What was it about Troupe and the snack machines? He turned me on to that tactic. He - and I believe - Cecil Garrett and a couple of other fellas got caught once tipping the machines to get snacks to fall. Larry Miller tried to implicate me, but luckily I had a strong alibi (I was at home). But Robert Mayes did sell me and Troupe out once when we took a kid's yearbook and started getting signatures in it. Mayes told his dad and we got our butts busted - 10 swats. However, it was minuscule relative to the times I did things and didn't get caught.
Shawn, I wasn't going to go there, but confession is good for the soul. Like you, I was also influenced by Troupe and Mayes. Let's not forget Burks and Booger Paul who were also were involved in machine tipping. How could people make a living when you hornets invade the hive? There are no snacks for paying customers. Henry Peel also was famous for inventing the snack machine hanger removal system. Shame, shame, shame!
Bobby come to think of it, I remember having a fight with Janice too. She took my lunch money ($1.59) and when I asked her stop going through my pockets, she took the remaining 41 cents. She scared me. Is she coming? Should I bring security?
quote:Originally posted by bobby d:
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_I had a fight my freshmen year with Janice Cooper actually we had two fights early in the morning one in the girls restroom and one by the band room. _
I dunno Aundrea, how could anyone get into a fight w/ someone as sweet as Janice Cooper?!
Good to see some of you stopped lurking and started posting.
I see that Mayes and Troupe need to come to the forum to defend themselves. Tell it all, however, I do remember waiting around a corner or two for snacks
" I think, therefore; I am" BTW Class of 1979
Posts: 42 | Location: Elizabethtown, KY, USA | Registered: Sat September 27 2003
During my Junior year (1977-78) I didn't attend school very much. Each morning I would drive to BTW and cruise through the parking lot so that I could tell my mother I had "been to school" - just in case she asked. I then drove up to Turley hill (North Tulsa) and took a nap to catch up from staying out late the night before. Afterwards I drove to Al's Place near the Circle Theater and shot pool until noon. Then it was on to Fat Randy's near the Tulsa World building for more pool, some beer, and roast beef sandwiches. Around 3 p.m. I headed back home, arriving at the appropriate time as if I had been in school all day. I thought I was getting away with it. Alas, later that year I was called to the office from Mrs. Buckley's class and escorted by Don Barnum into an adjoining room. There were most of my teachers along with my mother, all poised to discuss my vagrancy, my poor grades, and my abyssmal attendance. I performed something of a turn-around the next year and was able to graduate, albeit not without attending summer school in order to secure my diploma after I was allowed to walk across the stage with the rest of the class of '79. So. . . I did get into trouble - in a passive agressive manner. Barnum caught me skipping one other time and punished me by making me go help Sammy the custodian in the cafeteria. I worked for about ten minutes, then told Sammy that I had to leave to go to work and he let me go, so I even skipped out of the punishment. I had perfected skipping up to that point as sort of an art - I had fake passes with forged teachers' names and a fake work permit during my Junior year. It eventually cost me though.
Posts: 31 | Location: Lipan, Texas, USA | Registered: Thu December 18 2003
Did Beaver Cleaver aka Chuck Luke (i.e. the guy I thought was a model citizen) just say he used to drink beer and skip class on a regular basis in HS? I'm shocked, I didn't think anyone ever skipped classes at BTW to shoot pool and drink beer. Glad to hear you got cold busted!!!
I fought Sugar Ray (Robinson) so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes. -- Jake LaMotta
Posts: 344 | Location: Back on Tulsey time! | Registered: Sun September 14 2003
Well, I've always been something of a closet non-conformist. In education we run into everyday. It's the kid who looks right at you and pretends to be listening while he is actually thinking about something else. We have operationalized punishment to the point where we punish sins of commission. Sins of omission - we don't quite know how to deal with yet.
By the way, I never knew you thought of me as "the Beave."
Posts: 31 | Location: Lipan, Texas, USA | Registered: Thu December 18 2003
Hey Bobby -- I agree with your impression of Chuck - I was shocked too when reading about him skipping school and the fake passes - How did we miss all of that about him??? (just having fun Chuck)
Well, that was the beauty of my "system." Nobody really did notice much, at least not until Barnum started catching on. I didn't always skip the entire day that year - sometimes two to three classes in the afternoon worked pretty well. I did get fairly adept at skipping most of the pep rallies.
Posts: 31 | Location: Lipan, Texas, USA | Registered: Thu December 18 2003
Or, maybe we just weren't paying attention. Did you guys notice that Robert Hightower graduated one year early??? I never did til he told me very recently...
I fought Sugar Ray (Robinson) so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes. -- Jake LaMotta
Posts: 344 | Location: Back on Tulsey time! | Registered: Sun September 14 2003
I knew that. "Robbie" and I have been friends since we were both four years old. Since we were both born in August (five days apart) and started school when we were barely five, he was still 16 when he graduated from BTW. I graduated with my class and was still 17. The only problem with all of that was that I had to bum rides during my sophomore year while everyone else was already driving.
Posts: 31 | Location: Lipan, Texas, USA | Registered: Thu December 18 2003
When I was in Mrs Devonshire's class we would do a field trip at least once a week. This particular week we were going to the the power plant across the river by the future pedestrian bridge at 31st St. You know the place. Myself and a young lady who shall go nameless, actually I can't remember her name, decided to skip out. Would you believe Mrs.D actually ratted us out! So we get called into Mr Mayes office. Remember him? Very big, very scary. Our punishment was 5 swats which he administered very aggressively. I took it like a man and didnt make a sound hoping to take some of the pleasure out of it for him. But the young lady was so bruised that she bled so she went to the police. Mr Mayes found her in the cafeteria and pleaded with her not to press charges because he didnt want to lose his job. She relented and he kept his job. I always pictured him crying but that would be pure speculation. I never told my parents about this so its just between you and me.
Originally posted by Patrick G. Romine: When I was in Mrs Devonshire's class we would do a field trip at least once a week. This particular week we were going to the the power plant across the river by the future pedestrian bridge at 31st St. You know the place. Myself and a young lady who shall go nameless, actually I can't remember her name, decided to skip out. Would you believe Mrs.D actually ratted us out! So we get called into Mr Mayes office. Remember him? Very big, very scary. Our punishment was 5 swats which he administered very aggressively. I took it like a man and didnt make a sound hoping to take some of the pleasure out of it for him. But the young lady was so bruised that she bled so she went to the police. Mr Mayes found her in the cafeteria and pleaded with her not to press charges because he didnt want to lose his job. She relented and he kept his job. I always pictured him crying but that would be pure speculation. I never told my parents about this so its just between you and me.
That's probably why they don't swat kids, some really need it on occasion, anymore....
I fought Sugar Ray (Robinson) so many times, it's a wonder I don't have diabetes. -- Jake LaMotta
Posts: 344 | Location: Back on Tulsey time! | Registered: Sun September 14 2003
Nope, I wasn't allowed to. My father was the principal at the elementary school which was in walking distance. Not to mention everyone knew my dad at Booker T. Washington. All they had to do was call down to Woods and he would be there at the high school in a matter of seconds.
Bobby come to think of it, I remember having a fight with Janice too. She took my lunch money ($1.59) and when I asked her stop going through my pockets, she took the remaining 41 cents. She scared me. Is she coming? Should I bring security?
I never did til he told me very recently...
