Comments on: Tales of a Teenage Malcontent in the Wicked Winter of 1977

By: James Yohe

James Yohe — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 23:15:40 +0000

Interesting reading. A lot of ice in the ‘Ville, as I recall. Took me for a walk on the wild side.

By: cheryl

cheryl — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:38:21 +0000

Your article brought frigid and lonely memories back as I was finishing my dissertation-a solitary project. I sat at a desk, by the radiator and relished the heat since everything was desolate and cold. I drove my car to get really warm and kept a shovel in the trunk since finding a parking spot meant shoveling it out first.

Since I was teaching full-time, it was very demanding and I lacked the “music” to be my consolation. Count yourself lucky, dear friend.

Thanks for the moment to reflect and feel proud that I “Weathered it!” I learned a lot about the music I missed and will catch up, thanks to your article.

By: Walter W. Kolar

Walter W. Kolar — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:44:23 +0000

What a fascinating insight and look into your life as i unfolded from your high school days! You’re someone VERY SPECIAL!!!

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:38:51 +0000

Had just moved to Pittsburgh. From Ohio to Pittsburgh. Everything new.
Always surprised I’m still here.

By: Demi

Demi — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:42:18 +0000

It’s so heart-warming when someone manages to put your feelings into words… his is one of the best stories I’ve read about those so-hard-to-grasp years of our lives that are never easy, even for the “insiders” (although many of them under stand that much later when it’s even harder to deal with it… Now I too know that someone, somewhere, understood. Reminds me of Johnny Depp who also put it nicely, “As a teenager I was so insecure. I was the type of guy that never fitted in because he never dared to choose. I was convinced I had absolutely no talent at all. For nothing. And that thought took away all my ambition too.”