I remember Christmas Time in Hollis Queens
I remember calling someone a Gaylord was a total insult.
I remember Groove Theory.
I remember the Queen selling U-N-I-T-Y before Cover Girl and Jenny Craig.
I remember riding a Mongoose until dark.
I remember spraining my ankle at a roller rink trying to get some guys attention.
I remember 9 years of speech therapy.
I remember a boy making me a mix tape.
I remember nose bleeds.
I remember L.A. Gears
I remember Alexander's and Caldor.
I remember velour sweat suits
I remember every time I’ve been fired.
I remember Michael Jackson’s Remember the Time
I remember Book It
I remember my first super crush
I remember the first time I realized my second grade teacher was an alcoholic
I remember my aunt Victoria telling the best stories when she got drunk
I remember being a tattle tail.
I remember making my first pair of earrings.
I remember wanting to be one of the Misfits
2 comments:
I liked reading this piece because it made me think about when I was a little kid, and really made me remember some of the things that I did too.
Unlike Justine, a lot of this didn't remind me of anything in my childhood, for obvious reasons, but all the same I found it interesting to read. It seems a good approximation of the way Joe Brainard approached the exercise, although I think in some cases it would be more evocative if you were more specific. (Instead of "I remember every time I've been fired" why not tell us about one of those times?
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