Wow - thanks for that, MC. It doesn't hurt at all that Every Song Is You is one of my very favorite Timothy solo songs. :applause:
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Wow - thanks for that, MC. It doesn't hurt at all that Every Song Is You is one of my very favorite Timothy solo songs. :applause:
According to the 1979 Rolling Stone article about the band, Glenn graduated in 1966, which would've made him 17. I guess that the "you must be born before September 1st" rule didn't exist then.
From the article
"Following graduation in 1966, Nellie wanted to send her son away to college. Glenn wanted to stay in the Detroit area and play music. They compromised at community college near home."
Here's the whole article in case anyone wants to read it:
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...9791129?page=5
The rule wasn't around even in the early 1970s. I was born in November and allowed to start first grade when I was 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
More importantly, thank you for linking that fascinating article! Good stuff, lots of detail in that piece. And at last I understand Soda's FAQ reference to Mrs. Frey's comments about her son in Rolling Stone :)
It was December 1st thenQuote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
My mother was born after December 1st, but did graduated at 17 in 1974.
I wish that it wasn't around for me. I missed the deadline by 2 weeks! :-xQuote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
You're welcome! It's one of my favorite articles that I've found of the band.
It was different by state, and in some states different by county. I was born in the early 60's, and when I started school, the cut-off in our area was Feb. 1. While I graduated at 17 with a birthday in November, there were quite a few even younger than me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scarlet Sun
Yep - it was definitely different depending on where you lived back in the day. We didn't have kindergarten back then - went right into first grade. I can't remember exactly, but I think our cutoff time was September 30th. In any event, it was before November, because also have a November birthday, and I was delayed from starting school by a year. I was 6 yrs. old (almost 7) when I started school, which made me 18 1/2 yrs. old when I graduated.