Lori Spellman:
CLASS OF 1981
Forest Park High SchoolClass of 1981
Beaumont, TX
Memorial Hall High SchoolClass of 1979
Houston, TX
Lori's Story
LET'S SEE....WHERE TO BEGIN...
FIRST OF ALL MOST OF YOU MAY BETTER REMEMBER ME BY THE NICKNAMES SOME OF YOU
GAVE ME:
"LITTLE BIT", "THE SHORT FARRAH", "SHORTIE" AND THE DREADED "HEY DOLLY!!!"
MY MONIKERS BECAUSE I WAS AND AM STILL 4FT 11 INCHES TALL.
I HAD LONG BLONDE HAIR THEN, WAS THIN AND CURVY.
SO WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GIRL MOST LIKELY TO HAVE PRANKS
PULLED ON HER ?
AFTER HIGH SCHOOL,
LEFT BEAUMONT AND WENT TO HOUSTON.
ENTERED HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ...MAJORED IN JOURNALISM.
1984: WORKED WITH MY BROTHER MANAGING 80'S "HAIR BANDS"
FROM LOCAL HOUSTON ACTS -MAKING DEALS WITH BIG NAME ACTS OF THE ERA.
ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER ENDS WHEN "RAP" BECOMES POPULAR AND "HAIR BANDS AND HEAVY METAL"
BEGAN TO BE REFEREED TO AS DEAD IN THE 1990'S...AND FOREVER THEREAFTER KNOWN AS "CLASSIC ROCK."
STILL HAVE MY "RAP IS CRAP " BUMPER STICKER.
1992: LIVER CANCER STRIKES......THAT'S WHY NONE OF Y'ALL HAVE SEEN ME FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
BATTLED LIVER CANCER FOR 20 YEARS.....BARELY LIVED. BUT WON... AND DEFINITELY DO NOT LOOK THE SAME ANYMORE.
2000 ON :
LEFT MY BELOVED SOUTH LAND FOR BLOOMING TON ,IN.
TO GO TAKE CARE OF MY SICK GRANDMA WHO HAD MOVED THERE WITH MY MOM SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE.
GOT MARRIED THEN, IN MY EARLY 30'S FOR THE FIRST TIME....HAVE NO KIDS....BUT HAVE TWO
CATS.....HIS....GREY CHANTILLY-TIFFANY....HERS (MINE) WHITE PERSIAN WITH GREEN EYES...NAMED QUEEN SHOSHANNA.
2006: BOUGHT OUR FIRST HOME.
THEN I BECAME A MINOR LOCAL POLITICIAN AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST.
FOUNDED REV. BUTLER PARK PRESERVATION SOCIETY:
TO SAVE HISTORIC 200 YR OLD PARK AND 300 YR OLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FROM THE BULLDOZER.
WORKED FOR CLEAR WATER FOR CONGRESS 2006-2008.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT.
2008 ELECTED : DEMOCRATIC INDIANA STATE DELEGATE : DISTRICT 9
POLL WORKER : DEMOCRAT CLERK, JUDGE....ELECTIONS :2008, LOCAL: 2010, 2011
NAACP NOMINEE FOR COUNCIL AT LARGE 2010
2011:
CURRENT:
BLOOMING TON , AMBASSADOR FOR BLOOMING TON,IN PARKS AND RECREATION
OVER BUTLER PARK.
RETURNING TO COLLEGE TO GET LAW DEGREE.
The one person from my past who I'd most like to see again is A GIRL WHO EVERYONE NICKNAMED "ROCK-IN ROBIN" , SHE WAS MY COOLEST FRIEND.
MY OBSESSIONS AND LIKES:
YES....I CONFESS...I AM A "CAT LADY"
I LOVE:
JEWELRY & ROCK MUSIC
I HATE:
REALITY T.V
MISS REAL...ACTING AND MOVIES AND T.V SHOWS LIKE THEY USED TO HAVE...
SICK OF "REMAKES" OF MOVIES FROM OUR YOUTH!!!
CRAZY ABOUT:
MICHEAL JACKSON ,THE EAGLES,
THE TWILIGHT MOVIES
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW: FORMER ALUM: HOUSTON ,TX 1983, ALABAMA THEATER , PLAYED COLUMBIA
HOBBIES:
HORSEBACK RIDING
SKATE BOARDING
SURFING( ARMCHAIR TRAVELER)
MOVIES I LOVE:
1960'S BEACH MOVIES
FRANKIE AND ANNETTE
ENDLESS SUMMER:THE MOVIE
DIRTY DANCING
LOVE ANYTHING ABOUT;
ROYALTY: PRINCESS DIANA AND MARIE ANTOINETTE
CASTLES &KING AURTHUR
DO I DRESS LIKE I DID 30 YRS AGO?
NO !!!! WISH I COULD THOUGH... SURE MISS THOSE STILETTO "CANDIES" SHOES I USED TO WEAR... AND MY YOUTHFUL FIGURE !!! LOL !!!
WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO BE DOING IN 10 YEARS?
In 10 years, I hope to be CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER. I'm going to get there by RET...Expand for more
URNING TO GET MY BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S DEGREES.
WHO DO YOU MOST REMEMBER FROM YOUR YOUTH?
TERRY CRASE AND DEWAYNE...MY CLASSMATES
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GOT OUT OF SCHOOL?
I always wanted to be a HAIRDRESSER when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a GOOD idea. As it turns out, they were WRONG.
HOW DO YOU BLOW OFF STEAM?
GO SWIMMING. READ A BOOK. GO OUT DANCING. WATCH A PLAY OR CONCERT. GO TO THE OPERA
MY FOREST PARK SCHOOL HEROES :
MY FORMER 10TH GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER AT FOREST PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE USED TO LIKE TO TELL ME:
"DO OR DO NOT; THERE IS NO TRY"
HER FAVORITE QUOTE FROM YODA IN STAR WARS.
SHE MADE ME REALIZE I COULD BECOME A WRITER OR BE WHATEVER I WANTED TO BE!!!
MY OTHER HERO WAS THE COOLEST VICE PRINCIPAL I EVER HAD. ALSO AT FOREST PARK.
HIS FAVORITE QUOTE:
"IF YOU WANTED TO SKIP CLASS WHY DID YOU NOT JUST ASK ME SO I COULD HAVE WRITTEN YOU A PASS? NOW YOU GOTTA GO TO DETENTION !!!"
NEXT WAS "PARTY-ABLES"
MY NICKNAME FOR THE SCHOOL "SECURITY" GUARD WHO USED TO TAKE ME AND MY FRIENDS "OFF CAMPUS TO EAT AT SONIC,BOUGHT US SMOKES AND ONE TIME BOUGHT US A BOTTLE OF RUM TO "SPIKE" THE PUNCH AT ONE OF THE DANCES.
HE MADE MY SCHOOL YEARS VERY FUNNY , ALL US SNEAKING AROUND W/ A SECURITY GUARD WHO WAS HIRED BY THE SCHOOL TO KEEP US FROM DEBAUCHERY,
BUT INSTEAD WAS BUSY HELPING ALL OF US TO NOT GET "BUSTED" BY THE PRINCIPLE .
HE USED TO SAY: "PARTY HEARTY, DIE YOUNG AND LEAVE A BEAUTIFUL CORPSE !!! "
LAST BUT NOT LEAST MY FAVORITE SCHOOL HERO:
WAS A SENIOR ALL THE GIRLS CALLED
"FABULOUS, FOXY, FABIAN"...
FABIAN REALLY WAS HIS FIRST REAL NAME.
NO ONE KNEW HIS LAST NAME..HE WAS LIKE MADONNA...HE ONLY NEEDED ONE NAME TO BE REMEMBERED.
HE IS STILL MY GREATEST HERO AND A TRUE GENTLEMAN:
HE DEFENDED MY HONOR WHEN A NAUGHTY BOY WROTE LIES ABOUT MY VIRTUE ON THE BOYS BATHROOM WALL.
FABIAN GOT HIS POSSE OUT AFTER THAT BOY AND HE MADE HIM HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO ME AND SCRUB THE RUBBISH HE WROTE ABOUT ME OFF THE BATHROOM WALL .
THEN, FOR THE NEXT MONTH , FABIAN MADE THIS KID HAVE TO BE A "SLAVE" TO THE FOOTBALL TEAM AND
CLEAN THE LOCKER ROOM, AND DO ALL THEIR "JOCK STRAP" LAUNDRY.
FAVORITE FUNNY SCHOOL MEMORIES:
THE FOOD FIGHT IN THE CAFETERIA
THE "I KNOW ABOUT THE ARMADILLO" LONE STAR BEER SLOGAN...
USED AT ONE OF THE HOME COMING FOOTBALL GAMES
WE HAD FLOATS, AND CRASHED CARS ALL FOLLOWED BY A GIANT "DRUNK" ARMADILLO
STILL MAKES ME LAUGH WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT.
THE "REDNECK RUN"...AS SOME OF US GIRLS CALLED IT...
THE FRESHMAN INITIATION TRADITION THAT EVERY TIME THE BELL RANG TO CHANGE CLASSES FOR
THAT YEAR,
THE REDNECKS WOULD CHASE THE NEW GIRLS THROUGH THE HALLS AND TRY TO ROPE THEM BEFORE THEY REACHED THEIR NEXT CLASSES.
KEPT US ALL VERY FIT !!!!
THE SCIENCE TEACHER WHO SLEPT THROUGH EVERY CLASS.
MAN....DID HE SNORE !!!!
THE ROMANTIC DANCES
THE VICE PRINCIPAL'S LIVE MUSIC CONCERTS GIVEN ON WARM DAYS
IN THE COURT YARD AT LUNCH TIME ONCE PER MONTH
OR SOMETIMES HE WOULD HAVE THE DRAMA STUDENTS PUT ON A SKIT FOR US..
HE USED TO SAY "SCHOOL SHOULD BE FUN OR WHY BOTHER GOING !!! "
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