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Reunion 2007: Class of 1982

Our 25-Year Reunion: "Get over it."

Recent additions to the Class Soundtrack

  • Steely Dan - "My Old School"
  • Talking Heads - "Take Me To The River"
  • B-52’s - "Rock Lobster"
  • Ornette Coleman - "Lonley Woman"
  • The Suburbs - "Drinking With an Angel"
  • The Suburbs - "Music For Boys"

More about the
Class Soundtrack »

Who's Posted

Listed alphabetically by first name.

1978 Spotlight photo of Anne Bushnell Current photo of Anne Bushnell
1978-1979 Spotlight photo of Ann Leplae Current photo of Ann Leplae

Anne Herisson-Leplae note »
annehl [at] hotmail.com

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Ben Dille

Ben Dille note »
Ben_Dille [at] yahoo.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
Any song from the Talking Heads first four albums
If you have to ask, you just don't get it.

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Brian Wicker

Brian Wicker note »
wickers529 [at] earthlink.net
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Uncontrollable Urge" by Devo
A big dance hit in the wee hours of Friday morning during Mac Weekly production night!

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Carlynn White Trout Current photo of Carlynn White Trout

Carlynn White Trout note »
Planning Committee Co-Chair
carlynntrout [at] mchsi.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Dixie Chicken" by Little Feet
Because I loved dancing to it in the Student Union and hearing it in Wallace.

1978-1979 Spotlight photo of Daina Mileris Current photo of Daina Mileris

Daina Mileris note »
d60657m [at] yahoo.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Rock Lobster" by B-52’s
The name says it all... great party tune then and now.

1981-82 Spotlight photo of David Livermore

David Livermore note »
dlivermore [at] integral-corp.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Take Me To The River" by Talking Heads
Because it was on the jukebox and when I hear it (the original version of course) I can still conjure up the taste of the cheese hash browns at the greasy spoon... mmm…

Current photo of Ed Miller

Ed Miller note »
ed.miller [at] cancerhelpinstitute.org
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
Any blues song from Alligator Records Greatest Hits
We had so many great blues bands from Chicago perform in the Union or at Springfest, many from Alligator Records.

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Gigi Meyers. Current photo of Gigi Meyers Korosec
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Jane Law.
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Jeff Benson

Jeff Benson note »
jeffbenson [at] pro-ns.net
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Sultans of Swing" by Dire Straits
It's funky and cool and high energy and a bit offbeat. First big hit from a fabulous band. It came out during freshman year (or around that time, anyway).

1978-79 Spotlight photo of Jonathan Carter Current photo of Jonathan Carter
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Julie Adams Branch Current photo of Julie Branch

Julie Branch note »
julieimn2 [at] hotmail.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Bricklayer" by Husker Du
Because Bob is in our class and Husker Du got started in those golden years at Mac!

1982 Spotlight photo of Julie Reilsback Current photo of Julie Reilsback
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Kate Houghton Current photo of Kate Zatz

Kate Houghton Zatz note »
kate [at] drkatezatz.com

Spotlight photo of Ken Ilse. Current photo of Ken Ilse.
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Kirby Bennett. Current photo of Kirby Bennett.
1981-1982 Spotlight photo of Kurt Nelson
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Leslie Bloomgren Benson 1981-82 Spotlight photo of Leslie Bloomgren Benson

Leslie Bloomgren Benson note »
info [at] lymphwork.com

1979-80 Spotlight photo of Lucia (Lucy) Davenport Wocial

Lucia (Lucy) Davenport Wocial note »

Marie Bibus note »
marie.bibus [at] state.mn.us
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Controversy" by Prince
This song reminds me of the struggle with conflicting and changing values during the early 1980s, and the emergence of a new style of music.

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Mary Morse Current photo of Mary Morse Marti

Mary Morse Marti note »
morsemarti [at] aol.com

1981-1982 Spotlight photo of Patti Powers Craddock Current photo of Patti Powers Craddock

Patti Powers Craddock note »
patticraddock [at] msn.com

Self Portrait by Paul Gralen Current photo of Paul Gralen
1981-1982 Spotlight photo of Peter Silvern
1978-79 Spotlight photo of Porter McNeil Current photo of Porter McNeil

Porter McNeil note »
pmcneil [at] mchsi.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Start Me Up" by The Rolling Stones
This mainstream rocker, released during our junior year as part of "Tattoo You," started up a few great parties down on Ashland Ave (1255 to be exact) and on campus. This song was also the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's rally song that helped spark big wins in 2006. There are some others worth mentioning, like Neil Young's 1979 "My My Hey Hey" from "Rust Never Sleeps." But whenever I tried to play that in Bigelow, Bill Wyss's powerful speakers, blasting AC/DC, overpowered my Neil Young or Jackson Browne.

Ric Fohrman note »
ric [at] goautopoint.com
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"My Old School" by Steely Dan
The lyric "I ain't never goin' back to my old school" was wrong, but they had it right in great music that we really got into back in those days. Before there were iPods, before you could burn a CD, friends made tapes of great songs for each other...

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Robert Cowles Current photo of Mary Robert Cowles
1981-82 Spotlight photo of Robert Rumbolz Current photo of Robert Rumbolz

Robert Rumbolz note »
rumbolzr [at] bresnan.net
Suggestion for Class Soundtrack:
"Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman
It reminds me of the many fine hours spent with the likes of Scott Nielsen reveling in the expressive power of free jazz greats.

1981-82 Spotlight photo of Shelley Stahl
 


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