Missing the Pointe

Jim, Roger and Tom pick up where they left off last week, talking about the various ways we wiled away the dog days of summer as kids growing up in Grosse Pointe. It's the latest in our 2023 summer series! Dive in before the sun sets!



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Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio.⁠

Continuing our summer series, Jim, Roger and Tom talk about the various ways we wiled away the dog days of summer as kids growing up in Grosse Pointe. From summer treats we enjoyed as children to hunting down parties as teens, what do you remember about summers in GP?

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at .

Intro/outro music: Why We Sing by Mr. Radio.

Continuing our summer series, Jim, Roger and Tom invite Curtiss back onto the podcast to take a trip down memory lane, recalling the venues, concerts and experiences of enjoying concerts outside in Michigan.

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

Holly Smith (Grosse Pointe North, class of 1986) returns to the podcast to kick off Missing the Pointe's summer series: a trip to the park. While Grosse Pointe has numerous beautiful parks to enjoy, we start with the Lakefront Park, known to us as kids as "the Woods park." We'll splash around all of the parks this summer, so stay tuned! And message us if you want to give us your own personal tour of one of the other splendid Grosses Pointe parks!

We're going to spend this summer recalling everything we miss about the Pointes during the summers of yesteryear!

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

Jim, Roger and Tom go back in time to the local carnival! Recalling fond memories of the annual St. Joan of Arc Fair, the guys welcome in two guests with close ties to the fair, both SJA students themselves — Diane Ryda (Rauen), Grosse Pointe North class of '78, and long-time Grosse Pointer Dennis Loughlin, who attended St. Joan in the early 80s.

Let's ride the rides, play the games, win the prizes, and eat the food at the fair!

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

Third-generation owner/operator of Grosse Pointe's Da Edoardo Ed Barbieri joins Tom, Roger and Jim to discuss the history of one of GP's longest-standing fixtures of fine dining. Learn how to pronounce the name...hear why they had to kick out Mike Illitch...recall "the casual side and the fancy side"...and come back in time with us as Ed takes us through the history from the beginning.

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

Two alumni of Grosse Pointe South join the podcast to walk us through GP in the 90s: Katie Horst and Kristin Mann of the Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association, graduates of GP South in '98 and '99. What will Jim, Roger and Tom learn about growing up near the prestigious M streets in the 1990s? Were the collars still up? The argyle still ubiquitous? The pennies still in the loafers? Tune in to find out what happened on the South side during the glorious 90s era!

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

It's time to go to the movies! Remember the movie-going experience in Grosse Pointe back in the day? How many of these theaters do you remember going to? And can you remember which theater you went to when you saw each particular movie from your heyday? Pepperidge Farm remembers...and so do Tom, Roger and Jim!

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

Guest Holly Smith (GPN, '86) rejoins the podcast to discuss fashions of the 80s (and more) that were, in many ways, unique to Grosse Pointe. Did GP have its own brand of preppy style all its very own? Do you remember these brands from our collective pasts? Cuffed pants, popped collars, flattened shoe heels, and layers galore!

Also, Tom could not be a part of this episode, so Jim and Roger experiment with something new this week, an automated-intelligence emulator of Tom called "Chat Grosse Pointe Tom," or "ChatGPT," for short.

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.

Remember staying home sick from Grosse Pointe Public Schools? How did you spend your days? What were your favorite medications and home remedies? Did you dread going to the doctor? And what on Earth was that stuff they sprinkled on the vomit in the hallways (rather than just clean it up)?!?!? Jim, Roger and Tom share some of their (horror) stories, let's hear yours on Facebook!

Thanks to our sponsor: The Grosse Pointe Alumni and Friends Association. "Look back, come back, and give back to Grosse Pointe Public Schools. Learn more at ⁠gpalumniandfriends.org⁠.

Intro/outro music: ⁠Why We Sing by Mr. Radio⁠.