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Aside from bloating myself with turkey and to have a clear understanding of what was assorted turkey accessories over the Thanks- popular in 1991. It was becoming a topic of giving holiday, I also took in my 15-year conversation. But eventually he pulled out high school reunion. I have to say, it was a the generation-spanning classics by AC/DC little lackluster. I guess it was the 15th. Not and moms in black dresses cut-loose on the as big as the 10th or the 20th. It’s that one dance floor with the girls that they raised in the middle that I suppose most people, if hell with once upon a time. not within a decent distance, are going to sleep through. As I’m a whopping four-min- The biggest change from just five years ago? ute walk from the Holiday Inn where it took People were tired, ready to call it a night place, I really didn’t have much excuse for before midnight. There were a few there not showing up. who look like they can still whoop it up. But there were far more moms and dads in the room who have intimate knowledge of My best friend from high school was back Saturday night prime time television. in the area, as were most who came to the reunion, for Thanksgiving to visit family. Sometime during the night of scanning for As is in the script for what seems like 40 familiar faces that you want to encounter, percent of Iowa college grads, he went to my friend found himself at the bar accepting Colorado. Unlike many who continued to free shots from generous classmates. I did wander, he’s still there. We both got hair- not see this happen. But I did see his glazed cuts before the event. That’s about the only over look at around 11:30 and realized that prep we did before he had gotten far ahead of me on the ine- heading out. briation scale. By then we had pretty much made the rounds of our closer friends I don’t know what and been cornered more we expected go- than once by that person ing to the event that who keeps talking about would leave us dis- stuff you don’t really care appointed. Certainly about but because you lis- we were happy to tened the first time, you’ve see the friends who become a safe place to made it back. But the turnout (about 70) come back to again and again. was a far cry from the reported 230 at the ten-year. There were no major surprises to We unceremoniously made our way out, ex- be announced. A couple more were mar- changing a few phone numbers and address- ried. A lot more had kids or at least more es. Note here that my generation does not text kids than the first time. But nobody was fa- message. Just one of many signs that there is mous yet, at least not that showed up. No a distinct generation gap forming between us guys brought their boyfriends or vice-versa and the graduates of today. We considered and we found out at the ten-year who was stopping at Paul’s Big Game Tap on the way going bald already or who, as they say in home but my friend was fading fast. We’d Grosse Point Blank, “had swelled.” It was re- have to wait for a nice breakfast. It turned out ally kind of a status-quo revelation. A few he was in no shape for that either. had just recently moved back home, having once vowed to their parents never to do so. I missed a lot of faces I really did want to In their defense, the Dubuque of today is not see. I think all the people who became doc- the Dubuque of just 15 years ago. More op- tors must have been on call. They weren’t portunities and amenities now enhance that there. And there were a lot of them. Hope- natural beauty, safety and comfort of this fully people will feel nostalgic when 20 place that we could not appreciate as rest- years rolls around. So we have five years to less 18-year-olds. No one was the “hit” of lose the 50 pounds we gained in the last the party. While I was happy to see people, 15 and make our fortune. Or maybe those there were no amazing transformations for aspirations are a little too high. Perhaps we people to gossip about. We were a genera- should just hope that our knees don’t ache tion quickly becoming defined from the one too bad when we go to bed and the furnace that followed us. doesn’t go on the fritz. Or better yet, let’s just try to still be kicking at all. There’s a lot Our DJ at the event was from an even fur- of living to do in five years. ther-removed generation and didn’t seem The 365ink crew... faces you already know! Tim Brechlin Mike Ironside Tanya Graves Ellen Goodmann Tim Trenkle Ralph Kluseman Joie Borland Matt Booth Joe Tower Nick Klenske L.A. Hammer Chris Wand In This Issue of 365ink... ISSUE # 18 Nov. 29- Dec.13, 2006 Rotary: 4 Community Events: 5 - 7 Arts in the Tri-States w/ Gallery Shows Galore: 8-10 New Life on Old Main: 11 Live Music Focus: 12 - 15 Budweiser True Music Live Music Calendar: 16& 17 Wando’s Movie Reviews: 18 Video Camera for X-Mas: 19 Mayor Roy Buol: 20 Book Reviews: 21 What’s Your Story: 21 Stranger in a Strange Land: 22 Mattitude: 23 Tim’s Back on a Bender: 24 Dear Trixie / Dr. Skrap’s: 25 365 Tips for Your Home: Crossword / Sudoku: 2726 Galena: 28-29 Platteville: 30 365 News: 31 The Inkwell Publisher: Bryce Parks ([email protected]) Editor: Tim Brechlin ([email protected]) Advertising: Joie Borland ([email protected]) 563-543-4274 Ralph Kluseman ([email protected]) 563-599-9436 Ad Design: Tanya Graves ([email protected]) Photography: Joey Wallis, Ron TIgges, Mike Ironside, Bryce Parks Writers & Content: Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin, Ellen Goodmann, Joe Tower Bryce Parks, L.A. Hammer, Chris Wand, Gary Olsen, Mayor Roy Buol, Matt Booth, Robert Gelms, Angela Koppes,, Tim Trenkle, Nick Klenske Graphic Design & Layout: Bryce Parks, Mike Ironside, Tim Brechlin, Gary Olsen Distribution Coordinators: Robert Parks, Kay Kluseman. Special thank you to: Jim Heckmann, Fran Parks, Kay Kluseman, Brad Parks, Bob Johnson, Todd Locher, Dave Blake, Everett Buckardt, Julie Steffen, Sheila Castaneda, Tom Miller, Renae Gabrielson, Christy Monk, Katy Rosko, Jon Schmitz, Ron & Jennifer Tigges and all the 365 friends and advertisers for all your support. You are all 365. Dubuque365 • 210 West 1st Street, Dubuque, IA, 52001 Office Phone or Music/Events/Movie Hotline 365 @(563) 588-4365 We welcome all submission of articles& photos to the address above or by e-mail. Roy Buol Gary Olsen Robert Gelms Ron Tigges Angela Koppes Joey Wallis We’ve hidden 365’s WANDO somewhere in this issue of Dubuque365ink. Can you find the master of movies buried within these pag es? 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