Friday, September 10, 2010

A Very Cool Kid


Recently someone who hasn't seen Billy in a long time asked me, "When did Billy become so dark?" Huh I thought then asked, "What do you mean? His hair?" The person answered with concern, "Yes, well and everything."

Yes Billy is checking out different styles, this is true. He is a good little mix of EMO, punk, rocker. But he so much more than that. I have told him: Unfortunately people judge a book by it's cover. Perception is reality. First impressions are hard to change. All these little catch phrases. They are true as shown by that person's questions.

BUT I KNOW THE TRUTH. My Billy is still my Billy. He is EMO - Which stands for emotional. Emo however usually stands for negative emotions, depression, sadness, rebellion, indifferent, disinterested (some of them so extreme they become cutters). Billy is emo but his emotion is happy, energetic, fun loving, engaged. Proof by the Mascot he will be tonight at the football game.

He also tried out for the fall play yesterday. Phil the director apparently liked his audition. The musical which will be showing in Dec, is White Christmas. Fun I hope he gets the part that Danny Kaye played. We'll see.

Billy is so much more than any label.
He recently had to write up a wanted poster for himself so his English teacher could get to know all the students. Here is what he wrote. Gotta love Billy's wit and creativity.

If this criminal is seen in the area, please report him to the authorities. Armed with his hair straightener and hairbrush, this felon is known as Billiards (aka Bill ). Usually found along with The Bandego Warrior (Jonah) and The Tater Gator (Cameron). Billiards is wanted for the unforgivable sin of obsessive hair flipping. Found around football games dressed as a big elk giving fans high fives, on the school drama stage making a fool of himself, or sometimes found at the vault, listening to music. Last arrested October 12,1994. With his unique style of extremely skinny jeans, studded belts that hang low, and dark colored shirts, he is easy to pick out in a crowd. Thank you for your time and be safe tonight. He could be flipping his hair somewhere near you.

Is that awesome or what? So in conclusion, Nope I am not concerned about Billy's dark attire. Billy is Billy. I couldn't love him more or be more proud of him.
Joytobe

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is great Joyce!! So wonderful to see the insider perspective other than the prejudgement set by others!! :)

Jena

Anonymous said...

Yes he is just Billy. And all good that goes with being "Billy". :o) Aunt Brenda

Amy said...

Nice post Joyce. ;) I don't know Billy, but I really like him! He seems like such an awesome young man. I personally think his style is pretty kick butt! Keep on rockin' Billy!

Scott said...

The other thing about Billy is, he knows what he's doing. He knows it's an affectation. He knows it's causing double takes and double thoughts. And he knows it's not WHO he is. It's just fun, interesting, experimental. He's great!
Uncle Scott