THE JOURNALS OF ALAN RHODES

part II 1971-1977

          1972

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November 19 Sunday

[Called Alan at about 11:30am and he told me the results of last night: everyone left after I did, coasters used as ashtrays, roaches all over the place as well as beer bottles. One of the speakers on his stereo ripped out again etc [this must refer to the stereo in the back of the basement- it was pretty fragile]. I left for Alan's on my bike at 11:40, went to Perrette's on Cartier for cigarettes and got to Alan's by 12]. About 12:45 Ralph came over, sat in the den. [Helped put the dishes in the washer etc. Sat in the den until 2. Called: Lesley (twice), Dave (called him twice, he called us twice) and Judy]. At 2 watched a movie on TV called 'Trouble with Angels'. At 4:30 Dave and Christine came [from swimming], went to the basement because my parents returned. Christine left and we ordered a pizza, then we smoked some grass. [At around seven we smoked roaches and zap 1 [one of a series of extra large joints Alan rolled, named and numbered]. Alan hit me when I tried to tip his chair [they don't make fun like this anymore] and I pretended that I was really mad and left at 7:45 and walked around [trying to get attention and disappointed- no one came to look for me]. Got back at 8:05]. Ralph left then came back, then he made it look like his hands were coming out of his shoulders and he read a book [bizarre]. [Listened to T-Rex at 45 rpm and Dave and I changed around the verses. Nothing much else happened and Dave and me got picked up at 11:00pm]. They left at 11.

 

November 20 Monday Holiday

Snow! and it stayed. [Snowed around 3 inches during the night....Called Alan at 12 to as if he wanted to go to Gillian's because Dave had said that he was going to her house. Alan said he'd go if Trevor wasn't there. Called Dave to see if he was going. He said he didn't want to and asked me to call him when we got there. I forgot about that til now. Called Alan to tell him. Called Gillian to ask if we could [come over]. She said she'd call back in 2 minutes. She did and gave permission if Alan wouldn't bitch all day. Danielle and I walked to Alan's in the snow, got there at 1:10. We rested there until 1:20 and then Alan, Danielle and I left for Gillian's]. At 1 Danielle and Ralph came over, we walked to Gillian's. Lesley was there [hence the 2 minute consultation and conditions placed on Alan's behaviour?].. Listened to records in the study [and then she [Gillian] refused to play any more records].. Had fights with Gillian [she got mad at Alan for playing with Abby's flute].. Watched 'Love American Style', then the last half of 'Star Trek' [..."Nomad"...]. Left at 5:30. [ We left Gillian's around 5-5:30. On the way home Danielle hit me with a snowball in a delicate area and I pushed her in the snow. I went on ahead and lost the others and then caught up to them on my bike [where did this come from?..he probably left it at my place the night before (his journal says he and Dave got a lift home), and picked it up on the way home from Gillian's...] in the snow by the tunnels. Got home around 6:10].

 

November 21 Tuesday

Chem-doing a lab about mixing elements together to make things. At 8:45 some chlorine gas got out and we went into the hall [it happened so fast, I felt strange very quickly and suddenly we were in the hall]. He let us go for the rest of the period so Christine, Dave and I went across the street for a smoke. Came back and did the rest of the lab. [..."B" Math-...didn't have to use Gill's writing [apparently Gillian had forged a parental note for me a note to explain my absence on Friday]]. Art-brought 'Slider' to listen to [by T-Rex, which was destroyed. The needle on the school's record player had not been changed since the late 16th century]. Lunch-Ralph, Dave, Linda, Andy, Diane and I went to the C.C., stood outside the pool. Andy left, we went back in, went down to near Data. French-Rod Smith had a haircut.

 

November 22 Wednesday

B(spare)-went to the shops with Christine and Dave, got donuts and we sat in Topaz restaurant. Art-had a Cheech and Chong record [Mr. McGilton was a different kind of art teacher. Cheech and Chong, along with George Carlin's 7 words you can't say on television, were the comedy records of the day]. Lunch-Linda, Dave, Ralph and I went to the C.C., sat outside the pool. Mike came, he and Ralph slid snow between each other's legs for points. On the way back Ralph tripped Dave and he fell flat on his face [I have nothing to say]. Math- we talked more than listened, tried to push Andy off his chair. [...During the beginning of "H" block, Buchanan [the M&S teacher] was late. Pete Taylor smoked me up in the 2nd floor can. Still pretty gone right now. Came home with Andy, listened to records...Alan called at 5:55 and asked me to come over to watch the new movie but I couldn't]. nite-at about 7 Gillian came over, she saw the movie from Oct-Nov. Replanted more weed seeds. She left at 8:30.