tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post5132123119537731593..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Remembering 'Cuppy'"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-62217670322814884132019-05-10T06:02:57.676-07:002019-05-10T06:02:57.676-07:00When I was in Grade 12, Cuppy took a sudden intere...When I was in Grade 12, Cuppy took a sudden interest in me even though I wore glasses. He asked me out on a date. I was not very ‘popular’ in that high school sense...a few girlfriends but no cashmere sweater sets or the self-confidence that is automatically conferred on those who wear them. I didn’t know him very well. I was nervous. <br />The invitation was to a concert at Massey Hall to see Andre Segovia. That was very tempting. I was conflicted. With my mother’s prodding, I decided to accept. We had a very nice evening but then he confessed that the reason he asked me was because I was the only girl he knew who he thought would appreciate a Segovia concert. He probably meant it as a compliment, but I did not take it that way at all. <br />In fact, I was insulted. <br />Known primarily for my brains, I wished to be worshipped for my beauty. (I secretly wanted to be superficial...I actually wished I was a cheerleader, although I would never have tried out. I had glasses, after all. Gotta love the 50’s).<br />What an idiot!<br />In any case, he never asked me out again but we did reunite a few years later when he came back to town from Ottawa and invited a large group of his friends out to dinner at the best steakhouse in the city. It turned out that my new husband was among the many excellent men who counted Cuppy as their good friend and I got to tag along. We’re you there too?<br />He was a terrific person. His early death was a shock to all and a great loss.Pidgenoreply@blogger.com