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10 things you probably haven’t done meme. It’s not like I haven’t mentioned most of these on my LJ anyway. Longtime readers, feel free to yawn.

1. Was the youngest person in my hunter safety class and got the best score on the written test.
2. Got suspended from high school for "willful defiance of authority".
3. Won two gold medals at the Junior Nationals for my sport.
4. Played in a Grateful Dead cover band.
5. Chained shut the administration building at my college in an anti-apartheid demonstration. Even though there was a picture taken of me doing it printed in the student newspaper, they somehow couldn’t identify me.
6. Completed a Scared Straight program as part of a felony diversion.
7. Did "security" for Cesar Chavez then drank beer and ate fries with him.
8. Got arrested for protesting at the 1984 Democratic Convention while chanting "No War! No KKK! No fascist USA!"
9. Went on a date with the daughter of a member of Jefferson Starship.
10. Got recruited and paid to speak on a national panel discussion about cheese. More than once even!

Bonus:
11. Played organized pee-wee football for four years before high school. C’mon other football players, out yourself! (in most places in this country this would be expected of me. But here I think it’s unusual)

Date: 2005-02-25 02:43 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] systemerror.livejournal.com
Just yesterday, I had MDC stuck in my head...

Date: 2005-02-25 02:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] systemerror.livejournal.com
and, I played football in school, 8th and 9th grade. I quit because I thought the faux-military machismo was silly.

Date: 2005-02-25 03:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gordonzola.livejournal.com
absolutely. I quit because I had to move up in weight class from a nice. mellow (for football) coach to a militaristic jerk. So I just didn't go out for his team.

Date: 2005-02-25 03:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] systemerror.livejournal.com
"Business on Parade" and then "Dead Cops" followed by "John Wayne..." I would listen to that tape on repeat (it was only 20 minutes or so) over and over in 7th grade. No surprise that it still gets stuck in my head... A few years back I got it on CD, just for old times sake, but I don't think I ever listened to it...

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