Old Friends
There's a game we play, not a game exactly, a sort of call and
response. It's one of the pleasures of living for a long time in a
fairly small place. "You know, they lived over by Plett's Grocery."
"Where that bank is now?" "That's right." "Plett's, I'd almost
forgotten. Do you remember where Ward's was?" "Didn't they
tear it down to build the Holiday Mall?" "Yes." "I remember.
The Holiday Mall." It works for people, too. "Remember the
guy who came to all the art exhibit openings, the guy with the
hat?" "Yeah, he came for the free food and drinks?" "Right."
"And there was the guy with the pipe and the tweed jacket
who always said hello to everyone because he wasn't sure who
he actually knew." "Oh, yes!" It's like the words to an old song,
la, la, la, some of which you remember. And after I have gone
someone will say, "Oh him. I thought he was still around. I
used to see him everywhere, only, all this time, I thought he
was someone else.
by Louis Jenkins
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