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A Blog for the 1960's Classes of Morgan Park High School (EMPEHI) in Chicago - Formerly EMPEHI.com
Jun 24, 2013
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Empehi Reunion
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MPHS Forum
The MPHS Forum list is a companion list to the Empehi Reunion list. It exists for the discussion of political and social issues which might be
regarded as divisive and therefore do not belong on the Empehi Reunion list.
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Sutherland
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Clissold
Graduates of the Clissold classes of 1961, 1962 and 1963 (or any other year, for that matter) are invited to join a special Yahoo discussion group made up of those classes by sending a message to:Clissold6263-Subscribe@yahoogr
Jun 23, 2013
Jun 22, 2013
Place Names Map
Ever wonder where states and cities got their names from? Many of them come from the language of Native American tribes. For example, Ohio (my home state) means "Land of the Beautiful Rivers." Some states have very specific monikers.Alabama means "Land of the Thicket Clearers," and Illinois means "Land of the Those Who Speak Normally."
Oh, and Chicago? It means "stink onions."
Thanks to Anne Hullinger MPHS 75 for contributing.
All of Our Class Photos Are On Line
Did you know that all of our class photos are on line? You can view them by going to the left column of this blog and then click on MPHS Photos.
Or click here mphsphotos.blogspot.com
Tom "Soupy" Moohr
Tom "Soupy" Moohr was my co-editor of the feature page in the school newspaper, and without his marvelous stories the feature page might have been pretty dull reading. I respected the heck out of him, and so did a lot of others.
Morgan Park High Great guy. And very funny. You remember how he started that thing of popping people on the back with your palm? It swept throughout the school.
Sharon Shepardson Avny I was close to Tom for years. After high school I only saw him at Christmas. He was exceptional.
Lorraine O'Malley We dated briefly; I remember him as a lovely person who, despite his outgoing and joking nature, was quite shy, even insecure. He told me he hated that nickname and asked me to always call him Tom. RIP, gentle soul.
- Jim Seamon The last time I saw Tom was when I was about to go off to Vietnam and I was saying my goodbyes to the staff and regulars at Ye Olde Times on 111th Street where I had worked as a bartender as I finished my M.A. Tom and I spent a long night reminiscing, catching up, and drinking a few beers. I was struck by the fact that he seemed to be searching for meaning in his life, or maybe just his own identity. Tom's older brother and sister were very smart high-achievers and Tom wasn't into that competition so he became more of a class clown type (his nickname "Soupy" was given to him at Mt. Greenwood due too his resemblance--both physically and behavior-wise--to Soupy Sales, so that became a kind of a "stage name" for him). Lorraine is correct as to Tom really was kind of a shy kid underneath all the entertaining bravado and humor. I remember he asked me that night how I could seem to be "so normal" even though I was about to go to Vietnam. I told him there wasn't much I could do about it so I figured I'd just face things as they came. He said something like, "I wish I could be more like that." I wish he could have been, too.
The thing I remember about Soupy, apart from his regular feature page column, was that he was practicing some sort of mental and physical discipline that reminded me of Indian yogis. He claimed that he could hypnotize himself in such a way that he could hold his hands in a fire for 30 seconds (or some such time frame) and not be burned. He showed me his hands, which were not burned. I was mesmerized, and not a little impressed. Soupy was big and strong and looked (to me) many years older than I was. I felt flattered that he would even deign to talk to me, let alone consider me his peer on the Empehi News. I thought he had everything in the world going for him - rather like Ken Roberts and Jim Hayner.
Karen Holck Ketterman Some times when people seem to have everything going for them, They really have nothing and are really sad inside. You would be surprised how many people live in pain but don't show it and use humor to cover it up.- John Wason I probably would, because I wear my heart on my sleeve and people don't like it. They want a "happy camper."
But it's not true that the people we're discussing "had nothing". They simply perceived, for whatever reason, that they lacked whatever it was that they thought they needed.
David A McLain Soupy. I still remember the articles he wrote on the Feature Page for the Empehi News. Very creative.
- John Wason I don't know how he could have been my co-editor on the feature page if he graduated in 1966. Could he actually have been in the class of January, 1967? (Or December 1966? I don't remember how that worked.)
- Susan Engle Budash John, I think Soupy graduated in Jan. 67, because I remember him working with us on the scenery committee for Bye Bye Birdie. Every day was a hoot painting that scenery....Soupy had us in stitches.
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Milton Supman aka Soupy Sales
Comedian and actor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soupy_Sales
Jun 19, 2013
All Cake and Frosting
WOW....I'D EAT THE CANDY BUT FREEZE THE BOXES...AND THE CAKES...WHO WOULD WANT TO CUT THEM UP??? THESE ARE INCREDIBLE WORKS OF ART!!!
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