Welcome to the Virtual 340 Club: Where I Live

The 3rd periodic 340 Club Reunion has been postponed indefinitely

Before there was an Animal House there was a 340 Club; before there was a Dean Wormer there was a Harold "the fuck" Martin; before there was John Blutarsky or a Daniel Simpson Day there was Tim Lutter, Sil Simpson, Dan Joyce, Tim Getzloff, Dick Lichty, Jim Shay, Phil Zangari, Chris Joyce, Dave Petkosh, Mitch Herr, Kenny Giltner, Dean Staherski, Randy Brown, John Emswiler, Sue Krimmell Emswiler and myself; before there were any Delta Tau Chi pledge pins, there were 340 Club cards; before Otis Day & the Knights, the 340 Jukebox; before there were Delta Brothers there were the usual gang of idiots that congregated at 328, 340 (twice) and 338 West King Street in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for a decade beginning in August 1974. This blog is dedicated to those idiots and those times. God bless Kenny, Mitch and Chris; may they rest in peace.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Where I Live

Inadvertently I’m loading the Beer Wagon despite forgetting to hitch the Clydesdale. Its time – October 1977 – to introduce the newest member, number ten, of the 340 Club: Dave Petkosh. Dave was a friend of mine whom I attended one of the greatest concerts – Rush, KISS, and Blue Oyster Cult – just before the noble experiment began three years earlier. However, I don’t think Dave would have rolled the dice and moved in based on our friendship which, admittedly, was more of an acquaintance rather than any kind of long standing friendship. No, I knew Dave through City L, Tim Getzloff; he of the great March New York City adventure. What I neglected to mention was that back in May, a couple of months after the Big Apple, Tim had moved back to West King. Now, with the reigns securely tied … it makes sense. Welcome to the Monkey House Mr. Petkosh. The 340 Club was now five strong: Phil, Sil, City L, Dave and me.

If no one has anything to add; I’m gonna put a wrapper on 1977.