Marinda Hargrove:  

School biggest crush? well; i liked,and i mean i really really liked,absolutely everyone. every one,yes. still,i suppose some more than others...several in the extreme...a few of those to this day - and - i guess i'm just still too coy to say. Mr. Pritzger (Pritzker?) is the only teacher I remember by name. i been crushin' on him forever. i still recall. i still recall Mr. Pritzker (Pritzger?) as the most meaningful presence in my world when we all heard of the shooting/death of John Lennon. not acting out or sounding off,i remember Mr. Pritzger being there and living on. and living on as any body's much obliged to do in life after all. oh and i still know Mr. G. (Giancoli?[Dean]) by name but then if you ever lived @ The Villa you'd say,"well,who wouldn't?". too,Mr.G. had on me an huge impression. i now appreciate his subtle style for the lesson it is (to me) that took all these years (for me)to unfold. under his remand the example he set in the lifestyle we shared's inspired me ever since. the calm. captivating and as i quieted i was encouraged to more thorough perception(s). and i bow to his superior cool. some righteous femmes too but enough,now. ...let's forget all that and give me the # if...so i can call just... . aw,yeah;memmories. My freshman year i was 13 and i asked my Mother to "send" me somewhere for "school". so we looked around. there were interviews and tours,a psychological evaluation for she and me both seperately and together and then finally one day i look in the phone book. and not the short cut whatever but the bona fide phonebook(used to come to your door);"The Villa Oasis School,John Steinbeck,Jr."and only one state away from Las Vegas. (stipulation:Mom agreed to send me no further than any neighbouring state of Nevada 1st time out) called 'em up and awaited their introductory pkg which came by mail. ah-ha! looking good. right away (we) liked it better than the others available to us (This notion cost my Mother everything she had and could get,in the end she could not afford to send me back for finals after the semester[X-Mas]break so i spent the rest of freshman/high school years taking placement tests,attending summer schools and senior year had early bird and my free period taking remedials [to satisfy less 9th grade credits]but i moved back to L.A. in time to graduate w/my original kindergarden class,started college w/'em the summer after that) and since it was also about the cheapest,papers were signed,tickets were bought and i almost-just almost cried saying goodbye to my Mom. i'd been placed in th...Expand for more