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Category Archives: Childhood
From ingenue to construction worker in one short year
Can I just tell you about the BULLSHIT that was my fifth grade play? Okay, you know how it goes in elementary school as far as teacher selection goes. In case you don’t, or in case something has changed in … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, School, Theater
Tagged Father Hits the Jackpot, foreman, school plays, Statue of Liberty, terrible sadness
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My Comical History
Many of you know that I have been a voracious reader since I was three and a half, and while I’ve always loved books, what I really loved as a child was when I got my hands on the comic … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Lists, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
Tagged Archie, Comics, Eerie, Sad Sack, Superman
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A Thin Line Between Whee And Oops
I suck at sports. I mean I really suck. I’m athletic, and surprisingly strong. I was a cheerleader for six years, and can be coordinated. I can even do things that just require hitting things and running around, like racquetball … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Sports, TV
Tagged ersatz lacrosse, Romper Room, sports, terrible, Zim-Zam
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The One Spice Girl I Am Not
Many times, people will ask me about sports. Or they will try to engage me in conversations about sports. Or — and this is the worst offense of all — they will invite me over to ostensibly hang out together … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Childhood, Lists, Miscellaneous, Sports, Women
Tagged baseball, Ben Roethlisberger, bitchin' mirrored garage, chapel, cheerleading, Darryl Strawberry, Debbie Gibson, Electric Youth, Family Guy, Gilmore Girls, Globetrotters, Harlem Globetrotters, hockey, hockey jersey, hockey jerseys, Howard Johnson, Howard Johsnon, instant replays, Johnny Depp, Latrell Sprewell, Luke, Mets, New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Yankees, Pat LaFontaine, Pittsburgh Steelers, Scott Patterson, soccer, sports, Steelers, Superbowl, World Series
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Runaway Twain
I’ve had a knack from way back of breaking the rules once I learned the game. ~Mimi As many of you know, I’m not so much a fan of “authority,” or “structure,” or “rules.” I am a people pleaser, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Childhood, School, Uncategorized
Tagged English class, High school, Huckleberry Finn, interpretive dance, Mark Twain
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Little Orphan Annie and My Grandmother
When I was seven years old, I was OBSESSED with “Annie.” My grandmother, Mary Byrnes Collins, introduced me to the Broadway record, and I was never the same. “Annie” was my love, my life. I hadn’t seen the play or … Continue reading
Magic Mirrors, Magic Mushroom Kids
In August 1980, when I was almost five years old, I was on “Romper Room” for a week. Not the Miss Molly one, the Miss Mary Anne one. She was I think, the second host(ess) of the show? Either way, … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, School, TV, Uncategorized
Tagged kittens, Romper Room, school supplies, traffic safety
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Blonde Ambition
If you are going to get to know me at all, then I really must explain to you my hair in 1989. First, you need to understand just how much we as girls in the ’80s needed to look like … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Friends, The '80s, Vacations, Women
Tagged '80s, 1989, Alyssa Milano, bad haircuts, bangs, Brooke Theiss, camp, cheerleading spirit, Christian camp, dull scissors, Elliott from "Scrubs", Hairstyle magazines, ice cream, Just the 10 of Us, Les Miserables, Ogilvie, Ogilvie home perm, perms, Ray Bolger, Rory Gilmore, Samantha Micelli, Shannon, sleepaway camp, Teen Beat, The O.C., touch of sun, Wendy Lubbock, Willow Rosenberg, Wizard of Oz scarecrow
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Debbie Gibson’s “Electric Youth”: A Review!
“Electric Youth” was Debbie Gibson’s second album. And see, I get that Debbie Gibson might be considered cheesy by some, but I feel that despite her career longevity, her ’80s self is underrated. She wrote all her songs, played guitar … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Childhood, Entertainment, Lists, Miscellaneous, Music, Romance, The '80s, Women
Tagged '80s, Debbie Gibson, Electric Youth, karaoke
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