Oh, What the Hell.

Via Mostly Cajun, another blogmeme – your Senior Year of High School:

What year was it?

1980

What was your schedule?

You expect me to remember that? I had (IIRC) parking-lot duty first period, Civics (or whatever they called it then) second period, AP English third period, somewhere in there I had Calculus and Physics, and that’s all I’m really sure about.

What were your favorite bands?

Elton John, the Eagles, Eric Clapton (the three essential “E’s” of rock-n-roll.)

What was your favorite outfit?

“Style” is not and never has been a strong point for me. Blue jeans, a pocket T-shirt, and a plaid flannel long-sleeved shirt if weather required it. And boots. Almost never tennis shoes. I was “grunge” before Seattle ever thought about it.

What was up with your hair?

What about it? I got it cut when it started bothering me. Still do.

Who were your best friends?

Charles (now Chuck) Mangum, Chuck Persinger, Joe Mueck. But Chuck Persinger went to a different high school, and Joe moved to Florida the year before.

Did you take the bus?

Nope. I had my own car – a 1969 Simca 1118. Not much, but it ran.

What did you do after school?

Worked in a movie theater.

Who did you have a crush on?

Martha Ann Wagner. That was a long-standing one, too. One of the reasons I got the job in the theater. Never panned out, though.

Did you fight with your parents?

No, my brother did all of that. My parents and I got along fine.

Who did you have a CELEBRITY crush on?

I’m sure I must have had one, but I couldn’t tell you who, now. Probably Kate Jackson from the original Charlie’s Angels.

Did you smoke cigarettes?

Nope. My parents did, and my brother did, but I never could understand why someone would want to do that.

Did you lug all of your books around in your backpack all day because you were too nervous to find your locker?

You know, I’m not sure if I started using a backpack in high school, or if it waited until I started college. Probably college. It wasn’t a big high school.

Did you have a ‘clique’?

Hell no. I think I made a point of not fitting in anywhere.

Did you have Chili’s? Denny’s?

Not then.

Who did you want to be just like?

I can’t name anybody in particular.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

Well off.

Where did you think you’d be at the age you are now?

About where I am now. May be a little more well off.