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roxbury high school
And took a little detour to drive by my old high school. Memories!
the april roundup
April, 2018
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On Saturday afternoon, I met up with my high school classmate, Michelle! It had been nine years since we'd last scene each other!
la business trip with jeet
August 12, 2015
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...and met up with Jeff, Adam and Melissa
the march roundup
March, 2015
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Summer before sixth grade! For my birthday party, my parents took me, Chris, Sean & Keith to NJ's INFAMOUS Action Park. Check out those shirts! Haha.
visiting florida & old photo nostalgia
February 22, 2015
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Happy 40th, Jeff!
the january roundup
January, 2015
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Happy birthday, Jeff! He was totally surprised and had no idea it was coming!
the january roundup
January, 2015
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I sneaked out upstairs to my hotel room around 1am.
the august roundup
August, 2014
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...headed to the bar next to the hotel to keep the reunion going for a little longer!
the august roundup
August, 2014
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Margie, Lenora & Kevin.
the august roundup
August, 2014
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...even went so far as to put eveyone's high school yearbook photo onto the name tags! Haha. So good.
the august roundup
August, 2014
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The party ended at eleven but a lot of people...
the august roundup
August, 2014
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Amy, Scott, Gary & Gary's wife. Three of these people MAY have been into show choir with me.
the august roundup
August, 2014
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Close up of me peeking out in the corner. Funny to see so many familiar faces that I hadn't seen since people wore Jincos. Haha.
the august roundup
August, 2014
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On Saturday evening I took the train out to NJ to attend the Roxbury High School Class of 1994 20-Year Reunion!
the august roundup
August, 2014
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Margie & Melissa kicking off the festivities. Thanks so much for organizing! You did such a nice job...
the august roundup
August, 2014
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I was glad to meet up with Scott. Good to establish a "home base" table of high school people you've kept in contact with.
the august roundup
August, 2014
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Sparkly Rachael & Emily
the june roundup
June, 2014
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So good to spend time catching up with these guys! When we were in high school, the Little Toot, the boat you see in the background, was in the water at various marinas around NJ and upstate NY and we used to have sleepover parties on it.
the july roundup
July, 2013
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The longer you party with people, the better you get at it. I've got at least 20 solid years under my belt with these guys.
the july roundup
July, 2013
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Later that night I drove to the other side of Charlotte to see Kim, Greg and their son, Damien! Greg has a ping pong table in the basement and we played until 1:30am.
the march roundup
March, 2010
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Melissa was in town from Portland and we went out to meet her for drinks! Aaron was also in town! I hadn't seen him in fifteen years!
the february roundup
February, 2010
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Scott and me.
the august roundup: part two
August, 2009
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Remi's coming in a few weeks!
the april roundup: part two
April, 2009
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On Saturday afternoon, Rachael and I went out to Williamsburg together and met up with Emily and Tim to attend...
the april roundup: part two
April, 2009
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Brett and Bob!
brett and amy's wedding
January 22, 2009
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Later that night Greg and Kim came into Charlotte and I met them for an awesome Mexican dinner. Kim and I went to high school together
the august roundup: part one
August, 2008
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On Friday night I went up to the Upper West Side to go to a house party at Emily and Tim's apartment! Here's Emily all excited to show me their place!
the may roundup: part one
May, 2008
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Awwww! Emily and Rachael!
the may roundup: part one
May, 2008
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Then later that night I took a ride up to Pat's Bar in Landing to visit Scott, who after years on the waiting list, is finally a regular bartender at Pat's!
the january roundup: part two
January, 2008
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Yay!
the november roundup: part two
November, 2007
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Kara and Amy and a friend!
the november roundup: part two
November, 2007
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I ran into Adam Padfield (who I pretty much only get to see once a year at The Barn!)
the november roundup: part two
November, 2007
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On Saturday night I went out for Emily C's 28th birthday! Here's the birthday girl with Rachael! (I went to high school with these two lovelies! There were freshman when I was a big, bad senior. Awwwww!)
the june roundup
June, 2007
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Post-tubin' relaxin'.
fourth of july weekend
July 01, 2006
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Check out how totally lit up Scott was. Hahaha.
fourth of july weekend
July 01, 2006
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Captain Tim preparing to shove off!
fourth of july weekend
July 01, 2006
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We didn't get to my parent's place until later on in the evening. We kicked it with my fam for a bit and then everyone went to bed! I wasn't tired, so I called Tim, Scott, Reminay and Erika. I got there around 1am and we decided to hop into Tim's boat (the SS Farley!) and take 'er for a spin on Lake Hopatcong (The largest lake in NJ is in my hometown).
fourth of july weekend
July 01, 2006
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The arcade version is much more difficult (and much higher on the "public embarrassment" scale) than my Xbox version is.
the april roundup: part one
April, 2006
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...Amy Albano's birthday party was AT THE BOWLING ALLEY! Woooooo! Rob Berliner (fellow Roxbury High School alumnus!) was as shocked as I was but that wasn't about to stop him from celebrating!
the april roundup: part one
April, 2006
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I attended them at the same time! How is that possible you ask? It's possible because...
the april roundup: part one
April, 2006
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Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet's BOWL!
the april roundup: part one
April, 2006
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On Thursday night I got a call from my friend Emily (who I went to high school with) to come to meet her at a bar in the East Village. When I arrived I was surprised by two other Roxbury High School alums, Ben Berliner and Derek Schmere (sp?), both whom I hadn't seen in six or seven years!
the january roundup: part one
January, 2006
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On the train back into town I ran into David Bonan from high school! This guy was a year younger than me and I don't think I'd seen him since some time back in the early nineties. Anyway, I recognized him and said hi and then started telling me that he'd recently become a "radical bike activist." So I just Googled him and sure enough, there's an article about him on a biking site. But even more interestingly, according to they New York Times, he ran as a candidate the 2004 Senatorial races! (So what if he lost 169 votes to 21,506 votes? How many people ever voted for YOU to be Senator?) Happy Thanksgiving!
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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Jeff McDonald and a guy whose name I forget!
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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Emily and David Kihm (Roxbury High School Class of 1997, yo). Emily was cold so she got to wear my Succasunna sweatshirt. (Not that I really minded giving it to her...a dude wearing a Succasunna sweatshirt in a Landing bar is pretty much like wearing a sign that says "Hi, I'd like my ass kicked! Thanks!")
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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Me getting love from Adam, Amy and Paige after my "set."
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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Adam Padfield and Amy!
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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Me and a guy named Billy Lashavicke (sp?) who I don't think I even said like 10 words to in all the 6 years we went to school together - but then 11 years and three Scotches later and you're best buds!
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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And with my good friend Amy Albano. Right when we walked in the door, we started running into high school chums! Here's Amy posing with Jen Eva (who I had the biggest crush on back in high school when she sat in front of me in geometry sophomore year...yeah, can you blame me?) and her little brother Ricky Eva (who has since got all growed up and actually works with my mom as an occupational therapist in a nearby public school!)
thanksgiving with the fam
November 23, 2005
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Later that night after unpacking some more, I headed out to Park Slope to meet Jen, Amy and Jess for a drink at a bar called The Gate. (When I moved to NYC in 2000, I lived in Gowanus, BK with Amy and The Gate was like the only bar around back then!). Here's me and Jen!
the september roundup: part one
September, 2005
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Scott, Emily and me. Aw, yeah - Roxbury High School!
the july roundup: part one
July, 2005
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We ended up rocking some late night karaoke.
the march roundup
March, 2005
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Then later that night I met up with Jessica Kain who was in town on business from Philly. (I went to high school with Jess!).
the march roundup
March, 2005
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Later in the afternoon, we went down the street to the Hogg's House (they claim it's pronounced HOAG...yeah, right!) - they're friends of my parents and have a yearly Xmas party. They have two kids and so there are always a few random Roxbury High School alumni sightings! Here's Meredith with Matt Anderson and Tim Beech!
christmas with the battjers
December 23, 2004
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Me and Amy Albano!
christmas with the battjers
December 23, 2004
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Back in Roxbury later that night we ended up going to Muldoon's Saloon to meet up with a bunch of my friends from high school. Here's Rob Berliner and Jen Hoche.
christmas with the battjers
December 23, 2004
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Right before we rolled into tha joint, Emily Cmeilewski showed up! Woooo! (Because, as you know, it's just not a complete Roxbury Reunion unless the EM to the EL to the E is there).
thanksgiving
November 25, 2004
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Lisa Puzio (Hi, can we please make out already? Thank you) and Kim Shortino. (By the way, if you want to see something freaky - check out how much this year's photo looks exactly like the photo I took of them last year. It's like they're magically not aging).
thanksgiving
November 25, 2004
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Kristie and Christina! (Who you may recognize as Bridesmaids from Bev's Wedding that had just happened a few days ago!)
thanksgiving
November 25, 2004
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RHS Alum in the house! These guys were all a year older than me! Billy Something, Adam Padfield and Paige Mailer (yes, that's really her name!)
thanksgiving
November 25, 2004
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Well, it turns out that Brandon Buckley (who I went to high school with) was playing drums for Minnie Driver that night (he also plays drums for Shakira! Woo!) and two other kids I went to high school with were there to see him! Here's me with Alex _____ and Larry Grodeska! They were both two years older than me and I hadn't seen either of them since 1992!
the november roundup
November, 2004
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Emily and Kristie representing on the RHS Choir tip (Classic Sounds, lemme hear ya!).
moving to san francisco going away party: part one
August 24, 2004
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Fellow Roxbury High School alumnus Kristie Damell and Emily Cmeilewski.
moving to san francisco going away party: part one
August 24, 2004
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Then on the way downstairs, I ran into Mike Fintzy who I went to high school with and hadn't seen since he graduated in '93! Say wha! Roxbury High School in the house!
random thursday night of karaoke at the delancey
July 15, 2004
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On the way out of the restaurant, I ran into Jill Frendak, a fellow Roxbury Class of '94 graduate. She apparently reads this site every once in while, so Jill, if you see this, hi!
chris and jen get married
July 03, 2004
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Dah-dah-Dempsey! Mike Dempsey had actually imbibed enough to think that he knew how to breakdance.
the ss farley sails tonight
May 07, 2004
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After "throwing down" a few moves for the camera, he mysteriously disappeared. For almost an hour, no one could figure out where he'd gone off to. Then Tim came in from smoking a cigarette on the back deck (which overlooks the water) and announced that he'd "found Dempsey."
the ss farley sails tonight
May 07, 2004
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After we got back to NYC and returned the rental car, I went home to take a nap (to sleep off the four straight hours of eating I'd done at the bat mitzvah). Later that night, I walked two blocks to M Bar to meet up with Bev Chase and her friend Jessica (who also went to our high school but was a few years younger and I didn't know her).
bling bling bat mitzvah and misshapes
April 03, 2004
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Chris with Bev and Gary Chase (not married, siblings. Ya, heard?)
the january roundup
January, 2004
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Wednesday night I went to CBGB's (also on Bowery, wooo!) to see Chrisina Alessi's band, Hey Tiger. I went to HS with Chris and ran into fellow Roxbury High School alumnus, Megan Mee and Gary Chase. (That's 2 points for me!)
the january roundup
January, 2004
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Saturday night, Emily and I put on our fancy duds and headed out to enjoy the only worthwhile nightlife in our town...
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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Right when I got into Jersey later that night, I got a call from Kara Saks (who was home from Canada) and went out to meet them at a nearby bar. Here's Roxbury High School in full effect: Donna Grodeska, (Dennis Crowley lookalike) Brian Brunton, and Kara.
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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Lisa Puzio and Kim Shortino! Ha!
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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First thing I did upon arriving in town on Wednesday evening was pick up Kim Wilson (my senior prom date, awwww) who was in town from North Carolina and head over to a bar in town called "The Barn," which before all major holidays is the best place to find other people you went to high school with.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Karen Gregory and TJ Healy! The hits-a-just-a keep on coming!
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Then we hit the jackpot, people from our actual grade! Here's Kim with Adam Pavese, Tom Quimby and Margie Bennett.
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Sure enough, no sooner had we set foot in the place than we ran into Dave VanHandle, Adam Padfield and Paige (who's last name I forget). All RHS Alumnus!
thanksgiving vacation
November 26, 2003
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Emily and Bevery Chase (Class Wit '95). I'm using Bev's full name here with the hopes that any time some one googles her name, the whole "Class Wit" thing will show up next to it.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Roxbury High School in the house, y'all.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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A short while later, fellow Roxbury High School alumnus Bev Chase and Christina Alessi showed up to represent NJ (Chris' band, Hey Tiger, had just finished playing a show over at the Mercury Lounge)
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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What's better than three Roxbury grads in one pic? How about six mothafucking Roxbury Grads in one pic? Insanity. Bev, Chris, Colin Badini, Ian, Emily and me.
the november roundup
November, 2003
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...I more than made up for with the following amazing collection of "Hey, did I go to high school with you?" photos. Here's Ian Thomas with Chris and Max.
the november roundup
November, 2003
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Friday night I headed out to Hoboken with fellow Roxbury High School graduates Emily Cmielewski and Bev Chase to see our friend Christina Alessi's band (also RHS alum, baby) Hey Tiger play at Maxwell's.
the november roundup
November, 2003
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And we were even treated to yet ANOTHER (late-comer) RHS arrival...Amanda Polk (who still won't make out with me. It's been like 10 years already. Seriously, WTF?)
the november roundup
November, 2003
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Earlier on in the day, I'd gotten a call from Seth Bienstock, a friend of mine from high school that I hadn't seen in almost 10 years! He had recently moved back to the east coast from San Fran and was going to be out in Brooklyn later that night at a bar where some friends of his where hosting a Trivia Night.
the september roundup part one
September, 2003
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Awwwwww yeah, Roxbury High School in the ha-higgity, boyeeeee.
the september roundup part one
September, 2003
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As soon as we walked in the door we spotted Hope. Despite the fact that I hadn't seen her since '93 (what's up, ten years?!?) she looked almost exactly the same (minus the totally hot B.U.M. Equipment stirrup pants and Candies™ she used to wear. (Aw yeah, Jersey lemme hear ya!).
random rhs reunion
June 12, 2003
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Amy, PJ (who I think goes by "Peter" now, so that's what I'll call him moving forward), Peter's bandmate (Matt, I think?) and Hope.
random rhs reunion
June 12, 2003
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Hahaha.
random rhs reunion
June 12, 2003
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After leaving The Hole we headed over to Max Fish where we ran into fellow RHS alumni Amanda Polk and her boyfriend.
the june roundup
June, 2003
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We met up with Bev Chase who we also know from high school (winner of the infamous "Class Wit" superlative for '95; gotta give mad respect, y'all) at the Gramercy Park Hotel.
emily visits nyc
May 29, 2003
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Yay, Roxbury High School! Wooooo! After this pic was snapped, the three of us headed down to Iggy's Keltic Lounge (where Grant and I guest bartended) in the LES and met up with Bev's boyfriend Matt (for some reason I didn't take any pics of the four of us. Me not taking pictures? Unheard of!)
emily visits nyc
May 29, 2003
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Right when we walked into Jimi, I heard someone yell my name. I was like, I'm in fucking Asbury Park, NJ...who the fuck knows my name? I turn around to see Max, Chris Silk and Christina Alessi, three people I went to high school with. Apparently, Ween was playing a show at the Stone Pony the next night and they were staying at a hotel around the corner with a bunch of people. Randomness.
memorial day out in nj
May 26, 2003
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Bearing witness to our stunning performances were RHS alumni, Jamie Rubin and Mike Byank.
thanksgiving
November 27, 2002
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I also randomly ran into Rob Berliner (Not only does he live in Philly, we went to high school together...which makes it a Double Random Whammy! Woooo!).
halloween 2002
October 31, 2002
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Amanda Polk and Jodi Guresko (who I went to high school with!) came to the afterparty, but chickened out last minute and bailed on karaoke! Bah!
enid's again
June 24, 2002
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Another little brother! Ricky Eva '97 (and brother of Jen: '94) pouts because he know Emily's going to score a shitload of points for capturing him on film.
easter weekend home
March 30, 2002
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Roxbury, our hometown, had nothing going on. So we hopped in the car and drove to Morristown, NJ where we promply struck RHS Alum paydirt! Emily, Scott Morrison (class of '94, baby), his girlfriend whose name I don't know, and me.
easter weekend home
March 30, 2002
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75% of people in this picture are from Succasunna, NJ. Jamie Rubin, Jess Kain, and myself all represent on the Roxbury H.S. tip. While Matty peeks over our Succasunna-hailing shoulders (Jess had just flown in from San Diego, CA that night and came right to our digs to get her drink on.)
y tu mama tambien movie premiere
March 13, 2002
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Jamie checks out Jess K's dope booty.
y tu mama tambien movie premiere
March 13, 2002