I was fortunate enough to have bunked with Don for at least 4 years, maybe 5? Along with Go-Go Ginsberg! Don was an excellent left handed batter, and an agressive basketball player. He was always quick with a joke, or a light of your smoke. No seriously, Don always was an upbeat person with never a bad thing to say about anyone. To me, he made Balfour a happier place to be. Good to hear from you, Don! I don't think that I've heard from you since 1975!
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I had breakfast with Don over Thanksgiving. In addition to being at Balfour together, we went to high school together in Bellmore, NY. Don and his brother are both doing great and it's nice to get more members who actually have a long-term memory and can share things from the Balfour days!
Some day soon, as I uncover from a recent move, I'll be searching my archives for photos to post as well.
I believe that, around 1972, we had a head counselor named Ernie, and that he began each morning with:
Good morning, good morning, gooooooooood morning,
It's a beautiful Balfour morning,
Counselors get the campers up, campers get the counselors up,
Open up the shutters and let the cold air out and the warm air in.
Ironically, he would then, as often as not, go on to tell us to wear long pants, long sleeves and a jacket.
Green, green, the Briar's green
At the rock of Minerva Hill,
Four flats, a hundred bucks,
And it's down at Gallagher's still.
I'm sure that I'm not alone in remembering that one, but I have no idea if I have the number of bucks correct.
I remember an amazing parody by Balfourians of Buffalo Sringfield's "Stop Children What's that Sound" that was about bugs and 6-12. The line that I remember is "Stop, hey, what's that sound, everybody pass the 6-12 'round." Does anyone remember more of the lyrics?
