Monday, October 22, 2018

Catalog to help me remember and relive some childhood experiences.

My Stories:  a short compilation to help my memory.

Age 5: Ballpean assist for bullies.
Age 7: Teacher slugs me... I must have done something very bad.
Age 9:  The Dozens at Cook School
Age 9:   County Street, Whaling Captain's house.
Age 9:  Allen F. Wood slum school with holes in the floor.
Age 9:  Miss Savage changes my IQ test entries.
Age 9:  My Bravados Islands friends
Age 9:  Marjorie kills some of my friendships.
Age 9:  Vacation at Hetty Green's red and green mansion on Cuttyhunk Island.
Age 9:  Music plays constantly at the Renn's interesting house.
Age 10:  I was an excellent shoplifter.. with a large sized macintosh.
Age 10:  Joe Barboza kicked me out of the Renn's circle.  Thank God!
Age 10:  German shepherd followed me home all the time.
Age 10:  Cousin Charlie gets me to go to the First Baptist Church with him.
Age 10:  I discovered the Church's library.... and OZ stories.. and detective brothers stories.
Age 10:  I gave up comic books.
Age 11:  Many adventures with my friend Casey.
Age 11:  Incunabula at the New Bedford Public Library.
Age 11:  Living at late Grandma Davenport's house on West Elm Street.
Age 11:  Worked on milk truck.. up at 4 am..  later to school.
Age 11:   Discovered Geography.
Age 12:   In 7th Grade with Miss Thynge and Mrs DeLoid.
Age 12:   I win crossword contest .. Miss Thynge awards Betsy Burke also... dictionary split!
Age 12:   Mrs DeLoid teaches music theory.  Enjoyable.
Age 13:   Miss Thynge catches me  throwing paper airplanes and gets creative with punishment.
Age 13:   Hanging with Courtney Gilbert.  Dresses like Al Capone and drives a 12 cylinder car.
Age 13:   With Courtney:  Shark Woman movie.
Age 13:    With Courtney:  his girl friend's muscle men pix on the wall:  Some girls don't  like... etc.
Age 13:    YMCA with Casey.  Paul Favor makes me President of Y organization.  Lungs exhibit.


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