Part 1 consists of various introductions, a champagne toast and other preliminaries. After viewing Part 1 in the first viewing panel below, you will see a thumbnail image link appear at the lower left of the viewing panel that allows you to access Part 2 through the same viewing panel. Click on it to continue. Or alternatively, if you like, you may skip Part 1, and go directly to Part 2 by clicking the "Play" button in the second viewing panel below.

In Part 2, in his "White sport coat and a pink carnation ... all dressed up for the dance," Howie delivers his welcoming address about the value of old friendships ─ "a sentiment long held and heartfelt." (Note that since some of Howie's words were not captured in Part 2 of the video, and some that were may not be clearly audible, there is a link near the bottom of this page to the full text of his welcoming message.)

After viewing Part 2, you may click on a second thumbnail image link in the lower left corner of the viewing panel you are in to bring up our original, 13-minute, music video documentary entitled The Dawn of Rock of Rock 'n' Roll, 1954-'59 that was made especially for us in conjunction with our 50-Year Grand Reunion (also accessible with related text on its own page by clicking here). But when you view the music documentary, please note that immediately after you click the "Play" button, you will only hear audio for the first 45 seconds until a still image appears followed shortly by the video presentation. So be patient.

You can get a full screen view of our video presentations by clicking on this symbol 
in the lower right corner of the viewing panel you are using.

Our thanks to Howie's wife, Susan (Phillips, OHS '63), and to Dagny Rivers, "significant other" of our classmate, Clark Marcus, for their reunion videography and its invaluable contribution to our collective class memory bank, and special thanks to Howie's brother for his talent, patience and hard work in putting the pieces together for both video presentations.