Birthday Weekend Festivities

This was a birthday party, not a reunion,
so all classes were invited and showed up
as the Class of '75 turned 50!

 FRIDAY, 8/3

Click here for pictures of the entire weekend!

7PM - BILLY KOTIATIS' 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY BARBECUE!

Palisades Boat Club, Hastings, NY
Featuring a Birthday Grab Bag, as well as Music and Karaoke of the 70s and 80s care of Ed Weinberg! "Be entertained or be the entertainer"

ALL CLASSES WERE INVITED!!!

Attending were:

Tom Minozzi, Billy Kotiatis+2, Alan Fine, Julie Blasberg Spencer + 4, Peter Hazou, Amy Farber, Jamie Shillinglaw, Dave Virrill, Eric Zaidins, Jan Sidebotham, Pat Sinatra, Irene Rusnak McKirgan, Don Maher+2, Andre Belarge, Susan Stein Klubock+1, Joe Bennett, Anita Kozminsky, Dave Richter, Dave Heston, Jimmy Katzenstein+1, Phil Reilly+2, George Morbit, Tom Torrey, Ed Weinberg+1, Dave Riggs, Mr. Brian McGuinness...

Click here for directions to the club.
August 3rd, 2007, from 7:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Our Host - Tom Minozzi, President of Palisades Boat Club, and fellow class member.
Cost - $30 per person which included a donation to club for its usage, steak, chicken and shrimp, salads, beer, bottles of spring water and birthday cake. To keep the cost down, people brought their own wine, soda or booze.

 SATURDAY, 8/4

11 AM - SCHOOL TOUR

Alan Fine, Julie Blasberg Spencer + 4, Peter Hazou

2 to 6 PM - SOFTBALL AT ZINSSER FIELD

Alan Fine, Julie Blasberg Spencer + 4, Irene Rusnak McKirgan, Pat Sinatra, Rick Wester, Billy Kotiatis, Jan Sidebotham (did not stay for the game).

The sides were Billy, Rick and Alan against everyone. It ended -- of course -- in a tie.

7PM - THE BACK ROOM AT MAUD'S - ALL TO OURSELVES
(This was to have been Friday, but we couldn't get the Boat Club on Saturday.)

Alan Fine+1, Julie Blasberg Spencer + 4, Amy Farber, Peter Zimmerman, Glenn Martin, Nancy Ravinsky Martin, Rick Wester+1, Amy Huelsman, Pat Sinatra, Jamie Shillinglaw+1, Eric Zaidins, Irene Rusnak McKirgan, Dave Richter, Jimmy Katzenstein, Susan Stein Klubock, Dave Riggs, Mark Bingham, Jeff Edelman, Clint De Gannon, Mr. Robert Tucker, Mr. Jonas Wagner...

MIDNIGHT TO 2AM - PICNIC TABLE OUTSIDE OF MAUD'S

Alan Fine, Dave Riggs, Dave Richter and Jimmy Katzenstein

 

How was this for a birthday present
to kick things off?

Around the time of our birthday weekend,
we had 20 free Paramount Pictures
preview screenings of

"Stardust" and "Hot Rod"

Click here for details, including showtimes and locations.


And ending our weekend...

If you were in town for the Birthday weekend, or if you were just
in town, this was an invitation to the inner sanctum at Paramount Pictures, the
private PARAMOUNT SCREENING ROOM.

Julie Blasberg Spencer and her family acompanied me for a special presentation of
about 30 minutes of footage from the DreamWorks Animation Fall Release,
presented by the director of the film.
Written and starring Jerry Seinfeld, it
was "The Bee Movie" shown
Monday, August 6th
4:00pm or 6:00pm
Paramount Screening Room
1515 Broadway, at 45th Street, 3rd Floor
New York