Spring 1969, London, Ontario. Grade 12, Oakridge High School A friend named Chris Turnbull had somehow inherited a car. Probably his parents handed over this dilapidated vehicle when he turned 18. His decrepit Dodge was something of a jalopy. But it was equipped with an 8-track cartridge player: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8-track_cartridge You inserted a clunky music cartridge..
Boy in a shiny grey suit * Eighth grade graduation, June 1964, Riverside Public School , London Ontario There was hormonal misfiring, Storm clouds of anguish were gathering, And cluelessness to boot. Suffering and torture, Searching and pure horror, In the world of the shiny grey suit. Popularity was dominant; Party invitations, so..
The marathon is almost over: I’m staggering to the finish line November 1966 Grade 10 Oakridge Secondary School London Ontario The boys’ phys ed teacher, fondly known as Madman, sent us off to run cross country, Through the desiccated bogs and wasteland surrounding our school. We wore little white shorts and..