You just never know From: Jim Gandolf
I want to take the best class at Northwest High school, that
didn’t make me think too much, as I thought! I didn’t know much of anything
about singing unless I was in the shower when no one was in the house. I missed
out my first semester on High School Choir for my second semester of my Senior year
1983- 1984 school year. I knew everyone in this Choir, except just a few
people, but that didn’t bother me at all. All I had to do is sing, right? Well
if you know me; I can’t sing a lick at all. To top it off, I am def toned as
well, heck I couldn’t even tell if I was out of tune? So, hello; I was in Choir trying to get a good
grade so I can pass and graduate high school. I had already passed all my hard
classes in Wisconsin at Port Washington High School, and had to take a few
classes in Indianapolis to graduate from high school. Durman Green was the best
male singer in the class, and I had to sit next to the guy? Woody Harrison was
even as good as Durman, but the making of a true best friend in the world sat
right on the other side of me Adam Biszantz. I did know Adam from the Tennis team,
and we joked around all the time.
It was dress
up day at Northwest High School, and everyone was looking grand I had to walk
in five minutes half way across the school to get to the Choir class room and I
had to move fast. When you walked up or down the hall ways at Northwest, you
had to say hi, to everyone, and if you didn’t you had to spend the next three days’
explaining why you didn’t say hi? It was just that way, back then. I
rushed into the class room and sat down next to Adam Biszantz, and of course
Adam had a great suite and tie on and a killer pair of shoes crossing his legs
to were you could see the bottom of Adam’s shoes. I looked at the bottom of
Adam’s shoes and what did I see? Scotched tape with a price on them $1.75. I
lost it and started to laugh out loud and couldn’t control myself. Adam looked
at me and laughed as well, and said, “Man, I was not going to spend major money
on a pair of shoes for one freaking day, when I have Goodwill?” From that point on Adam Biszantz was
my best friend. Yes, I had Kenny Carlisle,
Steve Norris, Rick Holmes, and a whole bunch other as my besties. Adam Biszantz
became my best all the way up until he got married (Nothing negative there, Adam just needed to be a husband). Adam’s parents were absolute
the best in the world for me. Adam and I had our tiff’s here and there but we were
the best of friends. Adam and I had TV shows we were on together, we hosted “Rock the
Ripple” and had our own radio show sponsored by Mikes Speedway Lounge. The
radio show was a blast, and we kept getting into trouble a time or two from the
station owner. The radio show was called
“Who’s it From A to Z” Adam and I had a printing company, it was strong and
kept me busy, and it was tough on Adam because he was a fireman on the South Side
of Indianapolis. We ended up on the Jenny Jones Show in Chicago, because of a
Fireman calendar we created and sold for charity purposes. I went very high in the advertising business
with these accolades from my friendship from Adam over the years. Adam’s father
taught me to fear nothing in my business adventures with Adam. Adam and I had
people under recording contracts, and business with major businesses in the
city of Indianapolis. My relationship with Adam’s family taught me to be a
great closer. I sold sponsorship on the side of race cars because Adam Biszantz
confidence in me as a friend. I had major confidence in Adam, and would have
never achieved what we had done. Adam and I even sold newspapers just to get into the Indianapolis five hundred for free. Even Adam and I worked at Indianapolis Outlook
Newspaper together, many years ago. Adam was in the design department, and I sold advertising. That Choir class started a great friendship
for my life time.
Adam and I even made a movie trailer together all over the city of Indianapolis. That was a blast!
Adam help me understand computers and programming.
I want to say Thank You to the Biszantz Family.
We all have the past to be positive, we just must move on
from the negative.
I will explain all the positive action, I will not be held
hostage from a hurtful past.
Jim Gandolf
