Word: closet
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reason I decided to be out was that it's so much easier...I didn't feel like managing all the issues involved with being in the closet," he added...
...should have seen it coming, I have, hidden in the deep dark corners of my past, a history of being what some might call a "terrible" dresser. In junior high and high school, my closet was filled with a variety of fantastic items-knee-length plaid shorts, funky Hawaiian shirts and even a pair of plastic earrings shaped like orange clownfish. My sister, then an ultra fashion-conscious cheerleader, tried and failed to make me hide in the closet when her friends came over. (Much to my chagrin, she could hide the clownfish in there.) In the southern Texas fashion...
...college life progressed and I wormed my way into various summer internships, the oddities in my closet had to make way for shades of khaki, white and an awful lot of black. My outfits began to-gasp-coordinate. My mother was proud. My sister was relieved. My employers were satisfied. And at first, I too was happy. Then I realized the stifling truth: I was mysteriously drawn to clothes that secretly made me gag because I felt I should like them, not because I actually did like them. Today, fortunately, I've finally reached my fashion pinnacle. Through time, trial...
...friend struggle as they might have to live in the closet in order to serve their community," Finestone said...
...album; rather, the Crowes decided to crank up the amps and unleash a rip-roaring set packed with only their greatest hits. Nearly every tune was not only recognizable, but singable. With its dark lighting and smoke-friendly policies, the Orpheum allowed for the eruption of an audience of closet shower singers, creating a wondrously loud cacophony and a light-hearted comradeship. Neighbors throwing high fives, exchanging dance partners, slinging smiles--the concert was the quintessence of feel-good rock...