Hi Mike, Thank you so much on behalf of all of us who grew up together. Your website is amazing; I have just spent the evening going down memory lane and you captured the essence of our youth. Carol Jenkins Glasser. I was also in the first class at Bonham and the Alamo Elem class that shared the school with the students of the new Sam Houston Elem. I knew Richard and Carl, Carlton and numerous others noted on your web.
After service in the Navy I came back to Odessa in '63 and began my working life. Odessa College to and Tech till graduation in Summer of My children and grandchildren have no idea about the unique experience of growing up in the 50's in Odessa.
I was even at the Schlemeyer football game and can remember it just as clearly as you. Your web page has provided me with hours of pleasant memories. I would like to be able to provide all that information for my grandchildren to read in years to come. I hope that it is still available years from now so that my very young ones can get some insight about "the genesis of rock and roll" the hot rod years and Texas teens of the 50's.
Thanks for the songs on your site. Just went there, listened to Blue Bayou - at your suggestion - and read some of the football stories. My Dad knew Darrell thru OU football.
My Dad played at OU from ''42, Darrell a few years later. I got to know Darrell and Edith from the years I worked with the Gatlin bros in the late '80's. I went to Austin last April and sang for Darrell, Edith and friends. He seemed to enjoy the music. It was sad to see his healthy failing him. He and Edith were always very kind to me. I enjoyed the stories about junior high football. When I was in grade school I would watch my older brother Jug play at Crockett. He was in the 8th grade playing on the ninth grade team with guys like Martin Benevides, one of the Paris brothers, guys that would go to OHS.
