Christopher Wagner
My brother was 5-years older than me. He had
athletic ability and played team sports. He was much
more daring and "pushed the envelope" of parental
tolerance more than I would. A schoolyard fight and a
little more recklessness in style (I think a lot of it
was macho posturing) were him, though he never broke
any laws (that I know of!) He loved to tease me,
practice wrestling holds on me, and exercised his
ready wit frequently on me as I came of age, but I
knew we'd stick together. For a while we'd go to
Saturday matinees with monster films together, and
he'd even let me tag along sometimes with his friends
and him. Thinking back, that's pretty generous for a
big brother.
My brother and his peers dressed like average teens:
blue jeans, sweatshirts, dress shirts, always just a
white T shirt in summer, usually athletic shoes, or
loafers. My brother and his pals were about 15 when
they started wearing white crew socks with black
loafers everywhere. For some reason my mother found
that beyond the pale, and one Sunday told him he was
NOT going to church like that. By the time I was old
enough to remember, my brother was dressing like a
teen. He may have worn shorts a couple of times, I
think with some football team friends, to impress
girls with their physical development! I was the
younger brother, and the folks thought I should dress
the part!
John
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