Saturday, June 13, 2015

The New Boy In Town

Hello future readers!

Yesterday (Friday) was our last day of school. We all hugged Miss LaSalle , Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Taylor good-bye. and then some of us went over to Sam's Snack Shack to hang out.













While all of us were eating, rapping and playing pinball, a new boy came in. When Sunny went over to the jukebox to pick out a song to play, she almost ran right into him!





Sunny introduced herself and asked the new boy his name. He told her his name was Kyle Lewis and he was new in town. He had been walking around, checking out Springfield, and this seemed like the happening place to be, so he came in. Sunny told him that Sam's was one of the grooviest spots in town. Then he came over to our table and introduced himself to us.




Wow, a new boy? I knew Danny and Jason were gonna be thrilled! Robyn and I said hi, and Danny waved him over to the pinball machine.


The guys introduced themselves and asked Kyle if he was any good at pinball. Kyle dug a quarter out of his pocket and  told the guys it was his favorite game.




And was he ever good at his favorite game! He scored over 2000 points off of one ball! The guys couldn't believe it!


Jason asked him what his secret was. Kyle told him that his father used to own a little diner in Laguna Beach, and he was in there all the time playing pinball. I knew Danny and Jason had found a new best friend.

Robyn wanted to play a song on the jukebox, but she didn't have any more change. Kyle walked over and gave her a dime. Wow, what a groovy guy!



Robyn put in the dime and chose "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. Then Robyn and Kyle started dancing. Far out!



We all dig that song, so the rest of us joined them and danced too!



When the song was over, Sunny went over to watch Danny play pinball, Jason and Robyn danced some more, and I sat down to finish my banana split. Kyle sat down with me. He told me banana splits were his favorite dessert and ordered one too. I looked at his t-shirt and asked if he'd seen the movie "Jaws". He said yes, but he was sorry he did. He told me his old house was 2 blocks from the beach, and he spent a lot of time swimming and surfing there, but after he saw "Jaws", he didn't go near the water for almost a month! I don't blame him! Just the trailers on TV scared the heck outta me! But, he's over that now.  I knew he get along great with Cheryl. She used to live in San Clemente, which is kinda close to Laguna Beach, and spent a lot of time hanging out at the beach, too.



I guess as far as boys go, Kyle's pretty cool. It was nice of him to give Robyn a dime for the jukebox, and to sit down and rap with me. I remember when Danny first moved into our neighborhood and I thought all boys were creepy. I suppose I'm just more used to them now. I told him it was good he moved into town just in time for summer vacation. He said that his mom thought so too, so he could have almost 3 months to meet all us kids, and not feel like the "new boy" when school starts in the Fall. I know it was kinda weird for Jason when he moved back here last summer, so he would probably make Kyle feel right at home. Anyway, it's good to have a new friend. Welcome to Springfield, Kyle!



Until next time, future readers,
Your friend,
Julie Newman

25 comments:

  1. Looks like you all had a great time celebrating the end of the school year at Sam's! Welcome Kyle too, he seems like a super nice guy!

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    1. Hi Flo,

      We had such a groovy time, and Kyle seems nice. I know Danny and Jason are all excited to have a new buddy. I think they're off skateboarding today!

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    2. And once again, about the jukebox. Can you give a list of songs on it that I can search up. Is Black Sabbith on it? They were popular in the 1970s. The local diner my friends from school work at has a Worlzler jukebox and it is pretty cool.

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  2. Welcome Kyle! You are gonna love Springfield!
    Julie, your banana split looks delicious! They are still a big hit in 2015!
    Fawn

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    1. Hi Fawn,

      I think Kyle is gonna fit right in. Kids in the future eat banana splits? Right on!

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    2. Oh yeah, Julie, that reminds me...we don't have jukeboxes in the future. :( Well, some people do have jukeboxes, but you don't have to put money in to get a song to play.
      Nowadays, most people listen to music on these things called CD players. (CDs are like records, kind of.) They can also listen to music on their phones and other gadgets we have here in the future.
      *Sunny

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    3. I remember 2 years ago when Sam bought that jukebox, and now I can't imagine Sam's Snack Shack without it!

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    4. What type of ice cream do you like best? I like Chocolate. And what does the jukebox have on it? Does it have Jason Casidy , that guy singer you like , on it?

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    5. My favorite ice-cream is Raspberry Ripple Royale. And the singer I like is named DAVID Cassidy. There's all kinds of groovy tunes on the jukebox. The songs me and my friends listen to like KC & The Sunshine Band, The Sylvers, The Jackson 5, The DeFranco Family, and some 50s and 60s stuff too, for our parents. Something for everybody!

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    6. Raspberry Ripple Royale songs tasty....

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  3. Cool. Kyle seems nice and I'm sure Danny and Jason are glad to have a new friend.
    Samantha

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    1. Yeah, Kyle's pretty cool. Jason and Danny think he's pretty outta site. They're already calling themselves The Three Muskateers! Oh wow!

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  4. Julie, I'm going to start a new school next school year. Woo-hoo!

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  5. First of all, Julie, congrats on finishing the school year! Yay for summer!!
    Also, Kyle seems like a really groovy kid. I'm glad he moved to Springfield. Is he coming to camp with you this year?
    *Sunny

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    1. Yippee! Hello summer! I dunno if Kyle is going to camp with the boys yet, but I'm sure they'll talk him into it. The boys go to a different camp than we do. The girls camp is called Camp Echo Hill. The boys go to Camp Wilderness across the lake. We do some activities together though.

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  6. Kyle seems a nice guy! Do you know, he reminds me of a certain young actor... perhaps you´ve seen him on television. He was in an episode of The Partridge Family and recently in some cop shows, too. (Perhaps your mom has seen him somewhere ;) ). His name is Mark Hamill.

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    1. I just asked my mom about Mark Hamill. She reminded me that he was in the Partridge Family episode when Laurie got her braces. He's OK, but I'm not sure if he looks like Kyle...at least not to me. But I'll tell him you said so!

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  7. Welcome Kyle. I know what it's like to be the new kid in town. My dad was in the military and we moved to a new state almost every year!

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    1. That must have really been a drag Linda, because you'd have to say good-bye so much and make new friends every time you moved. I remember how sad I was when Susan, Raychel and Wendy moved away for awhile. But I'm so glad they're in Springfield for good!

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  8. Wow a new boy! How exiting! We still have pinball in the future. Do you really like the song "Superstition" ? I don't, really...

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  9. Yay, someone new! Kyle seemed to really be hitting it off with Danny and Jason. I bet they're happy to have another guy friend.
    I love jukeboxes! They're hard to ring now, though, but when you do, they are a big hit!
    I know how you feel about school. Same here! Happy cause I have LOADS of free time bout sad cause I'll miss my old routine and teacher. I'm going into sixth grade this year…..exciting, huh? :D

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  10. Welcome Kyle! We live next door to Laguna Beach! What a small world. I played pinball a long time ago, but Sophie doesn't know what a pinball machine is! I'll have to find one for her to try, I still see them around sometimes.

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    1. No pinball in the future? That's too bad. I'm not that good at it, but the boys are, especially Kyle! That's so cool you live right near Laguna Beach, but since you're in the future, you wouldn't have met Kyle, huh? *giggle*

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