Lots of fun in Chapter 9 as Hersch and Judy keep fooling around. I remember finding books like the ones I describe in my own parents’ nightstands. Good Heavens! My parents had sex more than three times! Unbelievable!
Anybody else have a ‘77 Maverick? Worst POS car I ever owned!
Just like the Caparellis, my family went trick-or-treating in the snow, both in Ballston Spa and in Otsego County, NY. The only time anybody would see their costumes was when we took them to the volunteer fire house for the Halloween Party and Costume Awards. My youngest once went as a pregnant nun, but that was when she was a teenager, and we weren’t around to be embarrassed by her antics.
While I’m not completely sure of the costs of RPI in 1980, when I graduated in 1977 the tuition had just topped $4,000. That did not include room or board in the dorms, which could be another $1,200 or more. By 1980 tuition was probably $5k to $6k. Those figures seem ludicrously low now, but at the time it was a real scandal. Nowadays, it’s a lot more. The official tuition for 2025-2026 is $64,400 plus another $23,344 for room and board, fees, and everything else.
While doing the final editing of this chapter I discovered a timeline problem in the books. If you bought a copy, make sure to download the corrected versions when I finish the story. I will post a note.
Finally, while my books have been on Bookapy for years, I only learned that Bookapy had an email system earlier this week. When I went into it, I found about half-a-dozen emails, some going back a few years. Sorry about that! I responded to them, but don’t think badly of me, please. I just didn’t know.
Enjoy!