Books

Aside from my interview with the B.'s, a whole lotta nothin' went on yesterday.  Stomach's fine now, I'm happy to say. 
Talked to Betty and we made a date to meet for an early lunch in Northfield today before my rehearsal at Jim's house in nearby Linwood.
Got to the B.'s at 2:00.  Regina and Mike are a fairly typical Sunrise Bay couple with a few interesting deviations.  Although she's from north Jersey-- Lakewood by way of Elizabeth--he's from Boston and you realize that the minute he opens his mouth.  Also, Mike makes books by printing what he can find off the Internet, adding pictures from the same source, and having them bound at Staples.  Mind you, he doesn't write them; he spends hours researching, then prints out pertinent information. 
He let me borrow some and hey, these are interesting.  They include The Big Band Era, The 1938 Boston Red Sox All-Stars, and the historic football game between Boston College and Holy Cross of November 28, 1942. 
Now, why would that particular game on that particular day be singled out?  Because the hugely-favored BC team had been invited to celebrate at a swank nightclub after what practically everyone assumed would be an easy win.  Inexplicably, Boston lost 55-12, and the gathering was cancelled.  Too bad, right?  Wrong.  The venue was the famous Coconut Grove and 492 people died in a fire there that night.
Yoicks.  God, fate, the luck of the draw, or just a coincidental juxtaposition of events?  Who can say, but it makes for a fascinating "book." Think I'll ask Virginia if I can do an additional piece on Mike's hobby of making books.