Here's a recap of our 2010 Boston Reunion for the 1969-70 Vienna Group - our FIRST Reunion in 40 years! We had a wonderful time and hope to see each other again. (By the Way, I deleted the previous one which had 53 views because it was incomplete; not all the slides loaded.) Keep in touch!
3. It all started when Lily traveled from Florida to visit Marcy in Boston in August of 2009âŠ.a reunion after 30+ yearsâŠAmong other things, the former roomies went to a concert at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA, a favorite concert spot for bothâŠhmmm, thought Lily as she saw Strauss on the following summerâs concert roster a week or so laterâŠmight be a good occasion for a reunion, eh?
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7. Then in the afternoon we received a phone call that Paul DeStefano, who had just come all the way from California, had an emergency and sadly had to leave right away. He came to say goodbye to us at the hotel and rushed off to the airportâŠ. We missed you PaulâŠ.! We originally had about 20 people coming⊠numbers dwindled during the last 2 days to 11. But we knew it would still be a wonderful reunion. It just had THAT feeling to it.
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12. Terry OâDonnell won money several times in Lottery scratch offs and paid for group cab fares and drinks a few timesâŠtalk about the luck of the Irish! Thanks Terry!
13. We also had an anonymous donor from our group who covered our entire drink tab for the formal dinner for Saturday. We came to call this person the Beverage Benefactor. A big THANK YOU from all of us! We lift a glass to your kindness and generosity!
16. It was good food, good company, good stories, good serviceâŠa wonderful evening. In attendance were⊠L to R: Karen Schmuckli Booth, Lily Mazurek, Mike Mullane, Virginia Meagher, Henry McCarthy, Julie Sygiel (Virginiaâs daughter), Barbara-Anne Steegmuller Johnson, Marcy Murninghan, Terry OâDonnell (absent from photo)
17. Henry and Barbara-Anne look at some of the memorabilia that was passed aroundâŠlots of memories restoredâŠ
22. The next morning Barbara-Anne, Terry, Virginia, Karen and Lily had breakfast next to the hotel at the Elephant & The Castle⊠Saturday, July 24, 2010
23. Then, for the 5 hardy mateys that were left, it was off to Boston Harbor ⊠L to R: Terry OâDonnell, Virginia Meagher, Lily Mazurek, Barbara-Anne Steegmuller Johnson, Karen Schmuckli Booth
36. The âfour gracesâ had lunch afterwards at the popular Jacob Wirth restaurant, known for its beer, schnitzel & atmosphere⊠From L to R: Lily, Karen, Barbara-Anne, Virginia⊠The saying above the bar, âSuum Cuiqueâ indicates âTo Each His OwnââŠand we certainly didâŠ.
37. In the evening it was off to the âcastleâ as we called it: Smith & Wollenskyâs restaurant.
38. A few more IES alumni joined us and a grand time was had by all⊠From L to R: Terry OâDonnell, John Meissner, Henry McCarthy, Lily Mazurek, Karen Schmuckli Booth, Marcy Murninghan, Mike Mullane, Rosemary Mullane (Mikeâs daughter), Barbara-Anne Steegmuller Johnson, Virginia Meagher, Tom Finnerty.
39. Lily gave a speech thanking all who came and all who assisted with the reunion and calling us a âtribeâ⊠we certainly felt like one.
40. Virginia led us in singing âEdelweissââŠand Henry sang a solo of âO Tannenbaumâ⊠the patrons didnât know what hit them, Iâm sure, but they broke out in applause for our musicaleâŠ