William Grissom:
CLASS OF 1973
Morgan Park High SchoolClass of 1973
Chicago, IL
Mt. Greenwood Elementary SchoolClass of 1969
Chicago, IL
William's Story
ok.here we go,,,,,to start off..
1...I hope my friends remember that I dont owe them money
Didnt take their last beer.
and to this day,,I have valued their friendship.
So, after Id moved past(not got over) my crushes on the likes of Sue Curme, Allison Lamb, Jo-Ann Breit,,
I met a wonderful girl whom I eventually married,, Music was the most important thing,(not Person) in my life.
Everything changed when I met Denise, GAWDDD, I loved her at first sight.
I MEAN really LOVED..
lotsa ROCK AND ROLL (INCLUDING Really Loud BANDS)
I had the privelege of meeting members of the Allman Brothers Band, B.B.King, and the members of the Marshall Tucker band..
and Meeting Gracie slick of the "Jefferson Airplane " was a highlight.Reality set in and I started a real job,,,lol(hated it).
I have 2 kids now and 3 grandkids as well.
I for sure feel blessed.
I still look back with a warm fuzzy feeling about knowing Allison and Debbie Lamb, as well as Donna and Dianne Williams.
And come to think of it Sue Economieu was a twin,, ahhh,,,,
AS was Denise Pecor,,,
Somethin about Twins,,,,rock on!
Going to see Chuck Berry with Sue Curme,Did you guys know that Sue could sing.. I luved hearing her fill in with vocals in the band,,LUVVED HER!! I remember thinking to myself,"shes a lot cooler that I realized before"."I dont want to give her back to her Boyfriend"
8The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is Colleen Latham, because I was in love with her as a sophmore ,yet didnt realize it.
6 Mahat Mu Ghandi... ,This gentle man changed his countries future,without speaking of hatred, or revolution, or violence.... he was a gentle genius.
10 My biggest surprise in life....Im hoping that it hasnt happened yet..I ve had some surprises that were not so good, but some of them have been were wayyyy coool..One of my most pleasant surprises happened in Feb of 2011.Im still enjoying the effects of that one...
19,,whatever happenned to my first crush,,,,I lost track of her.,but I just recently became aware of the fact that she did not become a nun, and married a guy named Flynn.Ask Debbie Johnston for the fine points.......
20. My best friend would tell you that Im real quiet. but people who dont know me very well would probably describe me as really,,,, really quiet. lol...... ask Suzy Amos...Expand for more
for her side of this statement.
2 I always wanted to be a Rock and Roll Star when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a dumb idea idea. As it turns out, they were right.
4...The wildest thing I ever did in school was playin in the talent show.I was in Denise Pecors Band. Mr OBannon reluctantly agreed to let us play ,,,,So,having no rehearsals,as the curtain was openning I asked the Drummer(Whom I had met 1 minute before),"Do you know how to play "Sympathy For the Devil",he laughs and says "Yeah". I said "Great",,Start ".By the 3rd verse,there were kids dancin in the aisles,,,, I never thought we would ever get away with playing Rolling Stones stuff to that audience...lol. Good times
13 The Teacher I would like to meet again is Kathleen Likey Byer,she had a
way about her that caused me to actually listen to most everything she said.
That was no small feat...lol She caused me to realize that there are other forms of music besides rock and roll. Some of which is really OK to listen
to.Listenning to her was easier because I found her quite attractive as well.
(I know, I know,shame on me)lol
14...If I won $100 million, I'd give couple of million of it to my Kids, then spend the rest on Partyin, and Las Vegas.
23,,,, I share my home with my other voices, which I find boring......
26.....In 10 years, I hope to be alive.Im going to get there by avoiding dying.
28,,,,I dont know,,, ask my friends.....theyll tell you what surprises them about me.... I would guess that they would be surprised at how quiet I turned out to be....
29,,,, My first job was at Spectrosonics, where I got paid 1.50 an hour to learn Electronic stuff,what I remember most about it is that I didnt learn everything about Electronics,, I did however discover the Allman Brothers,(thanks Randy)
(ask Suzy Amos for my overall job evaluation).
30....ok, heres a childhood memory..
So ,there I am at the grand-opening of "Community Discount Center" on 47th and Halstead.
I was like 7-8 Y.O.
and Im meeting Jethro ,,that was cool,, then I shake hands with Grannny,It was
ok.
But THEN, Im and shakin hands with Elllie May,,,, never seen anyone that Beautiful before,,,,,I was speechless, didnt know what to do or say.It was my first epiphiny,,,,, Ill never forget her eyes,,,,,,
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