Summer is getting closer. All of the talk about how camp is close must make you nostalgic! Think about a time when:

To help you memorize all of this, just picture Margaret Thatcher listening to “I Will Survive” on her brand new Walkman . . . While riding a snowboard.  Meanwhile, the three Charlie’s Angels are playing Superman in Trivia Pursuit.  No one is bungee jumping.

Picture the image in you mind.  There will be a test later.

Enjoy your 1979 yearbook!

1979_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf

The times have changed but camp is still the same! Come out and visit

For all you children of the 80’s here is another, never before published online, yearbook. Straight from the Camp Champions Vault!

• The US Stock Market crashes on “Black Monday.” Steve Sir was actually working at Goldman Sachs and saw a LOT of freaked out traders. At least the markets have stabilized since then! What? They have been doing what? Never mind.
• The population of the world reaches five billion, most of whom visit the malls after Thanksgiving
• Kitty Litter is invented and cats get to watch humans scoop away waste. Seriously, if space aliens landed on Earth, we would be hard-pressed to convince them that humans and not cats, rule the world.
• The Simpsons is seen on TV for the first time. Of course, this means that there was a time when the Simpsons were NOT on TV. Bet your children will NOT believe this one!
• U2’s “With or Without You”  tops the charts. So U2 has been around even longer than the Simpsons. Of course, they will even make an appearance on the animated show, thus completing the circle of life.
• Fatal Attraction is a hit movie, thereby reducing the popularity of bunny rabbits as pets.

1987_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf

Thinking back to your summers on Lake LBJ, it is also interesting to think about what else was going on in the world

Richard Nixon resigns as President after the Watergate fiasco. As a result, all future scandals must end in “-gate”. This is a tradition that needs to end.

Nixon signs the Emergency Daylight Savings Time Energy Conservation Act. As if Watergate wasn’t enough, President Nixon also gave us a lot of confused people on selected Sunday mornings.

MRI scanner developed. As far we we can tell, Nixon had nothing to do with this.

Pocket calculator begins to be sold in stores. People learn to spell “hello” by entering “01134″ and reading the display backwards.

The Exorcist debuts at the Box Office. Split pea soup sales plummet.

Eric Clapton’s “I Shot the Sheriff” and “Kung Fu Fighting” top the charts. Also, Harry Chapin releases “Cats in the Cradle” – long distance calls double as sons call their fathers.

Here it is! Enjoy and be sure to check back next week for another yearbook! 1974_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf

It is time for the SECOND digital yearbook uploading. Much like the first one, this is a great opportunity to peruse the pages and relive all of your favorite camp memories. Please keep checking back as we will be uploading a new digital yearbook each week! Tell your friends! We want to get as many people as possible connected back with camp!

Flashback to the year:

• Micronesia gains independence from the US. Life just seems different without Micronesia
• Space Shuttle Challenger explodes soon after take-off. The world unites to mourn the loss of true heroes, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher in space
• IBM unveils the first laptop computer. It is big, and ugly, but you felt cool if you have one!
• Nicotine patch is invented. 32% of Americans smoked in the 1980s versus 24% now. Maybe the patch helped!
• The Crocodile Dundee is released , leading to an explosion of bad Aussie accents talking about putting “shrimp on the barbie”
• Cheers, Fame, Family Ties and The Cosby Shows are popular on TV. Remember when we all watched Network Television?
• The Houston Astros play an epic 6-game series against the New York Mets for the National League pennant, culminating in a 16 inning classic that STILL makes Steve Sir sad. The Mets would then beat the Boston Red Sox after a routine ground ball rolls between Bill Buckner’s legs.

1986!

1986_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf

Just to set the stage for the first digital yearbook upload, let’s take it back, to the year when

• Jimmy Carter is inagurated President of the United States
• The much anticipated film, Star Wars is released in theaters across the country
• The Clash release their first album
• Elvis Presley is found dead in the infamous bathroom
• “Hotel California” and “New Kid in Town” are both number 1’s on the charts

Did you guess it?

Think about it!

The year is 1977!

Click here to download a PDF of the 1977 Torch! 1977_THE_TORCH_CAMP_CHAMPIONS.pdf !! (This file is a little large and may take a bit to download, but it is worth the wait, we promise!)

Enjoy the first of many upcoming “digital releases” and check back weekly for new postings!

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