I read today that Bobby Kennedy Jr. filed for a divorce from his wife Mary.
That’s too bad. They seemed like such a nice couple…when I met them.
Yeah, you read it right. I met Bobby and Mary Kennedy. They sat next to me on a flight from Denver to Aspen. We were all en route to the 2nd Annual US Comedy Arts Festival. I was on a research trip for Hallmark Cards; Bobby was going to introduce Garry Trudeau, his good friend and creator of the “Doonesbury” comic strip, who was being honored at the festival.
The small jet had no first class; that’s why they were seated next to me. I recognized them immediately when they boarded just moments before take-off — my mother loved the Kennedys like most Catholics of her generation — but I kept my mouth shut.
They were very friendly, though, and chatted with me during the short flight. When they realized I was going to the festival as well, they mentioned their friend Garry — by first name only — and said ‘perhaps they’d see me there.’
It was a great story to share with my co-workers, who were seated elsewhere on the plane.
I attended the Doonesbury retrospective and only made the ‘Kennedy connection’ when Bobby stepped up to the podium to introduce ‘his friend Garry.’ After the event was over, attendees were invited to a gallery next door exhibiting framed “Doonesbury” cartoons.
As I was milling around with my co-workers, I suddenly heard shouts of “Carla! Carla!”
There across the room were Mary and Bobby Kennedy, smiling and waving. Garry Trudeau stood at their side.
The rest of the evening was kind of a rock star moment for me. I got to hang with the Kennedys for a little while. I met Garry Trudeau, whose comic strips explained the entire Watergate phenomenon to me as a child…and I was able to get his autograph for my brother Kent.
And best of all? The look on my co-workers’ faces.
Priceless.
Ode to sugar
Do you remember Super Golden Crisp cereal?
Gerry Matthews was the voice of Sugar Bear, who always sounded like Dean Martin to me. (I think that was the point.)
Alas, Super Golden Crisp is no more. Neither is Berry Berry Kix. Or Cabbage Patch Kids cereal, E.T. cereal or New Kids on the Block cereal.
Commercials in Saturday morning cartoons made us simply have to have each and every one of them…for a little while, at least.
And now they’re gone.
Enjoy this online tribute to 54 cereals we have loved and lost.
Which sugary classic do you miss the most?
Me? I was always been a huge fan of Froot Loops. And Frosted Flakes. And Captain Crunch. Sugary, sugary goodness that requires no milk — it’s an all-day treat in my book.
But, alas, while my favorites are still available on the shelf, I pass them over (most of the time) for more healthy choices.
Bran. Whole grains. Sucks being a grownup.
At least we can still enjoy the cartoons…am I right?
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