Don't Dwell On It

A few minutes with that voice in his ear would cause his eyes to sparkle and set his heart to dancing.
-Nial Kent
"The Divided Path"

I fell for this song called "She Could Be You" by Sapphire while watching that show KYLE-XY, Season II a few months back. Someone cleverly created this video on YouTube and I want to share the tune now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nejVmFx3g08

November 23, 1984
Friday

I awoke early once again as I heard someone sweeping Autumn leaves outside.
Suzy Miller called to see if I wanted to go to Ole’s Waffle Shop for coffee and a bite to eat.
“I’m so full. Yesterday was Thanksgiving, remember?”
She laughed. “Maybe you will feel like a movie tonight?”
“That sounds good, I’ll call you back.”

I went over to mom’s house and watched game shows (Wheel of Fortune, Scrabble, The Newlywed Game) and a chain of soap-operas: “Days of our Lives”, “Another World”, “Santa Barbara” and “The Edge of Night”.

John brought Ashley over for a visit. I decided to leave just before Mom left for work. I wanted some silent sleep time as I felt some sniffles coming on along with a bit of a cough. I recalled being sick last Thanksgiving. Danny Garcia called while I was napping.
“Hi, I just wanted to see what you were doing tonight,” said Danny.
“Oh, I don’t know, I’m not feeling so great but I may get a boost of energy later.”
“Well, give me a call if you decide you want to go out.”

I rested, showered and started to feel a bit more energetic.
I chose to call Suzy to see if she wanted to go to the show. She ‘pussy-footed’ around and said, “I think I’m going to my mom’s house for dinner since it’s National Leftovers Day.”
She continued about wanting to see what her brother was doing and promised to call back. Her flimsy excuse did not make sense. “So…”

I am finding that I say “so” a lot these days. And so, I called Danny to see about a flick. We had planned to see “Amadeus” but ended up having coffee and a sandwich at The Copper Plate in Walnut Creek. It was funny because Danny mentioned a guy named Carlos. I remembered Carlos because he was swooping on Chris at ‘The Hub’ one time.

It’s a small world as I recollected this fella that Danny was talking about. Danny had bought a top at Wilkes-Bashford for $125 and the guy who sold it to him was Bob Umland! There goes another coincidence.

After the light bite we went to Danny’s pad to sort of watch “Conan The Barbarian” on television. We talked about nonsensical things.
Danny said, “I’m supposed to meet some friends at eleven o’clock.”
“Well, I refuse to go to that Hub joint if that’s where you’re going.”

And so, I dropped him off at ‘The Hub’. Then I went over to Walnut Creek Liquors, remembering that Bill Helbush was working there now. I received a nice postcard/letter from him not so long ago and thought it would be nice to drop by to greet him. He was very happy to see me.
“I want a pair of your white International Male 501 pants,” Bill said.
This was funny because Danny had said the same thing earlier this evening. I did not stay at the liquor store for very long. My nose was running and fatigue set in.

As I was walking out of the liquor store I recognized Katie Jones with two Chinese girls. She sort of smiled. I gave a little smirk of a smile and walked out without sharing a word.

I drove home, listening to tunes. I started to think about how nice Danny could be. I decided I would allow him to cut my hair the next time I visit. I shared with Danny about my Bay Area Sperm Bank donations. He also gave sound advice about Jeffrey Burr. It was reassuring.
Danny advised, “Don’t dwell on it and don’t let it hurt you.”

I was not feeling well when I got home; however, I chose to telephone Bob Umland of Wilkes-Bashford since his name came up tonight. I left a message on his recorder. I watched the Friday Night Videos program, went upstairs, fantasized and fell asleep.

"We just have to keep our stories straight and stay on our toes."
-as heard while watching
KYLE-XY, Season II