into the NBA. I was always jealous of him bc his parents spoiled him and got him like a dozen plus authentic jerseys - back when they were real pricey for a 10-11 year old. Dude had the entire Charlotte Hornets lineup just for the hell of it (his favorite team was the Magic).

That was my 5th grade year. As I recall, that was a really strange/fascinating year for newsworthy events. You had the Nancy Kerrigan/Tanya Harding fiasco, the Michael Faye caning in Singapore, Kurt Cobain's suicide, etc.. Meatloaf & Aerosmith were somehow amongst the biggest groups at the time. Looking back, it does all seem strange.