Over half the 100 tickets that Lang Wheeler secured for us are now sold. And a waiting list is forming for more tickets once the “max 2 per Classmate” restriction is lifted on 9/15/2018. If you are thinking about coming to The Game, I’d urge you to move quickly. November 17 seems like a long way away, but those three months will go fast, and tickets won’t last. There are some interesting patterns to the early ticket-buyers …
Bobby Haas (ES ’69) opened a new chapter in his life when he turned 64. He didn’t hum along with Ringo’s When I’m 64; rather, he started riding motorcycles for the first time and then, three years later at the age of 67, he began collecting vintage and one-of-a-kind motorcycles. Now four years later […]
This announcement opens up an entirely new section of the Class website — a Music section. The new Music Editor, John G. O’Leary, will be presenting works created by our Classmates, as well as offering some insightful commentary on our musical heritage. After all, Yale is/was a deeply musical place, with something like 60% of undergrads involved in singing groups, bands, orchestras, or other solo or group performances. And the 1960s produced the largest explosion of great music in the century. Welcome MUSIC section. (And get ready for Books, Visual Arts and more!)
Our Whiffs recorded a CD on the occasion of our 35th reunion (2004), and they played some of these songs for us on Saturday night. I kept the CD and thought you all would like to hear it.
If you have recorded any songs, albums, concerts or other musical performances, we would like to showcase your work on Yale1969.org. Please send us your recordings in whatever format you have. You can use the form below, or email the Music Editor or snailmail physical media for digital conversion and sharing.
Now, all posts have “Like” button. Please click “Like” if you find something interesting. Your upvote will add to the number of likes, and that, in turn, will create the “Most Liked Posts” on the homepage (right sidebar).
Here’s an interactive map showing where all classmates live. Zoom in on your area to see 69er neighbors!
This is a combination post — reprising those silly buttons we bought and wore, and gearing up for a successful Yale-Harvard Game this year. In 1968, we wanted to “sterilize the Johns” but ended with a 29-29 tie. This year, however, we have a very good chance to win, and the whole 2018 Yale-Harvard Weekend (November 16-17) looks to be a great place to witness that and get together with friends. Back to the buttons: Does…
After 47 years, Yale has ended the NCAA Divison I men’s lacrosse season as the best team in the country. I don’t remember much about our lacrosse team. Were we much of a contender? (Leave comments to answer.)
The Reunion Committee has gone all-out to make the Yale-Harvard weekend this November super-special. “The Game” is the 50th anniversary of the famous 29-29 tie, and it’s being held in Fenway Park. By being first in line, we scored the best seats available to Yale attendees. Prior to The Game, there will be a “private event” brunch at a fancy restaurant-bar just 3 blocks from Fenway, and there are events on Friday as well. Tickets go on sale today!
Because some of our Classmates are in Europe, Yale1969.org has updated its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service to be consistent with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations. Thanks to Bill Newman for getting this drafted for us pro bono. Read about your new rights (and responsibilities)!
We’ve had several requests from Classmates to simply open the website up and allow people to write freestyle posts on any subject they’d like to share with the Class. It might be a story, a scanned picture, a memory, a poem, a tribute to a teacher, a thought about Yale (then or now) — anything. It could even be something you are working on now — e.g., an article you wrote for another audience. Well, MOTION GRANTED!
Madeline Hoffman ’19 is our 1969 Scholarship beneficiary. Maddie is an intensive chemistry major, and she reports additional interests in chemical engineering and physics. She puts her engineering skills to work as lead of the earth science sub-team for the Yale Undergraduate Rover Association, and she also captains our club swimming team. Reflecting on her years at Yale, Maddie writes ‘I’ve learned how to branch out of my comfort zone and really work hard at…
We set a record! All of the follow-up efforts by the College Captains, the newsletter, the U.Va survey management team, and the Reunion Committee paid off. Here are the results: 494 unique entries from Classmates 128 remembrances about deceased Classmates 622 TOTAL This handily beats our 25th Reunion ClassBook … which only had 418 essays. Many Classmates used the webform on the Essay’s page, but 102 people used email to make part or all of their submission. Because uploading…
The Yale Class of 1969 Newsletter is published approximately monthly and contains “post summaries” of all new posts that have been published since the previous newsletter. Classmates can subscribe or unsubscribe by going to their edit-profile page, near the bottom, and changing subscription preferences. Here are all the back issues of the Newsletter: Vol. 1, No. 1, for 10/24/17 Vol. 1, No. 2, for 11/9/17 Vol. 1, No. 3, for 12/7/17 Vol. 2, No. 1,…
Skimming through the Personal Essays as they came in last month, I noticed how many people commented on their “draft number.” The draft number was established by lottery at the Selective Service System on December 1, 1969. Here is the chart showing what the number was. (Use comments below to share what YOUR number meant to you.)
