This is a shot from 1997 of our friend James and his car “Pixie.” (Tim’s dog Pixie is not named for James’s former car.) On this day, James called and said he and our friend Steve V were going to the Menil Collection if I wanted to meet them. When I arrived and we saw each other, we started laughing because we were both wearing jeans and white polo shirts.
Since James moved to Maine, I can’t tell you how often when he’s visited me in Houston that he and I have ended up, once again, in the same colors–red, blue, brown, black, come to mind–and he always wears them better than I do, dammit.
When James was here recently, he and I went to Agora–he for tea, me for coffee. This is the place where Tim occasionally takes Hanley for “coffee dates”–she has juice, of course. While James and I were there, Tim and Hanley dropped in to visit with us. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Hanley so animated and talkative. No shyness with James at all. I don’t know if this is just Hanley turning three or the usual effect James has on people.
Tim, Hanley, and James
I wasn’t wearing red that day, but gray.
Also, if Puterbaugh should happen by this post, I’m including a photo of a mural inside the women’s restroom at Agora. I don’t know if he’s a fan of young Marlon Brando, but there’s a tradition of fabulous restroom photos among some of my friends. This one’s for you, David.
I wanted to leave a deep and profound note about old friendships etc … but the only thing I can come up with is JAMES! YOWSA!
Ha ha ha! Profound enough.
If I had been at Agora with you, and you came out of the ladies room and told me Marlon was in there…
You’d have had to watch the door!
That might have made for good photo opportunities, as well.
James? As in Timothy James Beck?? In Maine??? Where????
No, not that one. James is a Houston friend who moved to Maine before the turn of the century. (I love saying “before the turn of the century.”) The James of TJB lives in CA.
Many of my friends have the same names–especially true of Davids, Jims/Jameses, Steves, and Tims. It gets confusing when I talk about them, I know.
ETA: I also have two sisters-in-law named Terri, from different sides of the family.
My family has 2 Cristys (Crystal and Cristine), 2 Johns, 2 Dans, 3 Angies, 2 Bills, 2 Eds, 2 Bobs and 3 Bettys. Plus a host of other characters.
Mercy. I think our only other repeats are a couple of Davids, though a bunch of middle names get shared.
And then there were my crazy aunt and uncle whose children (all 7 of them) had names which gave them the initials P.D.C. They were really reaching toward the end.
Hanley is so adorable. Tim is a very lucky manny, but then Hanley is also lucky to have Tim!
I think you are right on all counts.