Frank Garrett:  

Don't really know why I'm doing this, except that according to this web site, a number my former classmates have expressed an interest in what has become of me. Can't understand that. Must just be curiosity! In high school, I was basically into music. I was in numerous bands; The Constellations, Westwoods, Royal Teens, and my favorite, Johnny & the Squires. The Squires were made up of all Pennsauken High students; John Marshall, Mel Lebed, Bob Baruch and myself. It was a group that could really play their instruments and sing extremely well. I still keep in touch with Mel but have lost contact with Bob and John. **NOTE:(I take that back...........since I originally wrote this, Bob Baruch has contacted me through classmates, and both he and John has become a "friend" on the site! and I happened to fortunately come back in contact with John. We preformed at the 50 year reunion (1965) class reunion. I really didn't do anything, but John performed. I was there as an original member of Steve Rosler 's and my original group called the Constellations. After high school, I entered college and obtained a degree in Advertising Design and Photography. I worked in NY and decided I didn't like the commute, so I went back to college at Glassboro State (Rowan University) to get a teaching degree in art. I taught at Clearview Regional for 35 years and recently retired. I really enjoyed the teaching experience. It was very rewarding to help mold young lives and help them, both academically as well as personally. I still keep in touch with many of my former students and find joy in the fact they they now have families and can relate to being parents themselves. During this time of teaching, I continued the pursuit of my music. After the Squires disbanded, I joined up with another band, The Mark IV. We played clubs all over Jersey and Pennsylvania, from our local area to the shore. I was fortunate to be noticed by some influential people and started a recording career. I played in many recording studios in NY and Philly, doing studio session work for some producers of big name groups as well as my group. I did "commercial jingles" and "radio identification spots"....remember WIBG? I did them along with my lead guitarist. We overdubbed all the parts, both instrumental and vocal. Shortly afterward, WIBG went off the air! I retired from music in 1979 because it got to be very time consuming and I needed to be home with my family. Teaching during the day and recording sessions at nig...Expand for more