Franco Harris in the 1970s

Sammy P., Franco, and the 1970s

Recently, the 1970s paid an unexpected visit and hammered my psyche with a one-two punch. This forced ride down memory lane was mostly unpleasant.

The first blast from the past came from a Facebook post by my high school’s “memoriam” group. From it, I learned that fellow Class of ’77 graduate Sammy P. had died suddenly, a couple of days shy of his 64th birthday. I was surprised but felt nothing more than…