Michael Hanson

Military Avenue, Omaha, NB

First choice...one of several motorcycles.

Enjoyed Waylon's recollections on the bands, music and events. If I remember right, the "The Livin' End" members were known as "Blue Men", for a short period of time prior. When I was hanging around them, members consisted of Waylon, Tommy Marlin, Randy Smith, Kenneth Haynes and Steve Evans. Best damn garage band in Texas. Kenneth gave me a guitar pick that one of the Doors left stuck in Ken's Les Paul guitar. I still have it!

Dyess Elementary, Lincoln Jr. High, Cooper Class of '66, but moved to our farm in Missouri at the end of my Junior year. The worst day of my life up till then was the day I checked out of CHS. Pam Estes saw me, thought I was "quitting" and was horrified! She was a real comfort to me and the last person I talked to before I left.
Made it to the Class Reunion (35th) in 2001. I was living in Austin at the time. Moved back to MO in 2004 to be near Wife's parents, now in their 80's. Will be moving back to Austin the first chance we get! I miss everything about it except the fireants and traffic. I help make Austin Weird!
Good to see class photos and reunion pix of old friends, neighbors and classmates. Being an AF Brat, like all the others, I call the place I liked best "home". Abilene was my formative years and they were the best years for many in my life!
Recently, they had an episode on "Mythbusters", where they tried to recreate the removal of a cop car's rear axle as done in the movie "American Graffitti". They concluded it was a myth as the "test" failed. I can tell you they used the wrong type of car. In the movie they used a '61 Ford. At MacEplen's, Oct.'64, it was done to a '64 Ford. The car had a 390 with std. 3 speed on the column and he was taking out to give Jimmy Minear a ticket for peeling out. The cop left more rubber on North First than all the kids put together, that night. He also left his rear axle two blocks behind him. I won't say who all was in on this, as most are still alive. I'd bet we all have a favorite story that occurred in the vacinity of MacEplen's! This site should have a separate venue for just such stories. What say you, Mark?