Word: teens
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...songs Richman wrote and performed during the early '70s are astonishing; they meld the sound of his beloved Velvet Underground and the Stooges with the typical teen rock concerns of girls, driving and insecurity, shot through with an unnerving simplicity and directness like nothing else in rock then or now. Also distinctive is Richman's voice, which I hesitate to describe as nasal and monotone, because it is far more appealing than that...
There are other frosh, though, whose metabolisms have not been so cooperative. These poor souls are stuck on the same weight they marked down months ago on their Harvard application. Shivering in the cold on their lonely walks to Vanserg, these emaciated freshman are really in a bind. Teen FM, though, has some answers. We polled our staff, and here are some suggestions for a smooth and enjoyable "insulation" process...
...other words, it was not by my own volition nor by any genius a la Doogie Howser that I spent all four years of high school and will spend all but one semester of college as a teenager. But does being a "teen" really make a difference? Actually, I often feel stuck in re-runs of "My So-Called Life" or maybe just some cheesy after-school special. Regardless of my efforts to the contrary, I seem to face some sort of weekly teen angst crisis: parents' relationship on ice, friend with eating disorder or pregnancy scare, peer pressure, psycho...
Other quintessential teen experiences include stressful episodes related to cheerleading tryouts and the time I was busted for having a party while my parents were out of town. Lest I forget, I also met my teen idol, Leonardo DiCaprio and was so giggly when he agreed to a photo that I bumbled embarrassingly as I tried to extract my camera from its case...
...were not. Reader Jean Tooskonski, 14, from Cranston, WI, writes, "I hate the stupid double standards our culture uses towards farting. When a guy farts on a date, it's kind of cool, but when I do it, people run for the aisles." Luckily for Jean, when danger arises, Teen FM is there to save the day. Read and learn how to deal with an overactive toot pump from the following problems and expert solutions...