Comments on: From the Photo Archive | 1979 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-the-photo-archive-1979 Duluth Minnesota Blog and News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sgt. Happy http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/comment-page-1/#comment-42564 Sgt. Happy Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:36:33 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3292#comment-42564 I remember he had hundreds of photos of kids on the inside of the door to the janitors closet...but he never liked me, ok so a couple times me and a couple other guys would have water fights in the boys restroom and he would have to mop it up...til HE caught who was doing it..he had quite a grip as he threw me back in to mop it up myself...grin..he was POed...for years after even when I was and adult and would run into him in the neighborhood he would just give me a sneer and I swear he would growl at me...I liked Mr. Davis better he was a fellow custodian with Mr. James. I remember he had hundreds of photos of kids on the inside of the door to the janitors closet…but he never liked me, ok so a couple times me and a couple other guys would have water fights in the boys restroom and he would have to mop it up…til HE caught who was doing it..he had quite a grip as he threw me back in to mop it up myself…grin..he was POed…for years after even when I was and adult and would run into him in the neighborhood he would just give me a sneer and I swear he would growl at me…I liked Mr. Davis better he was a fellow custodian with Mr. James.

]]> By: J Hall http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/comment-page-1/#comment-3308 J Hall Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:00:15 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3292#comment-3308 Oh, Paul! I remember that he used to make a huge production by "accidentally" dropping those big metal trays on the cafeteria/gym floor. Oh what a great photo! Totally made my day! Oh, Paul! I remember that he used to make a huge production by “accidentally” dropping those big metal trays on the cafeteria/gym floor. Oh what a great photo! Totally made my day!

]]> By: ann klefstad http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/comment-page-1/#comment-3296 ann klefstad Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:56:38 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3292#comment-3296 A number of the maintenance guys at St. Olaf College in the '70s were named Bud, and so all of them were known collectively as the Budmen. What is it with this "Bud" thing and janitors? A number of the maintenance guys at St. Olaf College in the ’70s were named Bud, and so all of them were known collectively as the Budmen. What is it with this “Bud” thing and janitors?

]]> By: Paul Lundgren http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/comment-page-1/#comment-3294 Paul Lundgren Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:42:34 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3292#comment-3294 Jon Vomachka was a principal at Morgan Park Junior High. I don't believe he ever worked at MacArthur. Bob Hollingsworth was principal at MacArthur for many years. That's probably who you are thinking of, Dizastress. Jon Vomachka was a principal at Morgan Park Junior High. I don’t believe he ever worked at MacArthur.

Bob Hollingsworth was principal at MacArthur for many years. That’s probably who you are thinking of, Dizastress.

]]> By: Dizastress http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/comment-page-1/#comment-3291 Dizastress Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:11:33 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3292#comment-3291 BUD JAMES!!!!!!! I ABSOLUTELY remember him, very fondly indeed! What a total gem of a man - I remember him singing some lovely Christmas carol in the auditorium on some Super Friday before the holidays. ( a couple years prior to principle.. Vomachka was it?? ) He ended up marrying a widow neighbor of my parents after he retired, and was a sweet friendly man until the day he died. I loved that he eventually moved right across the street from where I grew up! BUD JAMES!!!!!!! I ABSOLUTELY remember him, very fondly indeed! What a total gem of a man -- I remember him singing some lovely Christmas carol in the auditorium on some Super Friday before the holidays. ( a couple years prior to principle.. Vomachka was it?? ) He ended up marrying a widow neighbor of my parents after he retired, and was a sweet friendly man until the day he died. I loved that he eventually moved right across the street from where I grew up!

]]> By: brian http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/16/from-the-photo-archive-1979/comment-page-1/#comment-3290 brian Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:01:38 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3292#comment-3290 Golly, I wish we had Mr. James. At Harrison Elementary School in Omaha, we had Mr. Galardi. He wasn't really a singing janitor as much as a tyrannical menace janitor. Once, he was wheeling a big garbage can down the hall past a line of students, and one of my friends leaned over a little to look in the garbage can. Mr. Galardi put him in a headlock and pushed his head farther down in the can and said something like "whad'you lookin' at? Wanna get a closer look?" Mr. Galardi was about 4 and a half feet tall, and had arms about 4 and a half feet around. Everybody was scared of him. I'm pretty sure that's how Mr. Galardi wanted it. Golly, I wish we had Mr. James. At Harrison Elementary School in Omaha, we had Mr. Galardi. He wasn’t really a singing janitor as much as a tyrannical menace janitor. Once, he was wheeling a big garbage can down the hall past a line of students, and one of my friends leaned over a little to look in the garbage can. Mr. Galardi put him in a headlock and pushed his head farther down in the can and said something like “whad’you lookin’ at? Wanna get a closer look?”
Mr. Galardi was about 4 and a half feet tall, and had arms about 4 and a half feet around. Everybody was scared of him. I’m pretty sure that’s how Mr. Galardi wanted it.

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