A Historic Quest?

A Brave Search for Truth? 

Retrieval of a Cultural Icon?

Well, not exactly.  Steve Favorite purchased this authentic Indian headdress for our 50th Reunion.  You may recall him regaling us from the podium with it adorning his head.  He thought he looked good.  After the reunion, buoyed by seeing all of you at the 50th, Steve was in a rather generous mood, so he heard that Meadowdale was putting together a trophy case with historic memorabilia, and donated the headdress.   Do you know how bureaucracies work?  Well, they're not going to use it because it doesn't say Meadowdale on it.  So, Steve wanted his donation back.  He contacts me to see if I can find pictures of the headdresses.   I told him he could find them, ... they're on our website, under "Pictures" and  "50th Reunion".   "Good", he says, "could you send them to Michael Clemans".   He contacts Michael Clemans ( class of '66 ), who, as it turns out, has substantial influence and contacts in the Edmonds School District.  Michael sends one email with the headdress pictures, and the folks at Meadowdale are begging us to take the headdress back.   One day after that email, I travelled to Meadowdale High School to pick up the headdress.   Yep, we have it.  You'll see it at the Christmas Party December 3rd.  I met with the Athletic Director, who told me the gym was the only building that wasn't demolished in the rebuilding of MHS, and gave me a little tour.  I hadn't been back in 59 years.  It was kinda surreal being in that building again.   I could vision Tony Backes taking a shot from the top of the key, or Mike Chastain snatching a rebound, or Gary DeBardi figuring out the odds of us winning.  Pretty cool.   Anyway, just wanted you all to know that we retrieved part of our history, not just the headdress, ... but, being a Chief.   

Now, was this quest like Jason and the Argonauts quest for the Golden Fleece, or Monty Python's quest for the holy grail?   No, but this is the biggest quest we got going right now, ... so, we're playing it up.  Come to the Christmas Party December 3rd and we'll take a picture of you wearing it.   You can frame it and give it to those on your list who are hard to buy for.  You're welcome.  

The moral of a quest tale often centers on the changed character of the hero ...   Did Steve Favorite change?   Not so much...