It was a hot Saturday evening in the summer of 1957 and Billy had a
date with Peggy Sue. He arrived at her house and rang the bell.

"Oh, come on in!" Peggy Sue's mother said as she welcomed Billy in.
"Have a seat in the living room. Would you like something to drink?
Lemonade?
Iced tea?"

"Iced tea, please," Billy said.

Mom brought the iced tea. "So, what are you and Peggy planning to do
tonight?" she asked.


"Oh, probably catch a movie, and then maybe grab a bite to eat at the
malt shop, maybe take a walk on the beach..."

"Peggy likes to screw, you know," Mom informed him.

"Uh...really?" Billy replied, with raised eyebrows.

"Oh, yes!" the mother continued. "When she goes out with her friends,
that's all they do!"

"Is that so?" asked Billy, inquisitively.


"Yes," said the mother. "As a matter of fact, she'd screw all night if
we let her!"

"Well, thanks for the tip," Billy said as he began thinking about
alternate plans for the evening.


A moment later, Peggy Sue came down the stairs looking pretty as a
picture wearing a pink blouse and full circle skirt, and with her hair
tied back in a bouncy ponytail. She greeted Billy.


"Have fun, kids," the mother said as they left.


Half an hour later, a completely disheveled Peggy Sue burst into the
house and slammed the front door behind her.


"The Twist, Mom!" she angrily yelled at her mother. "The damned dance
is called the Twist.