My sister anne and I in 1972As I got older,I turned to music more for meaning and a place I could be.I was adopted and other kids and their families could be cruel,calling me anything from the "B" word to telling their kids not to play with me.
I found shelter in music,I could sing along to a records, radio and soemtimes on my own.My parents would often catch me singing and dancing to a sterio blasting and a number of times I blew speakers but man I loved music.
I started collecting pictures of all kinds of people{Fabian.Paul Anka,wayne newton,bobby rydell,lou christie,lesley gore,,connie francis} and had them hung on my wall of fame as I called it right over my bed.
You'd think"when kids my age are all gaga for people like shaun cassidy or scott baio " as my cousin and sister were I'd be to,nope I liked the old stuff, old tv shows"the honeymooners,lucy"I liked the doo wop and rockabilly.
My father was watching Hawaii Five O on tv and it was a repeat, Tommy was on it,My dad shouted"joanne, get in here Tommy's on tv" I came running and watched the whole show,I just adored him so much,my father be asking me a question and i'd be "shhhhhing" him so i wouldn"t miss Tommy Singing.
My cousin and sister played make believe dates, this is to funny and i'll probley get beat up for blabbing but I can't help it,here those two are at age 7,my cousin had Elvis{good choice} my sister had shaun cassidy, here those two are kissing posters and pretending their out on dates, of course when they got to me,They asked "whos your date"?I said"nobody".I was the single girl and kept my secrets to myself.They would be "making out with posters"it was funny to watch ,to bad them two didn't get their lips glued then it would of been really funny.
My nana was the only one who ever understood me, she loved me so much.She'd come and visit and stay for awhile.She knew alot of my secrets and although she knew I liked people like Paul Anka she knew I had a special spot for Tommy.One time she heard me singing and came to listen,she smiled and said"joanne,what a pretty song and you sing it so well".I started to tear up and said"nana,I have something heavey on my heart and don't know what it is".She looked at me and said"what it is,is something you'll discover one day".
My cousin would tease me and say"ok,Joanne give,who do you like"?.To her ,Elvis was the tops and maybe in the day he sure was but she also would judge me and I was affraid to even mention to her who I liked or loved.She decided with the girl scouts to play 20 questions,so when it came to me,I was affraid.I got asked the normal questions"whats your favorite color,favorite movie etc" but when it came to"who do you love or like"I couldn't answear it because I was affraid to.My cousin and I never really got along,then one day she pushed it and said"anne liked shaun cassidy,I like Elvis and scott baio,how come you won't tell me who you like, you never play dates",I looked at her and said"watch babes in toyland then you'll figure it out",that was the end of that conversation for awhile.
I loved "teenage Crush"that was my song,sing boy sing,my love song,music from babes in toyland, parent trap theme, Goin Steady was my very favorite next to Teenage Crush,any song Tommy sang,I loved.I had 45 records that i played all the time.My aunt would come over and his music be blarring on my sterio,my sister said once"shes in tommy sands land again".My aunt would come in and say"jo jo, lower that",she said I reminded her of Patty Duke in the begining of her show bopping around{I watched that show too}.
I found shelter in music,I could sing along to a records, radio and soemtimes on my own.My parents would often catch me singing and dancing to a sterio blasting and a number of times I blew speakers but man I loved music.
I started collecting pictures of all kinds of people{Fabian.Paul Anka,wayne newton,bobby rydell,lou christie,lesley gore,,connie francis} and had them hung on my wall of fame as I called it right over my bed.
You'd think"when kids my age are all gaga for people like shaun cassidy or scott baio " as my cousin and sister were I'd be to,nope I liked the old stuff, old tv shows"the honeymooners,lucy"I liked the doo wop and rockabilly.
My father was watching Hawaii Five O on tv and it was a repeat, Tommy was on it,My dad shouted"joanne, get in here Tommy's on tv" I came running and watched the whole show,I just adored him so much,my father be asking me a question and i'd be "shhhhhing" him so i wouldn"t miss Tommy Singing.
My cousin and sister played make believe dates, this is to funny and i'll probley get beat up for blabbing but I can't help it,here those two are at age 7,my cousin had Elvis{good choice} my sister had shaun cassidy, here those two are kissing posters and pretending their out on dates, of course when they got to me,They asked "whos your date"?I said"nobody".I was the single girl and kept my secrets to myself.They would be "making out with posters"it was funny to watch ,to bad them two didn't get their lips glued then it would of been really funny.
My nana was the only one who ever understood me, she loved me so much.She'd come and visit and stay for awhile.She knew alot of my secrets and although she knew I liked people like Paul Anka she knew I had a special spot for Tommy.One time she heard me singing and came to listen,she smiled and said"joanne,what a pretty song and you sing it so well".I started to tear up and said"nana,I have something heavey on my heart and don't know what it is".She looked at me and said"what it is,is something you'll discover one day".
My cousin would tease me and say"ok,Joanne give,who do you like"?.To her ,Elvis was the tops and maybe in the day he sure was but she also would judge me and I was affraid to even mention to her who I liked or loved.She decided with the girl scouts to play 20 questions,so when it came to me,I was affraid.I got asked the normal questions"whats your favorite color,favorite movie etc" but when it came to"who do you love or like"I couldn't answear it because I was affraid to.My cousin and I never really got along,then one day she pushed it and said"anne liked shaun cassidy,I like Elvis and scott baio,how come you won't tell me who you like, you never play dates",I looked at her and said"watch babes in toyland then you'll figure it out",that was the end of that conversation for awhile.
I loved "teenage Crush"that was my song,sing boy sing,my love song,music from babes in toyland, parent trap theme, Goin Steady was my very favorite next to Teenage Crush,any song Tommy sang,I loved.I had 45 records that i played all the time.My aunt would come over and his music be blarring on my sterio,my sister said once"shes in tommy sands land again".My aunt would come in and say"jo jo, lower that",she said I reminded her of Patty Duke in the begining of her show bopping around{I watched that show too}.
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