Tim, age 10
Cambridge, Massachusetts (1979)I was either very naive or very brave to rock this look at my Baptist church Halloween party. My neighbor Cheryl kept her identity hidden, for fear of association. I think I looked damn good, in a Jon-Benet Ramsey meets Anita Bryant kind of way.
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| "Jon Benet Ramsey meets Anita Bryant" |
It wasn't until 5th grade when I started to realize that I wanted to kiss the boys and hang out with the girls - instead of the other way around.
The homophobic bullying started soon after.
Tim's first, famous-person same sex crush: Aquaman
A man with wavy blond hair, gills, & green tights always charges my batteries!
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5 comments:
Love Aquaman!! Read Christopher Marlowe's "Hero and Leander." I think you may get a kick out of it!
This photo is perfection. I love the way the camera captured you sitting very prim and proper with your hands in mid-clap or something while your friend Cheryl is slouching wide-legged in her chair. Btw, I had that very same scary-looking Mickey Mouse mask, too.
I actually was slapping the back of my right hand against my left in kind of a "chop, chop" "take the damn picture" already fashion. You are witnessing the birth of attitude.
the bracelet is fabulous, but then just about everything about this photo is! Where'd you get the frock?
I think it was my sisters.
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