You might be familiar with “Mortified” (seen in a recent movie and on cable TV), in which participants read angsty missives from their youth. Similar events promising embarrassment and what-the-hell revelations have been the rage of hipster meccas across the U.S., and Tampa’s own adolescent throwback, “Teenage Wasteland: Smells Like Teen Spirit,” has been a big hit, too. One recent installment, hosted by Heather Jones, drew an all-ages crowd to the vinyl-filled Planet Retro music store in downtown St. Pete, with performances by local bands GlowLow, Y Los Dos Pistoles and Permanent Makeup, readings from journals and high school musings, and a show-and-tell of old photos and memorabilia. facebook.com/events/724780404224424
This article appears in Sep 18-24, 2014.