I saw Ryan at a party that night and when I waved from across the room, he didn't recognize me. I made my way to him through the crowd, yelling, "Ryan, it's me!" I don't think he knew until I finally got up to him, because the look on his face was priceless.
That other dude in the photo is some crazy friend of Sean's. Ryan, do you remember when we met Sean for the first time, during a blizzard in '95 at the Village. He had his recorder with him and he came back to the apartment to "jam." We watched "Baraka" and made snow candles.
ReplyDeleteWe were standing on the front porch roof when Adam walked into the party; Ry looked up and took a long audible inhale of his fag. After an exaggerated exhale he almost whispered "Who’s that?" Kev said looking up at Adam "You mean Adam?" Ry said "nooo- the girl dressed as Uma Thurman from pulp fiction." Kev shot me glance and replied "I don't know Ry, she's cute. You should introduce yourself."
ReplyDeleteThat was a coming of age momentfor me that I recall vividly - when I came to terms with the fact that I could be so betrayed and dissapointed by a best friend. LOL.
ReplyDeleteIn my own defense, the frat boy standing next to me took even longer to figure it out, I recollect.
- Ry