Secrets

Mom ~ Destroyer of things that collected dust & naughty items. To my deep regret, toys with loose parts & Dad's magazines made frequent trips to the Bermuda triangle.

Mom died before Dad, and when he passed away, I found items that made me smile and re-evaluate Dad's sneaky talent. He saved a bunch of old girlfriends pictures. God bless him.

Here is Dad with Betty Holmes on the roof of 519 East 82nd Street. They went out for a few years and hung out together at the East Side Settlement House. Dad saved lots of pictures of Betty, ergo, Dad liked Betty a lot, kind of like Captain Carl liked Miss Yvonne on Pee Wee Herman's Playhouse. Betty married Artie Betz. She was a beautiful and charming lady, just like my Mom.

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Here's a picture of Dad with a Navy friend and a couple of German girls in 1946. When Dad spoke of Bremen and Bremerhaven, he'd break out in a shit-ass grin, recognize he was smiling too widely, and try to pull it back. After seeing this picture in 2003, I understood.

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