Guess it’s my age—I’ve been sorting through boxes of photos, recipes, patterns, fabrics, quilts, etc. when I had a pile of photos from a series of group meeting, I ask my friend “what should I do with all these pictures collected over 35 years?” She said, I’ve been doing the same thing—I know my kids would not know any of these people in the photos. It was sad thrumbing through, so many of these friends have gone to the heaven of happiness.
Memories always flood back when you view them. Oh, remember when that happen! But, I have no one to reminisce with over those times. I pulled out several photos to put them aside--maybe, someone would like these, I said to myself. The rest went into File13--then I immediately regret what I did---so many recorded memories gone, just like that!!
This was one of the photos I found--date is 1979, place is New Orleans--that I could summarize as the sign says "Happy Mardi Gras". Photo is my two brothers, their wives plus another couple on the left--wasn't too sure who it was; contacted my brother, emailed him the photo and he replied it was his friend and girlfriend. Yes, we were parked in Superdome parking lot, drove in that green/white van, loaded with food and drinks--ready to walk to St.Charles Avenue for truck parade.
Memories are intersting--I don't remember this occassion at all! But, My brother did! His memory kicked in (of course, my brother was one for 'remembering wrong too'!) Then what he told me was unbelievable to me.
My brother said before he came to NO, a friend said, if you go to the French Quarter and to Al Hirt's club, ask for so and so and she'll get you in--right there I didn't believe him! But, he continued, atter the parades, we walked into Quarter by Al Hirt's club and remarkable, we ask for so and so and we were emitted at no charge and received a table up front!
We were given free drinks! Turned around to see Henry Winkler (the Fonz) sitting behind us (he was the King of Bacchus Parade), in walked Pete Fountain, who also had a club in the Quarter; comedian Rodney Dangerfield was there also.
Boy, this story sounded so good but I have no memory of all that! I thought my brother has really gone off the deep end with his story!
When I said something to my husband--"yes, that's true!" No way! He validated my brother's memory!!
What memories are you harboring that others will not believe?
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