(Golden, Stanley and Lyle Decker L to R, August 1961)
After
a few minutes of chatter the boys asked us to go for a ride with them.
“Oh no, absolutely not” we answered emphatically. “We’re forbidden to
get into a car with boys”. Yet, we didn’t want to let go of this
opportunity for some excitement and “romance” and we couldn’t bear the
thought of passing up on this adventure. After all, the scenery and
fresh air alone gets a bit boring when one is 16 years old. But, how
could we get around this dilemma - we didn’t want to disobey a direct
command from my parents. So the three of us girls huddled together off
to the side, discussing how we could handle this situation while the
Decker Brothers waited patiently and threw in a word or two of
encouragement. They mentioned their exciting plan to take us to a
nearby lake known as “Blueberry Lake”. The lyrics of a popular song
started running through my mind, “ I found my thrill on Blueberry
Hill...” It seemed providential!
No
worries”, they said, “it is really close by and you won’t even have to
disobey your parents, you can just ride on the hood of the car instead.”
When you’re 16 years old and on summer vacation at a Lake, and three
handsome young men magically appear, this solution sounds totally
reasonable. So, we hopped up on the hood of their car, and before you
could wink an eye, down some country road and deep into the woods we
went.
To be continued.....
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