Russ Swain

Oh, this was in 1967, 68. You said five bucks for a report card. That's $47. Holy smokes. That'll get you a ski pass in those days, but it was worth it. And the well-heeled students in the class would come and say, okay, I need a report card.

And I say, okay, but it's going to cost you a buck because we got to have your parents signature on your real report card with a note that says, I promise my son will do better. And it was a little bit of a business. It certainly gave me dating money on the weekend. And so I was happy and know really well until one of the students ratted me out.

And I say, okay, but it's going to cost you a buck because we got to have your parents signature on your real report card with a note that says, I promise my son will do better. And it was a little bit of a business. It certainly gave me dating money on the weekend. And so I was happy and know really well until one of the students ratted me out.

And I say, okay, but it's going to cost you a buck because we got to have your parents signature on your real report card with a note that says, I promise my son will do better. And it was a little bit of a business. It certainly gave me dating money on the weekend. And so I was happy and know really well until one of the students ratted me out.

And from that point on, my feet were a virtual path to the principal's office. And I was in really some pretty serious trouble.

And from that point on, my feet were a virtual path to the principal's office. And I was in really some pretty serious trouble.

And from that point on, my feet were a virtual path to the principal's office. And I was in really some pretty serious trouble.

That's true. But when you're that young, you don't have the ability to assess risk the way that you do when life gives you more experience.

That's true. But when you're that young, you don't have the ability to assess risk the way that you do when life gives you more experience.

That's true. But when you're that young, you don't have the ability to assess risk the way that you do when life gives you more experience.

Did you do one of those? Yeah, I did. I went to Brazil. Cool. They give you a crash course in the language and expect that you're going to pick it up more fluently as you go through and it was great. But when you get there in a foreign country and you're just dropped off, I remember in the book I pointed out, it sounds like everybody's talking at once.

Did you do one of those? Yeah, I did. I went to Brazil. Cool. They give you a crash course in the language and expect that you're going to pick it up more fluently as you go through and it was great. But when you get there in a foreign country and you're just dropped off, I remember in the book I pointed out, it sounds like everybody's talking at once.

Did you do one of those? Yeah, I did. I went to Brazil. Cool. They give you a crash course in the language and expect that you're going to pick it up more fluently as you go through and it was great. But when you get there in a foreign country and you're just dropped off, I remember in the book I pointed out, it sounds like everybody's talking at once.

And I felt like they sounded like a bunch of parrots whose crackers have been laced with crystal meth. It was like, I can't understand anybody.

And I felt like they sounded like a bunch of parrots whose crackers have been laced with crystal meth. It was like, I can't understand anybody.

And I felt like they sounded like a bunch of parrots whose crackers have been laced with crystal meth. It was like, I can't understand anybody.

And Mormons feel their faith very strongly. And growing up, it's like you go to church on Sunday, it feels like you don't get out until Tuesday. It's a big part of your life. And I had just deluded myself into thinking, yeah, I'm just a regular fair-haired Mormon boy.

And Mormons feel their faith very strongly. And growing up, it's like you go to church on Sunday, it feels like you don't get out until Tuesday. It's a big part of your life. And I had just deluded myself into thinking, yeah, I'm just a regular fair-haired Mormon boy.

And Mormons feel their faith very strongly. And growing up, it's like you go to church on Sunday, it feels like you don't get out until Tuesday. It's a big part of your life. And I had just deluded myself into thinking, yeah, I'm just a regular fair-haired Mormon boy.

But there's something about the strictness of the religion that sometimes relates to people and they like conformity and they like to go by the rules. But I was always a little bit rebellious. So I pushed against it a little bit. But I was very committed for the two years that I was in Brazil.