Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'highschoolreunion'
September 24, 2008
The Post reports that apparently a man was beaten up at a five-year high school reunion--arranged via Facebook--by an old classmate still "harboring a...gym-class grudge." Backstory: Years ago, at Half Hollows Hills High in Dix Hills, Long Island, Adam Lynn and Lucas Robak were suspended after a school hallway fight; Lynn's lawyer explained that Robak "picked a fight after a hotly contested gym-class handball game during their junior year." Fast-forward to November 2007, at the......
Continue Reading "Facebook: For Connecting with Classmates You Want to Punch"April 19, 2005
Fans of 1980's lovesick favorites "Hold Me Now," "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" and "Love Stinks" will be happy to know that the nostalgia-drenched romantic comedy The Wedding Singer is headed for Broadway. Set for a New York opening in April 2006, the musical -- which follows Robbie Hart, a struggling suburban wedding singer who's dumped by his fiancée and pines for a betrothed waitress -- has not yet been cast. Compared......
Continue Reading "Wedding Singer to Hit the Stage"November 25, 2003
The WB show, High School Reunion, needs an high school "Class of '94" for its next installment. You just need to fill out the application here, which asks things like: If you were a member of the Breakfast Club (from the movie), which would you be? (The Brain, The Athlete, The Princess, The Criminal, The Basketcase); or who did you have a crush on, who crushed on you, who was your best friend, who......
Continue Reading "Did You Graduate High School in '94?"January 21, 2003
Adam Buckman of the Post claims that alcohol helps keep those reality matchmaking shows going. "From 'High School Reunion' to 'The Bachelorette, alcohol has emerged as a crucial tool in the effort to promote social interaction and loosen inhibitions." Mr. Buckman, have you never seen a group of twenty- and thirtysomethings out on the town? HEY, THIS IS THIRSTY WORK......
Continue Reading "I'd do him if I were drunk..."January 6, 2003
My new reality obsession:High School Reunion on TheWB. Reasons: So much insecurity. So much "proving" to do. So much humiliation. So many grudges.......
Continue Reading "My new reality obsession:High School"
