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Don’t let fear of parachute pants keep
you from your high school reunion
After looking through
looked like me might’ve
it, I just kept reminding
been wearing a pair
myself that times have
when — after losing
changed. I’ve matured.
circulation in his legs
— he fell headfirst into Experienced life. Made
When it comes to
the tuba section during my own way in the
receiving unsolicited
world. No one would
a homecoming game.
material in the mail, few
The truth is, all of us ever recognize me as
things are more fright- had embarrassing mo-
the geek I once was.
ening than an invita-
Especially since to-
ments in high school.
tion to your 35th high
school reunion.
From the Managing Editor’s Desk
Except maybe a
Ned Hickson
voodoo doll made from
your own clothes and
hair.
The difference, of
That’s what made those day’s geek is 25 pounds
course, is that high
heavier.
years so memorable,
school reunions don’t
If you’re looking for
and why now, when we
come along every day.
undeniable proof of
gather to re-live those
And while a voodoo
your high school geek-
special times as adults,
doll is certainly unset-
ness, look no further
we do so within the
tling, it’s not as unset-
than your prom photos.
general vicinity of an
tling as talking with
If that doesn’t work,
open bar.
someone who remem-
This is especially true then look at mine. It’s
bers what you looked
amazing how perspec-
if, like me, you made
like in really tight para- the mistake of looking
tives change.
chute pants.
At the time, I thought
back through your year-
Not that I ever wore
book before the reunion I looked like James
any. I’m just saying, in
Bond in my tuxedo
— an experience that
the 80s, a lot of peo-
when, in fact, I actually
can prove more trau-
ple did. And there’s a
matic than high school looked like an under-
chance someone who
nourished waiter caught
itself.
in a bump-and-grind
while trying to sneak
bologna from the snack
table. I’ve never been
a good dancer (and by
this I mean someone
who is a danger to
himself and others),
and thanks to our high
school yearbook staff,
this frightening display
has been documented
as far back as 1984.
Not that you had to
tell my date this. She
was there; a vision in
pink ruffles, trying to
escape the flailing arms
of her tuxedoed attack-
er.
They say the past
makes us who we are
today. Because of this, I
plan to attend my 35th
high school reunion
next month.
According to my
friend the therapist, it
could go a long way in
helping me overcome
my phobia of tuba play-
ers in parachute pants...
nhickson@cgsentinel.com
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