Armor All

Birth is simply the most puzzling immense duet between human beings; nothing ever again in the life of MOTHER OR CHILD will demand such struggle and mutuality, and possibly forgiveness.
-Morag Joss
"Half Broken Things"

Twenty-five years ago today:

July 28, 1985
Sunday

I woke up and devoted this morning to washing my car. I put Armor-All on my new convertible top. While washing the car with the radio on I heard an advertisement from PACIFIC STEREO. They have their VCR Hitachi brands on sale for three-hundred and ninety-nine dollars. I recalled that Steffanya Redding claims (through a friend who works on VCRs) that Hitachi is the Top of the line brand.
I called mom.
“Mom, do you want to go to Pacific Stereo with me? I heard they have a big sale on their VCR’s.”
“Okay, I’ll get ready.”

I was going to go horse-back riding in Fairfield but Steffanya called to retract.
Steffanya said, “I have to take my Dad to the airport, so we’ll have to do the horse-back riding another time.”
“Oh okay, no problem,” I said, hanging up the phone and thinking ‘Sure, not too good of an excuse…but whatever’.

Mom and I had a bit at McDonald’s and then ended up at Video Concepts at the Southland Mall in Hayward. I bought the ‘top of the line’ Hitachi VCR. And a twenty-five inch screen JVC TV is awaiting approval on my credit. We also went to MACY’s where I bought the Entertainment Unit of a black lacquer color that was on sale for nine-hundred dollars. Debt…Debt…Debt…but at least I’m increasing my Total Capital in the long run. I’m winning I’d say. And to think I’ll be going to Paris a month from now.

I put my VCR together with my ten inch portable and watched a favorite movie of mine called EXCALIBUR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj7ZIqNZqxU&feature=related

Mom dropped by a little later with Ashley. That was a pleasant surprise. I joined them for a walk to John and Sherri’s townhouse to see the progress of their recently painted kitchen.

I went for a bike ride and saw John Zahn, an old high-school chum. He’s a nice chap. I specifically thought that he was nice because as I rode by he said, “Hi Mike!”

I had a hot dog at mom’s house. Tony and Helen were there watching the Lesley Ann Warren film (CHOOSE ME). I left shortly after the munching of the hot dog.

Later I dropped in on mom and dad and watched the movie FAME with ‘ma and pa’. I started to watch something called VICE SQUAD, too, but went home instead.

I locked my screen door just in case Rachelle decided to pay a visit of her own volition (without telling me). She’s already taken (borrowed) my chess set and that box that Tony made for me. I know she stole one of my prized greeting cards, too.

I watched a bit of LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER. I was asleep in bed when Greg Manaschevitsch and Michael Miller called me ‘out of the blue’. I learned that Mike is beginning an X-Ray Technician program at Merritt.
Greg asked, “Hey Mike, did your roommate ever move out?”
“Yeah, he did. If you guys want to move in it would be $300 a month for each of you. Interested?”
“We’ll think on it,” Mike Miller said.
Time will tell. I fell asleep with hopeful dollar signs in my delirious eyes.

Bobbi Rembarger, the one who left Pac Bell, called me ‘out of the blue’ today, too. She may or may not be interested in renting at my place, too. She’s going to give me a call later this week.
Greg actually said, “I’ll come by…probably on Thursday.”

John is never home (the white blond New Waver guy that I met in Los Angeles). Rebel Yell.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToeY7MkCm0c



My lips were dry and disobedient as I said: "Ought it not be possible to live differently?"
-Franz Kafka
"Description of a Struggle"