by Luke Halpin

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"The things I HATE & The things I LOVE"

I HATE to have to get up at 6 o'clock in the morning in order to be at the studio on time.
I HATE to see girls wear a lot of make-up.
I HATE oysters.
I HATE having to be taught by a tutor. I'd rather go to a regular public school.
I HATE girls who ask me to go steady (yes, a couple have!). I don't believe in it.
I HATE people who are sure they know everything. They usually know nothing.
I HATE to date girls who are over five feet six inches tall.
I HATE the life in California. There was nowhere for me to go and nothing to do. I guess that's because I didn't know anyone my own age out there.
I HATE girls who gush about me being an actor. I want to be liked for myself.
I HATE not having time for my friends back in New York. I really miss them and the wonderful summer weekends at our home near the shore up there.
I HATE studying and homework.
I HATE moody people - especially if it is a girl I'm dating.
I HATE classical music. It doesn't do anything for me.

I LOVE the color red for cars and boats and the color green for clothes.
I LOVE all girls. I notice a girl's figure first, then her face. I like a natural look.
I LOVE all foods - it's an open field for me.
I LOVE to wear Continental-style clothes for dress and chinos and a sports shirt for casual.
I LOVE cars and am dying for a red Corvette.
I LOVE simple, casual hair-styles on girls.
I LOVE the "English sound" in rock and roll and buy every single hit record I can lay my hands on.
I LOVE the boat we use in Flipper. It was built by Thunderbird Boats and is as sleek as a racing boat.
I LOVE Flipper. Everybody loves him. He can actually think. He is adorable!
I LOVE my job. It is more like play than work.
I LOVE the bright sunshine of Florida.
I LOVE girls who are happy and who make me happy.
I LOVE to swim. I always did. I learned how to swim at Rockaway Beach when I was about four years old.

[NOTE by cpps90: Rockaway Beach is in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located on the South Shore of Long Island.]

I LOVE reading letters and writing them. Anyone who writes to me at 12100 Northeast 16th Avenue, North Miami, Fla., will get an answer - I promise!