58 Years Ago, On This Date…

It was the day I learned that the so-called “grownups” didn’t have jackshit under control.

I mean, I had suspected it, based on anecdotal evidence. But now, I knew: we had to make our own way, our own choices.

It was Friday afternoon, 58 years ago. I was in junior high. Saturday, we were all going to the custom car show in the Coliseum on Columbus Circle. Henry the Good Humor Guy worked security at the Coliseum on weekends; he’d let us scoot in the side door, so we never had to pay.

The news spread fast that Friday, and the teachers were crying. I couldn’t fg believe it. All the beer joints had Daily News photos of JFK taped to the mirrors behind the bar. Now, that guy, the guy on our campaign buttons, the guy who got us little-kid Bronx morons interested in politics, was dead. WTAF?

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“Now what?” I thought. “What could possibly go wrong next?” That weekend, on live TV, I/we found out. Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald. My mom and dad both exhaled “OHHH!!!” at the same time. I was like, “yep, we’re on our own now, for sure.” And I was right, too.

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Martin Kleinman is a New York City-based writer and blogger. His new collection of short fiction, "When Paris Beckons" is now available. His second collection, "A Shoebox Full of Money", is available at your favorite online bookseller, as is his first -- "Home Front". Visit http://www.martykleinman.com for details on how to get your copies.

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