The Beat Goes On (Sonny and Cher, 1965)

First, I have to apologize, even though this has a Sonny and Cher song as its title, this blog is not about Sonny and Cher and the Green and Gold as I said it would be in the last blog. That will come soon, but this one is more important to me at this point.

I wrote the Sonny and Cher piece and sent it off to my favorite editor and got a dismal review and some concern on her part. It seems there was, according to her, a little too much of me in it and also a little too much sexual escapade innuendo. We discussed this in detail and basically could not come to an agreement.

I thought long and hard about what was being said and then decided to let Cassi in on my dilemma. Cassi basically agreed that I should write what I want as long as it didn't hurt anyone or wasn't offensive.

Now let me expand on what types of things were at issue and my feelings on them. You are more than welcome to comment on this whole issue through the comment part of the blog on this website.

First, the issue that the blogs are too much about me. Well, my feeling is...Who the heck is writing this? ME! I can't write about what happened in High School to the class president or the valedictorian. I can only write about things that happened to me or around me with my friends. Not to say I didn't know the class president,.(Hey Jim)... or the valedictorian...(Ralph). But their experiences aren't the focus of my memories about Narbonne. They are more than welcome to write about their adventures though!

Secondly...the next issue is that there is risk of hurting someone when I write about a sexual escapade I had when I was 17. People... that was 43 years ago! We all did stupid, fun things. And we can all tell stories about them. I would never mention names or even indicate by innuendo who may have been involved. But we are all in, or close to, our 60's, at least my class, and I think, even if you recognize yourself in one of my stories, that you might chuckle with fond remembrances. Hopefully fond that is...LOL.

I want to write about things you will find interesting and funny and, yes, ribald at times. My blogs will not all just be about my escapades but will include memories of teachers, school events and much more. However they all will be written from the perspective of YOUR RIBALD RACONTEUR.

I hope this topic generates some comments and I hope you might even give me some topics you might want to hear about. PLEASE use the comment section to let us know what you think and feel about all this.