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After pledging Theta Chi Fraternity at Drake University and then,

of course, not making grades,

I was put on academic probation in 1965,

my freshman year.

The threat of dismissal inspired a dramatic comeback, however,

and I graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree—

on time and on the Dean’s List.

Immediately I was hired by an internationally known Chicago graphic design

firm, after competing against almost a hundred other applicants.

A year later, I felt I knew everything there was to know about life.

The obvious next step, it was clear to me, was

to quit my job and get a one-way ticket to Paris,

where I would work on the Champs Elysées as an art director

and chase French women.

Although a soft wind had brought a misty rain

a little earlier in the day,

the grass was almost totally dry now.

Everyone’s skin was warm and sticky again on this predictably hot Cincinnati July summer night.

And as usual,

fireworks were in the air.