"Because When You Reach The End, You Tend To Look Back To The Beginning..."


Originally my plan was to make a top ten moments from gym class this year. But that wouldn't be fair to all of the other underprivelaged people who aren't blessed with the incredible gym class that we possess. And, above all else, I think only 25% of my readers are in my gym class and the other 75% aren't. That said I know that roughly 95% of my readers attend Eastridge High School. So with this eventful year coming to an end, I decided to do a rundown from all of the memorable moments from this school year. All of these moments didn't neccesarily happen at school, but school related functions or something close to it. There's not going to be any parties or stuff like that. OK, there might be one or two, but they're neccesary. Pretty much any of these can be related to school with a fair explanation. Feel free to criticize about what I forgot and things of that nature. Hell if you want to, you can even rank the top five or so.

--The Tom Lohmaier Cardboard Cut Out
A fan favorite. The posterboard of Tom Lohmaier has done a lot of traveling in his day. He's been to such locations as Penfield, Edison, and Eastridge. This life sized cut out makes fat heads look like action figures. Tom Lohmaier is always there to hang out when you need him. Nathan and Shane did a spectacular job creating him, and an even better job decorating him (chest hair, boston cap, beads, etc). Needless to say, we'll always have Tom around. Not all good news though. Lately Tom has suffered, losing his pitching arm, and both feet. His head also has a severe tilt to it. Don't fret though, he always bounces back.

--Josh Valletta introducing "Crackin' Open a Cold One."
Although it's fairly old news now, the once very popular phrase at Eastridge "Time to crack open a cold one," was started by none other than Josh Valletta. He was notorious for doing it at completely inapropriate times in class such as during tests or quizzez. My favorite cold one moment came when Mr. Garney (our US student teacher) gave us a quiz while he was being observed by one of his professors. He was flabbergasted after Josh threw that one out there. We all loved using that line while it was cool and it had a great run and without a doubt is a very memorable moment.

--Nick Vazquez's Mighty Spill
Our favorite minority took a mighty spill in gym class. This is probably the most recent event that will be placed in this list as it happened just last week. Brandon, Lschley, and I were conversating on the bleachers in gym class and Nick wanted to engage in the conversation bad. So bad that he would sacrifice his body to do so. He jumped several times and was not able to reach the summit of Eastridge's bleachers. He then backed up twenty feet and we had all thought that he had thrown in the towel. Boy were we wrong. Nick turned on the burners and sprinted at the bleachers. He planted one foot on the bleachers and planned to spring load himself to the top. Uh Oh! His foot slipped resulting him in faceplanting on the bleachers and tumbling violently back to the earth. He would eventually make a full recovery physically. Emotionally, we're yet to know for sure.

--Ms. Geer; Mad at Dirte
Let's be honest. Nathan and Ms Geer have never been very close. I mean she doesn't like me, but has enough respect for me to not give me a wet-willy (she gave Nathan one). It kind of started after Nathan copped her copy of "Of Mice and Men." He even went to through the trouble of erasing his name off the board when we had a substitute teacher. Well their relationship went real south after we were talking about physical appearances. The question was asked "Would you date somebody who you didn't think was attractive?" Nathan quickly blurted out "Hell yeah. I mean come on. I have dated my fair share of fat chicks." He got a lot of laughs around the room, but not from Ms Geer. She stared at him as if taking the comment very personally. You really had to be there, but Euge or Nathan will tell you that since then, she has not liked Nathan one bit.

--Mr. Horesh: Party Buster
This, again, is a moment that I found pretty funny after looking back on it. Most people will not grasp it because they weren't there. But for the select few who were, who doesn't remember Mr. Horesh circling about the theater looking for students with his bright ass flash light. Then he thought he was a big time operator. He threw out the ol' "Allright. Everyone get up, we're goin' back to school." This was actually pretty funny as we all stared at him in disbelief. He did manage so salvage the trip as he nabbed Tom Brownyard. More like a fuckin' ball boy.

--Paul Anzak Entering My Life
You already know how I feel about this legendary man....

--Fans outshining Perfect 24
Ali, I want you to know this was not only included because I found it amazinlgy hilarious, but also because you have noted recently that Eugene's blog is best. Fuck yo couch. This was the varsity girl's senior night when they played Brighton. They ended up winning, mainly because of the fans. More importantly, the "Perfect 24" wasn't keeping up with the fans. So we threw out the ol' "Mediocre 24!" chant at them. They tried to answer with "Perfect 24!" chants. This feeble attempt was quickly stifled as we reigned down the "FOURTH PLACE!" chants. I mean seriously, if they were so perfect how come they threw down fourth place out of five teams? Call me old fashioned. It wasn't over yet though. The cheerleaders thought they were so clever. After the game they were all like "Where's your girlfriends?" We had a number of responses. Such as pointing at Ali, or chanting "TJ dumped you." (reference to Candace). We took the conservative route and remained unpersonal. the "FOURTH PLACE!" chants came back with a vengeance. Then the cheerleaders hated us for a few weeks, but it was good for stories, and even more so a lot of laughs. Go on, keep liking Euge's blog better.

--Introduction of "Small Talk"
Tom Lohmaier has always been a ladie's man. That's a well documented fact. But what most people didn't know until this year is how easily he can keep a conversation going. He talked to Lschley for over twenty minutes while warming up in gym class. We all watched in amazement as the two talked for the first time ever as easily as if they had been Best Friends Forever (BFF) since the third grade. This eventually created the "Lay ya mack down" game between Tom and Nick, and even more importantly created the amazing nickname of "Small Talk" Lohmaier

--Ms. D'Intino
Pretty self-explanatory

--Pizza Hut Buffet
(See explanation for "--Ms. D'Intino")

--The Note
Another gym class memory. Twas the first day of the gym class dance unit. Most of the excitement fluttered around Lindsey Schleyer and who she was going to dance with. It was actually just between Nick Vazquez and Tom Lohmaier. I was on Tom's side, and as so, I was not going to let him be defeated. I quickly ripped out a piece of notebook paper and scribbled a message on it. The message read "Dear Lindsay (at the time I didn't know how to spell her name correctly), Will you dance with me? Sincerely, Tom L." She legitamately thought that Tom wrote out and went up to him and asked him when he wrote out. Tom was dumbfounded, but that's besides the point. He got to dance with her first and made Nick V look like a jackass as he sat out with PJ (nicknamed given to the kid who always wears pajamas) and Homeboy Red (nickname given to some kid with red hair).

--The Dirtiest Player in the Game
This was when we went through our serious Smackdown stage. Some people (Josh and Shane) maintain this was not a stage, but merely a way of life and that Smackdown will never get old. That's another story. This one is about natch. It was after a pizza hut buffet. I left early because John Shane and Alex were forced to walk, and I would've been with them had I decided to stick around. I mean hell, we had lacrosse practice in a few hours, and I was in no mood to walk off a Pizza Hut Buffet. So I just chilled and twisted alot waiting until lax until the three of them stumbled into our basement wanting to play Smackdown. I could smell the Capt' Morgan on their breath, but I was curious to see how a video game would play out. Especially against Quad A who was making his debut in the game. The match was a ladder match, and it was a heated battle that waged for well over seven minutes. After John, Shane, and I were all beat up from fighting each other, the Nature Boy crawled up the ladder and snagged the title while we were all down. He didn't even know how to react as he swayed back and forth after capturing his first ever win. It was another one of those "you had to be there" moments, but still very memorable for me regardless. This day was also the day that Donezo began being used popularly amongst our group of friends.

--Nick Vazquez Pullin' it Down
Obviously I can't go three or four memories without a physcial education reference. This tale is in regards to our swim unit which saw a number of exciting things. I mean Coach A wanted to fight Mike Newman for god sakes. But on the last day of swimming we were playing a nice game of pool basketball. Nick took it to the whole strong with only Mike Nicosia in his way. Nick threw it down with such authoritive force that he drove the basketball hoop to come crashing down into the pool. It actually landed on Nicosia then submerged in the water. Everybody refused to help out Nick as he struggled to lift the heavy hoop out of the water and back to its proper location. Coach Weber was so deep in playing pinball on his PDA that he didn't even realize what was going on and how much danger some students were in. I mean Jeremy Wulocki could've gotten seriosuly injured.

--Coach Taz
This is pretty brief, just a few of my favorite quotes from this year...

to Andrew Pakan: What's up Andrew? Drew? DREW BLEDSOE!!!

to Nick Vazquez: LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF HERNANDEZ!!!

Tom and I: Congrats on winning the title coach
Taz: RAISE THE BANNER!!!
Some kid asking for help: Umm, excused me coach
Taz pointing in his face: HE DIDN'T BELEIVE IN US!!!

Of course Coach Tascione helped the Eastridge bowling team capture the Section V Class B bowling title. This oughta help Taz cope with the divorce from his lovely wife.

--Mr. Cummings
Not so much his teaching as I didn't have the pleasure of being educated him by him this year. This is more so directed at his mastery of the guitar during the multicultural festival. Glenn is world renown for his perfection of the basic mustache, but few people know how badly this man can wail. It's a fucking travesty that he wasn't included in Eugene's top ten guitarists, but whatever. The last thing Glenn wants is recognition. Just a joint and a guitar we'll keep this jazz legend happy.

--LAX!!
I am not going to go into detail, but the whole lacrosse season was awesome. From the opening night, right up until the devastating loss in Waterloo. We had our ups and downs, but it was some of the most fun I have ever had. I love all my lax buddies more than anything else that walks this earth.

--Gerry Martello's Cut Scenes
Few people realize how selective a gym class team can be. With a minimum of three girls per team, and a significant number of cool guys in your class, there has to be some cuts every now and then. Fortunately for everyone but one individual, nobody had to worry about playing for the shitty team. Although it was always a unanmious decision to cut Gerry loose, he would always try with all his might to return to the squad in the following gym class. It was actually very comical to see who would break the news to him each and every class. It would start in the locker room when he would walk by and everybody would disperse with the "It's gettin' crowded in here," "I'm clausterphobic," or "Ouhh, this is actually pretty awkward." Gym class was amazing this year.

--The Night Before Turkey Shoot
This isn't really related to school, and I'm not going to go into detail about the events of the night. But considering that four of my readers were present that night, I feel it's appropriate to mention it, because it was indeed a very memorable night. As a result, turkey shoot was B-A-D BADDD

--The Kid With the Afro Stays Goin' For It
I think that you are all a little bit confused as to what this is about. But you all know who I'm talking about. That weird lookin' kid in the tenth grade with the weird lookin' girlfriend. They always go at it in the hallways like a couple of fuckin' horny gorillas. This isn't neccesarily a good thing, but I doubt I ever forget this kid, or his hair.

--Red Man
Remember when I alluded to "Homeboy Red" earlier? Well this kid is a total Melvin. And nobody aside from a select few will know what this is about, but remember his heel click/celebration. It was one of the most amazing moves these eyes have ever witnessed and I would pay endless amounts of money to see it again. Euge, Tom, and Nick. You three know what I'm talkin' about.

--The Ever Growing Popularity of "TOM L. RULEZzZ!!!"
It all started in chemistry. I used to write it on the desk with the dry erase markers we used for whiteboards. Tom would always get worried that teachers would think it was him. He thought we would stop. So naturally, as his friends, we went the complete opposite direction writing it absolutely everywhere we could. One of my proudest moments was when Cailtin Lohrberg asked me why Tom wrote on all the desks in the school. I simply responded with "Because he rules" and smiled brightly. I don't know for sure, but I think the wheels are in motion for a Tom L. RulezZz T-shirt. Cross your fingers!

--Prom Tonight (Doo Doo Doo Doo D00)
Last but definately not least was this year's junior prom. I wrote a post about it so I'm not going to do it again. If you want to read into it, you can do so here...

http://ehslax22.blogspot.com/2007/06/prom-tonight-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-last.html

...Yeah that was ineed an amazing time.



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All of these moments I will hold dear and close to my heart forever in one way or another. Again please feel free to leave how you feel about these moments, or showcase any other memories you have from the '06-'07 school year. Also, as a personal favor. Please scroll all the way down to the very bottom of my blog. You won't be disapointed!