The Sauna

"Do you know what gives our relationship its most original and delicate charm for me? It is the close intimacy of our minds."
-Thomas Mann
AVENGED, 1899

Twenty-five years ago today

May 12, 1986
Monday

It went by fast (work).

Margaret, Dale and I ate together at B&M Chinese during lunch time. Dale made me specifically write down that Rick Clark was cordially invited to my Birthday Party. I wonder if he will actually come to the party.

I was invited for Brunch on Friday with Chris Roger and Rick Clark but I'm supposed to run the Bay-To-Breakers, so I took a rain check.

I went to the gym where I saw Mark Landreth working out with his old schoolmate, David. Mark and I ended up working out fairly well.

Steve Green came in to the gym a bit later. I had decided to leave around that time because I was feeling tired.
Steve asked, "Why don't you stay and go in the sauna with me for a while?"
"Sounds good…but I'm really tired," I replied.
I didn't really want to go in to the sauna as he suggested, so I went home.

Steve called me from Ron Waggoner's San Leandro house.
Steve was assertive.
"Listen," Steve said, "I'll be at your house in twenty minutes."

Steve ended up staying the night.
Steve says, "You're making gyration hip motions."
"I don't know what you're talking about," I answered.
Steve made a call to John Hudson, his so-called good-looking friend and his close confidant. He wanted to get his opinion. Meanwhile, I am sitting there as I pretend to be watching television. He quickly gets off of the phone and begins to study his Biology.
I thought, "Oh well…I think he means well."

As time passed the scholar came to accept the new circumstances with grace.
-Bette Bao Lord
"Spring Moon"