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Unread 01-10-2008, 06:11 AM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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Well to be honest, no. When I was in Midland, the whole city would turn out for a game. Here the stands are mostly empty.. unless its homecoming. It used to be, but I dont think we have ever been as big as Midland and DFW and so forth.

Since this is the photo thread.. here is one of the area too.. can you guess what it is?

http://www.wegoplaces.com/User%20Interface/Images/Itinerary%20Item%20Images/438.jpg (broken link)

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Unread 01-10-2008, 06:37 AM
 
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Oh and 6foot3, I sure do.. My sisters class gave the letters for the first time to the school. Your a Class of 81, she was a cheerleader class 83 I was class 87. I know you know my sister 6foot3 everyone knew my sister.
No i don't recall her there when i was there. When i was a senior she would have been a sophmore and most of the chics i hung out with were in my same grade level for the most part.

Ask her if she remembers the head principle Harry Brown. And of course coach Sep is still there going on 32/33 years now as the head football coach. Ask her who was some of her favorate teachers back then. Although i was a head (stoner) back then i never hung out on Mackinaw with the other heads as i never have smoked cigs. We used to jam to Van Halen I and II (with david lee roth as lead) and Pink Floyd ''The Wall'', AC/DC ''Back in Black'' and Ozzy Osbourne ''Blizzard of Oz'' as we were heavy metal rockers back then.

Ever see ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' with Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli.....we'll that was us back then....lol....
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Unread 01-10-2008, 06:45 AM
 
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Is football as popular in EP as it is in the rest of Texas? They are hog wild about high school football in the DFW area.
Sadly i agree with Muhnay as i believe basketball is more popular than football although some of the rivalries can pack them in.

I think with UTEP winning the national title in NCAA Basketball back in the 1960's and having Don Haskins as the long time coach there helped fuel that for basketball in the region.
Yeah those Midland and Odessa schools (Lee and Permian) are just powerhouses in football. Someone told me back in the 1980's that their athletic facilities back then were better than Baylor University. Don't know if that was true or not but i wouldn't have been surprised if it was true.
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Unread 01-10-2008, 06:55 AM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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No i don't recall her there when i was there. When i was a senior she would have been a sophmore and most of the chics i hung out with were in my same grade level for the most part.

Ask her if she remembers the head principle Harry Brown. And of course coach Sep is still there going on 32/33 years now as the head football coach. Ask her who was some of her favorite teachers back then. Although i was a head (stoner) back then i never hung out on Mackinaw with the other heads as i never have smoked cigs. We used to jam to Van Halen I and II (with david lee roth as lead) and Pink Floyd ''The Wall'', AC/DC ''Back in Black'' and Ozzy Osbourne ''Blizzard of Oz'' as we were heavy metal rockers back then.

Ever see ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' with Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli.....we'll that was us back then....lol....
Remember Doc, the Trainer.. he Married my Girlfriend in High School.. I about kicked his.. well thats a story for another day. LOL.

We Jammed to the same tunes man.. I was also into Black Sabbath.. SLICK BLACK CADILAC! DUMDUMDUM.. I was not a Stoner so much as a JACK.. I fit in with everyone.. My Sister was the Cheerleader, track sorta girl. She was voted the Prettiest eyes.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High.. great movie.. I guess I would of been.. Mike Damone played by Robert Romanus, the quick talker, slick dude, that always had a plan, guy.

You know that should be a quiz, what Fast Times at Ridgemont high Character are you? heh heh.
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Unread 01-10-2008, 07:09 AM
 
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Remember Doc, the Trainer.. he Married my Girlfriend in High School.. I about kicked his.. well thats a story for another day. LOL.

We Jammed to the same tunes man.. I was also into Black Sabbath.. SLICK BLACK CADILAC! DUMDUMDUM.. I was not a Stoner so much as a JACK.. I fit in with everyone.. My Sister was the Cheerleader, track sorta girl. She was voted the Prettiest eyes.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High.. great movie.. I guess I would of been.. Mike Damone played by Robert Romanus, the quick talker, slick dude, that always had a plan, guy.

You know that should be a quiz, what Fast Times at Ridgemont high Character are you? heh heh.
Slick Black Cadilac....Quite Riot. Too bad the lead singer just died reciently of a drug overdose. Don't forget Twisted Sister.....

Mike Damone....yeah he was mr.cool......

There was a thread last year sometime in the entertainment threads about who was your character for the movie ''Breakfast Club''. I really liked Molly Ringwald back then. Also remember these 80's high school flicks ''Can't Buy Me Love'' about the nerd who paid the cheerleader 1,000 dollars to make him popular and also ''Three O Clock High'' about the school bully that everyone was terrified of including the teachers...lol....was gonna fight the school nerd at 3.00 p.m. after school....lol...those were the good ol flicks back then.
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Unread 01-10-2008, 07:10 AM
 
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Yeah, I suppose we are all about the same age. I remember Fast Times at Ridgemont High when it came out too. Great movie. I would have been the nerdy little guy who was the main character..
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Unread 01-10-2008, 07:14 AM
 
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Yeah, I suppose we are all about the same age. I remember Fast Times at Ridgemont High when it came out too. Great movie. I would have been the nerdy little guy who was the main character..
lol....you mean..... RAT.......
Yeah but he got his girl Stacy (jennifer jason leigh) at the end of the movie.
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Unread 01-10-2008, 07:17 AM
 
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Yeah but not after I popped that.. Remember my character broke that in.. lol. But I guess the nice guy wins after all and gets the girl.. heh heh.

I am gonna have to go rent that movie tonight now and watch it again.. see if its as good as I remember it. I found a cool youtube vid but it has adult language so I don't think I should link it.

I still have a big Crush on Molly Ringwald.. and Kristy McNicohl. heh heh.. Yeah great flicks of the day..

There was also RATT N ROLL! And even if you were a big metal head I know for a fact you listened to Journey.. and the CARS, Tom Petty.. And then every house party would play Falco, rock me Amadeus.
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Unread 01-10-2008, 07:23 AM
 
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Here you a go a 3 minute scene with Mr Hand and Spicoli being late. It's one of my favorate scenes that gets me laughing....

Fast Times At Ridgemont High -Mr. Hand
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Unread 01-10-2008, 11:41 AM
 
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lol....you mean..... RAT.......
Yeah but he got his girl Stacy (jennifer jason leigh) at the end of the movie.
I would have rather had Phoebe Cates... Yum..
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