Thursday, August 11, 2005
They were born in 1987? When I Was Making Goo-Goo Eyes at Tom Appler During George "No, Really, I'm Straight" Michael's 'Father Figure'?
Each year, Beloit College in Wisconsin publishes what it calls a "Mindset List" to help faculty and staff better understand the outlook of the incoming class of first-year students. This year's list is a little weak, I think; the only one that really gave me chills was #13. I don't know if the 2002 Mindset List was the first year that Beloit culled factoids about its matriculates, but it was the first time that I looked at a collection of generational identifiers and felt the impact of not relating. This, I know, will repeat itself ad infinitum during my lifetime, but it still feels weird to be the "older" generation. But I have to make my peace with that, 'cause the alternative would be hanging out in the Limited Too, going to all ages shows, and just generally being creepy in a vain attempt to keep in touch with the Millenials.
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One finds many interesting things when they are bored enough (and, apparently narcissistic enough) to Google their own name. For instance, one could, if one were so inclined, discover that I gave money to the Maryland SPCA. Perhaps one might also, discover that they were once the (sadly, probably oblivious) recipient of “goo-goo eyes.” If I were getting any goo-goo action in those long days, I would have been rockin’ the halls of Pine Grove Middle School. Ever heard of it? I dig your blog, by the way. And I’m not ashamed to admit I own the George Michael Greatest Hits Double CD International-Super-Maxi-Value-Pack.
I don't know why I didn't comment on this YEARS ago, but here I am, doing it now. Tom Appler, you were (and probably are), cool in a very Ferris Bueller-ish way. Which speaks to those of us born in the '70's, no? Anyway, please know that you were the target of at least five crushes *that I knew of* among the ladies who roamed the halls at Pine Grove Middle in 1986. Oh, how we loved you...
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