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55. I was a hippie in 1969 and decided prom was too bourgeoise

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Fri May 12, 2023, 11:41 AM

May 2023

My bf and I made a beer run to a NY border town instead. In NJ drinking age was 21, NY was 18 back then.

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Did you go to your prom? I didn't. I couldn't see wasting my money on a dress, shoes, etc for one [View all] debm55 May 2023 OP

Did not go, didn't want to Alice Kramden May 2023 #1

Nope not when the class was around 1100, Historic NY May 2023 #2

I had a class of 700. Class pictures were also taken in the summer. I can't remember what I did. debm55 May 2023 #5

I didn't get it taken because I was working 22 miles away w/o a car... Historic NY May 2023 #18

No MutantAndProud May 2023 #3

I'm sorry that you could not attend HS for health reasons. I hope all is well with you know. debm55 May 2023 #10

I got a first semester in MutantAndProud May 2023 #16

I was at a catholic school that I had no desire to be at rurallib May 2023 #4

I am sorry that happened to you. debm55 May 2023 #11

Middle school for me MutantAndProud May 2023 #17

I was lucky. Mr.Bill May 2023 #83

well it wasn't like I didn't try rurallib May 2023 #87

I was a closet Atheist by the third grade. n/t Mr.Bill May 2023 #88

Nope. Didn't get invited. Never had a date in high school. Ocelot II May 2023 #6

me too. The guy that asked was not my boyfriend, he just wanted to go. I was the artsy/nerd type. debm55 May 2023 #8

Same with me TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #78

Yes. I went to the prom MontanaMama May 2023 #7

I loved Gunne Sax dresses. I bet you looked beautiful in it. Some girls were using as wedding debm55 May 2023 #9

My son is a senior in high school right now. MontanaMama May 2023 #12

I would have gone with my friends as a group, but back in 1973, it was couples only. debm55 May 2023 #14

I went to two proms, one year apart. LuckyCharms May 2023 #13

I think if you had a "steady" it was different. For those of us that didn't it was just another day. debm55 May 2023 #15

It wasn't really another day; it was a day to feel like an outcast again, Ocelot II May 2023 #25

I remember what I did now. My cousin was in the same grade, same school. She was a cheerleader, and debm55 May 2023 #32

That's What RobinA May 2023 #69

same here. Oh and prom committee left classes to decorate the gym. It was a big deal at my school. debm55 May 2023 #70

I often think of it as Singles Awareness Night..... lastlib May 2023 #48

Agree. Now groups of friends can go. Back in 1973, it was couples only. debm55 May 2023 #56

This song nails it: lastlib May 2023 #65

Yep.Janis Ian told it like it was. debm55 May 2023 #68

I went to an all girls school so I ended up inviting the guys to go to my prom kimbutgar May 2023 #19

Kimbutgar, it sounds like you had a wonderful time and looked beautiful. debm55 May 2023 #23

Junior Prom (1969)I went with my boyfriend who was a Senior. livetohike May 2023 #20

Only went to see if they'd throw me out..... lastlib May 2023 #21

You had to have a date at my school--no singles or group dates. Did you have a good time? debm55 May 2023 #24

Nah--the band sucked lastlib May 2023 #37

That's funny.-------- debm55 May 2023 #41

Sort Of ProfessorGAC May 2023 #22

I wanted to leave HS after junior year also, I had enough credits- more then what was needed. I'm debm55 May 2023 #27

We're Close To The Same Age ProfessorGAC May 2023 #29

I posted here once that people would say-"Who the hell are you?" It's a one night thing. debm55 May 2023 #34

I went to three. They were all different and fun. jimfields33 May 2023 #26

Wow, I am glad you had fun. When I taugh HS, I went to my first prom. debm55 May 2023 #28

That's kind of cool. See it from a totally different perspective. jimfields33 May 2023 #30

Nope. Nobody asked me Mad_Dem_X May 2023 #31

I was asked by one guy that I didn't even know. Saw no point in it. debm55 May 2023 #57

I didn't. sakabatou May 2023 #33

Didn't go either. debm55 May 2023 #58

My wife's senior year was interesting in that respect. Chainfire May 2023 #35

Mine was different, We had Jr and Sr Prom and Homecoming, and a Christmas Festival each year. Same debm55 May 2023 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author NNadir May 2023 #90

No, never was asked. My older sister was on prom court so I felt unpopular. Weird age. BoomaofBandM May 2023 #36

No I didn't go or ask a girl to go. We worked at our son's after prom Emile May 2023 #38

So you did go to a first prom. Had the same happen to me when I taught HS. debm55 May 2023 #94

I went to my Junior Prom Mr.Bill May 2023 #39

Did you enjoy the Junior Prom? debm55 May 2023 #80

Yes I did, very much. Mr.Bill May 2023 #82

Did the whole nine yards. Torchlight May 2023 #40

HA, ha--three gallons of Polo. Was it worth it-did you have a good time? debm55 May 2023 #61

no Skittles May 2023 #42

Skittles. didn't go either, That didn't bother me. What did bother me was the mega celebration for debm55 May 2023 #43

I moved from England and went to high schools here Skittles May 2023 #44

OMG, I lived here all my life, I always why the girls were cheering instead of playing in their own debm55 May 2023 #45

heh, it really pissed off the cheerleaders that the guys flocked to me Skittles May 2023 #47

Good for you, Skittles! --- debm55 May 2023 #50

At my high school one year we only had cheerleaders in football jmowreader May 2023 #46

We had for Basketball and Football. I went to a large HS --10, 11 and 12 grade. 22OO students. debm55 May 2023 #49

We normally had for both sports too jmowreader May 2023 #51

Yes, and JR Prom too! elleng May 2023 #52

Did you enjoy it? debm55 May 2023 #60

Yes, enjoyed them all, good times, elleng May 2023 #79

Yes, senior prom. There wasn't any junior prom at my school. wnylib May 2023 #53

I won't ask you if you had a good time then debm55 May 2023 #62

I was 8 months pregnant. So no lol Luciferous May 2023 #54

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I was a hippie in 1969 and decided prom was too bourgeoise Wicked Blue May 2023 #55

That's funny. debm55 May 2023 #64

I went to two of them. But of course it's cheaper for a guy. n/t malthaussen May 2023 #66

Did you have to pay for the tickets and flowers? There are all kinds of stretch limos, and girls debm55 May 2023 #67

Stretch limo? Not in this world. malthaussen May 2023 #81

Wow, that's not bad, Are you class of 73? debm55 May 2023 #86

Yes. malthaussen May 2023 #89

I went to 3 one in sophomore year (invited by a junior) yellowdogintexas May 2023 #71

I wish we were allowed to do that. The proms at my school were only for Junior and Seniors--no debm55 May 2023 #74

No. For the worst reason imaginable: Aristus May 2023 #72

Oh, so sorry Aristus. I'm glad things got better between you and your brother. debm55 May 2023 #73

Yeah. We're very close now. Aristus May 2023 #76

I went with friends TexasBushwhacker May 2023 #75

I like the idea of going with friends, I wished that was an option at my school. Glad you had fun. debm55 May 2023 #77

Yes I did mvd May 2023 #84

Glad you had fun, Matt. debm55 May 2023 #85

Yes. It was a very big deal to my girlfriend at the time. NNadir May 2023 #91

I love your last line. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #92

I'm glad you changed and are working on becoming a better person. At my HS she would not have been debm55 May 2023 #93