Tempe High School Class of 1969

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Tempe High School Class of 1969 - 1969 - Remembrances?

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Body:	<i>Okay, here goes. My take on 1969 may be a bit different because we had been living in Brazil since June of 1967. When we flew back in January of '69, the first thing my older brother Bruce and I did was go into the parking lot of the Miami airport and look at the cars -- we'd read about muscle cars in Time magazine, but had never seen one. I remember seeing a bright green AMX and then a Roadrunner, and probably said something profound, like, 'Wow!' It was the same with the music. We'd caught bits and pieces of what was happening with music in the US, but we're floored by what we heard when we returned. 'White Room', 'Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show', 'Morning Girl', hearing 'Rocky Raccoon' and 'All Along the Watch Tower' for the first time (on a little Nikko FM receiver amidst a living room full of junk we'd just pulled out of our Brazilian packing crate). Music was just exploding. Little Willy Sunshine on KRIZ (soon to be 'William Edward Compton'). Crosby Still & Nash just releasing 'Marrekesh Express'. And American girls. Oh my oh my oh my. What had we been missing! Not that I really could do much about it because I was so shy, but there were so many girls at Tempe High in 1969 that were outstanding! Mini skirts! Cheryl Teagues! Then a very cute girl from Scottsdale, who I'd known from church, tricked me into kissing her - my first! A late blooming idiot I was, but blooming nevertheless. I probably said 'Wow!' again. She had a 1960 soft top Beetle, and I remember driving with her and hearing â€˜Youâ€™ve Made Me So Very Happyâ€™, and tearing up because it was all just fantastically wonderful. Lots and lots of changes hit very fast, some not great. Graduation, registering for the draft, working (worked for Julie Phillips' parents helping her dad, who had MS), taking the SAT, my mom having a nervous breakdown and everything at home becoming unhinged, having a huge argument with my dad over my girlfriend and leaving home the next day on my 18th birthday, buying a motorcycle, renting a trailer with no heat up in Scottsdale ($70/mo), getting a Navy peacoat and growing my hair out, having fun, but feeling very, very aimless and unsure. Talking with Jack Hunter as he pumped gas up in Scottsdale near my trailer. Gas wars! I could fill up the Bug for $2. Vietnam. Going to the Lutheran Student Center and talking with a counselor about becoming a conscientious objector. I hadnâ€™t thought a bit of it through, and was just taking direction from my girlfriend, looking for a way to avoid having to go to Vietnam. I wish I could say that I had some sort of faith life back then, but I didnâ€™t. I donâ€™t think I ever thought about God, and if I did, it was thinking that he was a mean spoil sport. Looking back now, and having a 20 year old son to compare myself to, I canâ€™t imagine how incredibly young and ignorant I was â€“ how young we all were. And, even though I was going through some pretty heavy emotional stuff, how incredibly fortunate I was to be growing up during that time, especially for the music. If I have any regrets, they are: that I didnâ€™t date any Tempe girls, and that I didnâ€™t get to know more of you. Given the circumstances, it really wasnâ€™t possible, though I did exit Tempe High with a few good buds that I still stay in touch with, Greg Campbell and Marco Tyler. Itâ€™s been nice meeting up with people over the reunions, too. Okay, whoâ€™s next!</i> *
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