I dreaded gym class. I hated everything about it. During my school career, I proved myself to be as far removed from an athlete as humanly possible, despite the fact I studied ballet four days a week. I couldn’t catch, throw, hit, bounce or anything else you do with a ball. I couldn’t climb ropes. [...]
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How Billy Idol Helped Me Pass Gym
July 5th, 2011 
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Tags: 1980's, 9th grade gym class, billy idol, high school, music, rebel yell, running, swimming 
12 Comments »Music, Memories and Friendships
July 28th, 2010 admin Driving my son to camp today, lost in my own thoughts, I turned on the radio. A little ditty bout “Jack and Diane” by John Cougar Mellencamp was on. Much to my 6 year olds chagrin, I turned up the volume, which drowned out his complaints and groans. I’m pretty sure he was saying something [...]
Me Then…Them Now
October 31st, 2009 admin Once upon a time, like back in the 1980′s, so not that very VERY long ago. There lived a girl in a house with a family. Totally normal, like for sure. This girl. She loved music and ballet. Oh yeah, and hot boys. But this is about the music that girl loved. Ballet and boys [...]
