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Category Archives: 3-Growing Up Normal
The third monologue in the series: “Growing Up Twisted”
Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 15- conclusion): “Onstage SNAFU at Studio West”
Growing Up NORMAL 3 LAST TIME: We met the amazing Horowicz clan, who started their own little theater in a former International House of Pancakes in Tarzana, for me- a blissful part of GROWING UP NORMAL. THIS TIME: We conclude … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 14): “That Unforgettable Horowitz Clan”
Growing Up NORMAL 3 LAST TIME: December’s end brings “A Suburban Christmas With the Keelans”, and another New Year ushers in 1965, as the months and years flew past me like pages torn from a calendar in a Hollywood movie. … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 13): “A Suburban Christmas With the Keelans”
Growing Up Twisted 2 LAST TIME: The Beatles were the soundtrack to my coming-of-age, a Baby Boomer, busily GROWING UP NORMAL, or as “normal” as possible. THIS TIME: As yesteryear draws to a close, we all share: A Suburban Christmas … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 12): “The Beatles, Cooties and Bob”
Growing Up NORMAL 3 LAST TIME: Young Kevin has to move again, to a new house on “Independence Avenue”, and a new school, where he is forced to endure “The Curse of Mrs. Meyers”, as he continues, relentlessly GROWING UP … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 11): “Independence Avenue” & “The Curse of Mrs. Meyers”
Growing Up NORMAL 3 LAST TIME: In: “A Road-Trip With the Keelan Boys”, Kevin and his brothers shared golden and not-so-golden memories of a visit with kinfolk and a trip to Yosemite, as we continued GROWING UP NORMAL in a … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 10): “A Road-Trip With the Keelan Boys”
Growing Up Twisted 3 LAST TIME: Kevin goes “Drowning With Dad”, though he might have preferred swimming. All, a part of GROWING UP NORMAL… or is it? THIS TIME: Pack your rucksack and put on your walkin’ shoes, as we … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 9): “Drowning With Dad”
Growing Up NORMAL 3 LAST TIME: Kevin discovered that some people just don’t care about historical accuracy, in “Julie and the Indian Brave”, the whole episode a part of GROWING UP NORMAL in an abnormal world. THIS TIME: In a jolly … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 8): “Julie and the Indian Brave”
Growing Up Twisted 3 LAST TIME: Stung by fatherly disapproval, Kevin became a (short-term) “Runaway”, taking refuge with the family cornflakes in a nearby abandoned house, as he continued the awkward, fitful process of GROWING UP NORMAL. THIS TIME: The … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 7): “Runaway!”
Growing Up Twisted 3 LAST TIME: His family dutifully trailed Jim Keelan from job to job to job, following the eternal hope that something better was always just around the corner. So far, so good. So far, we are all … Continue reading →
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Growing Up NORMAL (ch. 6): “Jobs of a Working Man”
Growing Up TWISTED 3 LAST TIME: In “A Cavalcade of Cats”, we examined the joys and sorrows of loving and losing feline companions, as my siblings and I continued GROWING UP NORMAL. THIS TIME: We take a look into a … Continue reading →
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