Kick off your shoes and relax your feet…
Did I tell y’all I graduated high school at 16? Yeah, I did. So as you might imagine my club experience prior to high school was…nonexistent. The only “going out” I did consisted of high school dances in the gym, and prom and homecoming at heavily chaperoned hotels.
So, in the fall of ’89 I’m a freshman at UAPB. My older cousin calls me to tell me we’re going out – to the club – that night, put on something nice and they’d be there at around 9:30 to pick me up. Word! I’m going to the club for the first time! I got dressed, slapped on a little Wet ‘n Wild lipstick (#521 don’t play!) and waited for my cousin and her suitemates to pick me up.
They walked on the porch and rang the bell. I let them in. And here is where the laughing, snorting, pointing of fingers and other tomfoolery began. My cousin stopped choking/laughing/whatever long enough to ask me, and I quote “what the hell you got on?”
I thought I was doing it big in my cream shell, olive slacks and brown oxford shoes. Apparently I was wrong.
I looked like this:
When I should’ve looked like this:
My bad.
A trip to the dorm to borrow some clothes, some hair gel and a little eyeliner later? I was good to go. And go I did! I had a ball!
And that, was my first time at the club.
Had to be PJ’s!!!!!
And you know this man!
Olive slacks and oxfords! That is hilarious. Girl even in ’89 that was.not.hot. Oh well. You gotta live and learn!!
LOL! Was too!
Oxfords?? No you didn’t! LMAO!! Woman, I graduated at 16 too so don’t use that as an excuse. Glad they took you shopping to rectify that clothing fail. =)
Snap – you called me out! But really, going from Cali to a HBCU my sense of style was…decidedly different! Wouldn’t of mattered if I was 16 or 21 – I still woulda looked a hot mess
LOL…poor baby. Good thing you had your cousin and her friends to help you out!
Thinking back? I owe that cousin a lot. She also knocked a cup of Que punch out of my hand at my first college party – I never did thank her for that!
I don’t know what to say. I’m shocked! Oxfords???????? Slacks???????? Nooooooo! Bwhahaha! Thank God for your cousin. Oh the horror! Just kiddin
Really? It was quite horrible!
Club!? Goin’ out at 9:30 at night!? Did yo’ mama know you wuz out clubbin’?
You wuz down dere in Arkansaw for yo’ educashun.
What’s a slang term for police officer? “One time!” Yeah, that’s it. I only went to the club one time.
…and I KNOW you are not trying to clown Arkansas!!!
HAHAHAHAHA! DEAD!! Going to the club looking like the professor! HIlarity!!
…I had professors who dressed better! And I’m sure your students will say the same
YEAH THEY WILL!!
Can’t wait to post my first day of school outfit!