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Lost in the Fifties
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Te Amo (Love, Love) "Lost in the fifties" the neon sign intimates indescriminately to the losers and the fifty-somethings left there at 10:30 Saturday night - what with the fever already descending upon the small city that could convince itself that it's big-time just this once. And didn't i mention that this is a retro Dairy Queen with painted piano key tables and sparkly plastic stools and Richie Valens playing on a specialty nostalgia frequency just for specialty nostalgia eating establishments, except i wish that i could tune in myself tonight. Because right now i'm lost in that sign and i'm lost real good. And somewhere along the way i see You and Me. Except it's all a little different...
We're walking in that door and my GOD! I am one bitchin' cat and You are one pretty little doll and I am sheboppin' and you are doowoppin' right like we know just what we're after. And the awkward girl at the counter risks a glance at my skin-tight bluejean pants and leather jacket with collars up past my chops and the chop-shop hair and my self-assured sneer looks awkward too on features used to sulking, but you're my girl.
And the boys in the back can't help but eyeing up your baby blue hoop skirt that jives when you walk and your knee-high socks and the way your blue bow matches your pink lips as you sing along with those dipty-dips.
And that's when we'd get our table right in front of the sign and hold hands under the table where no daddy-o's gonna fret. Sipping our strawberry shakes getting all shook up the way kids do on dates in hands in loved-up eyes. And i'd say something like, "Baybe, ain't no drive-in in this town but i could watch you smile at me all night." And you'd laugh and blush at me and we'd stay all night.
i found you.
Stephen this is a truly amazing piece, you really have encapsulated the 50's, I am one of those 50 in age but we were actually teenagers in the late 60's not 50's though music of the 50's still very popular then as were a lot of the innocence that went with it. You'd be surprised but there is actually a dinner in retro 50's style on the Cape in Massachusettes and they wear the poodle skirts, have the silver tapetop radios we use to put a quarter in to play three tunes,has cardboard posters life size of Elvis and all misc memorabilia. yes even the red leather stools at the counter.amazing place to find in 2004 for sure! I saw this back in May when I went to a friends wedding. I love this piece will print and send friends will also send throughout my net addr book. EXcellent from word go! keep writing you are amazing. By the way I note on your bio you are about 8 years younger then my son Stephen . Hmm name sake good name good writer smile smile from Poetrylady Ruth Lovejoy