This last Saturday I went to the Multi Year Reunion for my high school, De Anza in El Sobrante. I graduated in 71 and of course life took me on one hell of a roller coaster ride.
About three weeks before the reunion I found a tribe from my school here on Tribes and start communicating with people I haven't seen in ages.
I'm going to give you younger people a piece of advice....stick with the people you were friends with when you were young! They're the best friends you'll ever have.
I got there with my life long friend Linda and it was like no time had passed. Yes, everyone looked older, but their spirit was still young and free and fun and we had a blast talking about all the concerts we went to and places we went together and whatever else came to mind. Turns out we all still love the hell out of music, and we're the first ones to volunteer to take our kids to festivals and concerts. It's very heartening to see your 55 year old ex-boyfriend wearing a Ramones t-shirt!
Of course most of us still partake of the sacred herb, but no one wanted to be the one to admit it first.
By the end of the day I no longer saw wrinkles and gray hair, I just saw the beautiful faces of my friends, the ones that knew me when, the ones that don't care what kind of car I drive or how I make my living or what my bank account is. Turns out that we all pretty much stuck to our dreams....artists were still artists, performers were still performing, musicians were still jamming on their days off, it was just beyond words.
In fact we decided to have a "stoner" reunion every 6 months from now on.
I'm in charge of the first one.....I can't wait. Now I just have to find that guy who used to do the light shows at the school dances......