TURN THE PAGE, Summer Songs, BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER, by KM Wilsher

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BLOG DAYS OF SUMMER
SUMMER SONTS
Summer 1985

This summer in a small town in Colorado I paid $60 a month for my 1972 Chevelle (loved that car!). Two roommates and I split rent on a place that charged us $90 a month. By Labor Day, our summer fun ended, and I packed my bags and went to Lubbock, Texas for college.

My friend Daren introduced me to a Detroit Legend. Detroit? Detroit sounded like another planet to that small town girl.

I think the egocentricity of this song probably struck the chord in me at that time, because college meant I was leaving my small town, my friends, and my comfort zone behind. I definitely turned a page.

Daren and I sat in front of the record player (YEP, RECORD PLAYER) and sang this over and over:
Bob Seger and Turn the Page