>"I learned the truth at seventeen >that love was meant for beauty queens >and [something] with clear-skinned smiles >who married young and then retired...
>*Any* lines at random from this song are as brilliant and poignant as >these. >The feelings this song inspired in me and every other geek of either sex, All former Geeks and Geekettes unite! I played the very uncool clarinet in high school.(only to make my father happy because he was a jazz clarinetist) I had zits and wanted to be an actress.(or a nun) Oh yes,I liked Janis Joplin! It was very hard for me too....I had two older sisters that were popular,cheerleaders,the nuns couldn't stand me and loved them etc..this made it all the rougher. >when it came out in '75 (I think), are hard to describe -- my god, there's >someone who not only knows how I felt at that age Walt,I believe At Seventeen came out about 1967 or 1968. I know I was in grade school. It wasn't until years later that I could relate to this song. >schticks -- and when she sang "At Seventeen", he was clearly moved!! It >occurred to me only then that *Stern* had, of course, been a geek in high >school, too. Underneath all the shit.....Howard is an emotional basket-case. Very sensitive,he just tries to hide it. But it does show through every once in a great while. I missed this one with Janis Ian. Former Geekette, Bree (once one.. always one?) > >Warmly, > >Walt _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
