I need a jump start to back into swing of things here in the blogosphere. Luckily, the lovely and talented Bev provided it with this meme!
First Job: Circus clown. (I'm defining "first job" as full-time with a paycheck.)
First Favorite Politician: George McGovern -- the first presidential candidate that I voted for back in 1972.
First Car: 1970 bright green Chevy Nova. My folks bought it for me so that I could commute to college. It cost $2,500 brand new.
First Record/CD: The Beatles Second Album, but only because Meet the Beatles was sold out at the local Kresge's.
First Sport Played: Sports? Moi? Oh all right, I guess kickball in elementary school.
First Concert: Also my first date! Charlie Herman took me to see Ravi Shankar. The very next night Charlie took me to see The Righteous Brothers.
First Foreign Country Visited: France, when I was 15. I went with a group from high school, courtesy of the Foreign Language League, an organization that sponsored study tours to different countries.
First Favorite TV Show: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, on Sunday nights at 8:00, right after Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour.
First Favorite Actor: Omar Sharif, as Dr. Zhivago. I saw the movie 13 times.
First Favorite Actress: Julie Christie, as Lara, Dr. Zhivago's lover.
First Girlfriend/Boyfriend: Olie Bedell, when I was 13. At least I thought he was my boyfriend. He thought otherwise -- after two dates, he sent me a postcard telling me that he didn't think he should go too far with one girl. I think we kissed once, quickly.
First Encounter with a Famous Person: I don't think I've ever had a "encounter" with a famous person. I've sighted a few celebrities, but I've never approached them. I'm too much of a wuss.
First Brush With Death: I probably wasn't seriously close to death at the time, but when I was seven I was in a weird accident. It was right after a severe thunderstorm. My older sister wanted to drive me and my younger sister down to see the creek overflowing from the storm, but the power lines were down and my mom yelled at her to come in the house. So she left us in the car. Well, I decided to "play car," so I jumped into the driver's seat and started playing with the steering wheel. Then I let the parking brake off, and the car rolled down our steep driveway right toward the street. I panicked, opened the car door, and jumped out; the door knocked me down and dragged me several feet along the driveway. My knees got torn up pretty badly, but I got to ride in the ambulance!
First House/Condo Owned: Joe and I bought a condo in 1982 -- two bedroom, two bath, loft. It was really nice -- I especially liked the loft.
First Film Seen: Disney's Cinderella. I was fascinated by those talking mice!
First Favorite Recording Artist: The Beatles!
First Favorite Radio Station: WINX. I was a WINX Winker! I listened to the WINX Wax to Watch!
First Book I Remember Reading: Mr. Bear Squash-You-All-Flat.
First Meme You Answered on Your Blog: Probably a Friday Five.
