THE JOURNALS OF ALAN RHODES

part II 1971-1977

          1972

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June 21 Wednesday

Rode to Gillian's on Ralph's bike which he left last night. Got to Gillian's at 11:50, Jennifer there. Went to the diningroom to study History (TREATIES!). After we phoned Ralph, Chris and Dave with weird phone calls. Jennifer left at 3:50, Abby went out and got a hair cut (he-he). I left at 4:20. nite- walked to Gillian's with an umbrella. Abby not there. Did History in the livingroom and kitchen. Attacked the cookies. Sat in the inside porch, talked about History. I left at 9:25.

 

June 22 Thursday

WIND- at 11:30 went to Ralph's, saw pictures he took on May 31 in Ottawa [that makes three sets of photos and one film of a pretty average field trip]. Dave came, at 1 we walked to the school and had our Quebec gov't History exam [which was very easy]. After Andy, Ralph, Dave and I went to Andy's, sat in the livingroom and read 'National Lampoon'. Left at 5, Dave came back home with me. nite- at 6:40 Gillian came, then Abby, then Diane, then Sue (Dave's sister), her friend Maggie [Watson] and Danielle. Went to the park. At 10 my motherfucking old man threw Dave, Sue, Maggie and Abby out because of [too many] phone calls. They rest had left just before.

 

June 23 Friday

At 11:30 Gillian came over, at 12:15? Ralph, then Diane, then Chris, then Dave. Did the 'Killer' (April 14), Chris wiped out on the green chair doing it. Played the ash game. Don came with a girl, Claire Wallace. Didn't do much. nite- walked to Andy's, sat in the livingroom (his parents out). Dave, Sue and Maggie there. Ralph and Danielle came, then Gillian and Abby. Smoked some grass in the basement, got stoned, Didn't do much, fucked the colour on the TV. Got a drive home at 11 with Gillian.

 

June 24 Saturday

At 11:30 got picked up by Gillian and Abby, drove to Dave's. Diane, Sue and Maggie there, sat in the basement. At 1:10 got a drive to Bellemont Park (amusement park), went on most of the rides with Diane. At about 5:15 got picked up by Dave's mother and went back to my house (my parents out). Everyone but Sue came. At 7? Danielle, Ralph and Andy came. Can't remember much, at 9 watched the movie 'The Russians are Coming...' [again?]. Everyone left at 11:30.

 

June 25 Sunday

At 12 Gillian and Abby came over while I was on the phone to Ralph. We cleaned up ["renovated"]. At about 1 Ralph came, he brought the record 'Stand Up' by Jethro Tull. Danielle came, then Andy, then Sue and Maggie, then Dave and Diane. Played a game where on person hides and the rest find and hide with him ['Sardines']. One time we were all crammed in the shower in my parents room and I turned the water on. Sat in the car in the garage, Diane left at 4 while I was in there. Don kept phoning and we kept hanging up on him (score 8 to 1). Danielle, Ralph and Andy left for supper, we made sausages and hamburgers for ourselves. Watched 'Room 222'. Ralph, Danielle and Andy came back. Gillian and I phoned Chris for 10 minutes, he had to go up north again, he played 'Mary had a little lamb' on his pushbutton phone. We were in either the reckroom or the livingroom. Don phoned again and everyone is pissed at him. Andy and I were trying to get Ralph and Abby together. Had the flood light out. About 10:30 Gillian, Abby and Sue left, Claire Wallace came. Played Hide and Seek . Ralph, Danielle, Dave and Maggie left at 10:30, Claire at 11:15. Andy had to wait till someone got home at his place. He left at 12:15.

 

June 26 Monday

Got the bus to Fairview then walked to Dave's, though a wet field. Gillian was there, Maggie, Sue, Abby and Margot came back from the store. Danielle came, went to the basement (we were in the livingroom at first). Got a drive home with Gillian. nite- walked to Gillian's with Ralph, Sue, Maggie and Danielle. Abby and Margot there. Watched 'the Partridge Family' in the study. Left at 10

Sue Essiambra and Maggie Watson