I remembered I met an ex-classmate who suggested a gathering for
all the classmates. That was near to two decades ago. Until now, no
news from her. But, whatever. Anyway, if there's a
gathering, I'd bring my dar along to chalk up the attendance. Helps
a lot to break the ice when he's more sociable than me.
If you have sibling, cousin or trusted friend who's sociable (or
talkative) at that, bring him or her along.