Back to the 80s Day 7

Today written in the style of my 80s journal:

Sun. May 18, 2008

I went to S. S. & Church. After church Kylee, Makenna, Landen, Kristi, Rocki & me went up to La Fogata for lunch. Tara & Jody were there. We talked to them a little bit. I watched the Clevland vs. Boston game 7 playoff game. Boston won.

22 Years Ago Today

From my 80s journal:

Sun. May 18, 1986

I went to S.S. & Church. After church Steph came home & Grandma & Grandpa Culp ate dinner here. I talked to Heather this afternoon. After I talked to her, Steph, Mom & Me went to Donny Young's graduation open house. Steph was going with him last year. Well they broke-up wright about now last year. I think it was kind of hard for Steph. But I think she's glad she went. I watched "Micki & Maude" on VCR tonight.

• Donny went to Fairfield. I remember we gave his younger sister some of my parachute pants after I didn't wear them anymore.
• I went to the Nappanee Church of the Brethren.
• Stephanie is my sister. This would have been the end of her freshman year at Manchester College. I think they had a Jan. term, so their school year got out later than most colleges.

Fred and Evelynn Culp
Circa 1980

Back to the 80s Day 6

Today's events written in the style of my 80s journal.

Sat. May 17, 2008

I mostly worked in the yard. I got our fence by the ditch to stop leaning in one spot. And I mowed the yard. Kristi and I started to watch Grosse Point Blank on Tivo tonight, but I fell asleep.

March 28, 1986

From my 80s journal

Fri. Mar. 28, 1986

No school today, Good Friday. at about 10 Mike came down here & we played basketball, then at 11: we went to Central and played basketball with T.J., Brent, Jay, & Craig Bush. Then Me, Mike, T.J. & Brent went to Pizza Hut. Then we went to Shelli Kindigs. Heather, Kelley K., Stacy Cleveland, Alan, Ben, LaMarr, Jason & Alan Nuenamaker & Nikki Spiecher, Mikes going with her, were all there. We played basketball, tennis, frissbe golf & football. We talked alot to. We stayed there about 4 hours. When I got home I rode my 4-wheeler, I got stuck in this mud-leaf-water hole. I walked home. I got John Kuhns to help me get it out. We got it out.

• I was 15.
• We would have used bikes to get around Nappanee that day.
• I remember this day pretty well, especially playing at Shelly Kindig's and getting my three wheeler stuck.
• 1986 was filled with fun days like this for me. I remember 1986 as my favorite year.
• Central = Central School
• T.J. = T.J. Mishler
• Brent = Brent Warren
• Jay = Jay Crain
• Heather = Heather Smith
• Kelley K. = Kelly Crilow
• Alan = Alan Nunemaker
• Ben = Ben Hahn
• LaMarr = LaMarr Lakins
• Jason = Jason Nunemaker
• Nikki Spiecher = Nikki Speicher
• Ben Hahn and I are now brother's-in-law. Our wives are sisters.
• On the way to Pizza Hut one of us would have suddenly yelled, "FirstchoiceofPersonalPanPepperoni." Follwed quickly by, "Second" and "Third." Brent was the only one who usually got a supreme, so he didn't have anything to worry about.
• The mud-leaf-water hole that I got stuck in was in the woods behind Nunemaker's house. It would have been just to the south of where Andy and Jenni Wysong live now.
• I'm not sure how well my mom, sister and I would have fared had it not been for John Kuhn's serventhood.
  
  

Back to the 80s Day 5

Today, in the style of my 80s journal:

Fri. May 17, 2008

Brianna & Hailey came over. We got Pizza Hut for supper. Then we went over to the park to play. Kristi, Kylee, Brianna & me rode bike there. Hailey, Makenna & Landen rode scooters. When we got back, Cooper & Tilly brought their new duck over. Kern Bough's dog tried to eat it once, but it didn't get hurt. I started to watch a Dateline tonight, but I fell asleep.

18 Years Ago Today

From my 80s journal:

Wed. May 16, 1990

I went to Dairy Queen after school with Debbie, Jenni, & Alicia. It was fun. After Dairy Queen Alicia, Jenni & I went to Goshen. I washed my car tonight. I drove around in the country for about an hour. Troll Bridge doesn't exsist anymore. I wanted to stop by Heidi's or call her tonight, but I didn't.

• I had just gotten a 1985 Nissan 300ZX.
• Debbie = Debbie Pippenger
• Jenni = Jenni Hartman
• Alicia = Alicia Templeton
• Heidi = Heidi Freed
• I don't remember what we did in Goshen that day.

Back to the 80s Day 4

How I might have written about today, had it occurred when I was 15:

Thur. May 15, 2008

I showed the movie Matilda to my class today. It was good. At recess I played Kick the Ball Over the Fence with a bunch of kids. Kylee, Makenna, Landen, Mom & me went to McDonald's for supper. We got free chicken sandwiches. Tonight I went to a program at Nappanee Elementery School. Kylee and Makenna were in it. They had to go up on stage and read a book they wrote. I talked to Rocki on the phone tonight.

Kick the Ball Over the Fence

22 Years Ago Today

From my 80s journal:

Thur. May 15, 1986

Ange & Meg are here but I haven't talked to them yet. After school I played b-ball. I played with LaMarr, Matt Ingle, & Jason Nune. for 2 games. I won both of those & LaMarr & Matt both started for 7'th. The last 2 games I played, Matt Hockert played also. & I still won both of those.

I talked to Mike & Heather on the phone tonight.

• LaMarr = LaMarr Lakins
• Jason Nune. = Jason Nunemaker
• The basketball game was "21."
• My driveway was the place for basketball from about 1983 - 1989. The rim was low and the basketballs were small. T.J., Brent, Mike and I hand made the backboard with some of Mike's brother's (John Wesseler) precious oak. There was a three point line hand-painted with some of my mom's best acrylic artist paints. I was deadly accurate from behind this line. The hoop is gone now, but I'm pretty sure I could take a small ball to my mom's right now and launch a shot straight threw a non-existent hoop.

The Court

Remnants of the acrylic paint three point line remain to this day.

Back to the 80s Day 3

How I might have recorded today's events in my 80s journal.

Wed. May 14, 2008

I didn't do much today. It was cold and rainy. I read a chapter of Holes to Kylee and Makenna. I watched Cars on DVD with Landen. I watched baseball on ESPN tonight. The Cubs weren't on. They are doing pretty good. I'm going to watch American Idol pretty soon.

22 Years Ago Today

From my 80s journal:

Wed. May 14, 1986

My mom was off today so at noon she got me a Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza. After school Me, TJ & Brent batted. I cleaned my room & cleaned out my dresser after that. Dad called this evening he said Me & Ange were coming tomorow evening to look at houses. Then they were going to Kentucky Sat. morning. Mike & Nikki are kind of mad at each other but they aren't going to break-up. Heather called me tonight. We talked for about A half an hour. I also talked to Mike on the phone tonight.

• I must have eaten lunch at home.
• My dad, step-mom and sister, Meagan were in the process of moving from Kentucky to Nappanee. The plan was for my dad to buy Dal-Mar catering from my uncle, Dallas Gall. They did move to Nappanee for a few years, but the plan to buy Dal-Mar ended up falling through.
• Mike = Mike Engle
• Nikki = Nikki Speicher
• TJ = T.J. Mishler
• Brent = Brent Warren
  

Back to the 80s Day 2

Replicating the writing style of my 80s journal, today:

Tue. May 13, 2008

I worked from 7:30 - 3:15. I picked Kylee and Makenna up at 3:30. We kicked some balls around the yard. Then Kylee and Makenna got mad at each other. At supper we watched some of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Tonight Kylee, Makenna, Kristi, Landen and I rode bike up to the library. We saw Rocki and Cooper there. We talked to them a while then we went over to Ben and Lori's house. Then Brookes and Erica came by too. I watched American Idol tonight.

22 Years Ago Today

From my 80s journal:

Tue., May 13, 1986

I played basketball here at noon today. The choir concert was tonight. Heather had to do motions to one song. I watched MTV tonight Patrick Eweing was the guest V.J. After school Brent, T.J., & Me batted after school. P.S. The people who got citizenship were Alan & Debbi Pipp. & Jill Huns.

• "Batted" = hit tennis balls with a baseball bat. We took turns hitting, pitching and outfielding. Actually we didn't like how Brent pitched, so we didn't let him pitch very much.
• Brent = Brent Warren
• T.J. = T.J. Mishler
• Alan = Alan Nunemaker
• Debbi Pipp. = Debbie Pippenger
• Jill Huns. = Jill Hunsberger

From the May 12, 1986 issue of Sports Illustrated:

"THIS MAY BE MTV'S BIGGEST HIT
Say this for Patrick Ewing: He's got his money, he's got his Knicks, he's even got his MTV. The MTV part came last Wednesday, when the 7-foot Knick center recorded a one-hour guest VJ segment at Music Television's studios in New York City. The show, for which Ewing chose all the videos, is scheduled to be broadcast on Tuesday, May 13, at 10 p.m. E.D.T.

Ewing picked music ranging from Bob Marley's reggae to Eric Clapton's rock and even threw in, as a short selection (about 5'4"), Prince. He talked about the importance of staying in school and presumably scored a few points with his shoe company by
interviewing the popular rap group Run-DMC about its new single, My Adidas.

Ewing's height caused the studio crew a few problems. Cameras had to be moved back in order to fit Ewing on the screen. Cameramen were forced to stand on boxes so they could shoot him at eye level. And MTV host Martha (Spud)Quinn—all 5'2" of her—had to climb onto a desk to chat with Ewing, who was sitting down. "How's the weather down there?" she asked him. "There must not be too many guys bigger than you."

Back to the 80s Day 1

Today - 80s journal style:

May 12, 2008

I gave my class the end of the year reading test at work today. I got most of them graded at lunch. After work I went to the library with Kylee. We took movies back. The movies were Braveheart and Babe. Then we went back home and ate sloppy joes for supper. After supper we went to Cooper's baseball game. After that me and Makenna rode the Green Machines up to the library. We stopped and talked to Chris Knight on the way. At the library we looked at the Nappanee newspapers from 1983. We saw the artical from when lightning struck Central at recess. I was there when that happened. My dad called tonight.

22 Years Ago Today

From my 80s journal:

Mon. May 12, 1986

I played basketball here at noon with Jason & Heath & Eric Chupp. Stacey & Kelly were here watching. There was a track meet after school. Heather was there. After I got home Mom took me to the Mall to get new shoes for our choir concert tomorow. I got some off-white suade Deck Shoes. After we went to the mall we ate at TACO BELL. I saw another house for sale. It is on C.R. 7 close to the one on 52. When I got home I called Heather.

• I was in 8th grade.
• Jason = Jason Hahn
• Heath = Heath Fervida
• Stacey = Stacey Cleveland
• Kelly = Kelly Crilow
• The mall would have been Concord Mall
• We used to just leave school after we ate lunch, walk to my house and play basketball until we had to get back to class.