My first serious boyfriend didn't come into my life until I was 17 and a senior in high school.
He told me he loved me 2 months after we started dating and yes, I was in love as much as a 17 year old could be in love.
But if I am being technical, that wasn't the first time I fell in love.
I fell in love for the first time when I was 12.
I don't remember how it happened or where I was when I first saw them but I do remember for all of middle school, mostly contained to 8th grade, I was totally, madly, deeply, obsessively in love.
With a boy band.
From Puerto Rico.
Named after a soup.
Yes, I, a 12 year old white girl from rural Ohio was in love with Menudo.
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And I wasn't ashamed of my love.
My family knew about it.
My parents let me adorn my walls with magazine cut outs.
Adorn is actually a light term for it.
My room looked like it was wallpapered with Puerto Rican teenagers.
Kind of scary like a teen version of Silence Of The Lambs only with Robby, Charlie, Ray, Ricky and Roy.
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My friends knew all about it.
I even sucked one of my friends into my Menudo hysteria.
My bff Wendy started to like Charlie.
Which was fine because I was totally into Ray.
Then Roy.
But more Ray than Roy.
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I even had a friend who had family in Chicago.
And apparently they had a Menudo store in Chicago.
And apparently they had all things Menudo in that store.
So I gave her money and she bought me some things.
I have no idea what.
I am sure a poster, because you know, I didn't have enough for the Menudo bomb shelter I was creating.
I also requested information from the Puerto Rico Tourism board.
You know.
So I could go to Puerto Rico.
Even though I am pretty sure they all live in LA.
Just so you know this is Menudo in the 80's:
source And here they are today: source Yeah. Still like mine better. Nothing says teenage hysteria more like shiny metallic pants. So there is my story of my first love. Don't be jealous. But Roy is still mine. Step off.  |
6 comments:
Oh, Menudo. That brings back memories. One Direction doesn't have anything on Menudo.
I love it!
I'm trying to think about my first love. I did have a HUGE crush on a former NBA player, Alonzo Mourning. Oh the memories.
Cute post! I loved Bobbie Sherman. I just Googled him and he's a grandfather now. I guess I thought he'd always be 21. Oh, well.
I always wondered why you moved to Chicago. It all makes sense now...the Menudo store.
The bomb shelter comment was my laugh out loud moment. Nicely played.
Shannon- no they don't! I miss big hair and shiny pants. Shiny, TIGHT pants. Ahem...
Laila- I remember him! And it is fun to go back and relive the old days. Only I would rethink my love of blue mascara.
Pam- I remember him! Of course, the members of Menudo are probably grandparents too. And Ricky Martin will always be 21.
Marianne- I cannot confirm or deny that I moved here for Menudo. ;)
I never understood why they would name themselves after soup made with beef stomach...do you know how that came about?
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