Chuck- That was such a fun and touching story about your brief love interest and your dedication to her. It has the makings of a movie like ‘American Graffiti” ! What a way to remember someone…what a nice mom to drive you back to the highway, or a very smart mom to say the least. Where you wearing converse (with no support) when you did all that walking? Now THAT was going the extra mile for love! Very cute! The question to ask is how many times did you play that song after you got back home before you really moved on to your new life? Wonder what her take of the story would be.
Week 2-2 DB Quickie "This song still moves me!"
Music has always evoked strong emotions in me. Growing up my father was always brainstorming get-rich-quick business opportunities and two of them involved music. The first was opening up a record shop. We had a small storefront shop and he sold 45’s. The second was a record store on the boardwalk at the Jersey shore. I was exposed to a lot of music.
In the beginning of eight grade, I moved to a new town suddenly right after I began a relationship with a girl. A few weeks later I hitch hiked back to my old town to see her (about 35 miles). Her mom drove me back to the main highway so I could hitch hike home and as we were saying goodbye (for good) in the back seat, the song “When Will I See You Again” by The Three Degrees came on the radio. We kissed goodbye and they drove away while the song was still playing.
Whenever I hear that song, it takes me back to the seventies… to that back seat and to that goodbye. I never saw her again.
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