A good friend of mine put this image up on his Facebook page:
This was taken at my friend’s wedding in 1979. I was his best man and this is the only time I’ve ever worn a tuxedo. (I’m on the right…yeah, the short one…)
Seeing this brought forth a cascade of memories, many of which aren’t all that great, but all of which are absolutely vital to who I am today. See, this is a marker of the moment my life changed. The next several months put me on an emotional roller coaster that finally stopped some time in early 1980.…