One More from Neal Flomenbaum

Got this one from Neal ... the challenge?  Who's in the picture???

I took the photo, and blew it up a zillion times; here's who I think is in the picture:  (from left to right) --

• Sheldon Lederman
• Bernard Domanski
• Sheldon Handelsman (from Bolivia)
• Jerry Lefkowitz
• Robert (Red) Seidman
• Mark Flomenbaum
• Harold Messer, and
• Sidney Nachman

If I blew it, please fix me.  Here's the cropped picture that I blew up a couple of zillion times;  You should be able to just click on the image and get a blown up version. I hope you can see what I saw.  Note, belated apologies and likely from Jerry as well as to how dorky we looked with sailor hats on!

Stay good!   :) boynot

From Sidney Nachman (thanks to Barbara Z)

Thanks to Barbara Z - just before the reunion, she relentlessly tried to track down Sidney Nachman, knowing only that long ago he was teaching for a NY area college. She made lots of phone calls and left lots of messages ... and voila, Sid called her back last week! A little late, but better late than never!

Sid supplied a couple of recent pictures, and a set of memories for all of us to share - Thanks!

:) boynot

Random Memories --
on the swings singing 100 bottles of beer on the wall
renee and toby on swings singng --malecha ha yom
the "frucht and vegetable man" on the loudspeaker (also telephone calls for ellen medvedev, mary messer and francis abramowitz---from three different years)
mosquito bites from sitting at the front fence at night
freddies stick with the nail for picking up paper
sheldon bergers lecture on leverage and judo
a dixie cup, orange crush, joyland road walks to thhe concord and breezy corners (uptown for those days)
collecting salamanders after a big rain
cannonballs at the pool
rain storms on the main house porch
eddie don's salami sanwhiches in the casino
allenoff and his accordian, foot maraccas, and tape recorder
neil flommenbaum's black and white photo essay and his 35mm color slide viewers
roy blums batman costume, and ability to jump into the pool in yoga position (legs crossed and double jointed)
the time capsules we buried at the plateau (different from slide rock)
th eold water pump that looked like a bear in the dark as you walked up to the main house
the old community kitchens in the main house before it was 'modernized"
pizza made from ketchup, white bread , american cheese and dora lefkowitz's secret ingrediant---oregano---which was also a big hit in 1969
my mother's blueberry cake and butter (renia messer also produced stellar baking
the 18 and 1/2 acres where we all went blueberry picking
renee lederman singing i enjoy being a girl
hitching into town (my mother wouldn't let me---she knew)
vanilla extract
the original 78 jukebox with such great tunes as domino, charlie brown, yakety-yak,; and the 45 juke with respect, and its so groovey now that people are finally getting together (don't be afraid was renee's best sing along lline)
hot shoppee on the way up
howie hoople, mark rosen and dave (our swan buddies)


thats all for now Sid

House of the Rising Sun - HippieFest 08

A problem on YouTube is preventing my video of House of the Rising Sun by Eric Burdon and the Animals from appearing in the blog post below ... so here, I'm just trying to post it a different way. Read the subsequent post so you understand what's going on ... and then watch the video!

Thanks! :) boynot

HippieFest 08

Eric Burdon (The Animals)


Flo & Eddie (The Turtles)


Terry Sylvester of the Hollies


Joey Molland of Badfinger


Melanie


Jack Bruce

The Official Hippiefest 08 Lineup:

• Jack Bruce Of Cream
• Eric Burdon & The Animals
• The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie
• Melanie
• Badfinger Featuring Joey Molland
• Terry Sylvester Formerly Of The Hollies

Went to Bethel Woods (site of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival 1969) last night to see Hippiefest 08. Among the entertainers were (what's left of) the Hollies (Bus Stop), Badfinger (Come and Get It), Melanie (Candles in the Rain), The Turtles (Happy Together), Jack Bruce (Cream), and Eric Burdon & The Animals (House of the Rising Sun).

With my little camera in hand, I took a couple of pictures and a couple of videos of Jack Bruce and Eric Burdon ... all are here to share ... hope the music brings back a nice memory or two.



House of the Rising Sun






Sunshine of Your Love





Sittin' on Top of the World