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September 13, 2008 |
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I Felt So Out of Place
FOUND by Robert Keim
in Red Creek, New York
I don't know who wouldn't feel out of place with that outfit. I found this in a pad of paper in some old school newspaper files. It was the only page written on, and the cryptic nature is pleasantly perplexing.
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This person married a man after two dates simply to feel some sense of belonging at the country and western dances. The parachute is a metaphorical one, to be able to escape the marriage when hip hop dancing comes back into fashion and she can rip of her wild pants, put her bling back on and just be herself again.
There's no better place to feel out of place than at a country-western dance hall.
wow, this is sooo embarrassing, that's the same outfit I'm wearing.
...well ONE of us had better go change...
"Parachute pants"? I must have missed that trend. Do they baloon out if you trip and fall? The old "elephant ear" flares of the 70s certainly did, but they led to falling, not floating (ask me how I know this). I see flares are coming back in, btw. Strewth.
No wonder she felt out of place if she wore parachute pants, a floral shirt, and pumps to a cowboy dance hall. The pumps were a dead giveaway, ma'am. I get the feeling that these notes were written by the journalism teacher to show her students how to do "jotting" for an article--background, impressions, atmosphere etc. Who else would refer to her "now" husband?
This reminds me of the time in HS journalism when I was sent off to research/write about our small rural town's new "disco." Which, not surprisingly, did not last. It looked like what it was, a tatty, cheaply-got-up cross between a winebar and someone's basement, with the miniscule dancefloor thrown in as an afterthought. The owner's big plans for afternoon "coffeehouse" type stuff went nowhere. I believe they closed before I graduated, less than 2 years later.
@baby basil;
http://www.parachute-pants.com/store/index.php
they were a bad 80s style.
and disturbingly... that's a whole website still dedicated to selling nothing but them
I think maybe they were asked to describe a specific moment in time. She chose the 2nd date with her (now) husband. Apparently in was in the late 80s or early 90s based on her attire. I think it's cute that she remembers so much detail, including exactly how she felt.
I was trying to remember my 2nd date in great detail, but alas, we did not have a normal dating progression. The second time I saw my boyfriend (we met online) was when he came to help pack me up so I could move in with him! And no, I was not wearing parachute pants.
Thanks for the link monkey, I totally want the orange jumpsuit
28*15? I had to find my calculator...it's 420!
This is exactly why I don't go to country and western dance halls. They always make you feel out of place when you wear your favorite pants. (whisssh, whisssh, whissh) <walking away>
1983, definitely.
Some memories are better left buried.
I want some Cowboy Wild Parachute Pants. You know, the kind that make Cowboys wild? They must have worked, because she ended up with a Cowboy.
Hey, Robert Keim had a Find posted last Saturday! Lucky duck.
In and of itself, the pumps are what's out of place. You can't "scoot a boot" in heels. Before the 3rd date, she bought herself a pair of Rockies, and Ropers. No doubt her hair was already as big as she dared. And then she lassoed that cowboy's heart.
My guess is it's the fragmented scribblings of trying to remember a dream. Looks like the nonsense that makes perfect sense at the time, then you wake up to discover it has been posted online.
I believe the current-day incarnation of parachute pants is the wild-printed baggy pants that weight-lifters wear. You know, because their freakishly-large muscles don't scream, "LOOK AT ME!" loudly enough.
Since it was found in school newspaper files I think these are notes a student took during an interview. . . maybe a "human interest story" about one of the teachers? The "I felt so out of place" could be a quote for the student to use in the story.
I don't know what teacher in her right mind would give up those details, though!
This also reminds me of a school project.
We were asked to interview a parent or grandparent to find out about how they met their significant other.
Maybe this is Mom?
Parachute pants are what MC Hammer wears....
http://a1.vox.com/6a00c2251c1ba8f21900d4141bb3
UGH....!!!! Hated those balloon pants!
But, who's to say that doesn't mean...it's now her EX-husband??
She must have been making notes about her second date with her now husband for something she had to write. Odd she should pick the second date and not the first. Wonder how many people remember second dates.
Nightingale, "scoot a boot" is such a great phrase... it invokes a very vivid mental image. (and some mixed emotion memories from Podunkville, for sure!!)
We all feel out of place. That's what the booze is for.