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Mom Tommy and Dave

            HOW my MOM met my DAD.  I just learned this story last weekend.  
My mom worked at a store called Rodina’s in Stonestown Shopping Center in San Francisco. She was attending college at San Francisco State. Her girlfriends were going to a college party in Westlake and invited her to tag along. While at the party, my mom needed to use the restroom…. But there were loud noises coming from the bathroom. My mom asked, "WHAT in the world is going on in there!?"  The response: "Oh, that's just David" (as in GARY David). The door was opened and there's a guy laying in the empty bathtub, playing guitar, and singing. He's in a 3-piece corduroy black suit, with white shirt, and black pointed Spanish boots, and there's a glass of red wine on the side of the bathtub. Dad was politely asked to leave so the ladies could powder their noses. My mom was 19 and so was he. The year must have been 1961. After my mom exited the bathroom, she stayed in the hallway to speak with my dad. They remained together for most of the night. Then one of her friends had to go home... and all of the girls were going to leave together on the bus. Few young people owned cars back then. One of the guys at the party offered to take my mom's friend home in his convertible. The car was then packed with people, my mom and dad squished together, and off the car went, through the foggy city, the radio turned up, people singing (when they did not have cigarettes in their mouths), and the girls were dropped off - one by one. When it was my mom's turn, my dad asked for her phone number. And that was it. I don't know why this makes me cry, but it does. Their marriage, by the way, did not stand the test of time... but at least I am around as evidence of their young love. This photo is the photo my dad kept in his wallet when he and my mom started dating. The sidekicks in the photo are my Uncle David and Uncle Tommy.
   

Taken on: November 7, 2024

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Camera: Canon MX920 series Network (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon MX920 series Network
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Software:	Microsoft Windows Photo Viewer 6.1.7600.16385
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