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When there was nothing else to do, we could always go up on the roof and gossip.
February 21, 1964, Friday, I’ll see Howard at the beach tomorrow. How should I act…Boring day. Drove to school. Day seemed to go so slow. Talked about Shelia a lot. After school, drove Marilyn to Dale’s, (her boyfriend.) Then went … Continue reading
Surfers and guys in a band – that’s who turned my head in 1964.
January 26, 1964 Sunday Bitchen day. Got up at 11:00, Lauri picked me up and we went down to Toes. Didn’t see Howard. Drove over to his house. It’s the biggest house I’ve ever seen, he must be rich. Drove … Continue reading
All I wanted was SAFFRON’S and HOWARD.
January 21, 1964 Tuesday SAFFRON club night Fosters, cold rainy day in LA. Finally got to drive to school. Was real scared in History, because the teacher handed back term-papers. (I didn’t do one.) I’m going to have to take … Continue reading
January 19, 1964 Sunday. BITCHEN NIGHT!!! Got up at eleven. Went to Lauri’s and slept until 4:30. Went home and much to my surprise, Howard called. Said he had called Thursday, (so Ernie didn’t lie to me.) A lot of … Continue reading
January 15, 1964 Wednesday Went to school with Lanny. Wore cranberry coat I gave Mommy for Christmas. Sheila kept chopping (insulting) me because it was so loud. Went to Assembly today. Whole SAFFRON crowd sat together. Had to take Junior … Continue reading
Now I’m a real SAFFRON!!! At last I really belong to something GREAT!!!!
January 12, 1964 Sunday TIRED DAY Got up at 6 this morning after going to bed at 4. Got dressed. They blindfolded us and took us to the “Pancake House” for breakfast. We were starving after no food … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Culver City, Hell Night, Hollywood, Maybelline, Mike Love, Pancake House, Sharrie Williams, Southern California, United States, west side
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Hell Night was Hell!!!
January 11, 1964, Saturday, TERRIBLE BUT WONDERFUL DAY HELL NIGHT!! Went to Vera Groom’s and worked in her backyard for two and a half hours (for torture.) But, was black tan when I came home. Then I cleaned our backyard! … Continue reading
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Tagged 1964, Culver City, diary, Fat Club, Hell Night, Hollywood, Maybelline, Maybelline Story, Saffrons Rule, Sharrie Williams, Southern California, teenagers, United States, west side
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I’ve been wearing the same dress for a week
January 8, 1964 Wednesday, OK Day. Had a big fight with Mommy in the morning. Elective Assembly today. Fell down and skinned my hands playing Basket Ball in the gym. Had to go in after school for help in shorthand. … Continue reading
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Tagged Culver City, diary, Hell Night, Maybelline, Sharrie Williams, Southern California, teenagers, west side
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Saffrons Rule 