A year after topping the charts with The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Mitch Margo, youngest member of the 1960s Jewish doo-wop/pop group, The Tokens, and I were sophomores at Brooklyn’s Abraham Lincoln High School. Mitch already had two tremendous hits (Tonight I fell in Love was the first) and an adorable face, and he was definitely the cool guy on campus.

I can’t say we were good friends, but we were acquaintances and worked together on producing the school variety show. While I stayed on to graduate, Mitch’s parents transferred him to a professional school the next year, since his demanding recording and touring calendar just didn’t work with a public high school’s attendance requirements.

Last month, I took a trip down memory lane (actually, I-4) and saw The Tokens at Epcot’s Flower Power Concert Series.

It was the first time I had seen Mitch perform in person since high school. He was a littler plumper. His older brother, Phil, had quite a few wrinkles. I, with my gray hair and heart full of memories, had a great time.

For some background about this Jewish group, check out http://www.jewsrock.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=challah.view&page=T  and http://books.google.com/books?id=XI4-VnSrEcAC&pg=PA29&lpg=PA29&dq=jay+siegel+jewish+token&source=web&ots=W5ORsASRIL&sig=vAh53QSO9aVyg_t-YIBI52FFVn4#PPA28,M1

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