A Brainstorm Idea

One gains the impression that people did not know quite how to take him, that he was perceived as a character, a wit and a thinker, that he was distinguished, but it was hard to say quite how.
-Stendhal
"The Red and the Black"

Twenty-five years ago today:

June 16, 1986
Monday

I had a brainstorm idea on this Monday morning. I decided to take Ron to breakfast at The Cliff House in San Francisco.

It was a smooth drive.  Rush hour traffic had subsided.  We walked in and around the cliffs in awe of the coastline.  We took some wild pictures with my camera, too. It was as if I was doing an underwear model photo shoot.  Ron was shooting my camera at me like crazy.  I believe I was so brave to strip to my "undies' only because no one was around.  It was quite funny.

After getting the feel for the coastline we went to Fisherman’s Wharf.  Ron was being too kind. He brought nine recorded songs that he personally made on a cassette tape for me.  He gave me an inflatable globe, a MAUI  & Sons T-shirt and tons of QUORUM cologne accessories.

We went to Las Margaritas for a drink. We watched a magic show. Ron really liked the magic show. He raved occasionally about my company, too.


Ron is quite the adventurer and suggested we take a helicopter ride over The City. I wasn’t so gung-ho about it but he insisted.
“Come on, it’ll be fun,” Ron shouted.
I was still skeptical. He couldn’t believe I’d never been on a helicopter before.


We did it. We ended up going on a helicopter ride over the Golden Gate Bridge and on to the Oakland-Bay Bridge. It was $70 for the two of us. Ron insisted on paying for it. It was an experience. I will never go on a helicopter ride again!



PHOTO: Ron Leoni, June 16, 1986

Then we scouted through Lombard Street again, taking even more pictures all around The City.


Ron and I returned to Alameda. Ron had a brainstorm idea to cook a lobster/lasagna dinner! We bought two lobsters and all of the lasagna ingredients. Ron prepared the lobsters, salads and the lasagna. We ate together while watching one of my all-time favorite films: THIEF OF HEARTS. It was a great meal. Our tummies were so full.

We were so out-of-it from the wine that we both dozed off to sleep straightaway. Yawn.

"To be good is to be in harmony with oneself," he replied, touching the thin stem of his glass with his pale, fine-pointed fingers."
-Oscar Wilde
"The Picture of Dorian Gray"