bo Jo Jones" in junior high?  I think it was about teen love and pregnancy and it was pretty racy for the times.  I remember a fake cover (from a poetry book I think) to camouflage the true title while reading at home or passing it around at school.  I also remember passing around a rather dog eared copy of "Fanny Hill" . . . another book with a fake cover.  Fanny's adventures were certainly nothing like Nancy Drew's! (ha ha)  

I trust you all had a happy & safe Thanksgiving.  Here's hoping the leftovers are a faint memory and may any extra pounds gained melt away in time for the Christmas feast!

Randy Stephens

CELINDA, CELINDA!................... "WHY CAN'T YOU BE TRUE? ...............JUST TALKING ABOUT THE THINGS WE USED TO DO!" SHOOBE DOYA, SHOOB, SHOOBE DOYA!!!........... But we didn't do. So sad, to bad. Sorry, I think. Maybe not. Maybe. O well. We'll always have the Grassy Knoll, Paint Your Wagon and The Arm Band!!! What else could anyone ever want for a nostalgic moment etched in time for eternity. Hey, That sounds pretty good. Don't you think? 

I only remember two good books passed around in THS. First there was Millers James Bond (007) book. It had its raceie sexual moments and that's why we read it. Then Pope had a book called Pony Boy. Later made into a movie. Both were good. But I had way too many other great things to attaint to other than reading back then. Know what I mean. There was football and girls. Track and girls. Cars and girls. Lunch and girls. Dip street and girls. Dances and girls. Measuring tape and girls. Motorcycles and girls. Beer and girls. Skinny dipping and girls. And girls. And girls. And girls. And a girl that wouldn't even kiss me. Dam........    Get the picture!!!!!

CELINDA I like you guesses. You get an A for your great effort. Playboy, Cowboy, King. Great stuff girl. Gone, tore me up though. Gone was always on my mind but when I was gone I always wished I was back and never left. Millions of reasons why. But we'll not go into that deep dark place........................................ OK. It's time to show and tell. That night after our Basketball game when we were in the bleachers with the girls who asked me to write in the book what I wanted to be when I grew up,............... I wrote Striper.................... meaning to write Stripper. What difference an extra p makes. We all had a good laugh. I later tried that occupation but was told that green eyed men could never make it in the business. Oh well............

"DRINK A LITTLE DRINK......." 

That's what I'm doing now in front of the fireplace.

Randall

Celinda (Cindi) Ward (Hanna)

Randall:  Thanks for the "A for effort award".  Boy, was I way off, huh?  That's a one word profession I would have never guessed in a million years although I can't say I'm surprised.  (ha ha).  There is definitely a huge difference between a striper and a stripper and it's more than just a missing "p".  I can just see you on the back of a highway truck making sure the striping machine does the job to mark those highway lanes.  Or maybe pushing that chalk machine that puts the stripes on football fields (or used to in our HS days).  As for the other profession . . .you definitely have the personality for it and I'll just leave it at that out of fear that saying anything more will just get me in trouble!  I'm not sure what eye color has to do with success in the business because I suspect most people never get around to checking out a stripper's eyes but that's just a guess and doesn't come from personal experience . . . 

Yes, we have the grassy knoll, Paint Your Wagon, and the arm band fiasco.  Great memories for sure and I'm glad you were a big part of those memories.  Like you, I always wanted to be gone from Tulia and shared those same feelings about wanting to go back on occasion!  There's definitely something comforting about returning to one's roots and I try to get back to Tulia at least once a year for that "fix".

TGIF to everyone - have a great weekend.  The countdown to Christmas is here! 

Ralph Ellerd

www.facebook.com/video/video.php

Check out this Tulia Song BY John Loftin a 1961 Tulia  High School Graduate

Randall does the words in this song remind u of our days in Tulia???

Time to put the tree up!!! Buh Hum bug!!!!  J/K

Ralph B. 

Randy Stephens

HAPPY!!!! HAPPY!!! MERRY!! MERRY! To all my mates, classmates that is. May all ya'll be full of joy and peace this season.

STOP! STOP! Take a little time for yourself. Forget about the gifts, the shopping and all that stuff and just take a breath. Take a moment and be joyful. Be grateful. Be happy. Be blessed. Smell the Roses of Spring. Delight in the Snows of Winter. Revel in the thought of the Warmth of Summer. Recall the vibrant Colors of Fall. Embrace you loved one. Remember the ones who have gone on before and smile at all the happy days, times and memories of your life. 

"I'M DREAMING OF ........................"

Randall   

Randy Stephens

CELINDA!!!.................Never did the strip machine for the highway but I did for the Baseball field. My son started playing Baseball in the second grade and that's when my coaching and striping profession began. Then the girls wanted to play Basketball, Softball and Soccer and dear old dad was there to coach them along the way. I coached for 15 years and all of those years I was the coach of the expansion teams (that's all the new kids and players most of whom never played sports before) Talk about driving you crazy. MAN!!! In every season we always lost our first two or three games. It took that long for my players to believe in me and my system. After that we would begin to win, compete and always finished in the top three in area play, sometimes district and a couple of times state. I was always on the striping team for the Baseball, Softball and Soccer  fields...........................  As a kid I learned and played Baseball one summer in Happy. Played lot's of Football but never got a chance to coach it. Was kicked off the Basketball Buss in the Eight grade, never played Softball but learned to play Soccer in Africa. However, my most impressive credentials were that I was a dad with kids that wanted to play sports......................... That's way more than you wanted to know about stripes ant it Celinda ............................................................................................  Now Celinda about fear of speech and getting in trouble..... Singer sent me an email that among other things said "Be who you are and say what you feel because those that matter don't care and those who do don't matter." Say it ant so Leroy. Say it ant so. BUT IT IS!!! So go ahead and speak your peace girlfriend. Talk your talk. Say your thing. Truth it girl. Truth it. WORD!

Ralphie B........ I suppose I'll have to sign up for Facebook so I can read the song. Kathy has been after me for a while to sign my time away but I've been holding out for all I'm worth. Looks like I'm loosing that battle. Oh well!!! I'll just throw another log on the fire and have my slave girls bring me another beer. Don't tell Kathy!

"I DON'T WANT TO GROW UP....... I'M A TOYS R US KID......." FOREVER YOUNG!!!! THIRTY NINE AND HOLDING ON TIGHT LIKE LAWPUPPY............ "BUT I'M prettier."

Randall

Randall

Annette Simon (Sprawls)

The other day at work one of the men working there had a shirt with the loop on the back.  I was working and did not see him but heard the comment what was that call that the girls would pull off of the boys shirts.  I told them the fruit loops and that I remembers some of the girls in our class and school would collect them to see who had the most.  I also said that in pulling them off of the boys shirts many of the shirts were torn. 

We then started talking about the gum wrappers and the slam box the forturne telling. the little box that you moved with your fingures. My grandchildren play with them know.

Funny 400 miles away and the kids did the same things we did.

Connie Lee (Ash)

 Hi Annette,

So true what you said.   

Just why are those loops on the shirts anyway.....just to get girls in trouble?

Randy Stephens

"Just Sitten Here Resting My Bones..........." In front of the livingroom picture window on a cold, windy, dreary, rainy day in the not so sunny South and the fire place is a blazing but Kathy won't fan me or feed me grapes. She's like that sometimes. I'll just give her a good beaten tonite after the sun goes down. If you hear a howling from the East you'll know she's not taking it well, or maybe she is.

Ralphy B. I don't remember a John Loftin but my Dad knew a Tubby Loftin who farmed in Tulia. Wonder if that was his Dad.

"Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells.............."

Randall

Celinda (Cindi) Ward (Hanna)

I just overheard one of the doctors here refer to himself as a "septuagenarian" and it peaked my curiosity. I knew it had something to do with age and I was pretty sure I knew the span but I googled it to be sure.  It was as I suspected - ages 70 to 79.  I happen to be married to one!  I also know that an octogenarian is someone between the ages of 80 to 89 (like my mom) but it got me to wondering what "genarian" is applied to folks between 50 & 59 and then 60 & 69.  You will be happy to know that we are now quinquagenarians (say that fast 3 times).  It's a good thing we have ample time to prepare for being referred to as "sexagenarians" at age 60.  Yep, you read it right, the word is sexagenarian.  Are you ready to be one?  I hope so because we are fastly approaching that label (I'm only 51 weeks away myself) so I thought I should clue you in.  What a fun word, don't ya think?  It just kind of rolls off the tongue and has such a nice rhythm to it.  I'm just curious to know how many of you have been waiting all these years for a descriptive word applied to you that starts with "sex" (and doesn't end in "aholic", "fiend", "crazed", "starved" or "for hire")?  Hey, at least it's not a boring adjective.  We certainly have come a long way from being the denarians who graduated 40 years ago!  (Or were we "duh . . narians"?)

Well, I guess I can get back to work now and rest easy because you are now aware of your future label.  For most, it will occur in 2012.  I'm not sure about you all but I plan to wear mine proudly!  In fact, I'll be shopping for a t-shirt soon.

Have a great day!

This posting has been brought to you from Mr. Rogers' neighborhood and sponsored by the word of the day "sexagenarian" . . . can you say sexagenarian?  (tee hee - I just like typing it and yes, I am easily entertained).

Randy Stephens

CINDI! YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!..................................................................................................... Never heard of all that shit before........................ Sorry. Sorry. Not. Maybe. Oh well............ But as they say in Ala-Freeking-Bama, you learned me girl (you schooled me).................. Heck fire. I didn't even know I was about to become one, a sexagenarian that is. I didn't even know I was a genarain, but I did know that I was a sexa. It's good to be a sexa even better to know that you can be a sexa and a genarian also. It sounds really important don't you think. I've been called a lot of things in my life but not a sex gen things. That's cool. I think. It kinda takes me back to my slam book striper, stripper thing................ "When I Here That Song I Go Back............." Don't you!.............. I don't know about anyone else but I like being a SEXANYTHING. Don't you! Sexagenarian is as good as any I don't care who you are............................ Celinda throw us some more of your Med bits, especially the sex bit ones. Makes me excited!!!!! You naughty girl you!!!! SEX IT UP CLASSMATES!!!!!!!! Were all about to be called one. Hope you have, like me prepared to become one!!!!!!!!!! HE, HE!!!!

".............WHO ARE YOU WHEN I"M NOT LOOKING............"

A SEXAGENARIAN??

Randall

PS Thanks Celinda for stirring things up. You Sexa..................

SEXY DREAMS ALL!!!!!?????/////+++++=====&&&&%%%###@@@$$$^^^***{[}]|\<>

Just kidding, don't be mad!!!!

Jan Minchew (Sparks)

Cindi!  I think we need to have some of those "Sexagenarian" T-Shirts made up for our 60th Birthday reunion!  I'll come up with a visual representation of a "Hornet Sexagenarian" (picture a cranky, old and wrinkled Tulia Hornet with tatered clothes, a long white beard and a cane).  I can't wait!

I also think we should Crown Randy "Sexagenarian" King of our class.  He has earned it.

Very Merry Christmas...time to go SHOPPING!  I want diamonds, if anyone asks.

Jan

Randy Stephens

JAN!!! WOW! Thanks. I think. Never been nominated for anything like that but I have been called worse. Sexa King of our Genarian class. Should I accept this most prestigious nomination? Yes! No! Maybe! Not! Who knows! I guess this is a good thing. If not I'll have to back hand ya. Sorry! Sorry! Got carried away. Not! Maybe! Never! Always! Sometimes! Not Me! Oh well! But I will come and roll around in your front yard for all the neighbors to see and you could get kicked out of the projects....He! He!................................................................................................................  I love your idea of the T-Shirts. Brilliant! However; I would like to make a humble suggestion,  to your most elegantly idea and graphic portrait, if I may. Let's have the old Hornet you so aptly described hovering over the Fountain Of Youth taking a big drink with a mischievous grin on his face................ I don't mean to undercut your genius or side track you brilliance or anything like that.......... But if you don't do what I say I'll mail you a letter boom! Sorry! Sorry! Just joking! So please don't be mad or send a hit man to take me out or  make me cut off an ear and mail it to you. Ok! It would be hard to roll correctly in your front yard with just one ear. Balance and all. You know.

".....A LITTLE MORE RIGHT, AND A LITTLE LESS LEFT.........A LITTLE MORE OF THIS, AND A LITTLE LESS OF THAT........ I SET MYSELF IN A NEW DIRECTION BUT THE WIND GOT IN MY WAY.........DRINK A LITTLE DRINK..........SMOKE A LITTLE SMOKE..."

Randall

Kay Lee (Culwell)

I know I haven't been on in a while, but wanted to share this music video with all....truely reminds us all of what the season is about.  Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all.

https://www.youtube.com/OExXItDyWEY

Perry Hall

Kay,

What an awesome song and video. Thanks for sharing. 

Merry Christmas.

Perry