June 21, 2007
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Flip through your old High School yearbook and you'll find at least one of them. I'm talking about the "secretly gorgeous classmates." I use the word secretly because there are boys and girls who, in retrospect, were simply stunning but no one seemed to know it at the time (everyone was blinded by the braces or the bad hair-dos). Then you look back and they had it all along, like Sissy Spacek in Carrie, who, looking back, was way hotter than her feather-haired, pom-pom holding tormentors.
That secretly gorgeous classmate was probably in the chorus or band and usually they were on the skinny side until later on when they "filled out" … yowza! Now they're in Victoria Secrets ads or on the cover of Men's Fitness.
Comments
gina wrote:
As always, tons of fun to read and watch :) I'll have to mosey on down
to Melrose!
Gina
posted on June 29, 2007 at 2:54 AM
bruce wrote:
This is a great topic Bryan. So many gems are lost when people don't realize how cool old buildings can be. Good for you for brknging attention to this concept. Bravo! Bruce
posted on June 30, 2007 at 11:41 PM
paula wrote:
Thanks Bryan for exposing how cool my little hood is. Copper Star coffee a great addition to the neighborhood and a must on my way to work every morning.
posted on July 3, 2007 at 1:52 PM
christine wrote:
This is really an inspiring story. I remember this quote I read in architectural digest about 10 years ago--it was the last words of the editor as he was leaving. He said that "No matter what I design, I can NEVER recreate the beauty of age and association". This quote stuck w/ me through the years as an aspiring architect because I had always had an indescribable love for old buildings that seemed to transcend any feelings I had for something new. Buildings only become more beautiful w/ age as they evoke innumerable stories and layers of history--each connected thru the passage of time. A history should continue to be written rather than destroyed and each layer should memorialize its respective time period--like this one does. Anyway, great story! Im putting a link to it on my website www.developeralert.org as a good examp for all. Thanks Bri!
posted on July 3, 2007 at 5:20 PM