[AGL] Moving on to Monica

[Frances Morey]

Wayne,
  Whatever a man couldn't discuss in that era is nothing compared to The Rainbow Party. That's the title of a new book reviewed in the January/February issue of The Atlantic. The review itself is entitled "Are You There God? It's Me, Monica? Whatever it is that you alluded to that could have happened at an "overnight" soiree in the fifties pales in comparison to what today's kids have come up with. The subject matter is, well, totally incomprehensible and in addition unspeakable. 
   
  BTW I mistakenly wrote that Guich's sister was named Margaret instead of Martha Ward, nee Koock.
  Frances
  Frances

Wayne Johnson <cadaobh at shentel.net> wrote:
          I do indeed remember Green Pastures....quite fondly as it was the site of our graduation class "overnight" party in the Spring of 1956!   Yes, have attended other functions there.  When last in Austin and we went by I thought it had gotten a little seedy over time but perhaps that is because my "original" visit is still reflected in rose colored glasses.  Much went on that night that a gentleman can never discuss.
   
  wayne
   
  And a perfect setting for it, too.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Frances Morey 
  To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s 
  Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 2:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [AGL] Michele (one L, please) Mason and me at the wake
  

    Guich Koock, that spelling seems right, is a member of the Koock family whose elders founded the landmark Green Pastures. Surely you remember attending someone's wedding there. I've been there on several occasions over the years. He has a sister named Margaret Ward once married to the late Churchill Ward.
  I once went to Puerto Escondito back when it was a tiny fishing village some 20 years ago. One of the local businessmen, upon hearing that I was from Austn, asked if I knew the Koocks, who regularly vacationed there. Now I hear it's a diminutive Miami Beach. Google up Guich or find him on imdb.com for the impressive list of his entertainment credits.
  Frances

Wayne Johnson <cadaobh at shentel.net> wrote:
  Who the Heck is Guich Kook?

wgJ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" 
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Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:11 PM
Subject: [AGL] Michele (one L, please) Mason and me at the wake


> so i was standing next to Michele who had driven in from Bastrop and we 
> were looking at the people, 3 in a row with hats. One of the hats was a 
> real 10 gallon kind that you don't hardly ever see except in period 
> Western movie. I opined that the wearer must be in real estate. Being a 
> Texian herself she bridled at the remark (so to speak). As it was it 
> turned out to be Guich Kook. Michele had been in a movie with him decades 
> ago.
> 

  


  

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