This, That, and the Other

I am unofficially participating in this year’s A to Z Challenge. My theme this year is girlfriends.

G is for Gloria M.

I’d like to tell you about my baby. She’s about five feet four from her head to the ground. And her name is Gloria. G-L-O-R-I-A. G-L-O-R-I-A. G-L-O-R-I-A.

So go the lyrics from the song “Gloria,” the 1964 song from the Belfast garage band Them. The song was written by Van Morrison, who was Them’s lead singer.

Okay, let me start over. When I was a senior in high school I started going out with Gloria. She was was one of those high school girls whose dresses always seemed to be at least a size too tight. She wore a lot of makeup, and had big hair. Hers was reddish brown and she used a lot of hairspray on it. She also applied just a bit too much perfume.

So why did I want to go out with her? Well, I’d lost my virginity the summer before (see “S is for Suzanne F.” in a few weeks) and rumor was that Gloria was “easy.” I wasn’t looking for a serious relationship, but “easy” sounded like it would be fun.

Now, back to the song “Gloria.” in that song, Gloria would come around to the singer’s place “just about midnight and she’d make him feel so good. She’d make him feel alright.”

Gloria did not come around to my place just about midnight because I still lived at home and my parents would be there. But both of my parents worked and so Gloria would come around to my place a couple of times a week after school and yes, she made me feel so good.

After a few weeks, Gloria started pressuring me to “go steady,” but I was ready to move on so I dumped her. But it was fun while it lasted.

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