Rockwood High School - Rocket / Mainliner Yearbook (Rockwood, PA)

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,gi gig, PREL UDE T0 A D TE READING BE TI4l'EEN THE LINES Karen is a student typical of the 1980's. She Anne is a high school student typical of the 1970's. owns a pair of designer jeans and several bow-tie blouses. Her She wears faded bluejeans and tie-dye T-Shirts. Her hair is long, hair is cut so that it feathers away from her face. straight, parted in the middle, and tucked behind her ears. Iohn, also an 80's student, dresses in l.evi's, a cowboy jerry, also a typical student of the 70's, wears hat, and a T-Shirt asking Who Shot 1.R.? that speaks for him. Karen and basically the same outfit. He dresses in faded jeans and a T-Shirt. john have been friends for quite some time, and now they would like jerry appears to like Anne, and Anne would like jerry to ask her to date each other. There are many things that they could do. out. There are a variety of things that they could do. The There is a dance on Friday night. The cinema is playing The movie Animal House is playing at the cinema. There is also a Empire Strikes Back. They could even watch Dallas or listen to dance that night. They could even listen to the radio all evening. a new album by the Charlie Daniels' Band. . Elton john is the favorite of both of them. john is standing at his locker getting his books for the next Anne is standing at her locker getting her books for the next class. class when Karen decides to go over and talk to him. Karen's friend lane, There are posters of David Cassidy all over her locker. jerry looks who has her hair braided in cornrows and decorated with beads, encourages at them and wonders how he can compete with a movie star. His friend jack, Karen to ask him out. There is a poster of Bo Derek, star of the movie 10, with his long hair spilling down the back of his faded flannel shirt, invites hanging on the side. She thinks that there is no way he'll go out with her. him to go along streaking that night. He declines the invitation and, instead, She finally decides to go for it. decides to at least attempt a date with Anne. Hi, Iohn, she says. Are you going to be busy Friday Hi, Anne, he says. I was wondering if you had a date for night? the dance Friday night. Uh . . . no, john answers. Why did you want to know? No, she says. Not yet. Why? I thought that if you weren't busy you might want to go to I thought that if you didn 't have anything to do, you might the movies or something. Karen is sure he's going to make up an want to go with me to the dance, jerry answers, thinking for sure excuse, when he begins to answer. that he has messed everything up. Sure, says John. l've been wanting to see that movie. 'Yeah, I'd like to go, she says. Decent! she answers, happily. 'All right! he exclaims. See you at seven o'clock. 1 u The preceding was a Hctional account of what a girl and a guy go through even before the actual date begins. As one can see, a decade ago getting a date was just as difficult as it is now. A 4 Q- 'feila f-Gil ggi 11- 5' ., I

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