Finally found some proof
One of my preferred social media sites has a goldmine of old photos, from the town where I attended high school. I’m fortunate enough to remember lots of details from that era. BC (before children). Anyhow, when we were impressionable teens, we knew that there was a famous recording artist from the area. And, according to scuttlebutt, his girlfriend when he was younger (as in, our age) was none other than our teacher. I mean, before she was a teacher. Younger. You know what I mean.
This evening, I found a photo that showed them, side by each, in a group shot. Doesn’t matter about the where or the when. It’s taken me half a century, but I now have photographic evidence that they were in the same place, at the same time. Makes the possibility that they were romantically involved into something plausible.
You can tell that my days lack inspiration. Other than letting the dog out/in/out/in, I can take time to research romantic connections from folks I hardly knew. OK, the teacher, I knew. From that place in front of our group, behind the desk, giving us too much detail on the Shakespearian drama we were forced to study. The singer? I can sing along, if you play the record loud and long enough.
I will return to “the well”. Who knows what other details from my life as a clueless teen are waiting to be discovered? And should I ever get a chance to bump elbows with a celebrity from the old place, it’s details like this that will get me through those awkward first minutes of conversation.
