Here it comes!

Hope everybody's ready for this Saturday! Here's my checklist:

• Last minute body building (2000 reps of 400 lbs should get me where i want to be)
• Lose 20 lbs (this shouldn't be a problem. after all, i've got all day thursday, friday, and most of saturday. that's only 300 miles each day of 17 mph cycling against the wind)
• Rent aston martin to arrive at reunion in. (ok, a nice lexus would do in a pinch.)
• Come up with interesting and funny fake stories about the last 10 years of my life (so i don't have to talk about studying, working, and watching way too much HGTV)
• Wax my eyebrow. (make 2 out of 1)
• Develop a british accent. (makes you seem smarter and more appealing. no one will ever know that i was raised in the boondocks.)

and plan B, if all that doesn't work out:

• hire a professional model to go as me.

-james

My life since 1997

Well, let's see....

After I made my grand exit from SCHS, I went to Motlow, MTSU, and O'More College of Design. Motlow and MTSU were unsuccessful wastes of my time, but O'More was home to me.

In May of 2004 I graduated with a BFA, which I do not use.

In June of 2004 I married Darrell Graves in Seaside, Florida. Darrell is a mortgage broker for First Financial of Tennessee and a Realtor with Prudential Rowland and Cobb. So, if you need a new house or refinance, call him!

Now for the most exciting thing in my life - We have a 2 year old daughter, Ava Blake.

Ava keeps me on my toes and laughing everyday. She is the absolute best thing that has ever happened to me. So now, I guess you could say that I am a stay at home mom/wife/maid/dog handler/cook/ you name it.

I am still here in good old Shelbyville and I plan to stay here.

A sad first contribution....

Janice Brantley Adcock (04/21/07)Janice Brantley Adcock, 68, of Shelbyville died Saturday at Bedford County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Feldhaus Memorial Chapel with Sam Jack Brantley officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday.

Dave Ramsey's Nightmare

Every day Dave's on the air telling people to cut up their credit cards, and here I am telling you that we'll accept them for tickets to the reunion! I'm not encouraging you to do it, but if you want the convenience, it's now available. It'll cost an extra $1.50 per ticket you purchase.

cards accepted:

Item: Class Reunion Admission

Text from Invitation

Let's say you are running a large political organization and you received an invitation to your high school reunion, but now you can't find it because you've got so much going on. There's piles of paper everywhere! Reports, formal letters, 18-minute tape recordings... who knows what's covering up that thing. Or maybe your dog (or kid) just ate it. Well you're in luck because here's what the invitation said (invitation upper, response card lower):

Not Yet Found List Posted - Please Review

I need your help in finding addresses. Please check out the Not Yet Found List and help track these people down! If you find someone on the list, email me at jmp2743@yahoo.com

Not Yet Found List

Movie about Shelbyville

You may not have known this, but somebody made a movie about Shelbyville, TN. Not simply shot in Shelbyville, but actually about it and Shelbyville native Sandra Locke. Seems like there was someone in our class related to her. Anyway, it's called "Our Very Own", and the Times-Gazette recently ran a story about it here.

P.S. look carefully and you can see the courthouse in behind these aspiring actors.

Finding contact info for out DNGWU list

If you know or can find some contact info (address, email, phone number, etc.) of some of the people on the did not graduate with us list, let's get an invitation to them because those people need to be invited, because many of them were a big part of our collective memories!

Need your help in spreading the word

Fellow classmates,

We really need help in finding addresses for people in the class. If you know someone who was in our class but who hasn't gotten an invitation yet, please email me their name & address. There's a good percentage of people who we just simply couldn't find any info about. I know they're out there. I think I would be genuinely disappointed if some of the people aren't there.

thanks in advance,
-james

Text from Response Card

Here is the updated information from the response card. The main update is how to make the checks. Also, if you lost or didn't receive a response card, you can just write this info down and mail it to me.

I want YOU to join the Planning Committee

Are you creative? Do you enjoy planning events? Do you have a special skill or knowledge such as photography, audio-visual, music, etc? Do you like helping out for free? Then you might be interested in being on the Planning Committee! There's a lot to do and we're going to need a lot more help. There's everything from decoration to music to program events, etc. If you're interested, contact one of the class officers or an existing member of the planning committee. The only requirements are you must be creative & hardworking.

-james
jmp2743@yahoo.com

Additions to our old school

Our "Alma Matter" may be getting a face-lift. There is an expansion in the works which is purported to expand the cafeteria, gym lobby, and theatre. Maybe they can finally get rid of all the "portables." "Nah!," more portable classrooms will probably pop up before the contractors can even get all their tools packed up. Remember Coach Lewis and Health class in the portable? Here's the story from the Times-Gazzette.

Class Officers

The Class Officers are:

President: Jamie Lawwell Giannantonio, email her at jamie@clevelandeyeclinic.com

Vice-President: Corey Moore

Secretary: Jonathan Scales

Treasurer: James Perryman, email him at jmp2743@yahoo.com

Google Maps of Reunion Location

Just for the sake of being clear, here's a google map link to the place where the reunion will be held. RBC is a few miles south of Shelbyville.

Google Maps Link to Site of Reunion (Riverbend Country Club)

Also you can get directions from Google Maps on this page.

Did not graduate with us

This is a list of people who were in our class but for whatever reason they did not graduate in 1997 with us.

• Amy Trussell
• Jennifer Clardy
• Devon Cleveland
• Andrea Demonbreum
• Emiley Johnson
• Florent Trillard (in France now I'm guessing)
  
• Smita Patel (in India now I'm guessing)
• Vida Mahaffey (added 2007-03-05) Address Found! Thanks Keeley!
  
• Lee Burke (added 2007-03-15)
• Caroline Christie (added 2007-03-15)
• Byan Rutherford (added 2007-04-07)
• Menda Norman (added 2007-04-19)
  

leave a comment about others names you think of!

Myspace Page for the 10 Year Reunion

Keeley has created a myspace page for the reunion. Great idea! check it out.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=161727645

New building work on old school site

TG articles on new building on to the old school site:

http://www.t-g.com/story/1186944.html
http://www.t-g.com/story/1190533.html

Planning Committee List

Welcome Sub-Committee

research, design, and implement the theme and décor for the event.
Jamie L. G., Corey, James P, Jill H. M.

Decoration Sub-Committee

research, select, and book (if applicable) the music for the event.

Amy N. J., Kelly P, Suzanne C. J., Julie J. L.

Food Sub-Committee

research, s, and book the catering for the event

Carrie Beth M. C., Keeley C. G, Christine D.

Entertainment Sub-Committee

research, create, and help on-site day of event- (greeters at the door etc.)

James P, Erin S. A., Elizabeth B.

Date, Time, Location

The event will officially be held:

Saturday, June 23^rd @ Riverbend Country Club. 6:00 pm

If you don't know where Riverbend is, you can find a map or directions here.

Please send payment by May 10, 2007.

Welcome

Welcome to the place to find info about the Class of 97's ten year reunion! Use the Contents links to find what you're looking for.

Not Yet Found List

We still need addresses for these people. Drop me an email at jmp2743@yahoo.com or leave a comment on this post if you know their address or phone number (or even the city they live in or who they married if it's a girl who got married):

List updated 2007-04-27 12:20am

Jimmy Adcock
Jeremy Arnold
Julie Barrett
LaShonda Campbell - thanks Kelly P & Jill M!
Bill Christie - thanks Jill M!
Daniel Crowson
Cassandra Cushman
Chrissy Davenport
Jeremy Davis
Mark Dearing - in Virginia - thanks Julie L
Mandy Donnell
Chris Dossett
Crystal Driver
Curt Earle
Jim Fabera
Chris Floyd - thanks Julie L!
Kyle Garner
Ashley Green
Amy Gunn - thanks Brian C & Jill M!
Mark Hall
Shannon Hambrick - thanks Keeley G!
Brian Hardison - thanks Brian C & Jill M!
Michael Harris - awaiting an email from him with his address - thanks Erin!
Joey Henson - very early morning shift at Kroger in Shelbyville - thanks Rob!
Jason Herron
Clay Hobbs
Brad Hogue
Holly Holt - in email communication with her
Misty Inmon - thanks Julie L!
Crystal Jones
Evan Jones - might find through Emiley Johnson
Jerry Jones
Cindy King
John Lambert
Mandy Landers - Thanks Erin A!
Josh Landers - did we send it to Connie?
Ryan Lanier
Judy Little
Kim Lokey
David Maynard - in nashville we think
D. J McClain
Tiffany McCroskey
Alicia McDonald - thanks Julie L!
David McGee - phone number & place of business - thanks Kelly P!
Andrea Miller - thanks Julie L!
Robert( Danny) Moon
Ben Moore
Corey Moore - i have his phone number (James P)
Rachel Moore
Roxanne Moore
Chris Murphy
Jelynda Neill
Valerie Nelson - thanks Kelly P!
Paul Owens
Ben Parker - Walmart in Shelbyville on day shift - thanks Rob P!
Chayla Parks
Jonathan Partain
Amanda Pendergrast - thanks Keeley G!
John Peoples - thanks Keeley G & Kelly P!
Adam Pickle
Amanda Powell
Brad Presley - thanks Julie L!
David Price
Michael Price
Josh Quinlan
Charlotte Ridley
David Roberts
Misty Robertson - thanks Julie L!
Michael Rutledge
Amie Sanders - thanks Keeley G & Kelly P!
April Sanders
Kim Segroves
Sammy Sells
Bobby Sharp
Michael Lee Shearon
Leslie Simpson
Jerome Singleton
Josh Singleton
Kenya Smith - thanks Keeley G!
William Smith
Dwight Stewart - thanks Julie L!
Stephanie Swing
Mindy Thomas
John Tinnon
Josh Tyree
Brian Underwood
David Underwood
Broderick Underwood
Jason Vaughn
Josh Ward
Heather Welch - is going to email me back with her address
Josh Wessner
Brian Whitaker
Ami Whitley
April Wilding
Temia Wilhoite - in progress of getting info from Heather Welch
Kathy Williams - thanks Julie L!
LaToya Williams
Stacie Williams - thanks Holly M & Stacie J!
Jeremy Yoes - thanks Keeley G!