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Originally posted by shovelhead:

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Originally posted by flashguy:
What's a "Prom"? I guess my high school had them, but I never went.

flashguy

Same here. I was not one of the "in crowd". Nor to Homecoming.

Me three.

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Originally posted by flashguy:
What's a "Prom"? I guess my high school had them, but I never went.

flashguy

Thought all goody two shoes went to the Prom.

Prom was fun, and in the pre-smartphone era, for which I am thankful.

I leave it at that.

LOL, I just chaperoned prom last night too.

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Originally posted by SigJacket:
Prom was fun, and in the pre-smartphone era, for which I am thankful.

I leave it at that.

Same here. In fact I went to two different proms at two different high schools. Come to think of it, the proms actually sucked, but the after parties were sweet.

I went to four proms over the course of three years

I had a good time

The last one was with a girl I was good friends with whose boyfriend was an ass and dumped her after she had already bought the dress etc

I told her I would come home from the army in my dress uniform and take her and I did

We've been married for 19 years now and have 3 kids

Yes, some people go way overboard, but not everyone does. Some of my best memories of high school were the dances and I actually feel sorry for those who didn't get to enjoy them or the company of pretty girls.

Sure are some fun hating curmudgeons on here.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
I went to four proms over the course of three years

I had a good time

The last one was with a girl I was good friends with whose boyfriend was an ass and dumped her after she had already bought the dress etc

I told her I would come home from the army in my dress uniform and take her and I did

We've been married for 19 years now and have 3 kids

Great story.

Senior year there was this girl who wanted me to take her to the prom so bad. All kinds of inducements were offered, but I resisted. I took this really cute blonde from another town. Turns out the blonde was a lesbian. That is something I will never forget. From time to time, my friends and I have a big laugh about it.

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Originally posted by Protein anchor:
Working the back door?

Alrighty then...

Be cool

Same school for 13 years, k-12, attended exactly 1 school sponsored event. My mother forced me to attend my graduation; some bullshit about cherished memories. Was not a popular kid. Spent both prom nights in my car just driving around.

My high school called it a "levee" or some such thing. I didn't go, I worked that night like most nights my senior year.

I went to work the night of my prom. Not that I'd have had a date anyway, I wasn't one of the in crowd either. I also changed clothes and went to work as soon as my graduation ceremony was over.

Good for you Kraveshera. Your support helps make stuff possible for those kids. They can choose what kind of experience they want to make out of it but you are giving them reasonable safety, at least some expectation of behavior and maybe some fun.

A tip of my hat.

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Originally posted by shovelhead:

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Originally posted by flashguy:
What's a "Prom"? I guess my high school had them, but I never went.

flashguy

Same here. I was not one of the "in crowd". Nor to Homecoming.

I didn't go to my senior prom, too shy back then for the "in crowd I wasn't part of"

2 years later went to my girlfriend's senior prom at the same high school. Had a great time.

I remember a " wallflower" gal in my class asking me to attend my senior prom as her date, I declined. Wish I hadn't, saw her several years later, she had blossomed into a knockout redhead beauty.

I graduated in 1971. At my high school the in crowd was the jocks and cheerleaders (dupers). I was a "greaser." My girlfriend was from a different school. We went in my '65 Chevy Impala 2-door and had fun I guess. I don't remember doing anything crazy. She was from a strict Polish family. I still have a couple of pics of us. I wonder what ever happened to her.

The only thing I remember about my prom was the theme song - Wonderful Tonight by Clapton. Lack of any memories wasn't due to alcohol but rather extreme boredom. It just wasn't that fun.

I started High School in Germany in the seventies, the alcohol flowed. Came to Atlanta, went to prom for about 5 mins, had picture taken and asked Principal where the bar was. He said haha real funny, I said see ya and since we were in a hotel in downtown Atlanta just walked over to the hotel bar had a few drinks then went clubbing.

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Originally posted by fischtown7:
I started High School in Germany in the seventies, the alcohol flowed. Came to Atlanta, went to prom for about 5 mins, had picture taken and asked Principal where the bar was. He said haha real funny, I said see ya and since we were in a hotel in downtown Atlanta just walked over to the hotel bar had a few drinks then went clubbing.

You must have been a pretty old high school student. I think the drinking age most places back then was 21.

flashguy

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Originally posted by flashguy:
What's a "Prom"? I guess my high school had them, but I never went.

flashguy

I never did either. I had a job, bills, the bs at the high school, LMAO.

I was friends with most everyone in school, all the cliques, except the douchey rich little clique. Think Pretty in Pink, very close. Prom night I was at my favorite club, in VIP drinking Heinekens. Some of the rich littles show up late, dressed in their garb, and motion me over. They ask to get in, and are all smiles and I say "So sorry". They looked ridiculous dressed like that there. Made them look 13. Then they immediately started whining and yelling that I wasn't 21. I looked at the bouncer we both smiled, and he told them to gtfo. As he is shoo-ing them away I take a nice big pull of my beer. High school was fun on the weekends but I never cared, or was involved with the bs social status. I think there are plenty of folks who skipped it. Many become adults early in life and see right through the bs.
My ex wanted to go to prom, rent the stretch, the whole deal, and I said nah, why go there and spend all that $? I can go to a real club with a million times better music, get drinks, and have a blast. "Formals" were a waste of money and time to me. My parent couldn't afford it, I could, but what's the point?