Okay here I go...I'm going to once again open myself up to renewed ridicule, embarrassment, and memories that I had almost forgotten! Or at least memories that I have tried to forget!
I was a pre-teen about eleven or twelve years old I think; it was Halloween; there was a Halloween Party; a party that went wrong; terribly wrong at least for me in the "Country Music Capital" called Nashville Tennessee.
I was young and inexperienced in life. In no way could I be called a "party dude" because the truth of the matter was that before this night I had never been to a party where my parents were not present. I guess I was sort-of sheltered or protected to that point. There were good reasons for being protected by my parents I guess since we lived in west Nashville and it was a pretty rough part of town. But now...on this Halloween night I was about to break out of the little boy mold as my parents restraints would also be broken; I would be part of the teenage crowd; finally... I would be cool! This night was long awaited and I wanted to graduate from childhood with style...I wanted to fit in with the big guys and girls!
Earlier in the week my brother Barry had asked me if I wanted to go to a Halloween party with him. He was older and ran with older kids so this was an unusual request that caught me by surprise. However, I jumped at the chance to go. He went on to further explain to me that it was a dress up or costume party. Now my family would be what some in financial circles would refer to as poor, broke, and underprivileged, and they would be correct for sure. There was no way that I could afford to buy a costume and neither could Barry, so we had to "dress up" by making our own costumes. They were not scary outfits, no monster suits, no ghost stuff, they were....well, if you have to know... I admit it...OUR OUTFITS WERE WOMEN'S DRESSES! There are you happy? I said it and it's finally out in the open!!! Oh and you may as well know that on top of that we adorned ourselves with jewelry and make-up, and we stuffed our dresses to appear anatomically correct! It felt wierd but I just gotta say...We Were HOT STUFF! :-) Hey it wasn't serious stuff I promise, it was for fun and besides everyone else would be dressed up too...wouldn't they?
Finally it was time to go to the party so we jumped into Barry's first car, a 1953 Chevy, and off we went dressed like two ladies out on the town. We had a blast passing folks and blowing kisses along the way until we finally arrived at the house where the fun was to begin. After tastefully climbing out of the car as you would expect ladies to do, we walked up to the house just as the sun was setting and darkness had fallen. We heard laughter coming from the rear of the house so together we strolled rather prissily around to the where they all were. Just as expected the girls and guys were sitting by the campfire...laughing...raosting hot-dogs...and then...BUMMER! Not one single person was dressed up! NO COSTUMES! :-( Suddenly, everything fell quiet and all eyes were on me! Frozen in my tracks I heard the back door slam shut behind me and I turned to find that Barry had gone inside. I stood silent not knowing what to do for what seemed like an hour. I wondered where in the world Barry had gone? A few minutes later that question was answered as he appeared in the doorway. He had his regular everyday clothes on. THE STINKIN DRESS WAS GONE! NO MAKE-UP! NO JEWELRY! AND HE HAD A GREAT BIG SMILE ON HIS FACE!!!! (Sorry I didn't mean to shout)
So here am I "Suzy Q" wondering what to do when Barry asked me, "What...you didn't bring your other clothes just in case?"My reply simply was, "WHAT? I had no idea that there was any reason for a JUST IN CASE! So no...I have no change of clothes; no pants; no hair brush to comb out my girly hair style; and no fingernail polish remover; and no escape! What's a girl to do?"Of course Barry wasn't going to leave until the party was over..Needless to say...This Girl Was Stuck!
It's evident that I lived through the party and yes I did have fun even if I did have to sit funny. But without a doubt that day was the day that I decided to never ever put a costume on again for Halloween!
Hope you Have a Happy Halloween...Wear a Costume if you want to...But Please ...Take a change of clothes!
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