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Famous High School Alumni
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I'm posing for a picture after getting off of the school bus.
This is what I had on the day Gerry came to the school.
Always ready for my close-up. LOL!
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FASHION DAAHLINGS
I walked in those heels for 8 periods in a BIG school.
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The new generation in their blankets, pajamas, slippers, and bonnets could never.
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I noticed a typo. I missed a golden rule on my note. "I" before "E" except after "C".
This is funny because I was in typing class the day 20/20 ?? (it was one of the top news shows), came to our High School to shoot a story on Gerry visiting and the big fight.
We saw him in the hall with the camera crew and everyone left class. This was so unbelievable a scene STRAIGHT out of a John Hughes movie. No teachers stopped us.
We poured onto the field outside along with Gerry & the news crew. I'd love to find that footage. I've searched YouTube with no luck.
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Another one of my Lucy Coded moments.
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He had a bar called Cooney's. The legal drinking age was 18, so we'd go there sometime.
We weren't exactly legal yet. It's weird to think we were in bars so young.
This little girl is adorable. So 80's in her Members Only jacket.
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I don't have the "famous alumni" bragging rights in the family.
Mariah Carey is a graduate of the High School my dad attended, of course, decades apart.
Mariah was friends with my friend's younger siblings. She'd be in the neighborhood.
Funny story for another time. I met the guy who took her took the prom.
How did I know? Trust, it's the first thing that comes out of his mouth.
Hey! I'd scream that too. He worked for my dad's construction company in the 90s.
I'll share the story on my daily blog.
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My son graduated from the same school as America's sweetheart, Julia Roberts.
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If you know Gerry, share the link. I know he'd enjoy this blast from the past.
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