darkstar at 17

[darkstar]

Swim days. Summer. Lifeguard. Training twice a day.

1975.

[merh]

1. what a cutie

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

:hi: :hug:

[darkstar]

4. Hey you!

How's it going?

I look like my 15 yr old niece there.

I'm so glad to see you around here more these days. I've kind of gotten things pretty much back into a solid groove. Got a job teaching, we bought a house in Sept.

How's things on your end? Still keeping you spirit strong, I hope. I don't recall yr work status last time we chatted, but if you want it, hope you have it. If ya don't need it, I hope your time is full of good things.

Thanks for looking in. I'm sure we'll be crossing paths again *soon*. Yay!

:hug: :hi: :hug:

[merh]

13. You look like the 17 year old I was maddly in love with when I

was 16. He dumped me for Carol who put out. Almost a decade later we ran into each other at a party, he was still the long haired god of my dreams and not too long thereafter we shared some special dream time.

It didn't work out, but it was fun while it lasted.

No, you don't look like your niece, you were the kind of life guard that made girls like me want to struggle to swim.

Life is good, I'm still plugging along - thanks for asking.

It is good that your life is going well and you have a home and a job you love. You deserve the good things that life has to offer.

:hug: :loveya:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. Amerigo Vespucci at 17

My high school band, "The Sandblasters." I'm holding the guitar.

:toast:

[darkstar]

5. Nice!

Can't tell what kid of guitar it is. jazz? Jaguar?

Are the ladies in the band or just your admirers?

:hi:

[Amerigo Vespucci]

9. It was a crappy Sears Silvertone 4-pickup electric...

...the girls in the pic were the "Blastettes," who were billed as our backup singers, but none of them could sing a note, so they just danced around looking cute in ponytails. We all had fake names...mine was "Rocco Vaselino," which I cribbed from an old National Lampoon high school yearbook parody and an "exclusive" interview with the school thug, Rocco Vaselino. The bit went something like this:

"Hey, Rocco? What's the scene?"
"Looking mean."
"In between."
"HUH?"
"In between your legs."

It was written by one of the guys who went on to help write "Animal House."

:toast:

[darkstar]

11. Rocco Vespucci

sounds like Italian for "Keep on rocking in the New World....."

hahaha

A buddy of mine had a Silvertone in my first band. Guess they were the way to go, eh?

:hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

3. Great pic!

Good memories! :hi:

[darkstar]

6. I had to wait until the unrec thing got canned

Like I told merh, I look like my 15 yr old niece.

You kicking it tonight? It kicking you? You kicking back?

:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

8. Nah, that was the look back then!

You're a handsome guy!

Doing well tonight...hope you are too!

:hug:

[LeftyFingerPop]

7. LeftyFingerPop at 17

[darkstar]

10. Damn we wuz hot!

You mos def look like one of my tribe. You're two years younger than me, IIR, and that means this would be the year od the Cornell show, roughly. Sweet. Nice to have a visual.

:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. cute!

:)

[darkstar]

14. Aw shucks.

Thanks for peeking in!

See you soon, I hope. You really make this place vibe positively for me.

:hug:

[bridgit]

15. I'd mess with you

:)

[Mojambo]

16. Mojambo at (around) 17