the journals of alan rhodes

December 31 Friday
Sue and Paul drove Lesley, Judy and I down to Alexis Nihon Plaza. I bought a black light. When we met Sue she was eating cotton candy. nite- went to Lesley's. Don, Judy, Ralph, Alison and her boyfriend Paul, Gillian and her boyfriend Allen, Jerry, Mike and Diane were there. I brought the black light, painted our hands (planets, Zap!, and designs)(40). Near midnight blew paper whistles at each other.

Right now Lesley is typing too. Don and Alan aren't here. We just came back from Perette's. It is freezing out. This is a spastic typewriter! We are really picking our buns. I just had two ciggibuts! Lesley is writing a letter to Don. I think she misses him. Understatement of the year. I can't wait until New Year's Eve! Last night was funny. I have to be home at ten.

January 1 Saturday
Left Lesley's party about 1. In the afternoon my father and I put plaster on part of the wall in the basement. nite- about 8 Mike came over, we finally made the "Diary" movie. About 9 Lesley, Don and Judy came over, sat in my room. About 9:30 Judy left. Mike painted weird paper, then left. Don and Lesley "red-blanketed" (he he). Ate chips, they left at 11.

January 2 Sunday
Worked on the basement in the afternoon. Walked with Sue, Paul and their dog up the street.

January 3 Monday
History- Lesley at the door giving the finger to Ian? Lunch- Lesley got a drive home (she feels sick). Christine, Sandi and I went out for a smoke.

Alan and Don

January 4 Tuesday
Christine brought a whiskey bottle filled with beer. Lunch- Christine, Sandi and I went out and drank 1/2 the beer. Later Christine, Sandi, Daphnie, another girl and I were trying to get each other outside into the snow. English- Dave Webb, Jane and I sat at the back (bugged Yacknin). Science- Einser is back! (Nov 1/71-Jan 4/72) (shock). nite- Don came here, sat in my room. We made a real stupid movie. He borrowed the black light.

January 5 Wednesday
Lunch- went to the shops with Christine, got smokes. She gave me a bottle of beer. [by this time she had a crush on me].

40. In fluorescent paint. This paint also spilled onto some of the Chicago albums I had bought. This was not a total disaster though, I never really liked them anyway. A poster came with the boxed set though, an old photo of Carnegie Hall. I painted the windows in day-glo yellow and hung it on the closet doors in my room.