Our 14-year-old son registered for high school today.
Student fees? Pay the man. School yearbook? Pay the man. School photos? Pay the man. Athletics pass? Pay the man.
No complaints, though. Evan is looking forward to high school. A great adventure, to be sure.
Our old friend Dave Edmunds remembers that adventure in a good tune from a bad film from the mid-’80s.
Those were the days
Them high school nights
You will remember all your life
And …
Those high school nights
They were the best
Those high school nights
Could be the best days of your life
That may not be everyone’s experience, but let’s hope for the best, eh?
“High School Nights,” Dave Edmunds, from “Porky’s Revenge” original soundtrack, 1985. It’s out of print, but still a pretty good record. Also on it: Jeff Beck, George Harrison, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Carl Perkins (backed by two-thirds of Stray Cats), Clarence Clemons, Willie Nelson and the impromptu supergroup The Crawling King Snakes — Edmunds and old pals Robert Plant, Phil Collins and bass player Paul Martinez.
Here’s the original video. For maximum enjoyment, crank the volume way up.
AM, Then FM 
Yes. Crank it up.
Thanks