Twenty-Six

"His eyes made love to me all evening."
-Greta Garbo
"Camille", 1936 Film

Twenty-five years ago today:

November 10, 1985
Sunday

I’ve recently come to learn that I really like Chad. His personality is great and the fact that we are both twenty-six (born in 1959) is a plus. Chad’s birthday is December 16th.

I was a bit surprised to learn that Chad actually knew Leonard Perillo! What the hell.
I simply said, “I had a feeling that Leonard was coming on to me.”
I didn’t say much else about ‘Leonard and I’ as there really isn’t a whole lot to say. I still felt a need to talk to Chad and learn his opinion of Leonard. I wanted to know if Leonard’s bragging about his position and status was nothing more than my imagination.

Chad and I left for Ole’s Waffle Shop on Park Street for a morning breakfast. Afterwards, we returned to my place to watch another favorite movie of mine: “THIEF OF HEARTS”.

After the movie we lounged about and went over to the Ice-Cream Dock for a shake and sundae. We took a walk around Harbor Bay and the lagoons. We drove in to Central Alameda where I stopped at Magic Video and at Longs Drugstore. I rented a Mel Gibson, Diane Keaton film called “MRS. SOFFEL”.

We settled back over at my pad. We decided to order a pizza.

My mom made an unexpected visit for the videotape I had of Lucille Ball movie where she plays a skid-row bum. I introduced mom to Chad. It was pleasant and brief.

Chad’s roommate, Larry, telephoned at my house to check up on Chad. He wanted to find out why Chad had disappeared. He wanted to know where Chad was and why he had not come home. Geez!
Chad shared a few things but I wasn’t quite sure if there was more to their relationship than meets the eye.
Chad said, “I wonder how Larry got your number.”
I was sure that Chad must’ve given it to him (whatever). I don’t know the full-story about Chad. Although I do know that he likes me and I feel the same about him. It is the present and future that truly matters.

Chad and I watched the “MRS. SOFFEL” movie and a little bit of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and went to bed…again.


"The older I get the more tender I become."
-Amazing Grace, 2006 Film