THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, April 19, 1995 TAG: 9504180094
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Close-Up
LENGTH: Medium: 68 lines
Everybody wants good food. Most want live bands, then settle for a disc jockey when they find out how expensive a band is.
And, most of all, reunion goers want to have a good time!
That's what Pam Smith says and she's the expert. She runs a business that specializes in putting on reunions.
Pam, a Beach mom, says she attends just about every reunion she organizes and people are forever mistaking her for a former high school classmate. ``They say, `You look great.' And I say, `You don't know me.' ''
This year the shoe will be on the other foot when she attends her own reunion in upstate New York. She laughed. ``My 20th-year reunion is coming up this summer, and I'm not doing it!''
Full name: Pamela Golden Smith.
Hometown: Ithaca, N.Y.
What brought you to the Beach? My husband's career and a love of the area.
Birthdate: Aug. 24.
Occupation: Owner/operator Reunion Organizers.
Nickname: Pam's the only one I can print.
Marital status: Married.
Children: Taryn, 8, and Alexander, 2 1/2.
What is your idea of a perfect day off? Spending the day at the beach with friends, and finishing the day with something on the grill and a good glass of wine.
Last smart thing you did: Started helping reunion committees plan their reunions.
Last dumb thing you did: Locked my keys in the car (again)!
Favorite meal: Anything with seafood or pasta.
Favorite movies: ``Dances with Wolves,'' ``Legends of the Fall,'' any Meg Ryan film.
Favorite song: Anything except ``Electric Slide'' or ``Achy Breaky Heart.'' Imagine hearing those songs every weekend for the last three years!
Last book read: ``The Chamber'' and ``Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus.''
Hobbies: Running a taxi service for my children, reading when I have time.
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? To stop procrastinating.
If you could change one thing about your spouse, what would it be? He would buy bigger diamonds for me more often.
Secret vice: Good N' Plenty's.
Favorite restaurant: Steinhilbers, Coastal Grill and for lunch - Surf Rider.
Your favorite night on the town: Dinner and good conversation with our good friends, Betty and Harland.
Favorite TV shows: ``Mad About You,'' ``Seinfeld,'' ``Friends.''
Favorite sport: My daughter's cheerleading competitions.
Last vacation: Vacation? That's a new concept.
Pets: Amelia the cat.
Worst job: Working with a local financial institution that had a highly stressful employee situation.
Of what achievements are you most proud? My business is successful (I give great parties), the friendships I have made and of course my children.
What would you like as your epitaph? She made it worth remembering. ILLUSTRATION: Staff photo by CHARLIE MEADS
by CNB