11. The Turning Page - One of the first comic book stores I ever went to. This is in Milwaukee. My Dad took me when I was around 12 or 13. About 20 years later, it became a weekly stop while I lived in Milwaukee. Circa 1978-1980.
12. Great America - The first and only amusement park I ever went to. It was in Illinois not far from the Wisconsin border (Now it's a Six Flags or something). I think the last time was for 8th grade class trip. 1970s.
13. McDonald's - My first job was at a McDonald's in Green Bay's failure of a downtown mall. August to December, 1982.
14. East High School in Green Bay - I was on the editorial staff of the school newspaper. Class of 84. September 1980 to June 1984.
15. Powerhouse Comics - Green Bay's first comic book store and a weekly stop for me from 10th grade until i moved to Milwaukee in my late twenties. 1983 through 1994.
16. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay - A regular part of my life while my sister, later mother, attended UWGB while I was in grade school. It was where I had my second job. I took art classes for kids. And in Fall of 84, I attended. September 1984 to May 1991.
17. The Library in downtown Green Bay - A place of learning, validation, escape, fun, and self-discovery. 1970s-1980s-1990s.
18. My bedroom - well... I did spend a lot of time in my bedroom - several hours asleep each night and many hours during the day too. It was my fortress of solitude. 1970s & 1980s & 1990s.
19. Lucy Stone Center - My sister and then my mother worked at this campus women's center at UWGB. I got much validation from the women who became friends of my mother & sister. Late 1970s.
20. Who's in Green Bay - I was 19 and Who's was the first gay bar I ever went to. November 1986.
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