Sunday, June 10, 2012

March 18 to March 24, 1962

STILL PLAYING CATCH UP FROM MARCH TO JUNE, 1962

March18 Sunday
After mass,  we had Nancy, Bobby, and Susan Moseley and Edward Farrell for breakfast.
Washed the two family cars for a buck.
The Reidys had Sunday dinner over at our house-- corned beef and cabbage.
Biff came over.
Mike, brother John, and Huck came over.
Played basketball at Hagans. Had our own NIT--Neighborhood Invitational. 
teams:
Mike and Tony 10 to 6 over Tim and Billy Hagan. (We scored last 10 points of the game.
Biff, John Evans, and Pat Hagan lost to Tom Reidy and Huck in semifinal.
Then Mike and I lost 20 to 18 to Reidy and Huck in finals. (I scored 16.)
Then the Big Game. Billy Hagan, Mike, Huck, and me vs. Tim, Pete Reidy, Pat Hagan, and John Evans. We lost 50 to 44. Tough!
At night wrote THE SICK SAGA OF SOLOMON CECIL CICERO. {Someday the manuscript will turn up at a tag sale.}
A good story, a good day.
Happy birthday, Father.
Goodnight.


March 19  Monday
Beautiful spring morning.
Back to school.
Moran read last night's creation-- SICK SAGA OF SOLOMON CECIL CICERO  to the English class.
Baseball tryouts opened for pitchers and catchers.
Scored 84% on big chemistry test. Lost 10 points on unbelievably careless mistake. I think I'll get a B.
(Note: from now on at least every second day I'll either do fair on geometry or physics or modern European history tests or do well on English or French tests.)
After school signed a slam book with Kathy McCarthy.
Lifted weights.
Watched baseball tryouts.
Played basketball at Hagans':
game one
Pat Hagan, Billy Hagan, Pete Reidy 50
Tony and Tim Connor 40
game two
Pat, Billy, Tony 30
Tim and Pete 28
Then we had O.U.T. tournament
Tim won with 18 points
Tony and Pete tied for second with 12 each.
Homework at night. Then read READERS DIGEST and worked on two plays I am writing --FIRESIDE CHAT and GOOD FOR NOTHING. {Maybe someone will stumble across the manuscripts someday.}


March 20 Tuesday
The scene is French class.
Monsieur Coderre

Monsieur (Monster) Coderre: We shall now have a recitation.
Class: Aagh! 
Connor: even a rattlesnake warns before it strikes, sir.
M. Coderre (M for Monster): that will be enough, Monsieur.
class: But . . .
M. Coderre: each wrong answer will be -25%.
class: Aagh!
M. Coderre: Yes. (Clears throat and begins dictation of test.)
class: Wait!  (At each new question, they whimper and slump lower in their desks.)
M.C.: (Finishes dictation.) Bon! Begin!
class: Sigh. (Start to write.)
M. Coderre: your answers will be in French.
Class: gasp!
M. Coderre: as will all recitations from now on.
Class: groan!
M. Coderre: don't just sit there. Get to work.
class: Monsieur Coderre, may we use our dictionaries, sir?
M. Coderre: hell no!
FIN



Played baseball with Larry Marino and Jay Kerr. Ruined the baseball and our dispositions. Two bright spots: two long running catches through mud puddles and snowdrifts. I am  acrobatic daredevil.
Played basketball.


March 21 Wednesday
My report card
English B
French ll B
physics B
modern European history B
geometry C

After school hung around gym.
Profitable afternoon?
Wild conversations in cafeteria and on bus.
Rainy day so postponed my job.
CYO. Took a test. Gave sub lady a rough time. Had my had stolen twice.


March 22, Thursday
Missed bus twice with Teddy.
Hitched a ride with Ed Farrell.
Tempted to play hooky.
Worked at Simsburytown.
Went to Explorer Scouts. Rondo at meeting.


March23, Friday
After school buttered up M. Coderre and Miss McGrath.
After that went over to Feraresso's house with Timmy and Lois. Linda joined us, along with Margie Sholes, Sue Reimer, and Ruth Campbell. Played kick the can.
At home, started and read much of JANE EYRE by Charlotte Bronte.


March 24, Saturday
Up at eight to work at nine.
Worked till 1:30. Did a meticulous job though I set a brushfire burning trash. 
Baseball at the school with Timmy and Jay Kerr-- batting practice and shagging flies.
Home to watch the end of the Celtics Warriors game...garbage time, Celts won easy.
Played basketball at Hagans.
Read JANE EYRE. 
Listened to the final game of the New England tournament-- Hartford Public 47 Bulkeley 39. Eddie Griffin 24 points.
Then Rotondo, Huckel, and the Evans Brothers came over to our house. Went out at 10 and walked around the neighborhood. Came back, climbed up on our roof, and harassed Brownie. Snuck down cellar-- conversed-- danced uninhibitedly-- hatched plots-- didn't carry them out...


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