1941 (May 26) Begin of first trip to the West, by car, make Pontiac (dubbed Pon'ka, pony), owned and driven by a helpful New York Russian pupil and acquaintance, Dorothy Leuthold. First day from New York City to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Motor Court Lee-Mead (May 27) To Luray, Virginia, Parkhurst Inn & Cottages (May 28) To Bristol, Virginia, Motel General Shelby (May 29) To the Smokie Mountains and Belva, Tennessee, Maple Sh ade Cottages (May 30) To Crossville, Tennessee, Cumberland Motor Court (May 31) To Jackson, Tennessee, George Anna Hotel (June 1) To Hot Springs, Arkansas, Wonderland Motor Courts (June 2) To Dallas, Texas, Grande Tourist Lodge (June 3) To Lubbock, Texas, Motor Hotel (June 4) To Santa Fé, New Mexico, El Rey Courts (June 6) To Holbrook, Arizona, Forest Court (June 7) To the Grand Canyon, Arizona, South Rim, Bright Angel Lodge (June 9) To Las Vegas, Nevada (June 10) To San Bernardino, California (June 11) To Santa Monica, California (Mission Court?) (June 13) To Fresno, California (June 14) Arrival in Palo Alto, California; stay at a rented home on 230 Sequoia Avenue (first week of September) Ten days driving around Yosemite National Park (September 11) By train back to Wellesley, Massachusetts, 19 Appleby Road
I was tired of my lady - we'd been together too long Like a worn-out recording of a favorite song So while she lay there sleeping, I read the paper in bed And in the personal columns there was this letter I read
"If you like Pina Coladas, and getting caught in the rain If you're not into yoga, if you have half a brain If you'd like making love at midnight in the dunes on the Cape Then I'm the love that you've looked for - write to me and escape"
I didn't think about my lady - I know that sounds kind of mean But me and my old lady have fallen into the same old dull routine So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad And though I'm nobody's poet, I thought it wasn't half bad
"Yes I like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain I'm not much into health food - I am into champagne I've got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red-tape At a bar called O'Malley's, where we'll plan our escape"
So I waited with high hopes and she walked in the place I knew her smile in an instant, I knew the curve of her face It was my own lovely lady, and she said, "Oh it's you." Then we laughed for a moment, and I said, "I never knew."
That you like Pina Coladas, getting caught in the rain And the feel of the ocean, and the taste of champagne If you'd like making love at midnight in the dunes of the Cape You're the lady I've looked for - come with me and escape
大毛是上幼儿园头一天认识这个好朋友的。十几个小孩子,大家都怯生生地,偶尔有一两个原先就认识的,就有一种优越的安全感,在人群里显得轻松而活跃。大毛和他都是谁也不认识。但不知道为什么,一群人里,两个小孩子互相羞涩地看了一眼,然后就犹犹豫豫地蹭到了一起,用不了几分钟,就玩到一起去了,从此以后,几年下来,生活就充满了阳光,两个人张口闭口,都可以自豪地 name drop: my best friend.