Typical Teen

Well, maybe not typical.  But, I was cute!

These were taken in the hallway of the Linden Project by my next door neighbor, Jordan, who was a bona fide artist!.  It's about 1959, making me 16ish.  There were no drug problems and no war.  

I was a Junior at Brooklyn Technical High School (Tech).  I graduated in 1960.  Actually, I graduated in September instead of June.  I had to go to summer school.  As a classic "under-achiever" (aka 'lazy bastard') I graduated number 980 in the senior class (that's out of 1,060 total grads.)  And this was an all boys school with no "distractions."

At about this time girls discovered me (and vice-versa) and kissing.  We actually had contests!  It was ridiculous ...and great!  Of course, that sort of thing no longer happens.