Look at the photo that I just found! Gordon Sevenliss!

This was published in our own Sachem High School Alumni Gazette This is the BLOG, not the Facebook group.)









You went to school with him! This photo was taken at Davis Park Fire Island, New York, possibly in the late 60s. (Davis Park is opposite Patchogue, NY, directly across the Great South Bay.) Now what is Gordon doing with all those Clams?

In the late 60s, my wife and I "Hung-out," with what was then, the 60s version of the "Jet Set." Well!! We were actually the "Prop Jet Set;" there were no jets at that time. My crowd of about thirty young men and women all owned Boats, and used them as "Campers." Every weekend during the summer we parked our Boats in the Davis Park Marina, on Fire Island, and partied until Sunday night.

At that time Clams were plentiful in the Great South Bay. The Clams that Gordon as well as everyone else gathered were used to make Clam Chowder! Well! To be honest! There were many attempts to make Clam Chowder, on small "Boat Camp Stoves," but none of the attempts resulted in a palatable Chowder! Within our crowd of Thirty young men and women, not one of us knew how to cook! My "prop Jet Set crowd," was very proficient at drinking Beer and Wine; but not one of us was proficient at cooking Clam Chowder!

Gordons Mother Lil, took pity on the "gorgeous, young, Prop Jet Set females" that couldn't cook, and decided to make the Clam Chowder for them! Lil made a batch of Clam Chowder that would feed about Forty people. As it turned out, Lil made the best Clam Chowder on the planet! The Chowder was so delicious, that the "young, gorgeous, prop Jet Set women," kept asking Lil to make her chowder again and again. This went on for about ten years!

Life is so precious, and it comes with many unexpected outcomes! Today, my "not so young, gorgeous, Prop Jet Set women," is now a world class cook. Marie takes with her, Lil's famous recipe for Clam Chowder. It is amazing to see how the actions of one person effect people in the future! My grandchildren are now big fans of "yes you guessed it!" Lil's Clam Chowder!

Ben Vitale
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