I just googled Livingston Manor to see where it is. Looks like it is in a beautiful area of New York near the Catskills.
I imagine you have many stories (as do others here) about those days. ************** --- In [email protected], laughinggull108 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Carol" <jchwelch@> wrote: > > > > About all recall about CH in those days is the Rathskeller (?) Restaurant. > > I was in my early teens. My siblings are 4 and 7 years older than I. > > Yes, many a Thur night (college weekends always start Thur nights, right?) at > the Rathskeller over pitchers of beer. They also had great lasagna with all > the greasy bread to line the stomach before a night of beer. > > > Black Mountain is part of my stomping grounds. Many fond memories and of > > course I still get up that way occasionally. I love the Blue Ridge. It be > > in my blood me thinks. > > > > I went to Montreat for a semester (1977) and then dropped out to study and > > serve with The Way. I was interested in counseling at the time. > > > > If you were still in that area in '77, you and I may have seen each other > > at some point at the health food store in Black Mountain...seems it was on > > Cherry Street? ;) > > I only went to residence courses at the Blue Ridge Assembly in 74/75. What > religious denomination did the facility belong to? Loved those rocking chairs > on the porch of the residences overlooking the mountains! > > > But you had probably moved on by that time. > > By then I was a TM governor, and was just about to become full-time at the > Men's Capital at Livingston Manor. > > > Do you currently live in western NC, if you don't mind me asking? > > Yes. > ___________ > > > > --- In [email protected], laughinggull108 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Exactly Carol. Majored in biology/chemistry and haunted the basement > > > halls of Venable! Even joined a frat out on Finley Golf Course. I loved > > > UNC and Chapel Hill...that's where I learned to meditate. Residence > > > courses at the Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain. Heady daze! I loved > > > your line below regarding your siblings going to UNC..."I didn't...I > > > jointed a cult." What a sense of humor and what a nice spirit you have > > > that comes through loud and clear in your writing here and at > > > tossandripple.blogspot.com. (Those of you who haven't visited need to go > > > to see what good honest writing looks like.) I wish you nothing but the > > > very best! > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Carol" <jchwelch@> wrote: > > > > > > > > LG, you might have been CH when my sblings was there. (early/mid 70s) > > > > > > > > My mom's side of the family were all Tarheel fans. Mom was one of 11 > > > > siblings, so I have lots of cousins from Mom's side, and the majority > > > > attended UNC-CH. I have one cousin who applied to UNC-CH and got > > > > accepted just to turn it down and show all the cousins. *chuckle* Both > > > > my siblings went to CH. I didn't...I joined a cult. haha > > > > > > > > One of my friends from college years made a bumper sticker: "I'd rather > > > > have shit on my boots than tar on my heels." He went to NC State. :) > > > > > > > > ****************** > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], laughinggull108 <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > So you were a Terrapin, huh, with good ol' Lefty Driesell? I was a > > > > > Tarheel during the Dean Smith era and when games were played in > > > > > Carmichael Auditorium. We'd line up all night for tickets to a game. > > > > > NC State had Thompson, Burleson, and Towe; we had McAdoo, Kupchak, > > > > > Waddell, and Hoffman; and you guys had Davis, Lucas, and Boyle. What > > > > > a time that was for ACC basketball! > > > > > > > > > > Yes, last night's game was exciting and everything a final should be. > > > > > Very enjoyable but I stayed up way past my bedtime! > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh God, laughinggull now I feel nostalgic. And old! I remember > > > > > > 40 years ago when I was married and attending Univ of Maryland, > > > > > > we'd watch ACC basketball which I loved. One of my favorite > > > > > > players was David Thompson who played either for UNC or NC State. > > > > > > The way he could float up to the rim of the basket! Poetry in > > > > > > motion IMO. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John correctly predicted Louisville as the winner but from the > > > > > > score I'd say it was an cliff hanger pretty much all the way > > > > > > through. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: laughinggull108 <[email protected]> > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, April 8, 2013 5:56 PM > > > > > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tonight! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > Anyone watching??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
