Lots about Dad

Wow - don't call me slow.

After a big row with Y yesterday evening, I awoke thinking how BOTH my parents died penniless and dependent. BOTH of the them were involved with someone who I thought then (and more so with age) was primarily emotionally dysfunctional, and interestingly enough, they were BOTH opposites of each other. K was a weak and totally drug dependent wimp. Y is an over-controlling dominate bitch. Y was with my Dad, and K was with my Mom. Hummmmmmmm....
Male dependent/female dominate, Female dependent/male dependent (if I have this right...)

Lots to contemplate as we approach Dad's memorial service this Sunday, and all I can state unequivocally today is that I will not hold my tongue any more while Y let's loose her destructive and hurtful rattle. Sorry - I just can't do it any more. I cut loose K years ago - wrote him off, needing so badly to get out from under the influence of his perverseness.

Oh and - over the weekend we had a fantastic Salon. Shelly, Jeffery, and Eric came in from out of town (they were here to present at a conference). Adam/Stanley showed up too. Sandy came by and brought a letter from Brice (Woody) -another Wow, as I totally forgot about Brice. And in the letter he referred to Dad being in the Ohio State penitentiary, and sure enough, just that small verbal jog triggered a few memories for me; memories of going to my Grandma's and then driving over to the penitentiary to visit my Dad. I remember once driving with someone else too - maybe Henry Hudson?
Speaking of which; here's a list of all the old Cleveland folks :-) hopefully some of them will come to the service -

Eric Pricsler (called Lee (first name) sometimes)
Jeffery Kessler (Hiriam Strait)
Sheldon Rosen
The Speths - Sher, Jeffery
Stan Barker
Stu Wagner and MaryHelen
Henry Hudson
David King
Steve Massero
George Briggs
Bruce Martin
Joe and Rosie Stern
Chuck Shane
Robert Crumb