James Israel:  

I am the long haired guy that would ware a blue jean jacket ,t shirt, blue jeans and cowboy boots one day, and a leisure suit the next. All was with a red or blue bandanna . I remember looking at the bank clock across the street from Ypsi High in the winter saying -14 deg. and smoking cigs, freezing in the cold. I remember skipping 1rst hour and walking to the Best gas station to buy cigs for 45 cents a pack, and playing pinball at Simbads Pinball Palace instead of going to class, but I was not the only one there skipping. I thought Kim Clarke was the best looking girl in school. I liked Mr Beudette as a person and thought he was fair. Even though he caught me and Kim crossing the street and made us go back to the school... I never got the chance to skip school with Kim because of that. ( bum rap) I still can here him hollering out the window of his Benz-- GET YOUR BUTT BACK IN THAT SCHOOL. HA HA! I was good at Art and got A's in that class, and I liked Science, and got B,s in that one, but didn't like school in general, I didn't like the drama that was there. After leaving school I worked on the line at Ford Motor Co. In Milan Mich. for a short time, but being tied to a press is not my cup of tea, so I went to another Factory and ran a lathe for less money, but at least I could use my math skills there, and it made the time I was there bearable. When all the jobs started to go to Mexico and Chi...Expand for more