Women want him ... fish fear him ...
To: Orville Benevides
From: Lynda Daniels
cc: CV Reunion Committee 
Subj: Benevides rumors! 
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 09:53:14 -0800 

I know for sure that Orville is a stand up kind of guy.  Of course I could recognize him anywhere, on a mountaintop, on the moon, on Mars.  I know girls who dated him in high school, and the rumors about him would make your hair stand up on end and your face turn green with envy.  Yes, he was generally ignored by the guys at school, for envy and jealousy are strong testosterone emotions.  But the girls.  That is another story ... or stories as there are many. 

In fact,  I think that we should vote to have Orville be the master of ceremonies at our 30 year reunion.  Of course, all you guys will probably not be able to overcome your enormous feelings of resentment towards him and vote for him. But ladies, let's band together for our hero.  He is afterall the Romeo of CV, the Casanova of La Crescenta and the Don Juan of all females in the class of 70.  Yes, even JB and JH will have to acknowledge him for all he has done. How about it, MC for Orville? What do you think?- 

An Orville worshipper

To: Lynda Daniels 
From: Orville Benevides 
Subject: Re: Benevides rumors! 
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 

aaaaaa chère Lynda, mon petit chou, you are but too kind...  While it is true that none of mes petites amies have ever complained...still...I blush at your words, for I have never been one to kiss and tell. 

And so, with undying love to all of the beautiful women
who have given me so much joy ... 
  and with regards even to those envious
  and secretly frustrated men of yore ... 
    I remain yours truly, 
      ton homme galant, 
        Orville

To: Orville Benevides 
From: Maryann Bogner 
cc: Lynda Daniels 
Subject: Re: Benevides rumors! 
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 15:39:26 -0800 

Sigh ... there's only one man I've ever known who could say "mon petit chou" and really mean it... 

I'm with Lynda...sign him up for emcee duties on October 21 -- he is truly the consummate "homme galant" and person with that "je ne sais quoi" for our purposes; our reservations will triple once everyone knows he's on board!

To: CV Reunion Committee 
From: Jay Helms 
Re: curse that Orville B.!! 
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 

All us guys have been in a deep funk since Orville resurfaced.  Benevides has Jesse Ventura's neck and my grandmother's knees. But he likens a beautiful woman to a piece of CABBAGE...and she melts?  How can ANY of us compete with THAT kind of animal magnetism?  I just don't get it ... sigh...

To: [undisclosed female classmate] 
From: Orville Benevides 
Subject: Re: The Past 
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 

How do you like my photo on the alumni page? 

I think we have both aged rather well.  Orv.

To: Orville Benevides 
From: [undisclosed female classmate] 
Subject: Re: The Past 
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 13:10:51 EDT

I must admire your mountain climbing at such an old age. 

Yes, you look pretty much as you did back then.

To: [undisclosed female classmate] 
From: Orville Benevides 
Subject: The Past 
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2000 

Old?  Mais no, ma chéri! 
I feel as young ... and am just as good ... as always ... 

  yours truly, 
    ton homme galant, 
      Orv


 

Orville, caught here on a rare occasion when not surrounded
by adoring women, triumphantly raises the Pétomanes flag
on a newly-discovered island in a remote Sierra lake.

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