Growing Up White...it's weird!

Growing Up White...it's weird!

By Glenn DarbySociety & CultureDocumentaryPersonal Journals
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Growing Up White...it's weird! episodes

  • Chapter 2: Hawaii (Aloha)

    From age 8 to 10 I lived in paradise as a white boy--there is a slang Hawaiian word for it: "haole." And I was made aware of it, but it was the 60's, so peace love and Bobby Sherman!

    It's not what you think! Or, maybe it is.

    11 min
  • Epilogue

    The end(?) of my book 1. Eight chapters that give you a brief glimpse into my unique life of growing up white--it was weird!

    8 min
  • Chapter 8: Cakes 2.0

    The "Cakes of the Stars" story continues...David Bowie, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones, Genesis, Queen, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Diamond, Blue Oyster Cult, The Romantics, Ted Nugent, The Knack, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Iron Maiden, Billy Squier, The Cars, Weather Report, Boomtown Rats, Joe Jackson, The Cure, April Wine, Moon Martin, Southside Johnny, George Thorogood,  Katrina and the Waves, The Motels, Asia, Gary Numan, Liberace, Peter Allen, Juice Newton, Triumph and more.   

    25 min
  • Chapter 5 Alice rocks my world!
    Philly NHL champs Flyers! Remember "Streaking!" Cool mom. More family lies. Atlantic City. Hippy family. Steel Pier diving horse. Freak/Sideshow. Jungle woman transforms into a gorilla! Alice Cooper concert. Guillotine. Weed. Wine Bag. Throw up. Firecrackers. Glow Sticks. Yep, more white weirdness for you.
    28 min
  • Chapter 4: God, Guns & Drums!
    "God is dead but don't worry Mary is pregnant again." Noogie Queen Nun. Holy communion Altar boy. Puberty and Boners. My first kill. Basketball All star Champ. Bang those drums, but not during Sunday mass.
    45 min
  • Chapter 6 Mom(mie Dearest)
    Mom (is dead). Yep we all have one, well at least we all came out of one! RIP June 14, 2020. Nurse (at a prison). Child of the great depression. High school smoking lounge. Vo-Tech cooking. Dishwasher at 12 years-old. Flies in the fryer pop! Fake cousin. Pedophile boss. Remember 8-track tapes in the car? Bakery bully. TWA silverware? "Son, go buy me some Kotex pads." Rolf, the Master Baker, yes Masterbaker, and loved Hitler. Pre-Med college major? No such thing. The morgue. What i...
    29 min
  • Chapter 1: Dad is really Dead?
    Dad is dead. Family secrets and lies. I start working at age 12. Identity borrowing. Mom and grandma are pregnant at the same time. My fake aunt and cousins. Jumping off the roof. Fifi meets her end.
    16 min
  • Chapter 3: My LIttle Girl (Glennerina)
    "Cute enough to be a girl." Hippies. Rape. Fake family sleepovers. "Don't say a word." Choppers. Fast cars. "Tardo." Cut the seatbelts out of the car. A gentile child goes to an all Jewish exclusive camp. The Wedgie Machine. Superlegs. Fractured finger. Late night visit. "I won't hurt you." Safe in the infirmary. Loxs, bagels and cream cheese.
    15 min

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Book 2 and the weirdness continues on from Book 1: Death. Money. Incest. Rape. Lies. Secrets. A Ghost. 1970s. Hawaii. Hippies. Child Labor. Fake Aunt & Cousins. Jewish camp. Just a normal life…