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Once in a Lifetime...
Myself circa 1980/1981, second grade
….I LOVED Saturday mornings. I would NEVER wake up in time for school, but I would get up at 6:30 in the morning on Saturdays to watch my favorite cartoons with a bowl of Lucky Charms. Although… my mom was and is a REALLY sound sleeper and sometimes I could get away with eating Doritos for breakfast. I would try to stay as quiet as possible so as not to wake my mother up in time to take me to catechism. My favorite cartoons were the Super Friends Hour, Scooby Doo, Popeye and The Smurfs. I loved playing TACKLE football with the neighborhood kids. Yes, tackle. During the summer, we would play until the street lights came on. I guess I was always pretty competitive. I was very sporty. I guess you could call me a bit of a “tomboy” (I strongly dislike that term), but I was also a bit of a “girlie-girl“. I loved to dress up and I loved playing with my stuffed animals and dolls. My FAVORITE song at the time was Celebration by Kool and the Gang, but I also liked Jessie’s Girl by Rick Springfield. MTV premiered that year which turned me on to music that I had never heard of before. My parents were fans of the Beatles, so I DEFINITELY became a Beatles fan (I HEART Paul McCartney). However, their musical taste at the time would probably be what Jimmy Fallon calls “Yacht Rock” now. MTV introduced me to Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon, and the Talking Heads (Once in a Lifetime). My favorite movie was Grease. I wanted to be Olivia Newton John in her cool outfit at the end of the movie. I loved John Travolta, but I LOVED Andy Gibb more. I had a HUGE crush on him. Those moments bring back such fond memories… Of course, even at eight, life wasn’t easy… But I had my Lucky Charms and cartoons to take the blues away… If only…
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here?
-Talking Heads
Once in a Lifetime...
Myself circa 1980/1981, second grade
….I LOVED Saturday mornings. I would NEVER wake up in time for school, but I would get up at 6:30 in the morning on Saturdays to watch my favorite cartoons with a bowl of Lucky Charms. Although… my mom was and is a REALLY sound sleeper and sometimes I could get away with eating Doritos for breakfast. I would try to stay as quiet as possible so as not to wake my mother up in time to take me to catechism. My favorite cartoons were the Super Friends Hour, Scooby Doo, Popeye and The Smurfs. I loved playing TACKLE football with the neighborhood kids. Yes, tackle. During the summer, we would play until the street lights came on. I guess I was always pretty competitive. I was very sporty. I guess you could call me a bit of a “tomboy” (I strongly dislike that term), but I was also a bit of a “girlie-girl“. I loved to dress up and I loved playing with my stuffed animals and dolls. My FAVORITE song at the time was Celebration by Kool and the Gang, but I also liked Jessie’s Girl by Rick Springfield. MTV premiered that year which turned me on to music that I had never heard of before. My parents were fans of the Beatles, so I DEFINITELY became a Beatles fan (I HEART Paul McCartney). However, their musical taste at the time would probably be what Jimmy Fallon calls “Yacht Rock” now. MTV introduced me to Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon, and the Talking Heads (Once in a Lifetime). My favorite movie was Grease. I wanted to be Olivia Newton John in her cool outfit at the end of the movie. I loved John Travolta, but I LOVED Andy Gibb more. I had a HUGE crush on him. Those moments bring back such fond memories… Of course, even at eight, life wasn’t easy… But I had my Lucky Charms and cartoons to take the blues away… If only…
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here?
-Talking Heads