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, May 30, 2008

The 5th Day of 340


After 2 ½ years of Exodus negotiations to bring the gang back to West King Street began in earnest in January 1981. Mr. Kratzert, apparently, was desperately in need of good solid tenants and we were on the market for some crappy housing. The 340 had faded away in ’78 with poor Phil the lone refugee in the final days. Now, the intrepid group of West King Street interlopers included me, Phil plus two new residents – Randy Brown & John Emswiler. I had known Phil & John since high school and had met Randy during the initial 340 go round and he had been a roomie in the outpost.

We inked a lease, effective March 1, 1981 and automatically renewing every month, and moved in late February. We were back.

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