Just so you know, we have been receiving emails all month long from alumni interested in learning more about the reunion. Space is limited, so if you would like to make a reservation, please email your physical mailing address to rcomparan@gmail.com. Don't forget to write "Class of 1999 Reunion" in the subject line. If you have already done so, please disregard this post.
The invitations are almost ready to go, so check back on this blog or look in your mailbox for details.
Early registration tickets will start at $50 per person (includes reservation, reunion dinner at Dave & Buster's, entrance to SHS Homecoming Game, Class Panoramic Photo, and more).
In 1999, the Backstreet Boys dominated the pop charts with a little diddy titled, “I Want It That Way.” At the height of the band’s career, girls went to great lengths to get a piece of the Max Martin produced, hit-making machine.
That very same year, I, Roberto Comparan, got hired to work at a Jostens' Summer Camp. At the end of the camp session, our Jostens’ Camp Yearbook team mimicked the boy band, capitalized on the band’s success and victimized a congregate of pubescent teens with a spoof performance.
I must apologize in advance. The moves you are about to see might leave you feeling nauseous. They are over-the-top and simply, silly.
To my former coworkers, Crystal, Tony, Rob and Shawn, I am aware that this is a bit incriminating. Thank you for comprising your integrity alongside me. Class of 1999, go ahead, laugh at me! I bet you never seen me gyrate like this before?
Napster, Blogger, The Matrix, Britney Spears, and TRL were just a few pop cultural phenomena that began to redefine how we would buy music, share stories, view fight sequences in films, listen to radio, and interact with people in our adults years.
For better or for worse, there's no denying how these brands transformed industries ten years later. What kind of impact have some of these brands, systems, films, people, or shows had on your life since 1999?
You may or may not recall that our class song was Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)". The song was not only featured on our Baccalaureate "video" reflection, but was also performed at graduation by then high school senior, Greg Carter.
Although most critics believed that Green Day was losing relevance post our 1999 graduation, the band reignited their career in 2004 with the "punk rock opera", American Idiot. The album went on to win several Grammy's in 2005 and 2006. It also snagged many Moon-Man at the 2005 MTV Awards. By 2007, the band had recorded a version of The Simpsons theme for The Simpsons Movie, as well as made an appearance in the movie. Thus proving the band still had a lot to say ten years later.
The farewell video you all saw at the Baccalaureate ceremony will be uploaded in digital format in the weeks to come. We will be posting it on this blog for your viewing pleasure. Stay tuned.
This was me, (Roberto Comparan) with my trash-stache, then. Fast-forward to 2009, and it seems to be the only thing that has left my visage. Sorry folks, but I still have those eyebrows ;)
Start clearing your schedules! The Silverado High School Class of 1999 Reunion is coming this Fall. Tentative dates in September and October are currently penciled in.
Don't have a Facebook or Myspace account? Don't fret. We'll keep you up-to-date with all the latest happenings on this blog.
It's been 10 years, folks! And our team will be sure to remind you of it. Look for videos, photos, bios, and stories in the weeks to come!
