D. Stevens And The Delmart Didn’t Stock Bow Ties

I so wish I’d had patriotic Bow Tie o’ the Day for this school picture. It provides matchy, clashy fashion with the flag background. This was 1976, the year o’ the Bicentennial o’ the USA. I was in 6th Grade, in Mrs. Dalton’s class. What I find most alarming in this photo is my creeping uni-brow. Although the bad perm is not good either. To me, this pic is like the proverbial car wreck on the freeway: It’s horrible, but you can’t help being a looky-loo, and you’re almost disappointed if the wreck is just a minor fender bender. I am no minor fender bender here. Bow Tie sorta redeems this pic, but it can’t carry the full weight of making the photo viewable for more than a few seconds at a time. I suppose the photograph is endearing in a look-what-I-found-in-an-old-box way. In fact, as I write this, it’s growing on me a bit– mostly out of nostalgia. I won’t be framing it and hanging it in the house or even in the garage closet. However, this post ensures it’s on the internet now. It’s out there in cyber-bama and can never go away. Thus, the internet just got a smidgen weirder. 💇 💻