LHS alumnus Carlos Moreno, resigns as California Supreme Court Justice for life in private sector.

Carlos Moreno, California Supreme Court Justice

Many of the older alumni are more familiar with Justice Moreno, an LHS 1966 Summer Class graduate (and that Summer-Winter label is truly a sign of the old times) than the more recent LHS alumni. Justice Moreno will soon be Mr. Moreno as he's resigned from the California Supreme Court to pursue private practice after a substantial period of service.

There's a story from the February 1st edition of the "California Bar e-Journal" that will familiarize the younger people about him, as well as add some insight for many of us who actually knew him from way back. Here's the link,
http://www.calbarjournal.com/February2011/TopHeadlines/TH1.aspx

Congratulations is in order for his service on the court and we hope to see him around as he resumes practice locally.

In music history today- notables of now and then

Just to jog your memory if you were around in the 60's when they began their popularity, or to add to your information if you only know of them but not how far back they were from, this is from L.A. RADIO.com www.laradio.com in today's music historical information.

BORN-
1943 - Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger born in Dartford, Kent, England.(Still a part of today's music."

1941 - Brenton Wood (Gimme Little Sign, Oogum Boogum Song) born in Shreveport. (Performed at Lincoln High in the past and has performed recently. (An LHS teacher, an accomplished musician, and fellow alumnus, whom I also consider a friend , Mr. Huff, also from the 60's, has performed with him over the years. )

1940 - Dobie Grey (Drift Away, Loving Arms, The In Crowd) born in Brookshire, TX. (Ramsey Lewis did the jazz intrumental version of "The 'In' Crowd," after it was originally performed by Gray.)

DIED-
1992 - Mary Wells (My Guy, Two Lovers, Laughing Boy) dies of cancer at 49.

1977 - Led Zeppelin halts tour when Robert Plant's son, 5, dies from a virus.


L.A. RADIO.com has more on radio's past, present and some ideas on the future, too. There is a free version with a lot of information every weekday.

That's good, but the suhscriber version is even better. At a yearly rate that amounts to roughly 10 cents a day, it's a bargain- and I think it is much easier to read through with it's different text formatting.

LHS ALUMNI PICNIC SATURDAY

The LHS Alumni Annual Picnic is back after a year's break last year.

It's on Saturday afternoon, July 10- Tomorrow, starting at Noon in Roland Height at the Schubarum Regional Park. The park has an entrance/parking fee of $6.00 or so.

See the link to the LHS event posting for more details.

This is one of the more relaxed activities for the Alumi Association for the year.