I went to Pleasant Valley grade/Jr. High and North with "Dick Bannon." We had on/off friendships over those many years. But, at North we became better friends. I knew that he deeply loved vocal music and sometimes he would sing to me when we were out running around in our cars. At one point, he dropped a girlfriend and I became interested in her and began dating her. I heard that Dick was hunting for me and thought that this was surely going to lead to a fight. We finally met up on night and I was prepared for the worst whippin' of my life, because he was an experienced fighter and I wasn't. Well, it turned out just the opposite. With tears in his eyes, he asked me if I would let him have one more chance with the girl, who he really loved. I knew that she still felt strongly for him. So, I did the right thing. I kissed her goodbye and told her to give him another chance. She did just that and it worked out for the best.
At North, Dick drove a 1964 Mustang which he hot rodded like crazy. It was a 6 cylinder and it ran better than any other 6 cylinder I'd ever seen. Sometimes he was racing it down Rochester before classes started up. I knew that he moved to Texas, but lost track of him. Too many years have passed..... and too may girlfriends!
Richard York
I went to Pleasant Valley grade/Jr. High and North with "Dick Bannon." We had on/off friendships over those many years. But, at North we became better friends. I knew that he deeply loved vocal music and sometimes he would sing to me when we were out running around in our cars. At one point, he dropped a girlfriend and I became interested in her and began dating her. I heard that Dick was hunting for me and thought that this was surely going to lead to a fight. We finally met up on night and I was prepared for the worst whippin' of my life, because he was an experienced fighter and I wasn't. Well, it turned out just the opposite. With tears in his eyes, he asked me if I would let him have one more chance with the girl, who he really loved. I knew that she still felt strongly for him. So, I did the right thing. I kissed her goodbye and told her to give him another chance. She did just that and it worked out for the best.
At North, Dick drove a 1964 Mustang which he hot rodded like crazy. It was a 6 cylinder and it ran better than any other 6 cylinder I'd ever seen. Sometimes he was racing it down Rochester before classes started up. I knew that he moved to Texas, but lost track of him. Too many years have passed..... and too may girlfriends!
(By Richard York)