1979

1979
Woodbine Avenue

Overbrook

Philadelphia, PA

My age: 23- 24

School: Temple University- I went to school in the evening, working on my Master's degree in school counseling. I enjoyed my classes but missed the college life that comes from going to school during the day.

Work: After Six Formal Wear- I was a credit collector, a dreadful job. I lasted at this job for about 1 1/2 years. There is nothing less rewarding than fighting with a business owner over tuxedos and top hats. I made $4/hour.

Music

• Michael Jackson jumps in to the music scene with his first solo album
• Joni Mitchell released Mingus which is the first album of hers that I do not like and I have a little guilt about that.
• "Bad Girls" Donna Summer
• "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" Rod Stewart
• "Reunited" Peaches & Herb
• "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor
• "Hot Stuff" Donna Summer
• "Y.M.C.A." Village People
• "MacArthur Park" Donna Summer
• "Fire" The Pointer Sisters
• "What a Fool Believes" The Doobie Brothers

Movies

• Being There- strange
• All That Jazz-entertaining
• Breaking Away- entertaining
• The China Syndrome- too violet for my taste
• Hair- entertaining
• Mad Max- "two men enter, one man leaves" is a quote I have used over and over in my lifetime.
• Life of Brian- the British have a very different sense of humor.
• My Brilliant Career- entertaining
• The Rose- I love Bette Midler

Books

• I read Salinger's book Seymour, An Introduction for the second time and it would become a tradiotn for almost 20 years that I would read this book every year in the spring
•  I was reading mostly Japanese writers at this time.

Travels

• I took weekend trips to DC and NYC to visit friends and felt very wordy.
• I went to Arizona for a month with the hopes of living there permanently.  But I got too homesick and came home in defeat.

News events

• ESPN is launched and now there is a channel that shows sports events 24/7.
• Ayatollah Khomeini comes in to power in Iran and the whole world shakes in fear.
• Idi Amin is overthrown from power in Uganda and the whole world lets out a sigh fo selfie.
• The Voyager I releases photos of Jupiter's rings and they are beautiful.

Family-

• Kathy got married and it was a fun, fun, fun event.
• I don't have a car so I have to bum rides from friends, hitchhike or take the bus through life.