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Bomb Attack
About one month into the 9th grade, we were practicing for a…
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Plumage and Perfume
Somewhere in the genetic code for human male behavior, there…
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Boulevard of Greedy Dreams
Child labor laws did not apply in my hometown. The young, and…
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Sartorial Satire at Gene Todd’s Pool Room
Dino didn’t compromise fashion for the pool room.
Grown men…
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Barrel of Grunts
We started playing poker in the eighth grade. All things to do…
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Fever To Be Cool
The size of the world changed in high school, grew smaller, though…
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Striking a Chord
The first intimations we got of the atmosphere in beer joints…
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Goot Knew
The main thing that kept us boys in line at school was the threat…
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My Pillar Fire
It was the year everything changed. Childhood was ending. We…