Here's a place where — if you have a hobby you enjoy — maybe you'll find another of our classmates who is also interested in the same thing, and have the opportunity to share information, tips, "finds", techniques, etc. with one another. The thought here is for each of us who has some pasttime that we enjoy to post a short note about that hobby so others know about it, too. Then, we can contact one another independently to follow up with more discussion — or even arrange to meet to go to that Star Trek convention together, once you know you won't be laughed at for wearing that Klingon costume hanging in your closet. You can post about one of your hobbies, or give us a long list of all the things you're interested in.
So, post away, gang. A picture can be included, too. There's all sorts of hobbies out there, and probably as many hobbies as there are people. Hunting, fishing, stamp collecting, music, reading, travel, sewing, board games, photography, cooking, dancing, woodworking, model building, pets, pottery, gunsmithing, gardening, etc. Chime in, and you may find someone with that missing 1934 rare penny you've been looking for! When you do, just go to the Classmates tab (at left), find that person and click the link to send that person an email.
And, the point of this is that it's not just for the person making the posting — it's for someone else among us that is also interested in that hobby and now knows who to contact for more information about it. Share and share alike, your mom said!
I like to collect old records (45's, 78's, LP's, cylinders, those thick black records that break if you look at them and so on.)
I also have several juke boxes. Pictured here is a Wurlitzer Multi Selector model 2200, similar to the one at the K-Bob.
Press M1 to get "Rhythm of the Rain" by the Cascades, or P7 to get "In Dreams" by Roy Orbison, and the list goes on with high quality tunes from the 50's, 60's, maybe a few 70's.
I'll have a hamburger, with fries and a chocolate malt!
Robert Dahle
I have several hobbies; one is woodworking. I have made a cradle (photo), oak desks, cabinets, shelves etc. - but no more plant boxes from shop. I found that to be a good woodworker you just need to be smarter than the wood — no more "I cut the board three times and it's still too short!". Relaxing and quiet.
Along with doing volunteer wildlife rehab for over 15 years, my hobbies have been wood intarsia, wood carving, glass etching (I did the windows in our 1928 Dodge) and crocheting of afghans, dolls and baby booties.
I have several patterns for intarsia projects if any one wants to borrow any.
This is my how I spend a lot of my time - feeding the rehab critters.
Sue Henchen Hessedal
Getting ready to go to Vegas this Thursday to play in several Texas Holdem Tournaments Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Then starting on Sunday thru Friday I will be at Primm Valley Resort about 45 minutes from Vegas where myself and 22 other gentlemen will be golfing. These hobbies plus deer hunting in a family group — son, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, plus four grandchildren this past year highlight my retirement years. I played in the WSOP Superseniors event last June and hope to do the same this year. I play in 4-6 golf tournaments a year; doing well in many. Any other poker players in the class of '66? Would love to hear from you.
In the last few years, I've been really interested in what usually is called Old Time Radio. I first came in contact with it when my car came with satellite radio back in 2008. And I've been hooked ever since. Known as "the theater of the mind," it's a great companion while driving, doing chores around the house, or even mowing the lawn with my noise-cancelling wireless headphones, etc.
I've moved on from just listening on the radio to having my own shows to listen to whenever I want. I found websites that offer these public domain radio programs from the 1930's to the early 1960's (mostly forties and fifties -- the golden age of radio) at no charge. I have 60 or 70 complete catalogs of shows such as The Shadow, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Sherlock Holmes, Suspense, Sam Spade, Phillip Marlowe, Our Miss Brooks, The Life of Riley, The Inner Sanctum, Gunsmoke, and more. Over 9,000 shows in total — enough to last me about 10 years before I have to listen to any of them a second time!
I have them all on my computer, in iTunes, and I download a couple hundred at a time to my iPhone and listen wherever I'd like with my earbuds, or through the stereo system in my car.
The stories are fantastic, extremely well-written, and well-acted. I remember very little of the programs while they were aired when we were young. Maybe an occasional Suspense or CBS Radio Mystery Theater, but that's about it. Discovering them at this time is a real treat, and it's something that can be done while you're doing something else entirely.
If you're interested in this, I can point you in the right direction as to finding out more about it, or where to download your own. Like everything else these days, it's all "out there" on the web today!
