Ronn Gilbert:
CLASS OF 1972
Nicolet High SchoolClass of 1972
Glendale, WI
University of Wisconsin - EducationClass of 1976
Madison, WI
Brookside Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Rochester, NY
Dean Elementary SchoolClass of 1965
Brown deer, WI
Happy Hill Elementary SchoolClass of 1964
Milwaukee, WI
Ronn's Story
Life
I'm in Milwaukee but on the west side now. I spent some time living in Madison, Cinncinati, and Des Moines along the way. My wife Debbie went to Hale in West Allis. She is the smartest person I know. My daughter Rachel is a tattoo artist in Portland Oregon; my son Josh is a graphics designer in Milwaukee. Both graduated form Nicolet and then UW-M.
If you remember me at all, you may recall that I was into music, and I still am. I still play out regularly, although have long since given up guitar for bass. I've done a fair bit of recording, and you may have heard a commercial or two I've played on.
I'd be happy to correspond with anyone who remembers me, as long as you dont want money for the Republican Party, or for me to accept Jesus as my personal savior, or want to sell me... anything. Well, OK, if you have an Ampeg Baby Bass sitting around, we can talk.
School
I wont embarass my biggest crush by naming her, but I hope she is happy somewhere. But Mrs Stevens and Miss Wood (my junior year English and Geometry teachers respectively) were REALLY beautiful though.
My most inspiring teacher would have been John Kessler, who showed uncommon devotion to his students, and showed by example that some causes are worth going all out for.
My happiest memory? There were some girls who did not ordinarily do anything other than spit at the group I hung out with. One day they came up to me and told me I was a good guy and was OK with them (it had something to do with getting some 50s rock 45s put in the Knightskellar juke box), and I felt like a million dollars (and that's a mill...Expand for more
ion 1972 dollars). Given who their boyfriends were, it was very brave of them, and I will always remember them fondly.
College
I went to UW-Madison. It was pretty much a big mistake.
Workplace
Music has always been my career, although seldom my means of support.
By day (and sometimes into the evening), I am a Medical Coding Specialist for the Pathology Department at the Medical College of Wisconsin. I love my job, something I have rarely been able to say until I came to work there.
Other stuff:
Who came up with those "either/or" choices? What a crock!
Folgers VS Starbucks? Give me my Cafe Du Monde Coffee & Chickory any day! Or my New Mexico Pinon coffee.
Letterman VS Leno? If the TV is still on that late, I am watching Stewart & Colbert.
Generic VS Brand Name? I wouldnt want to eat a steak with a brand name on it; I wouldnt drink a tequila without a brand name on it. Would you?
Book VS Movie? Good books sometimes make good movies. If not, I probably havent wasted more than two hours finding out, and I dont have to do it again. Lousy books almost never make good movies.
Hope VS Pray? A distinction without a difference as far as I'm concerned. You can hope for an end to hunger and poverty, or you can pray for an end to hunger and poverty, with pretty much the same results. Try WORKING for an end to hunger and poverty!
Stones VS Beatles? This is America, Land of the Free. I dont have to choose. But I listen to Count Basie and Duke Ellington more than either of them.
Permission VS Foregiveness? I dont even understand the question! Which one of the 12 steps is this from?
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