There goes the Neighborhood

Howard had a rough time in High school, all of the white families had moved out and Howard’s family was the only white family left on the block. Howard used to get beat up a lot by the other kids in school who happened to be black, Howard’s mother couldn’t understand why they would beat up on the one white kid who still lived in their neighborhood. In 1969 the end of his freshman year, his family moved to Rockville Centre, he had a tough time finding his niche there, and was still getting his ass kicked by other kids. According to friends he was awkward and had no athletic ability. Howard said he looked liked Tiny Tim, he had long hair but his mother would not let him wear jeans, so he wore slacks and loafers with his long hair.