It's been at least 20 years, but, ha yes. That's him.
I am glad people are recognizable when I write them. He was very memorable, of course.
Little Sis loved it, but Middle Sis was distraught, because she didn't know it was a tragedy. We've never let her live that down yet, poor Middle Sis. She doesn't see how she was supposed to know something like that!
A friend of mine on LJ once told a story about her son's girlfriend who came as a near-total blank slate to Shakespeare and Greek drama, meaning she saw King Lear and Oedipus Rex knowing nothing about their endings in advance and found them profoundly shocking and moving. It happens sometimes!
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I am glad people are recognizable when I write them. He was very memorable, of course.
Little Sis loved it, but Middle Sis was distraught, because she didn't know it was a tragedy. We've never let her live that down yet, poor Middle Sis. She doesn't see how she was supposed to know something like that!
A friend of mine on LJ once told a story about her son's girlfriend who came as a near-total blank slate to Shakespeare and Greek drama, meaning she saw King Lear and Oedipus Rex knowing nothing about their endings in advance and found them profoundly shocking and moving. It happens sometimes!