
Jane Duca
It was a Friday night in the spring of 1970 near the end of 7th grade. Rob Berry and I made the walk from our houses to Nimitz and across Joe Creek to Jane's party. Some how Rob and I managed to locate a 6 pack of beer and we were ready to enter the real world of women, rock and roll, and trouble if we weren't careful. You could hear the party 2 blocks before we actually saw the house. And it was there that I saw one of the most beautiful girls in our school; Lisa Shae. That was the good news. The bad news was she was interested in me joining her in Jane's garage for a game of spin the bottle with a number of other couples. I lost track of Rob as I was more worried about kissing her than anything else. It all turned out to be fine as it marked my first extended kiss and I was on cloud nine. Rob eventually turned up and by then, it was time to walk home. While that party was a long time ago I still think of it from time to time, and the girl that hosted it.
tribute by Bryan April