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.

















virtual 340 Club members

Friday, March 7, 2008

1979

340 Club was dark; but a couple of things happened elsewhere in the world
JAN Steel Curtain
FEB Ayatollah Khomeini now in charge in Iran; 340 Club needed now more than ever
MAR TMI
MAY Maggie Thatcher elected in Great Britain … change is a comin’
JUL Sandinistas take over Nicaragua
OCT Beat ‘em Bucs!
NOV Iranian militants take over US embassy

1979 in the Book
President Jimmy Carter
Governor Dick Thornburgh
Mayor Allie Wohlsen appointed after Dick Scott joins Thornburgh cabinet
CPI – 72.6
U.R. – 5.8%
Life exp – 73.9
Violent crime – 55.7
World Population – 4.4B
U.S. Population – 225.1M
Ted’s # - discussed elsewhere, perhaps ad nauseum, no longer on the annual write up
Best Picture Oscar – The Deer Hunter

NCAA BK – Michigan State (Magic) 75-64 over Indiana State (Bird)
Indy 500 – Rick Mears
NBA – Seattle Supersonics 4-1 over Washington Bullets
NHL – Montreal Canadiens, 4-1 over Rangers, 4th title in a row
MLB – Pittsburgh Pirates triumph over Baltimore Orioles; Stan Wilk & I attended G3, 4 and, after celebrating too much, I was found by Fred Smedley (thank you Fred) lying in a gutter next the Royal House in downtown Lancaster.
Horse of Year – Affirmed
Hvwt Champ – Muhammad Ali recaptured his title from Spinks and retired; Larry Holmes, WBC; John Tate, WBA
NCAA F – Alabama 12-0
NFL (1/80) Pittsburgh Steelers over Los Angeles Rams, 31-19 and I successfully avoided any gutters

Will intelligent life ever be restored on West King Street?
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1 comment:

340 Club Kegman said...

Seems like '79 was some kind of year ... I missed you guys ... there was beer here, just but not as much ... 340 Club member Aaron Rye lived here and he kept me in suds

March 7, 2008 at 4:56 PM

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