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It's Leap Year and we are LEAPING! The July Reunions

Summer of 69 is a Lewiston Council on the Arts Event. In 2012 our Rock 'n Roll Reunion will be on July 12, 2012 in Wilson at the Sunset Grill, on July 13, 2011 in Lewiston at the Gazebo and on July 14 at the Youngstown Stone Jug and July 15 at LAKEFEST in Wilson - woo hoo!

We are thinking of our close friend, Tim Kneeppel now. Tim died at his home in Baton Rouge after a long illness, Jan. 26. Please keep him in your prayers.

The Lakefest Fundraiser at Wilson's Bedrock Landing is July 15 and the Summer of 69 rock n roll bands are performing. This is a large and beautiful Fundraiser and we are sure glad to be invited and so are you! Look for ticket sales info in the text column at left.

The Lew-Port Class of 1970

Their 60th BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Lew-Port Class of 70 their 60th Birthday Party plan will be July 12-14 and at Lakefest on July 15. There will be the on-going Newsletter that describes this.

The Lew-Port Class of 1969

Their 61th BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Lew-Port Class of 69 61th Birthday Party plan will be July 12-14 and at Lakefest on July 15. There will be the on-going Newsletter that describes this and the celebration of the 20 year Anniversary of the War of 1812 in Lewiston and Youngstown this year.

Lew-Port Alumni Association Membership

is being promoted on the Reunion Class pages. They have an 'Invitation to join' LPAA; a membership application; they offer Reunion Support for the 'big year' events. Look for a LPAA box on the Class pages soon.

AND

The BLACK PEARL sails along the Niagara River starting May 26. Look for the online album of the magnificant ship that sails in Lewiston now in the summer.

Artpark, July 14, 2009

Lake Ontario, July, 2009

LEAP into Celebration - It's a LEAP YEAR!

at the Summer of 69

and

we are LEAPING over to LAKEFEST

July 15, 2012, 2:00 pm, all day

Welcome Can you feel the LOVE? It's a LEAP YEAR and we are moving up in the world!

PLANS:

July 12, 13, 14 and 15. It will be held at the Center Street Gazebo, July 13, 2012, 6 pm. The Summer of 69 Rock 'n Roll Stone Jug Event, will be in Youngstown, July 14, 7 pm 'till we drop. This year we are invited to perform at the MercyFlight LAKEFEST fundraiser starting in the mid-afternoon, Sunday, July 15, 2012. Ticket sales, contact Samantha, samantha@mercyflight.org ; Eileen, eileenk@us.ibm.com ; Michelle, amc4737@aol.com

AND there will be the July 12, Thursday Night Kick-Off Dinner for all the Summer of 69 attendees/guests. This is designed by Tom Pieroni and everyone is invited. The Lewport Class of 1970 Birthday 60th Party Reunion and the LewPort Class of 1972 40th Reunions will be invited to Wilson, NY, July 12th for the dinner and performances.

THERE IS MORE: We are inviting the entire Don Hoolihan "Let's Do It Again!" EVENT to the FOUR day Reunion in Lewiston, Youngstown and Wilson. Please look for emails from Don to his email list and keep in touch with this website for new details.

THERE IS the 60th Birthday Party of the LewPort Class of 1970 this year. Please plan on the four day events. Contact Ray O'Keefe at RO282@aol.com for a flyer.

INVADERS CD: Last year we made a CD at Gary's fancy studio and we are setting up Booth Sales for it over at least four nights. We are going to need help 'working the tables'. More on this here later - please help!

Thanks for planning on your visit, enjoy yourselves here and please look for more news of the scheduled dates for 2012, the year of the 200th year Anniversary of the War of 1812 in Lewiston, Youngstown, Niagara Falls and Canada! We heavily promote the Lakefest Fundraiser Event which follows on the Sunday of the July weekend and the pictures are here off this page.

Frank Broucek

FJFB@AOL.com

Rehearsing in Lewiston Hgts.

Our original artwork by Kathryn Serianni

"Five more minutes!" The Battle of the Bands - 1967 on Main Street, by Jim Brunn, Niagara Falls. Click on the photo for a link to Mr. Brunn's new blog page where he describes his memories of when we all played in the hot sun with so many others that July afternoon. That is Dick Lucinski of the Loved Ones waving to us when he was 17 ! Now who is that girl?

I am asking Mr. Brunn to write us a column here. He writes...

Back in 1967 when Main Street was still a vibrant business district, the Main St. Businessmen's Association sponsored a yearly "Battle of the Bands," as part of the North End Festival Days. The event attracted 13 of the local "garage bands" existing in the area. The first year the "stage" was the back of a flat bed trailer parked in front of Ruben's Discount Music Shop. The second year two stages were set up in what was then a vacant lot on the NE corner of Cleveland and Main, next to Rubens. Gerry Jaffe, of Jaffe Jewelers was the chairman of the event, assisted by Bob Goodman and Ed Riley. This writer was asked to assist as the Contestant Coordinator because of my experience in the local music scene. Judges were John Pilato, music director of Lew-Port Central School, John McEwan, manager of Denton, Cottier & Daniels music store, and John Love of Rubens. The bands consisted primarily of young men between 14 and 20 years old. A large crowd of about 500 turned out for the Saturday June event and The Apaches from Niagara Falls came in first, with The Invaders, second, and The Loved Ones, third, both from Lewiston.

Here are photos from the event of 10 of the participating bands. It is interesting to note that 40 years later, a number of the musicians are back playing in retro-groups, and several have never left the music business. You may recognize many of the names in some of the groups as they are prominent citizens of our area. Jim Brunn, Niagara Falls

SCREENSAVERS, Lewiston, Niagara River. From a larger collection. 1280 wide.

The New York Post article, June, 2009.

LEWISTON, NEW YORK

PEACE AND QUIET NEAR NIAGARA FALLS

Lewport Alumni, please join this SITE now! Reunions are being planned. Don't be left out - we need your help.

MySpace 60s 70s 80s

The Lewiston Book, by

Suzanne Simon Dietz and

Amy Lynn Freiermuth CLICK HERE to order yours.

See Suzanne's other four books on the July 2010 Events page.

Phil Settle News

Phil was part of Summer of 69 in 2005

Our friend and frequent Summer of 69er, Jill Geist of Tennessee, found these hilarious ADS from the 1950's that are described today as impossible themes NOW. I thought to put them up. If anyone has others that you find you can share them here by sending them to me.

Frank, FJFB@aol.com