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Category Archives: Tales from youth
Sunday Evening Mic Check
Dr. Demento, every single Sunday, KMET radio…yeah! Back in the day, Angelenos heard four hours of the good Doctor, from 6-10 Sunday evenings. I played it while cleaning the kitchen, scraping roly poly fish heads into the garbage under a … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Demento, growing up gay, Harrison's Mike, homophobia, Mike Harrison, novelty songs, repression
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The Romeo/Juliet Peep Show
The magic, they say, happens after the lights dim and the images begin to flicker on the screen. In this case, though, for most, there would be little magic as the story was already known. But for others who were … Continue reading
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Tagged growing up gay, high school, homophobia, movies, Romeo and Juliet, Zeffirelli
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Grover
Mom sat me in front of the TV one day in 1969. I was four and fidgety. Eventually, a big yellow bird came on the screen and introduced me and the rest of the world to Sesame Street. The rest … Continue reading
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I’ve always liked older boys. One summer day long ago my mother took me to the Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round. I don’t remember if it was my first trip to a merry-go-round, but I remember how excited I was to be … Continue reading