It was a different time in the 60's...
Napa was small, a bit quaint and yet to grow.
Who the hell knew the difference
Between a Burgundy and a Merlot?
The downtown featured classic old buildings...
It was family-owned, with no corporate fakery...
It was Carrither's, Albert's and Rothman's
Wigger Brothers, Partrick's and the Napa Bakery.
We came together at Napa High,
A blend of curiosity, fear and bravado...
Would we still be the big deals we thought we were
At Ridgeview, Redwood and Silverado?
Our heads held high, we walked through the doors...
Look at all this talent! Who are we going to date?!
In came John Nemes and Sandy Knutson,
Dick Knowlton, Darlene Newton and Dave Slaight.
We seemed to mesh rather quickly,
And soon fell out of our daze...
Just ask Claudia Brown and Marsha Linder...
Kent Kerri, Charlie Heitz and Ralph Lacaze.
Taking care of business: Fotinos and McAbeer,
And the teachers who tried to learn us...
We sat in classrooms with Burnsed, Blewitt and Cassidy
And was it Earnest Marvis or Marvis Earnest?
How about our twins? Marjorie and Maxine Luiz...
And the Leflers, Mindy and Merry...
Don't forget the Andersons, Kathy and Linda...
And the Hansens, Karen and Larry.
Ahead of our time, we were racially diverse...
From Hogan to Fogarty, from Mikolajik to Dianne Wisnoskie...
From Barraza to Tomale Torres, Ahlswede to Iverson...
And the best name of all: Bunny Dembroski
There were good athletes and memorable games...
Mike Doughty, Bob Pierce and John Hazen (nicknamed "Hunch")...
Pete Langenbach, Cat Ballou and Mike Sunnafrank...
And just a bit-off-center, Big Dick Bunch.
We had a Thea and a Lila...
An Archie, a Clarence and a Dixie (Gray)...
We had a Marva, a Chester and an Abbie
And where have you gone, Lorena Dunaway.
Pete Maple, Dave Marchus, Dave Loveall...
Judy Bounsall, Bob Crossley and Sandy Dailey...
Who knew bettah than Stan Ghisletta,
And won't you come home, Chip Bailey?
Vosgien, Folk and Rutherford...
Some of the best we've ever met...
Gallagher, Gonsolin and Hendricks...
And, whoa! whoa! Claudette!
Billie Weed and Charlie Agnew...
And the Burch's: Sheila and Jerry...
Black Jack Wayne Davidson and Patty Sanders...
Pell, (comma) Amy and Pennell, (comma) Larry.
Novelty acts and characters at every turn...
And we didn't even have to pay 'em...
Steve Buer, Mike Gage and Dancin' Dave Cudaback...
Sandy Parker and Big Daddy Don Graham.
To the Class of '63, from our old home town...
May we always be humble and loyal...
For all the laughs and stories that keep getting better
Thanks to all...your pal, Bim Coyle.