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Lew Matusow's avatar

Simply the best.

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Lisa Sobieski's avatar

Always look forward to SMC , wonderful look back to a different time. Good memories and yes we had an Impala too

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Linda McCarron's avatar

My sister who is 8 years older went to Camp Guilford. My parents who were not thinking very clearly decided to send me there at 5 years old. To say that I definitely was not ready for sleep away camp is an understatement. I was not happy and a 2 weeks after got there I came down with the mumps!!! They locked me in a little room attached to the nurses office and had to wait there until my parents came to rescue me!! So many people have wonderful memories of sleep away camp but I do not!! I love looking forward to your articles. They bring back things that I haven’t thought about for a long time. Now I can laugh about them!!!

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Roy Berger's avatar

Ms Linda. You need to give it another try. Maybe next summer?

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Linda McCarron's avatar

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Michael Lewis's avatar

Loved the piece. I was invited to go to a baseball game at Yankee Stadium that day with my best friend. I decided to stay home because of the lunar landing. Glad I did because I wanted to take in that event. I knew there were other baseball games to attend.

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Roy Berger's avatar

And you missed a Stick Michael walk-off single! You are probably over it by now. Thx Mike.

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Michael Lewis's avatar

Good player, good GM (or whatever his role with the Yankees was after he retired)

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Randy Becker's avatar

Thanks to your Mets, 1969 was a very painful year to be a Cubbie fan in Chicago....Damn Tommy Agee!

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Roy Abrams's avatar

Great pieces of history…as u always do.

Noto Bene: my first car was an Impala super sport convertible. Plus…The Impalas…great singing group from the late 50s and early 60s.

And…a sleep away camp.

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Phil's avatar

That was my dad's 50th birthday, so I'll never forget that day and his birthday present of watching the lunar landing. Another great trip down memory lane

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Linda P's avatar

I don't realize how fast time is going until

You mention these facts in SMC

So enjoy my Sundays by reading your blog

Great job!

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MikeC's avatar

I always enjoy SMC and appreciate the writing.

It may be time to write lyrics for

3025 😉

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Jack Steele's avatar

Nice trip down "Nostalgia Road!" Thx.

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Fran Marlow's avatar

I was also a camp counselor that year in Maine not NY. Love your trips down memory lane

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Kenneth M. Rich's avatar

Simply amazing! Your attention to detail is incredible and fascinating. Thank you.

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Janet Wollock's avatar

Thanks for the trip down memory lane and July 1969 i was in “stewardess” training school in Atlanta, Georgia. Planning for great adventures ahead.

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