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BBYO members renew connections
from the 1980s.
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Dim Sum & Appetizers
Seafood Hibachi Station Soups Desserts
Bar/Bat Mitvah Parties
Birthday, Anniversary, Etc.
25333 West 12 Mile Road
Southfield (next to Star Theater)
248-208-0088
Alyssa Cohen
Special to the Jewish News
B
ig hair, neon rubber ban-
gle bracelets, lace skirts,
acid wash jeans, Roots
and Beaver Canoe sweatshirts,
girls wearing boxer shorts with
long johns under them, guys with
skinny ties and mullet hair cuts,
the launch of MTV, GREAT music
and even better memories.
For so many of us in the 1980s,
BBYO was "the time of our lives."
Most people loved the era, even
Reunion organizers Alyssa Cohen, Gary
if they can't remember why they
Weisserman and Dori (Weiner) Weinstein
dressed and looked the way they
ologo for this group — Michigan Region
did. Even as the years passed, life
BBYO Alumni of the '80s. He made a
happened, and so many of us lost
logo that no one could miss.
touch. But what we would never lose
I posted it really late one evening and
were the amazing memories.
then went off to sleep. Within less than 24
Fast forward to 2008. With Facebook
hours, we had located 150 local alumni of
opening its "membership" to those out-
the '80s. The page grew rapidly over the
side of college, I first started my attrac-
months, and now has more than 450 peo-
tion to the social media. Originally, I
ple. We started posting hilarious pictures
approached it as something for work,
from back in the day, talking about great
but I was able to connect with people
memories such as regional convention,
as more and more friends joined. It
Milan and conferences up at Tamarack,
became fun to have a 24-hour exten-
bad fashions, great music and more. It
sion of our social lives.
was like having a virtual reunion.
I went searching for BBYO friends
I started playing with the idea "what
from the '80s. Finding only an interna-
tional BBYO group with more than 1,000 if" we had an actual reunion of friends
from our high school years in BBYO. Last
people, I became frustrated. So late one
winter, Gary Weisserman of White Lake
night about in late 2008, I decided to
and Dori (Weiner) Weinstein of West
develop a group page just for us. I asked
a friend, fellow alumni and great graphic Bloomfield and I began planning this
artist Brett Panter, if he would make a of reunion. We felt we wanted our first one
to be a full homage to the '80s.
Promoted almost entirely
through Facebook and a single
JN ad, we pulled off what was to
become an iconic event during
Memorial Day Weekend. More
than 120 alumni attended at
Andiamo Novi, including many
from out of state. It was a fabu-
lous evening of fun, remember-
ing the past and catching up to
the present.
Following the reunion, we had
several people post and e-mail
us: "Great party! So, when's the
next one?!?." Hmmm — only
time will tell. Until then, we
Terri Stearn, Beverly Hills; Karen Gold Stillman,
always have Facebook. Li
Chicago; Dori (Weiner) Weinstein; P'ninah Julie
Stein Kanai of West Bloomfield; Lysa Leorah
Postula-Stein, Farmington Hills; Alyssa Cohen
Marketing professional Alyssa
Cohen of Commerce Township was
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a catalyst for the BBYO reunion.
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