the journals of alan rhodes

June 2 Friday
French- Harvey opened the door then went away for the whole period. We talked, went out in the hall, talked to Dave, Diane and Christine. Math- had a test, got out and Christine, Debbie and I went outside the back door and had a smoke. Gym(spare)- Ralph and I went to the Civic Center, sat in one of the little sections of the outside. Lunch- Ralph and I went to his place, sat up in his room, read 'Mad' books. After school Ralph came home with me to see the movie from May 26-27 which came back today. nite- got a drive with Gillian to Ralph's, Danielle there. Talked, Ralph's parents went out so we went upstairs to the livingroom. Andy and Dan Goodier (from gym class) came. Told dirty jokes, his parents came home, went downstairs again. Did nothing exciting.

June 3 Saturday
At 12:45 Don and Ralph came over, watched 'Star Trek' in the livingroom. Went to the basement and watched the movie, went in the backyard. Danielle came, went to the reckroom and watched a movie on TV, then went upstairs to the livingroom, watched 'Bugs Bunny'. At 5:15 Dave and Diane came, at 6 Ralph, Danielle and Gillian [where did she come from?] left for supper. Don made Electric Kool-Aid and Dave and Diane had it. Don's friends Kim and Claude [Therien] came. Kim left about 1/2 later. Ralph and Danielle came, did nothing too exciting. Played Hide and Seek. They left at 11.

June 4 Sunday
At 12? Gillian and Abby came over, then Ralph and Danielle. Played Hide and Seek [in the house]. Claude came. At 2:30 Don, Dave and Carol (Don's friend) came. Played Hide and Seek again. Went in the back yard with a frisbee, killing tulips. Everyone left at 5 except for Dave, he stayed 'till 7:30. We played tapes.

June 5 Monday
French- at 8:30 he said we could leave, so I went to Ralph's locker and met him. He, Dave Hamson and I went to the shops, got back to the school at 9. Math- I duked it, went to the Civic Center with Ralph, sat under the trees. A Joe-Dork came up and asked us why we were out, then he said "Fuck école?". We agreed. Dave Hamson and another guy came, talked about acid. Gym- duked it, still at the Civic Center. Ralph and I went to the place outside the rink facing the Pits. Lunch- Ralph, Christine and I went to the Civic Center under the trees. Andy, the Diane came. Stabbed the ground with a knife.

June 6 Tuesday
Warm-cool-sun, 'till F block cloud-little sun-cool. Last Day. French- no French. Andy and I went to the Civic Center under the trees. Dave came, we went in and up to outside Math where Dave has a French exam. Andy and I went to the Great Hall and sat with Christine and Debbie, look at pictures Christine took in Ottawa last week. Math- Andy. Ralph and I went to the Pits, went to DRAG and they were building a bridge, didn't stay there. Sat on the cliff, Andy went back to the school. Gym- Ralph and I went back at 9:55, got there at 10:05. Andy, Ralph, Dave and I were sitting outside the main entrance and Gillian came. Sat at the front of the school, two girls came, threw things at each other. History- review (ick). Lunch- Diane, Ralph, Andy and I sat near the fountain but the cops threw us off. Sat across the street, Ralph went home. Christine and Debbie came, watched people get thrown in the fountain. Art- still outside in the same place. Andy left, Debbie left. Attacked each other with dandelions. At 1 Diane left. English- gave back book and handed in a short story, then we went outside the front entrance. Debbie and Christine there, Diane came. Diane and I went to where we were in gym (and threw things at each other). Then we went back to the main entrance, looked in the girl's can through a burnt hole in the plastic window. Science- handed in the book, then left. Went to the front entrance, Christine and Debbie still there, then Ralph and Andy threw around paper airplanes. Diane came..... nite- Ralph, Danielle and I walked to Gillian's. Abby, Margot, Dave and Chris there. Stayed around the pond on the gold course. [this evening has a golden glow in my memory...] Threw water on each other. Dave's friend Carol came, Dave went right in the water [Dave had done acid, later he discovered he'd got his remaining acid wet, so he did that too]. Chris found a bike in the water. Margot left. Got thrown off the golf course by a fuckin' golfer. We sat in Gillian's enclosed porch, about 20 minutes later went outside and played Hide and Seek. Danielle left at 9:30, went back to the porch at 10. Talked. At 10:40 Chris, Ralph, Carol, Dave and I left and walked to my place. Went to the reckroom so Chris, Carol and Ralph could use the phone. Ralph went with Chris. Sat on the front porch with Carol and Dave for about 10 minutes then Carol got picked up. Dave slept in the backyard.