Wouldn't you like to share some of your stronger memories from Caracas in the 50's?

Send them to me and I will post them on this site.   Please e-mail to caracas@boppers.net

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Here are some Memories I'd like to write up.. Harry Baya 5/26/2000

Graduation, Mi Vaca & Yo, lost diploma

Jr-Sr. Prom at Valle Arriba (sanded floor, the mirror ball)

Valle Arriba Country Club

Little Theater Club

Swimming at El Tamanaco

The Bowling team

New Years Eve at the Skating rink

Basketball -Saturday mornings, hot nights

My backyard - Taller Baya - ping pong, repairs, etc.

Poker Games

Motorcycles - who had what

Motorcycles - trips, adventures, wrecks, varieties
                       John Pickering had this old Indian which he eventually gave to me
                       Fred Hill was in the hospital during carnival... we got wet on the way there
                       police and tickets - bribing to get your license back

Maracaibo

The Youth Group at the Church at the top of the Hill near El Rosal

Clyde's Bookstore

The coming of the AutoMercado

Galipan -who lived there, the bookstore downstairs

Sports: Tennis, Squash, Bowlling, Golf, basketball, touch football, diving, Water Ballet show

Motorcycle races (Danzer)

Car Races (The Gran Prix of Caracas, Pancho Pepe Crocker, Sterling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio etc.)

El Rosal, Las Mercedes, Alta Mira, ?? Los Caobos? Petare,

Youth For Christ

Professional Basketball players (Celtics?) visit Caracas, play Venezuelan All stars, including Alex

Professional Baseball (Willie Mays)

Bingo in the open auditorium in the back of Campo Alegre

The Colegio Americano Printing press (David Peters worked there)

Hanging out at Jerry & Joey Laws

After School at Harry & Madges (and how I ended them)

Caracas Parties - lovely evenings, close dancing, latin music, "Cuba Libres" - specific parties...
                  Whose house: Mine, Anna Palenzona, Mike VanDerPlas, who else ?

My Indian Motorcycle (and my Lambretta scooter )

Caracas Daily Journal - I was a paperboy with Dave Peters (and help from others)

The Tri-Y & Hi-Y Camp (what was it called? Ken MacArtney suggested Camp Schlageter, right?)

Climbing Naiguata

Trips to the Beach

Summers in Caracas

People : (Jerry & Sandra Schnur, The Greenfield Sisters...)

The Chapel and the Orange box

The Chapel and Woody Woodpecker

Jr. Sr. Banquet at the Tamanaco, Mrs. Mock

Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Echert (spelling?), The Spanish teacher - Mr. ?, Mr. Hamilton

Helen Klecker, summer people

Humboldt Hotel