[11/22/2002 1:22:51 PM | Andy Kovacs]
"Part of being sane is being a little bit crazy."
- Janet Long


[11/22/2002 2:05:56 PM | Andy Kovacs]
Good afternoon, everyone! It's been a while since my last posting, and I'm sure you all want to know if I would do something as gross as go to class as dirty as I described. The answer is:

Yes.

It is true, my friends. Just ask my friend, Phil. It only happened the one time and hasn't occurred since, so you are all safe.

Now. On to this week's Truth or Fiction:

Summer. 1986. My mother was taking care of the twins, David and Laura. My friend, Matthew Martin, who lived down the road, hadn't yet moved away. David and I used to ride our bikes to Matt's house to play. We mostly played in the road, much to the annoyance of passing motorists, but Matt didn't really have much of a yard in which to play, so we made do with what we had.

Down the road from Matt lived a girl named Chrissy Bongiovanni. She was very pretty and was entering the 8th grade. As I was going into 7th grade at the time, she was the alluring older woman. She had attended private school since kindergarten, and was going to start public school in 9th grade. I had a serious crush on this girl. But this is not the Truth or Fiction part.

It turns out that Chrissy had a younger sister (whose name escapes me). The younger sister was David's age, who was 7. Needless to say, David had a crush on the younger sister. We'd go there almost daily to hang out with the Matt, but more importantly, the girls. David really wanted the younger sister to like him, but didn't know how to go about the task. That's where I came in.

Being in the 7th grade made me very knowledgeable in the ways of women and dating, even though I hadn't really dated anyone, ever, with the exception of Diane Wilton from kindergarten to 4th grade. But David was eager to learn from my vast stores of experience.

My course of action: to have David woo her with his angelic singing voice. Here's how it worked: I was a huge fan of the Monkees at the time. Monkees albums were all that I'd owned. So, I transcribed the lyrics to their love songs and made David memorize them. Then, the next time we'd be at Matt's house, I'd have David sing the song to Chrissy's younger sister.

It was quite comical because David took it so seriously. He really tried hard to make sure he got all the words right. Chrissy's younger sister never really responded at all to poor David's efforts; in fact, she once laughed at him, which really hurt his feelings. But we were kind of kindred spirits in a sense, because Chrissy rejected me, too. Oh well. C'est la vie, eh?

So, the question is: Did I really make poor, young, naive, David memorize and sing Monkees love songs to Chrissy's younger sister? Bonus Question: Did he ever get a song 100% correct when he sang it to Chrissy's younger sister?

The answers will be revealed in the next Truth or Fiction!!! Till then,

-andy


[11/22/2002 1:28:07 PM | Andy Kovacs]
Top 5 Favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies
1) The Terminator (1984)
2) Total Recall (1990)
3) Predator (1987)
4) Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
5) The Running Man (1987)