01/18/25 - Sal DeMarco passed away on Januray 18th, 2025 in Tucson, AZ. In Memoriam

11/20/24 - HOB celebrates its 64th year Anniversary! See photos, Video, Speech, and Memorial Video in Reunion Central

05/04/24 - Original member Dave Eizenman passed away on May 4, 2024. In Memoriam

05/09/24 - Howie Spinner passed away on May 9, 2024. In Memoriam

03/21/24 - "The Present" Section is being renamed "Profiles"

03/18/24 - Brand new PHOTO section created contributed by Alfred Watkins. "FLUSHING TODAY" in Miscellaneous Section

03/18/24 - Added new items in REMEMBER WHEN section

03/14/24 - Added new page found under Miscellaneous Tab HOB Movie Trailer and Songs- Direct Link HERE

02/29/24 - New REUNION announced for later this year in Florida

02/29/24 - Remembering Steve Ziperstein ("Zippy)" New photos added to website thanks to Barry Tiras. CLICK HERE

02/26/24 - Just added "Al Crane's unused Woodstock ticket" to the memorabilia page

02/22/23 - House of Bamboo website to be renewed for ANOTHER 10 YEARS!

02/22/23 - "House of Bamboo - A Look Back" recently found and uploaded to website (link on homepage)

4/26/21 - Added list of all Follies and Frolics Winners, thanks to Mickey Kail, Kingston House ... click HERE

4/19/21 - Added links to ALL Queens College Yearbooks (Silhouette) on homepage from 1941 to 2018 or click HERE

8/7/20 - Just learned of the passing of Ronald "Arky" Halperin on April 4, 2010. In Memoriam

7/27/20 - Norm Fagen, original member found by Allen Hausman. CLICK HERE for photo

1/10/2019 - Billy Greenspan passed away on January 10, 2019 from Pancreatic Cancer. In Memoriam

7/25/20 - Joel Strom passed away in April from the Corona Virus. In Memoriam

02/20/20 - Florida Mini-Reunion Photos Now Available at Reunion Central

12/28/19 - Joel Fazekas passed away on Dec.26, 2019. See In Memoriam

10/11/19 - One day get-together being arranged in Boca Raton for Feb 10, 2020

10/11/19 - FOUND - Victor Glass found by Len Sklerov. New profile coming soon

11/13/18 - 63 Newly Discovered Houseplans thanks to Queens College who is working on a project about houseplans. An article has been submitted to Queens College about House of Bamboo along with memorabilia. CLICK HERE to see the updated page showing all known houseplans. Do you recognize any of the newly found names?

6/11/18 - Updated info on Steve Pasternack in Memorium by Alfred Watkins

6/11/18 - New Profile on Alfred Watkins located a few days ago in Washington, DC. CLICK HERE

6/7/18 - Alfred Watkins found by Len Sklerov.

4/5/18 - Our final FULL reunion was a huge success in Las Vegas. CLICK HERE to take you to REUNION CENTRAL

10/13/17 - Reunion Schedule for 2018 CLICK HERE

10/13/17 - Brian Fishkin passed away at the age of 66. See In Memoriam

10/3/17 - Jerry Schulman added to In Memoriam page

9/26/17 - Jerry Schulman passed away. Bobbi Schulman, Len Sklerov, Andy Gottesman, Marv Alpert and Mike Solomon attended the funeral at Sharon Gardens in Valhalla, Westchester.

8/5/17 - New profile on Larry Feld (original member) To see it CLICK HERE

7/26/17 - New profile on Ron Levenberg. To see it CLICK HERE.

7/24/17 - Found Ron Levenberg and Bob Scheinberg

4/7/17 - Our Final reunion is set for March 22-25 and beyond for those who extend in Las Vegas in 2018. Shows include HUMAN NATURE JUKEBOX, THE BRONX WANDERERS and MICHAEL JACKSON ONE. We will also be taking a LAKE MEAD CRUISE and some people will be visiting the HOOVER DAM BYPASS BRIDGE. Optional items are now Red Rock canyon excursion, Death Valley Excursion and Penn and Teller.

1/28/17 - New profile from Bobbi Shulman. CLICK HERE

1/12/17 - Please read Mike Solomon's tribute to Ron Volper in the In Memoriam section. CLICK HERE

1/11/17 - Found another original member, Howie Brenowitz

1/9/17 - Joe Zalman passed away this morning. Please read his brother, Richie Zalman's tribute in the In Memoriam section. CLICK HERE

1/8/17 - New Page honoring Follies and Original Members. CLICK HERE

1/4/17 - Contacted by Robert Kurman, another original member. I will be asking for profile updates in the next few weeks.

12/28/16 - Coming Soon - a whole bunch of photos from the 1961 Follies with original members. They will be on the Follies Bits Page. Photos provided by Allen Hausman

12/05/16 - Since we have located a couple of Original members from the first group photo. I have added a new page to "The Present section. There will now be 23 pages.

12/05/16 - With the help of the original members I have found, we now have all of the original members identified in the first HOB group photo. Click HERE to see photo

12/05/16 - Found Larry Feld, another original member of Bamboo. Coincidentally, he is here in Vegas at a conference. I hope to meet up with him this week.

12/03/16 - Updated to a new and better SEARCH ENGINE on the home page. Type in any name or item and click search or press enter.

12/03/16 - Made contact with Allen Hausman, an original member of HOB. He provided more information on our history, helped fill in most of the original members names and provided his profile. You can do a search by typing in Hausman on the home page. He also provided me with leads to 3 other members from way back.
08/16/15 - Artie Ike Rosenheck passed away in Tampa Florida. You can read his obituary in the In Memorium Section

05/26/15 - In History section, added the Earliest List of Members with addresses and phone numbers. Check out the old phone numbers,

11/10/13 - Located Gary Reinstein original member in New Jersey

06/04/13 - Located Bruce Garrison original member in fresh Meadows

05/15/13 - Thanks to Bob Abrahams for finding and providing us with HOB's very first LOGO in the form of a decal. Now on HOB homepage. Click it to enlarge

05/15/13 - Found Joe Schulman -

05/13/13 - Found Ben Tobias in Florida - Hopefully a profile will be coming. Also Peter Zucker found in Maryland

05/07/13 - New profile ... Stu Graff - CLICK HERE

05/06/13 - Added more names of original members to first HOB Group Picture
Also added list of original members' names to History Page

05/04/13 - Added Where Are They Page accessed from Home Page

05/03/13 - Brightened up lots of photos and made clearer. Click on small photo, see large (more clarity)

Follies and Frolics pages
Added:
Tsurus Monster (Johnny and the Sun people) Program and complete script from 1969
Added 2 pages of the script of Notre Dame (No Dames) skit (Quazimoto) acquired from Roger Feinman archives.
Added complete "Magic World" script from 1970 (in pdf format)

04/29/13 - Discovered more missing members ... Danny Glitzer, Julian Greenberg, Henry Kemp

04/29/13 - New profile ... Bob Abrahams (first HOB President - 1959) CLICK HERE

04/18/13 - Possible REUNION in 2015 (NY or FLORIDA)

04/18/13 - New Profile ... Elliott Lennet CLICK HERE

04/14/13 - Emailed requests for profile updates

03/22/12 - 2012 HOB Reunion in Las Vegas .. PHOTOS CLICK HERE

12/08/11 - Announcement that Roger Feinman passed away

07/08/11 - Found John Pizzo

05/26/11 - Announcement that Barry Weiss passed away on March 21, 2010

05/24/11 - Announcement of a HOB Reunion in Las Vegas for March 22-25, 2012

01/07/09 - New Profile ... Paul Silk from 1960-63?

7/31/08 - Found Barry Weiss, Paul Silk and Elliott Lennett. Profiles coming soon

7/27/08 - New Bamboo Family Album on the Web with hundreds and hundreds of photos. Some sent by members, others taken at the Las Vegas Reunion, Florida and NY mini-reunions. This is a Private Album and may only be viewed by members with the link. If you do not have the link, email me.

7/27/08 - New Profile ... Ron Penn from 1963-64 CLICK HERE

7/22/08 - Congrats to Len Sklerov on the wedding of his oldest son, Matt. Congrats to Bob DeRosa on the wedding of his oldest son, Mike. Bob's younger son gets married next week. Congrats to Len Berkowitz on becoming a grandpa. Congrats to Jeff Brook, as well. His son, Scott recently married.

7/22/08 - New Profile ... Dave Eizenman CLICK HERE

7/20/08 - Just contacted by Dave Eizenman, a founding member and 1st VP of House of Bamboo. Dave gave me some new names ... Spencer Curtis, Herb Stein and Barry Weiss. More info may be coming from Dave.

8/21/07 - I have de-activated the BULLETIN BOARD due to outsiders attempting to get in.

8/10/07 - Another Mini Reunion took place in NYC when Bobbi Shulman met up with Steve & Ellie Rosen, Jerry Schulman, Mike and Ruthann Solomon. Bobbi had not seen Steve Rosen in 40 years.

6/18/07 - On Wed. June 13th, 7 members got together in Soho (NYC) for dinner. Attending were Maddy and Richie Schecter, Linda and Richard Pront, Sue and Len Sklerov, Gail and Howie Baker, Ruthann and Mike Solomon, Jerry Schulman and Mike Feiler.
5/15/07- New Profile ... John Ray. CLICK HERE

4/02/07 - New Profile ... Robert DeRosa. CLICK HERE

4/01/07 - The HOB Reunion was held in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 22. .. PHOTOS CLICK HERE.
Thirty two people attended (included spouses). It was quite a heart-warming and memorable experience. At the last minute Bob DeRosa flew in to our surprise. For the complete itinerary CLICK HERE

11/01/06 - We are now entering the last phase before the Las Vegas Reunion (PHASE 7). This is the phase where money is collected. After this comes the actual Reunion. Check your REUNION STATUS to find out how much money to send me.

8/28/06 - Found ... Steve Wolff. To see his profile CLICK HERE . Steve will be attending the Las Vegas Reunion.

8/27/06 - Please check the link REUNION STATUS for latest updates on the Las Vegas Reunion. The link shows each members status in regard to hotels, shows, airlines, etc.

8/25/06 - Ely Licht, a very close friend of Richie Green has written Richie's tribute. It is sad and quite detailed. Please read it in the "In Memoriam" section.

8/21/06 - New photos from 1969/70 contributed by Howie Spinner located in the Memories Section pages 6 and 7.

8/11/06 - New Profile added - Barry Lubart on p.18. Click "The Present" section above.

8/10/06 - New Profile added - Dave Vogel on p.19. Click "The Present" section above.

8/2/06 - LAS VEGAS REUNION entering PHASE 4 (of 8). Estimates sent out. See details on the BULLETIN BOARD

8/1/06 - LAS VEGAS REUNION entering PHASE 3. Questionnaires have been passes out and are being tabulated. See details on the BULLETIN BOARD

7/30/06 - Added the important LINKS to the BULLETIN BOARD under Las Vegas Reunion. If you have not registered for the Bulletin Board, please do so.

7/24/06 - Grand Finale Musical Slideshow sent out. See Bulletin Board under Anything and Everything

7/23/06 - New in the Misc section - "Take Me Back to the Sixties" - music and info on the sixties. Link provided by Mike Solomon.

7/19/06 - Barry Lubart (one of the original HOB members) has emailed info and photos. We now know for sure HOB began in 1960. I have added a photo of the original members of HOB (grad 1963) to the HISTORY and memories pages. More to follow.

7/18/06 - LAS VEGAS REUNION entering PHASE 2. See details on the BULLETIN BOARD

7/14/06 - Added a DIRECT LINK TO BULLETIN BOARD (BBB) on the Homepage under Las Vegas Reunion Sign

7/13/06 - More photos added to Andy's Gal-lery (now located under Miscellaneous). Thirty-four photos now. Do you recognize any of the gals? Let me know if you do.

7/09/06 - Added anchors to signify number of members going on the European Cruise in Oct. 2007

7/05/06 - Added avatars (small photos) to each person that joined the Bulletin Board. When you post a message your avatar appears along with your name and message.

7/05/06 - Added new "Old" Articles from 1965-66 in the "Past Events" Section

7/1/06 - Added Skype (Internet Telephone and Chat) to our website. Go to the bulletin board for directions. You can now talk "live" to anyone in the country for FREE for as long as you like. You will need a microphone. Check it out.

6/23/06 - Re-created the House of Bamboo Bulletin Board (BBB) which self-destructed. Simplified it. This is the place that you can add your own content that others will see, ask questions and learn from others. You can talk about reunions, meetings, and get email addresses of members.

6/22/06 - A Mini-Reunion was held in Florida at Al Crane's House. For details and photos, go to the Bulletin Board. If you haven't registered, you need to do that when you get there. Then look at the FLORIDA REUNION section.

6/19/06 - Andy's Corner has been renamed to Andy's Gal-lery. There are lots more photos of Andy's Gals to come. If you recognize any of the Gals, email me.

6/17/06 - Added the House of Bamboo Bulletin Board (BBB). It's great to re-live the past, but this new feature will allow us to live in the present as well as make plans for the future. I highly recommend that you go to the board, register and use it often. YOU MUST REGISTER FIRST to use the board. The link to get to it will be displayed on the hompage. You can get to it from here by clicking on the words, House of Bamboo Bulletin Board. * NOTE: I must approve your registration before you can use the board. This will prevent any outsiders from using our board!

6/16/06 - Added the FRIDAY NIGHT CARD GAME; an interactive and funny creation that should bring back memories to those who were in the house during those years. Even if was before your time, it's still quite funny. Check it out in the Miscellaneous section.

6/15/06 - If you are not hearing music on the jukebox pages it is most likely because of your browser. Update it to the latest version or try a different one. You should also have the quicktime plugin (something you should always have anyway. I've had no problems with the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Netscape.

6/14/06 - Moved Follies & Frolics Bits and Pieces into the Past Events Section from Miscellaneous.
* Added HOB Jukebox into Miscellaneous section

6/13/06 - Changed music on "I Remember When" Page to "For What It's Worth" by Buffalo Springfield (suggested by Steve Rosen). I already was using House of the Rising Sun on the Guestbook Page

6/11/06 - Added Reunion Central (under Miscellaneous)- the place to organize reunions, post reunion photos and anything else related to the reunion process. Don't forget to always take photos!

6/10/06 - Added under PAST EVENTS, the "1964 Party Out of Power Republican Mock Convention" with the booklet, articles and a letter from Gov. Hatfield

6/1-6/9 - Added a new feature in the Miscellaneous section ... "The Board Room". Check it out. Let me know if you belong there.

* Help me find: Ben Tobias, Dale Krantz, Howie Rothenberg, Mark Zwieren, Brian Efron (Effron?) and good luck with this one ... Bob Smith!

* Added a 6th page to Memories. Keep digging for old photos. That's what will keep this site growing. Also added two new profiles.

* Added beautiful framed photos when you click on any PICTURE in "The Present" section. It will take a while before all of them are done. Clicking on the NAME shows the original photo.

* Added this "News and Update" page so you will always be kept up-to-date with happenings and changes without having to receive tons of emails. Visit here often.

* Added music "House of the Rising Sun"; one of our favorite songs we sang on Friday nights to the "I Remember When" Page.

* I have been just been contacted by 4 "newly found" HOB members from the early 70's who found out about our website at a Bar Mitzvah they were attending.

* Cruise rates could be rising. Book now. Cancel at any time up to 3 months before cruise.

* Added Reunion Poll to be listed for two weeks. DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!
* Added music to the Homepage - created by Bamboo Members Roger Feinman & Richie Zalman