the journals of alan rhodes

Gillian came over about 1:30, filmed Ralph out of the window when he came. Went to the basement after filming abit outside. [Alan's sister came down with her new boyfriend to say hi]. About 5 Dave came (he and Gillian sat on the couch). [Alan went upstairs to eat and then brought down the pizza we had ordered]. Gillian left at 6:30. Ralph, Dave and I walked to André Mallosh's house on Aurora and I got 1 blotter [of LSD]. [I remember this as a beautiful walk in the snow, and the perverse pleasure Dave and I seemed to derive from walking very fast up Aurora hill while Alan huffed and puffed and breathlessly asked us to slow down and wait for him. One of those petty acts of revenge the small minded perpetrate upon those who are perceived to occupy positions of power]. Dave bought one for him and one for Diane. Alan bought one for him and one for Gillian. It was snowing hard at the time]. We went back to my place, [When we got back to Alan's Dave did a half. Alan brought down his transistor radio because CHOM had the Spiritual Hour on [I remember the name, but not what it was] . [it dated from the earliest days of CHOM.. Airing on Sundays at 8pm, it was a forum for spiritual issues]. They left at 9.

January 29 Monday
Lunch-in the student's lounge with Lesley, Ralph, Mike and Andy. Got a nic of good hash from Tilden. [Dave was downtown for VD appointment...after school, while I was watching a Star Trek I hadn't seen before, Dave came over. We went down to the basement. He told me about his adventures in the hospital (Montreal General) [I seem to remember him explaining, in great detail and with great relish, how he underwent a rectal examination]. He had to take 10 penicillin pills and had to come back next Monday. He left at 6:30].

January 30 Tuesday
Chem-Christine gave me a leather string. Art-McGilton was wearing a green silk shirt and a wooden thing [wooden disks with leather straps between] with spikes. He played a lute. Lunch-student's lounge with Lesley, Mike, Andy and Andy's friend Chris (not Todd). Andy and I had a coke fight.

January 31 Wednesday
B(spare)-student's lounge with Dave and Christine. Ruth came. We (minus Dave) went to Ruth French room (mine too). Christine and I talked outside the rom. Linda came and later we went back to the student's lounge. We went out for a smoke with Andy. Art-Lesley in the class now. Lunch-student's lounge with Lesley, Dave, Ruth, Andy, Chris (not Todd), Christine and Mike. Dave and Andy went to the shops.

February 2 Friday
Chem-Dave and Christine not there, problems which I couldn't do. B(spare)-met Dave and Christine in the student's lounge, talked to the Art teacher. History-Wood away [Andy and Dave didn't come], Ralph and I talked at the back [his sister's divorce, etc]. Lunch-in the student's lounge-Ralph, Dave, Lesley, Mike, Andy and Chris F. [Alan got mad at me for telling Mike we were going to Andy's [tonight].] Lesley and I were on a mountain of snow at the back. English-spare, Pound was taking pictures for the annual. nite- [At about 6pm Mike phoned me to find out where we were going because nobody seemed to know. I called Alan and he said he didn't want Mike to be there tonight, but he didn't feel like arguing [about it]. Called Andy to see if it was OK and then [called Mike and] told him we were going to Andy's (Andy's parents were out-gone to Florida).