Reunion 40 Memory Books

Only the best for Class of 73 Alumni! We are contracting with Earl Parr again this time for pictures. Earl shot pictures at our last two reunions and the committee felt Earl did an outstanding job. The price is great and the pictures are quality. Here is how it works.

As you arrive on Saturday night, each alumni will be asked to have their picture taken.You may include your spouse or whoever you like. Then you will have the opportunity to pre-order the memory book for just $20. That cost includes shipping and tax. The books will be mailed directly to you after the reunion.

The more individual picture he takes, the more fun pages we get in the memory book. There is a minimum of 40 books so please participate. There is no cost to you to just have your picture taken as you arrive. You will have the opportunity later to purchase additional prints. Memory book samples from other classes will be at the the reunion for you to look at to get an idea of ours will look like.

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The Times They Are A Changing

I thought this was interesting! Costs for Reunion 40 are about the same as they were for the 30 year reunion. In 2003 rooms at the Omni were $110 per night and this year rooms at the Sandcastle, on the beach, are just $89 a night. In 2003 we charged $100 per couple and this year we are charging $110 but in 2003 there was no food on Friday night, just a mixer, and this year there will be food both nights plus the beach tent for the weekend.

In 2003 we had a PO Box and snail mailed invitations and accepted checks. This year we only have an email address, you have to e-pay, and we contact everyone on FB, Classmates, and our blog. In 2003 no one knew what a blog even was. Just some interesting facts!

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A Time Capsule in a Box

Thanks to my wife for finding a box in the attic for me! Turns out we have been storing old items from the last reunion in 2003 all this time in our attic. Of course we have moved several times so that means somehow it got moved each time with all the other junk in our attic. lol.

I was like a little kid at Christmas opening presents! The box contained all the name badges we made with our senior picture on it; one new t-shirt, left over memory books, a few invitations, attendee list, the "Friends for Life" banner still usable, and a CD I had made with tons of pictures we put up on the screen during the reunion last time.

Becky and I sorted all the name badges and so many names came to life for me like where are all these people. It was fun recognizing peoples name and picture. I think we will use the old banner and just add to the bottom...ten years later! Can you believe we are celebrating 40 years of friendships? One thing the box did not have that I was hoping to find is the music CD we made with so many great songs from the 70's. I must have given the away for some reason.

Finding this box was like finding a time capsule buried for the past ten years in my attic. My wife knew right where the box was like she was just waiting for this time to come and surprise me. She really puts up with a lot especially during reunion years. That's all I talk about and work on for months every time in getting ready.

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Early Bird Tickets Sold Out

Thanks so much for taking advantage of the Early Bird discount! You not only gave us a great start to attendance but helped fund deposits for the event we had to personally make in advance. We are off to a great start and I hope it created a lot of excitement for Reunion 40.
Now we all need to work on finding friends from Class of 73. Start looking through your email address and FB friends and direct them to our blog, Classmates, and our Facebook group. Once you find people please make sure they email us at carrollreunion@yahoo.com so we can add them to the confirmed contact list. That is our main source for contacting alumni for the reunion.

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Beach Memories of Padre Island

Our first week with open registration and e-payments was great with 24 tickets sold! That really helps the Reunion Team with making deposits and getting things firmed up. It looks like registration went smooth with no problems too! Ten years ago, and all the previous reunions as well, we had to open a PO box, a checking account, and mail out invitations by snail mail! Now it is 2013 and we are doing it all online and with e-commerce programs. Very cool right!

We are working on t-shirt logo and firming up the buffet dinner menu for Saturday night. Of course you have to have some seafood and maybe a little chicken or beef. Remember sand burgers and cooking out on the beach? Oh yeah! We are looking at doing that on Friday night of the reunion to bring back those fond memories of the beach.

Ok! Remember camping out on the beach in a tent and the grittiness and humidity and the wind? How did we put up with that crud?We loved it and did it all the time because that's just what you do at the beach. The Friday night and Saturday events are destined to bring back those good memories as well with a big tent on the beach.

Kick off your shoes and hang ten at the Big Tent during Reunion 40. Yes it very well could be windy, humid, and gritty, so get over it and come anyway. Everyone will be there!

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Back in Time Performs at Reunion 40

Back In Time is a cover band dedicated to classic rock hits from the 70's. That era produced some of the greatest rock music in history and now those hits are being brought back for some real fun. The band was created by alumni Rick Cadden especially for the purpose of playing his high school reunion. Little did he know they would be performing live at various venues along the way. The band is based out of Mansfield, Texas and is a 6 member band of musicians that having been playing music for over 2 decades with many different bands. Somehow they were able to bring together 6 people that absolutely love classic rock. Catch them June 15th at Farr Best Theater in Mansfield, Texas for some 70's trivia and classic rock hits.

Have you ever heard of these songs? Gimmie Three Steps, Balinese, Wonderful Tonight, Green River, China Grove, Born to be Wild, Sunshine of Your Love, Long Train Runnin, Cinnamon Girl, Take It Easy, Needle and the Spoon, and so much more.

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Event Registration and Payment

Registration is now open for reunion 40 "Friends for Life" for Oct 11-12, 2013. To make this easy you can register for the event and pay on-line at the same time.
Go to Reunion 40 Registration for all the details of the event. While you are there you can register, pay with a Paypal account or credit card, reserve a reunion t-shirt and give shirt size, and get all the details of the event. NOTE: the registration site is password protected ~ gotigers (you have to click submit)
Once you register you will be able to print your tickets. Please save these for the event and present your tickets at the door as you arrive. You will also get a confirmation email showing your charges and that your order is complete. That's it. You are ready to party!