Dan Giordano:
CLASS OF 1972
Lane Technical High SchoolClass of 1972
Chicago, IL
Leslie Lewis Elementary SchoolClass of 1968
Chicago, IL
Dan's Story
Life
Biography
I always wanted to be a writer but was discouraged by teachers who told me I had bad penmanship. I chose instead to pursue my second love; the medical field.
As a child I felt sure I would become a great surgeon. I practiced for my career by wearing disposable shoes and removing appendix from library books, but it was not to be. I was dismissed from medical school my first semester for refusing to wash my hands. (I hated getting them wet) My next ambition was food service...
As a child we were poor, I didn't have a nickel to my name, the kids all taunted me and called my nickel-less.
Still I craved attention, I was 1st assistant class clown in my freshman year, by junior year I was elected president of the wrong crowd. I had other allocates but I have been cautioned not to digress...
As time went by I grew older, soon people began to recognize my keen ability for the absurd. Like the day my boss called me in his office and called me Goofy, I remember...Expand for more
it like yesterday, ...no, the day before yesterday, anyway, I remember I was clearly dressed as Pluto!
I refuse to grow up. My personal doctor is a pediatrician- He tells me I've got a condition known as hypochondria. It's debilitating but the symptoms can be whatever I want them to be! One of them is clumsiness. I landed in jail a few times for knocking over a bank and a gas station...
What am I supposed to write here? It's been thirty odd years and I haven't done anything noteworthy. I've still got homework assignments I haven't handed it.
Oh I know! In the 80's I did some TV commercials for Lincoln Carpeting, it was the only way I could think of to do something really obnoxious that would reach a wide audience, I still get death threats for those TV spots, other than that though, the residuals have stopped...
If you've got questions, I've got answers. One thing my teachers were correct about; I've got an answer for everything!
Now stop reading and write to me!
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