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friends at Bush High School in Cleveland, and we liked to babysit together because we got a chance to sing. We used to sing for ourselves, just for the fun of it, and one night some parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jewett, came home and heard us harmonizing, and they asked if we ever thought about singing professionally. We said no. So they asked us to meet some people who could help us. At first, we sang in Veterans’ hospitals and at big banquet parties for experience, and, gee, before we knew it, we sang at one of Joe Finan’s record hops and everybody said we were ready to make records — and so, here we are . . .” Debbie asked sheepishly, “I have a question! Isn’t it hard to keep your own personality and still be a part of a group like this?” Patti looked at the other two Poni Tails. “Well,” she ventured, after a minute’s thinking, “it’s like this. Look at La Verne, she’s got green eyes and likes a good time, but it’s Toni who’s the real whoopee girl and live wire. I guess I’m the reserved one. We’re different to begin with, and when we have time to ourselves, we give in to our own personalities. When we go back to our hotel rooms after a show, for instance (we all share a suite together when we travel), Tony’ll turn on the radio, and maybe LaVerne’ll wash her hair and I’ll take a nap. We do whatever suits our own particular moods. We don’t believe we have to do everything together. But I will say we’re always picking up phrases from each other. Toni’s I always saying, ‘Oh, my gosh!’ and now ! she’s got LaVerne and me saying it all the time.” “I never thought about it,” Toni said, “but, you know, we get along pretty well. We were friends to start with, but maybe it’s because we can laugh at each other, and nobody gets offended.” “That’s one thing we do a lot of,” LaVerne commented. “Laugh — and tease!” Bouncing into the dressing room, Frankie Avalon announced that Phil and Don Everly had come back from the cafeteria across the street, and “. . . we’re all getting wound up for the backstage jam session.” Buzzing with excitement, Kathy, Debbie and Sue walked alongside the Poni Tails to the other end of the long corridor where the Big Beat gang had gathered — The Everly Brothers, Jimmy Clanton, Jo Ann Campbell and so many others, everyone full of skyrocketing spirit, everyone waiting for Phil and Don to start the musicmaking. S-t-r-r-r-u-mmm! and the Everly Brothers’ guitars rang with music. In a minute everybody was stompin’ their feet, and singing about Johnny being a joker . . . 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