couldn't have felt more old then at the moment when girls rushed the stage for a local band I never even knew existed on a stage I once graduated from 8th grade to be in that High School.
It was alot of fun. There were 5 bands, they each got a 10 minute set then the top two were to battle.
very cool.
I have been to too many Bon Jovi concerts, seen most of the NJ cover bands perform and seen with my own eyes & heard with my own ears the King of Pop, Michael Jackson live. Music is my second favorite part of culture.
I honestly have to say these bands were frickin awesome!! I was blown away. Unreal to me that these kids ( and yes, they are kids to me.... adding to the oldness) were so good! They all were. I got carried away taking photos, it was so much fun... enjoying the music & doing what I love that 600 photos later it was hard to choose these.... my favorites..
and then I had to go look....
there it is, my art & photography & darkroom in high school...
where it all began...
it's so weird to see.
the darkroom is now a "digital lab", the photography room without "Hirl" looked so empty and sad.
these halls are filled with so many memories...
so much love, hate and an unexplainable bond.
Hopatcong is a small town and after that night I couldn't have been more proud for it to be a part of me.
Joanne, Your captions of the darkroom and the photo room are spot on! I miss the days that I had in HHS, and Mr. "Hirl"... what a class act that teacher was, and his classes were just as awesome.
ReplyDeleteI couldnt agree more with you on the caption of the hallway. There are a ton of memories in that school, and as I sit here some 19 something years later they all are rushing back to me. I will have to make it a point to go back to HHS the next time I come to NJ.
Seeing the pics of the hallway gave me chills. You are right, there is an 'unexplanable bond'.
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