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You Gave Us Fond Memories For A Lifetime |
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© 2003-2006 Carole Moore |
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I attended high school in Yokohama, Japan, as a military dependent. Our school – Nile C. Kinnick – was affectionately known as "Yo-Hi." And, although the classes were small and the building was anything but up-to-date, there was a lot of love inside those walls. |
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I graduated in the Class of 1969 and one of my friends and classmates was a fellow named Mark Hamill. Mark was president of the student council and starred in all the school plays. There were a number of us who were good friends with Mark – Sue Nathan, Diane Wondergem, the Foster twins, Steve Mosman, Jennie Johnson, Cyndi Irvin and others whose names escape me in my dotage. I can't speak for the rest, but Mark's friendship was an important part of my teen years. We both wanted to be actors and shared many things, including our hopes and dreams. But, although we had a lot in common, there was one place where we parted ways – and that was talent. Mark had it in abundance. You know how sometimes you meet someone and you know, you simply know, that this individual can go places the rest of us never will? Mark was like that. He was funny and brilliant and fired up about acting. I played at it. Mark, on the other hand, lived it. |
