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Focus: RFH Class of ’79 & Good Times

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If the song fits …

It was the summer of ’79. Bean bag chairs and Sony Walkmans were cool. Trivial Pursuit was launched. McDonald’s introduced its Happy Meal. A gallon of gas cost 79 cents. Disco dancing was still cruising in popularity. And the number one song on the charts on Aug. 17, 1979 was Good Times.

In Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) land, good times are exactly what a bunch of seniors who had just graduated in June were after. It was that summer of senior year — a summer of fun, milestones and memories. Lifetime connectors.

Bonds. Time. Trends. Music. Dance. Good Times was fitting in that summer of ’79. They were all good times; even the worst were the best. And four decades later, the song was the perfect time capsule to capture the RFH Class of ’79’s 40th reunion on that day, Aug. 17.

In RFH land, while bean bag chairs and Walkmans weren’t spotted on the gala weekend (that may still being going) and games of Trivial Pursuit were likely not played. The class was still cruising around the towns to the old haunts, like Barnacle Bill’s, Undici (formerly the ol’ Hook, Line & Sinker hangout), Even Tide, Salt Creek Grille, Donovan’s and just about any other of their hometown streets. The alligator shirts, topsiders and Rumson Roulette belts have since fazed out, but those good times live on.

“These are those good times! Leave your cares behind” and take a look … (and don’t forget to click to enlarge!)

Thanks to Jackie Iglesias Leslie and Karen Apy for the photos! Congrats on your reuniting, RFH Class of ’79!

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Retro RFH Class Reuniting

It’s 40th reunion time for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School’s Class of ’79!

And as this year’s reuniting begins, thoughts turn to RFH tradition and how reuniting is done by taking a gander back at the class before, ’78, and how those renegade RFHers got their parties started and finished through the years. Though, testament tells that the RFH Class of ’78 has had its own tradition of never saying “the party’s over.”

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Reunited: RFH Class of 2006

Photo/Elise Casey, Facebook post
Photo/Elise Casey, Facebook post

And, reportedly, a good time was had by all.

Judging by the looks on their faces in the photos and some comments tossed around on Facebook, the grads of the RFH Class of 2006 had fun times reuniting at their 10th reunion on Saturday at Nauvoo Grill Club in Fair Haven … and assorted other places thereafter.

“Our RFH 10 year reunion was a huge success! Such a great time last night,” said classmate Kevin Wong in a post with the above featured photo. “Thank you to everyone that came out!”

Recognize anyone? Your favorite Class of 2006 memory? Tell us about it for our special Class of 2006 Retro Pic(s) of the Day feature for later.

Cheers to the RFH Class of 2006!

 

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Focus: A Barn Theater Tribe Reunion

Good show folk don’t fade away, they reunite — regularly.

That’s the case with a group of actors and techies of the late 1970s and early 80s who have dubbed themselves the Tribe of Rumson’s Barn Theater, a place aptly named because of its barn roots. They had a reunion on Saturday.

Lots of bonds formed back in the day of rehearsing and putting on shows in the spot that became known as one of the best, if not the best, community theaters in the area. It was a place that was not only known for producing quality shows, but grooming many actors who became professionals, some of whom appeared on Broadway, in film and on television.

Their bond formed decades ago. And while a lot of Tribe members don’t see one another often, they never skip a beat in reconnecting like they’re right back at a rehearsal chatting backstage and waiting for their cues.

Curtain up! Enter stage left. Cue up the spotlight. Places.

There is no curtain call with this crew. But they will bow anyway. Bravo!

— Elaine Van Develde

Take a look at the above slideshow for a glimpse into an epic reunion. Don’t forget to click on the lower right icon to enlarge!

Photos for the slideshow were contributed by Elaine Van Develde, Ann Toronto McNamara, Jenifer Weber Zeller, Connie Heath Thibeault and Grateful Red.