Starter Jackets

Remember when Starter Jackets were all the rage?

Both of my roommates and I all have different memories of them.

My roommate Cazzey said that he was in 5th grade and he and his buddy used to let their girlfriends wear their starter jackets at recess. He lost his and she dumped him.

I lived in Chicago at the time and people were getting shot over starter jackets. I was going on a field trip downtown and one of the little boys insisted on wearing his starter. A few other little girls and I told him that he couldn't walk near us because if he got shot because of his stupid jacket, we didn't want to get shot for being witnesses.

My other roommate, Daniel, said that he never had a starter but he had a varsity jacket that a girl who liked him in high school asked to borrow it. He said "what if you lose it?" and she said "I'll pay you" to which he asked "How much?" She said, "I dunno, a dollar?" And he said "A dollar a period?" She said "okay". 5 periods and 5 dollars later she realized the feelings were not mutual and she gave the jacket back.

Ah Starter Jackets :)