[AGL] different strokes, forgetting names

[michele mason]

Thanks Font. A wise grandmother—was she Mrs. Webb(sp?), the lovely 
woman I knew?

On Feb 5, 2007, at 3:05 PM, fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:


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>

> I always, always, say my name when I see someone (unless I see them

> regularly). My memory for names is not perfect and occasionally I have 

> a

> lapse that is beyond understanding - the person across the room is

> someone I KNOW that I KNEW - and I can usually recall the last city

> council meeting where I saw them in '96, and the kind of dog they had.

>

> I assume that even though I am on hugging terms, the person may be

> grieving or under some kind of stress, or may have lapses like mine. I

> said my name to Molly in the elevator when I hugged her in December, 

> and

> I said my name to Dave yesterday. I said my name several times, in 

> fact.

> I think Michele got it right about withholding judgement in certain

> situations.

>

> One time, years ago, I chided my elderly grandmother for not 

> introducing

> me to some woman at a gathering - the three of us had been in a brief

> conversation. She told me that she could not think of the woman's name,

> and that it was de riguer for me to help the situation by introducing

> myself, and asking her name so that all three of us would then be

> comfortable. I have never forgotten it.

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: michele mason <yaya.m at earthlink.net>

> Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 2:24 pm

> Subject: Re: [AGL] different strokes for different folks

> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

>

>> Could be. My cynical side would agree. She did remember their names

>> and

>> why would I matter?

>> I mean, how does one know to judge harshly without personal evidence?

>> I'll be away from the mac tomorrow, working on the multitude of

>> paperwork.

>> Wishing all another lovely day.

>>   mm

>>

>>

>> On Feb 5, 2007, at 12:43 PM, Michael Eisenstadt wrote:

>>

>>> Michele,

>>>

>>> apparently Ann had different strokes for different folks.

>>>

>>> i remember her as gov giving a brief address indoors

>>> at an art thing - Mexic-arte i think.

>>>

>>> standing in front of her i moved a little to the left then

>>> a little to the right, but she had no trouble not noticing

>>> me. if she called out to you in a crowd to ask you

>>> about your children, she was playing you (and them)

>>> like a piano.

>>>

>>> mike

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