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John Mayer's Pie Hole
Oh, my God!! I had those boots in the last photo. Suede Zodiacs!! They had that metal tip at the toes, and mine were the scrunched up leather ones what went over the knee and then you folded that part down. I wore mine with a courdoroy dark blue jumpsuit. Remember when one-pieces where popular? I had another in red with black marks shot through it. That was a popular color scheme as well. Yes, I totally remember the cowboy boot, prairie look phase. How did we have so many fashion trends packed into one decade? Seems impossible now. THE DOVE SHORTS! One quarter in the back was one color and the opposite front quarter was the same color and vice-versa with another color for the other quarters!! Oh, God, that color scheme - all our furniture was that awful lacquer peach or mauve and that green mint you talk about. I also wore fluorescent, until the same person that turned me on to The Smiths also gave me this gem of advice - "just say no to day-glo".— February 13, 2010 1:42 p.m.
I Suck at Vacationing - Part Dos - Redemption
My belief is that these things happen rarely, but are a wake-up call. Sometimes life throws a curve-ball to test your mettle. I arrogantly thought my flight home would go off without a hitch. I had to block those negative messages that I was being an idiot for trading my book and cool cocktail for terrifying uncertainty, and that was what got me home. Maybe if I was still stranded, I might be more willing to cave to hindsight, but sitting here in my house with my kitties, I'm just so damn grateful I am pretty much stunned into humility.— February 13, 2010 10:15 a.m.
John Mayer's Pie Hole
Do you remember Chemin De Fer jeans? These were super slutty, but all the rage in the late '70s to early '80s. Big bells, skin tight - some had zippers that went from front to back, leather lace ups, buckles in the back, and they came in white as well. I LOVED those jeans.— February 13, 2010 10:09 a.m.
I Suck at Vacationing - Part Dos - Redemption
And thank you, CF!!— February 13, 2010 8:53 a.m.
I Suck at Vacationing - Part Dos - Redemption
I just cleaned up the typos.— February 13, 2010 8:52 a.m.
John Mayer's Pie Hole
Candies!! The precursor to stripper heels!! We wore the Reebok leather high-tops with scrunchy socks. Don't forget Hang Ten, Dittos and OP!!— February 13, 2010 8:51 a.m.
I Suck at Vacation - Part One
Mea culpa.— February 13, 2010 8:40 a.m.
John Mayer's Pie Hole
It was called Gunne Sax. I had several Gunne Sax dresses and blouses. Some were very high-necked, others dangerously low-cut. They had the poofy sleeves that then gathered in tightly at the wrist with about a four inch buttoned cuff. Sometimes the dresses were corset style laced in the front. The summer dresses were sleeveless. They all were really tight around the waist. I rocked this looked in high school, circa 1980. Victorian was exactly what they were. There was a Gunne Sax outlet in San Francisco where we would go to stock up. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25678693075… http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=3…— February 13, 2010 7:39 a.m.
The Midnight Rambler - Life Between Deadlines
"concrete thunder" - that is exactly what skateboard wheels sound like!! I love this so much. I read it last night and I thought "what's Jay going to do when the thunder suddenly stops?"— February 13, 2010 7:24 a.m.
I Suck at Vacation - Part One
Yes, it's pretty awful. I think that's another reason why I now detest these types of vacations. As we age, we become more in tune with ourselves and our surroundings. What may have seemed fun even five years ago no longer holds any appeal. It was most definitely a cruise-ship mentality, and I just did not fit in. Refried, I thought you WERE talking about Pete! To quote SD: "Who wants to focus on the fact that they are traveling around in a giant device spewing s*** wherever it goes; while everyone oohs and aahs about the cute dolphins and the beautiful sunset, their solid and liquid waste is pouring out in hundreds of gallons choking the sealife." Isn't that Pete? By the way, where is the old gasbag?— February 13, 2010 6:54 a.m.