[AGL] different strokes, forgetting names

[michele mason]

I used to enjoy hanging out at Mildred's house on 11th(?) when 13-14 in 
The Children of The Confederacy. Did Mrs. Webb ever live there? I must 
say you have quite the family history. Colorful, proud, Texan and more. 
  mm—gotta get, I'll chk later.

On Feb 5, 2007, at 3:28 PM, fmaverick at austin.rr.com wrote:


>

> Yes she was. Lovely. Sometimes she introduced herself as Terrell

> Maverick Webb, so everyone would know she had TWO famous husbands.

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

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

> Date: Monday, February 5, 2007 3:11 pm

> Subject: Re: [AGL] different strokes, forgetting names

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

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

>

>> 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:

>>

>>>

>>>

>>> 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

>>>

>>

>