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Webmaster's note: All spelling and grammar remain original, and
what you see is actually what appears in my 1970s diaries. When
this month was written, I was 14 years old and going into my
freshman year at Illinois Valley Central High School in Chillicothe.
Days skipped indicate I didn't write in my diary on that day.
Friday July 1,
1977
Went to K-Mart, got a TV Superstars book with C&T in it.
Then to the laundromat & Hardees.
Got a letter
from my favorite pal, Hiedi. She's cool!
Lisa
is stayin' all night. Captain & Tennille are on the Midnight
Special tomarrow morning at midnight!! Can't wait to see my sexy
pooh-bear beat up those keyboards! What a fox!
Saturday July 2,
1977
We went to Aunt Dot's and ate hot dogs & hamburgers on
the grill.
C&T were great on the Midnight
Special this morning! Pooh's a fox!
I got
a letter from my boy pen-pal today.
Wow am I sleepy!
I only slept 3 hours last night I mean this morning.
C&T
are on Midnight Special next week too! I love Daryl.
Sunday July 3,
1977
Hi! Love stricken Julie here!
I blow dried
my hair just like Toni's all by myself for the first time!
And it looks good Mom sewed a patch with my "pooh"
on it, on my fave pair of jeans.
Grandma came
over with a couple relatives. I forgot their names!
We
had pork chops on the grill, and real good tomatoes. Haven't
talked to Lisa since yesterday morn. Wonder wots up?
Daryl's
a fox! ... I'm in love with a guy I haven't met.
Monday July 4,
1977
Today I did nothing.
Right now I just got
done watching Ernie Kovacks.
There wasn't no
mail cause of it's July 4th. Gotta go now. Time for Monty Python!
Tuesday July 5,
1977
Got C&T's Spanish album of "Love Will Keep Us Together,"
"Por Amor Viviremos." It's real cool to hear Toni singin'
in Spanish. She's a gr-8 singer!
Got a letter
from pen pal Deanna Creamer.
Me, Ma & Aunt
Dot went shopping.
I also got a new scrapbook.
It's become my volume 2 for C&T.
I love havin'
penpals! But I want more!
Wednesday July
6, 1977
Got a letter from pen pal Cindy Studley & a new one who's
a C&T nut too! Her name is Debbie Sanders.
Was
gonna babysit Chad, but he got sick. I'll be sittin' him Fri.
night. I'll watch my pooh-bear up there.
I got
a pretty good tan this afternoon.
Daryl is my
foxy dude!
Thursday July 7,
1977
I basically just sat around. There was nuthin in the mail.
We went to Pepe Taco & I broke my record for taco eating.
This time I ate 5 in a row! Pretty good, huh?
Today
is 7-7-77, how 'bout that?
I broke my left big
toe, boy does it hurt!
Well, I'm bored! I wish
Daryl was here. Sure bet he could "unbore" me! If he
was here now, I sure as hell wouldn't be sitting on the couch
writin' this! Get my drift?
Friday July 8,
1977
Went to Murphy's & Randalls. Got the record "Slow
Dancin'" Today is Lisa's B-day.
Instead of
sitting Chad tonight, I watched him this afternoon.
I
got a letter from pen pal Cheri Gibson.
"Daryl-the-Pooh
and Toni too" are on the Midnight Special. If I fall asleep,
I'll NEVER forgive myself! Because I just can't miss a
chance to see my big ol' sexy Pooh!
I sure wish
I was Toni. She's beautiful, & the world's best singer! Not
only that, she's married to the foxiest dude ever to walk the
face of the earth!
Saturday July 9,
1977
I had a dream last night, it really made me laugh, I drempt
I was a bar of soap in Daryl Dragon's bath! Ha, ha! My p.p. Karen
Anderson wrote that for me. Got a letter from her today. Pooh
& Tone were absolutely fab on the Midnight Special! I love
Daryl! They sang "natural Woman." Toni kinda sounded
like she had a cold. I mean her voice was scratchy. Pooh really
beat it up on his piano! He's a cool dude!
Sunday July 10,
1977
Unca Don & Aunt Sandy & kids were over all day. So
was Lisa. Me & her got in the sprinkler for awhile. We also
talked on the CB. I'm gettin' good at the slang.
One
week from now, we'll be in Mountain View. BORING! I don't really
wanna go. And guess what? My period starts on the same day that
we leave, next Sunday. Boy does it make me mad! I wish I was
a guy. They don't have any of these problems.
Monday July 11,
1977
Today in the mail I got an autographed
picture of John Ritter! He's sitting in a chair, holding
a bottle of whiskey, & smoking a cigarette. Behind him is
a sign that says "Madam Sophie's massage parlor" And
he wrote, "For Julie Thank-you Best Wishes and all 'dot
jazz. Love, John Ritter." I also got a letter from pen pal
Patty Murphy.
Watched Shields & Yarnell. They
were real good.
Ain't John Ritter cool!? On the
envelope he wrote,"John Ritter reads his mail!!"
Tuesday July 12,
1977
Me, Mom, & Aunt Dot went shopping.
I got
2 pal letters. One from Heidi Utz, & Kevin Denz.
We
ate lunch at Bonanza.
Well, I ain't got nuthin
else to say. 'Cept I'm not anxious to go to Mtn. View at all.
Mostly cause it's about "that time of the month" again.
I HATE being a girl!
Wednesday July
13, 1977
There was no mail for me.
Mom was yellin' at
me all morning, so, at about 10 till 1 I left the house. Just
walked out. I rode my bike up to the Mossville Dairy Bar &
got an ice cream cone. Then we rode up to the school & around
town just for kicks. I decided to come home around 3. Mom didn't
even act like she knew I was gone!
Now I'm kinda
lookin' forward to goin' to Mtn. View. I guess I'll be alright.
But I won't be able to swim 4 a few days.
Thursday July 14,
1977
No mail for me today either.
We went shopping.
C&T are gonna be back on the tube Aug. 17 with
a special. I finally get to see my pooh back on TV again! He's
my little shy sweetie!
Friday July 15,
1977
Stayed home all day. I now have 12 pen-pals! Got a letter
from Cindy Studley, & a new one Nicki Ott. Boy is she great!!!
She not only met C&T, but she actually kissed my pooh-bear
on his right cheek!!!!!!!!!!!! Now she's my favorite pen-pal!
She's gonna send me some pictures she took of them up close!!
Ain't that super?!!? Tonight on the late show is an Alfred Hitchcock
movie, I'm gonna watch it. Boy, if I ever got a chance to kiss
Cappy, I'd have a heart attack!I would ab-SO-lutely DIE!!
Saturday July 16,
1977
Boy is it ever raining!
Tomarrow morn we leave
for Arkansas.
Sunday July 17,
1977
We were on the road about 12 hours.
My period
started and boy do I feel gross. It would have to wait till now
to come! Hope it only lasts 4 days! Sometimes it lasts a whole
week. If it does that this time, I'll die!
Monday July 18,
1977
I stayed in the motel all day. But I can't tomarrow cause
we have to spend the day on our property, YUCK! Wednesday &
Thursday we're going to Silver Daollar City. Then back here for
another boring week. What a real bummer. I wanna go home!
Tuesday July 19,
1977
Today was a total bore. And the bugs are somethin' else! We've
spent the whole day on the property. I feel so yucky & dirty.
It rained alot, of course, don't it always? Mike's car broke
down. Me & mom saw some bear tracks.
Now ain't
this, (sarcasm) a great & fun vacation?
Bye,
a homesick Fid
Wednesday July
20, 1977
Mike went home this morning. We got to Silver Dollar city
at about 11. Boy has it changed! Not as fun anymore. My whole
vacation so far has been not fun. I also lost my locket
with pooh's picture in it. We called Mike & he said there
was a whole stack of mail for me! I wanna go home now. Time is
really draggin!
Thursday July 21,
1977
We didn't go to Silver $ City, instead we came back to Mt.
View. BORING. We've been on the property all day. Boy am I home
sick. And we haven't even been here a week. I hope we go home
sooner than planned. I just want to get out of here, NOW! It's
so hot & icky! And I'm so scare of the ticks!
Friday July 22,
1977
We haven't been off the property all day. I've had 2 ticks
on my so far today. There may be more. I feel so icky! I'm dying
to get home!
Saturday July 23,
1977
Today wasn't half as bad as all the rest. We went to Blanchard
Springs Cave. And we are now at al motel, holiday Inn.
But
I still wanna go home. Dad says we will Wednesday.
Sunday July 24,
1977
Today is mom & dad's Anniversary. We've been on the property.
Dad's clearing off trees. I hope we go home soon! I don't like
it hear at all.
Monday July 25,
1977
Dad cut trees while we (me & mom) went into town. I got
a new pair of jeans. Tomarrow we're gonna pack up & stay
in a motel that night, then go home Wednesday, ya-hoo!
Tuesday July 26,
1977
Right now we're at the Dogwood Motel in Mt. View. Boy is it
fancy. It is now 5 till 6. Tomarrow this time, I'll be home.
We should be there around 3! ALRIGHT!!! Found a tick on my belly.
Thursday July 28,
1977
Sorry I didn't write yesterday. I was too sleepy. Wow did
I get lots of mail! I now have 14 pen pals!
I
got a new mag today with C&T in it.
Friday July 29,
1977
There was no mail for me today.
Me & Mom
went shopping. I got a mag with some neat stuff of John Ritter
in it. He's a fox, too!
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