Remember When...

[SuperDave71]

How many out there remember seeing someone for the first time as a pre teen and thinking to yourself "Wow! they are so pretty/handsome." I can remember writing the names of crushes in my notebook as I couldn't wait for lunch so that I might catch a glimpse of my latest crush.

The funny thing at that age was that you couldn't tell your friends, especially being a guy because they would do one of two things:

1. Tell her you liked her (that would be the end of the world! ha ha)
2. Make fun of you in the process of telling her.

A fate worse than death is having her find out and not only getting a negative response from her, but a good razzing from your friends.

OUCH!


I remember the days of "passing notes". This of course developed from probably sixth grade on to high school but it was a clever scheme indeed. What we ended up doing was create a note that usually had something like the dreaded "Do you like <fill in the blank> and then put two check boxes in it. Yes....or No....

Even funnier, you would ask a friend to pass a note to your secret crush on your behalf. When the note was passed back to them ...they would pass the note onto you. Amazing what little spys we were. I can remember the days of running away from a crush as she approached to avoid detection. Can you believe that boys would actually harass the girl they liked the most? Trust me, it wasn't on purpose. Young guys are simply stupid and don't know any better. I can say this from experinence and I mean no harm that statement.

I can remember such things as pulling someone's hair (not hard but in a playful, annoying the snot out of you way), the silly rhymes we made up as we prayed we were not detected staring at your crush ( Dave and Michelle..sitting in a tree...k-i-s-s-i-n-g. ) If you don't know the familar childrens tune...you're not missing a thing. I can remember wanting to sit by my crush at lunch but was deterred by my friends wonder "Hey....where are you going. We're right over here!"


I remember the days of getting kissed on the cheek and WHAT A HUGE deal it was. I would of course make all the normal "Eww gross!" statements because at a young age, I found that the girls would typically kiss me again despite my pleading for mercy. HA HA

Sadly, at the age of 10, I can remember my first feeling of jealousy. My secret crush was giving me lots of attention ....then Chris began getting my attention from her. I knew why they called it a crush cause that is what I felt like. I mean come on....who do you tell at age ten that your heart hurts cause Chris is getting your secret crush's attention. Yeowch!


I can remember taking almost 10 minutes on my hair alone using a product called "Dippidy Do"..or even worse hair mousse. If you have never experienced hair mousse, image a foamed hair gel that had NO HOLD whatsoever. This was before the days of the 80's hair gel and aqua-net hair spray. Aqua-Net could hold your hair in place for days. Even in Chicago wind storms...your hair would be a perfectly styled HELMET! IN retrospect, it would take ONE HOT SHOWER to get that stuff outta there ONLY to put it right back on the next day. Ahhh, those were the days.


I remember getting older and "cuffing" my pants. I had to follow the stylish kids because I was fashion retarded. I had a good friend that was female come up to me and say "Hey Dave, do you want me to fix you pants?"..of course I was mortified, I thought I had busted a seam. She proceeded to turn the bottom of my pants upward and tucking them neatly within themselves. This look was of course followed by "penny loafer" shoes. They got their name because you could stick a penny in the tongue of the shoes.


I can remember attracting EVER BUG IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD because a 7th grader cannot smell the over STENCH of POLO cologne that his big brother received as a gift for his birthday and chicks dug him pretty well. Needless to say, I was a cuffed, penny loafered over cologned little guy that was looking for love. HA HA


Anyone rememeber going to the mall on a friday or saturday night? I used to do this with my brother and some neighborhood kids. This would usually be the same thing EVERY TIME WE WENT!

Here how it went:

We would get all dressed up in our best jeaned outfit, nice shirts, 20 min. hair-dos..and POLO cologne. We might spare the Polo if we knew the fragrance department had free samples. I mean a guys gotta have variety right?

We would end up walking the mall and stopping in the arcade as we pump more quarters into these 8-bit graphic games than you could even imagine. We would usually grab a slice or two of pizza and then walk until we found a group of girls we wanted to follow. Now, to those out there who have never seen a pack of hungry wolves that were too timid and scared to hunt, I could not imagine what we looked like following girls who probably didn't know we existed. Now will all due respect, there was no element of surprise, they could smell us coming from about 2 miles away.

"Oh my Gawd Becky,...is that POLO cologne!? OH GAG!! Did somebody BATHE in it?"


I do digress.


We would walk the mall, follow girls and sometimes try to see if we were being followed. This usually ended as the following:


"Hey,I think they are following us."...NO way ! "Yeah, I am serious!"..."Man we better go to the front..My mom is going to meet us at 9:00. Yeah we better get going..."

Man, we were so IN...if we only had more time...


YEAAAAAAAAAH RIGHT!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA



Well I hope you found my days of embarrassing girl chasing in my pre teen days a good chuckle. I would be interested in hearing your point of view.


Take care!



SuperDave71

[THX1138]

How about carving a girl's initials in a tree?

Or, those fortune things we would fold out of paper and put on our fingers that would ask you different questions, only to determine "you stink" or something at the end?



Thx.

[SuperDave71]

And how can I forget...


Do you remember making a Cassette tape for a girl or guy you ever liked?


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh those were the days.... ha ha



-SuperDave71

[THX1138]

How about steaming up car windows?

My first date and I, Gigi, (yes, she was an actual girl actually named "Gigi". (Ya know, I should have stuck with her, but her name freaked me out...), well, I took her to a school football game, (sport and big spender that I was)...

We got bored after the first inning, or quarter, or whatever they have in that stupid game...

Anyway, our car was dripping with condensation... if you know what I mean...

Thx.

[xxSPHYNXxx]

LOL!!! Some of us Dave "do" remember....you had me laughing at the "dippity do" HA

[tiggerinlondon]

Hee hee some up to date equivalents:

Mix tape = CD of songs that make you think about them or you send the songs to them on MSN

Writing on/in your notebook about them = taking a photo of them with your camera phone (just for laughs obviously) and then using photoshop to add your photo in with them!

Sending notes = sending them secret texts in class/at work

Wear their jacket = put a special ring tone for them on your phone and add a photo of you as a couple as the background on your phone

Also things people do now:

Facebook & MSN:

• Add their partner and then kick/block them when they break up and immediately change their status to single

• Constantly check on the status and whereabouts of their partner using them

• Try to make someone jealous using these

Oh the wonders of modern technology…

[THX1138]

Do da Hustle...

Ha, there was some pretty corny music in the 70s along with all the greats.

Here are the songs that made the top 40 in 1975.

* #9 Dream - John Lennon (#9)
* 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon (#1)
* The Agony and the Ecstasy - Smokey Robinson (#36)
* Ain't No Way To Treat a Lady - Helen Reddy (#8)
* Amie - Pure Prairie League (#27)
* At Seventeen - Janis Ian (#3)
* Attitude Dancing - Carly Simon (#21)
* Autobahn - Kraftwerk (#25) (instrumental)
* Baby Face - Wing and a Prayer Fife & Drum Corps (#14)
* Baby That's Backatcha - Smokey Robinson (#26)
* Bad Blood - Neil Sedaka (#1)
* Bad Luck (Part 1) - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (#15)
* Bad Time - Grand Funk Railroad (#4)
* Ballroom Blitz - Sweet (#5)
* Beer Barrel Polka - Bobby Vinton (#33)
* Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender (#1)
* The Bertha Butt Boogie (Part 1) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch (#16)
* Best of My Love - Eagles (#1)
* Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell (#24)
* Black Friday - Steely Dan (#37)
* Black Superman - Muhammad Ali - Johnny Wakelin & The Kinshasa Band (#21)
* Black Water - The Doobie Brothers (#1)
* Bloody Well Right - Supertramp (#35)
* Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain - Willie Nelson (#21)
* Bluebird - Helen Reddy (#35)
* Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (#23)
* Brazil - The Ritchie Family (#11) (instrumental)
* Butter Boy - Fanny (#29)
* Calypso - John Denver (#2)
* Can't Get It Out of My Head - Electric Light Orchestra (#9)
* Carolina in the Pines - Michael Martin Murphey (#21)
* Chevy Van - Sammy Johns (#5)
* Convoy - C.W. McCall (#1)
* Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow (#6)
* Cut the Cake - Average White Band (#10)
* Daisy Jane - America (#20)
* Dance With Me - Orleans (#6)
* Dancin' Fool - The Guess Who (#28)
* Dark Horse - George Harrison (#15)
* Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez (#35)
* Ding Dong, Ding Dong - George Harrison (#36)
* Disco Queen - Hot Chocolate (#28)
* Do It Any Way You Wanna - People's Choice (#11) (instrumental)
* Doctor's Orders - Carol Douglas (#11)
* Don't Take Your Love - The Manhattans (#37)
* Don't Tell Me Goodnight - Lobo (#27)
* Dream Merchant - The New Birth (#36)
* Dynomite-(Part 1) - Bazuka featuring Tony Camillo (#10) (instrumental)
* Eighteen with a Bullet - Pete Wingfield (#15)
* Emma - Hot Chocolate (#8)
* Emotion - Helen Reddy (#22)
* Every Time I Touch You (I Get High) - Charlie Rich (#19)
* Express - B.T. Express (#4) (instrumental)
* Fallin' In Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (#1)
* Fame - David Bowie (#1)
* Feel Like Makin' Love - Bad Company (#10)
* Feelings - Morris Albert (#6)
* Fight the Power (Part 1) - The Isley Brothers (#4)
* Fire - Ohio Players (#1)
* Fire on the Mountain - The Marshall Tucker Band (#38)
* Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention (#1) (instrumental)
* For the Love of You (Parts 1 & 2) - The Isley Brothers (#22)
* Fox on the Run - Sweet (#5)
* Full of Fire - Al Green (#28)
* Games People Play - Spinners (#5)
* Get Dancin' - Disco-Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes (#10)
* Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band (#1)
* Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor) - Joe Simon (#8)
* Give It What You Got - B.T. Express (#40)
* Glasshouse - The Temptations (#37)
* Gone at Last - Paul Simon & Phoebe Snow (#23)
* Good Lovin' Gone Bad - Bad Company (#36)
* Harry Truman - Chicago (#13)
* Have You Never Been Mellow - Olivia Newton-John (#1)
* He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#1)
* Heat Wave - Linda Ronstadt (#5)
* Help Me, Rhonda - Johnny Rivers (#22)
* (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - B.J. Thomas (#1)
* Hey You - Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#21)
* Hijack - Herbie Mann (#14)
* Holdin' On To Yesterday - Ambrosia (#17)
* How Long - Ace (#3)
* How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side) - Pointer Sisters (#20)
* How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You) - James Taylor (#5)
* The Hustle - Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony (#1) (instrumental)
* I Am Love (Parts 1 & 2) - The Jackson 5 (#15)
* (I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love - Paul Anka with Odia Coates (#15)
* I Don't Like To Sleep Alone - Paul Anka with Odia Coates (#8)
* I Get Lifted - George McCrae (#37)
* I Got Stoned and I Missed It - Jim Stafford (#37)
* I Love Music (Part 1) - The O'Jays (#5)
* I Only Have Eyes for You - Art Garfunkel (#18)
* I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Part 1) - Disco-Tex & The Sex-O-Lettes (#23)
* I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You - Leon Haywood (#15)
* I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To - Barry White (#40)
* I'll Play for You - Seals & Crofts (#18)
* I'm Not in Love - 10cc (#2)
* I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter (#4)
* I'm on Fire - 5000 Volts (#26)
* I'm on Fire - Dwight Twilley Band (#16)
* I'm Sorry - John Denver (#1)
* I've Been This Way Before - Neil Diamond (#34)
* If I Ever Lose This Heaven - Average White Band (#39)
* The Immigrant - Neil Sedaka (#22)
* Island Girl - Elton John (#1)
* It Only Takes a Minute - Tavares (#10)
* It's A Miracle - Barry Manilow (#12)
* It's All Down to Goodnight Vienna - Ringo Starr (#31)
* Jackie Blue - Ozark Mountain Daredevils (#3)
* Jaws (Main Title) - John Williams & His Orchestra (#32) (instrumental)
* Jive Talkin' - Bee Gees (#1)
* Judy Mae - Boomer Castleman (#33)
* Just a Little Bit of You - Michael Jackson (#23)
* Just Too Many People - Melissa Manchester (#30)
* Killer Queen - Queen (#12)
* L-O-V-E (Love) - Al Green (#13)
* Lady Blue - Leon Russell (#14)
* Lady Marmalade - Labelle (#1)
* The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker (#19)
* The Last Game of the Season (A Blind Man in the Bleachers) - David Geddes (#18)
* Let the Music Play - Barry White (#32)
* Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers (#1)
* Let's Live Together - The Road Apples (#35)
* Letting Go - Paul McCartney & Wings (#39)
* Listen To What the Man Said - Paul McCartney & Wings (#1)
* Living a Little, Laughing a Little - Spinners (#37)
* Lizzie and the Rainman - Tanya Tucker (#37)
* Lonely People - America (#5)
* Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) - Leo Sayer (#9)
* Look at Me (I'm in Love) - The Moments (#39)
* Look in My Eyes, Pretty Woman - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#11)
* Love Hurts - Nazareth (#8)
* Love Is the Drug - Roxy Music (#30)
* Love Machine (Part 1) - The Miracles (#1)
* Love or Leave - Spinners (#36)
* Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players (#1)
* Love to Love You Baby - Donna Summer (#2)
* Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille (#1)
* Love Won't Let Me Wait - Major Harris (#5)
* Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton (#1)
* Low Rider - War (#7)
* Lyin' Eyes - Eagles (#2)
* Magic - Pilot (#5)
* Mandy - Barry Manilow (#1)
* Midnight Blue - Melissa Manchester (#6)
* Miracles - Jefferson Starship (#3)
* Misty - Ray Stevens (#14)
* Mornin' Beautiful - Tony Orlando & Dawn (#14)
* Movin' On - Bad Company (#19)
* Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman (#4)
* Must of Got Lost - J. Geils Band (#12)
* My Boy - Elvis Presley (#20)
* My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli (#1)
* My Little Town - Simon & Garfunkel (#9)
* Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor (#9)
* Never Let Her Go - David Gates (#29)
* Nightingale - Carole King (#9)
* Nights on Broadway - Bee Gees (#7)
* The No No Song - Ringo Starr (#3)
* Old Days - Chicago (#5)
* Once You Get Started - Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (#10)
* One Of These Nights - Eagles (#1)
* One Man Woman / One Woman Man - Paul Anka with Odia Coates (#7)
* Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper (#12)
* Only Yesterday - Carpenters (#4)
* Operator - The Manhattan Transfer (#22)
* Our Day Will Come - Frankie Valli (#11)
* Part of the Plan - Dan Fogelberg (#31)
* Part Time Love - Gladys Knight & The Pips (#22)
* Peace Pipe - B.T. Express (#31)
* Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John (#1)
* Pick Up the Pieces - Average White Band (#1) (instrumental)
* Please Mr. Please - Olivia Newton-John (#3)
* Please Mr. Postman - Carpenters (#1)
* Poetry Man - Phoebe Snow (#5)
* The Proud One - The Osmonds (#22)
* Rainy Day People - Gordon Lightfoot (#26)
* Remember What I Told You to Forget - Tavares (#25)
* Rendezvous - Hudson Brothers (#26)
* Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell (#1)
* Ride 'Em Cowboy - Paul Davis (#23)
* Rock and Roll All Nite (Live) - KISS (#12)
* Rock & Roll (I Gave You the Best Years of My Life) - Mac Davis (#15)
* The Rockford Files - Mike Post (#10) (instrumental)
* Rockin' All Over t

We used to play "The Rockford Files in Jazz band".

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