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RickyMaveety · 06-15-2008, 12:08 PM

I suppose I would have had other photos of Tom (from High School), but my sister cut up her yearbooks a long time ago. Why she did that, I'll hever know.

My sister knew Tom's sister rather well, but my sister was four and half years olderr than I, so I didn't exactly hang around with her friends.

Long after the last time I ever saw Tom, he got me out of a bit of a jam ...

I had been working as a summer associate at a large law firm in Los Angeles. There was one attorney there (female) who really hated me. Just hated me to death. Anything I said, she had to contradict .... it was surreal.

So, I was at a party for the summer associates, and Mark Harmon's photo had just come out as People Magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year. The nasty female attorney starts talking about what a stuck up pig he probably is ... and on and on .....

So, I asked her if she knew Mark. She said she didn't, so I said "Well, I do, and he's one of the nicest guys I know."

She asked me where I knew him from. I explained that I dated his roommate in college for awhile, so I had the opportunity to hang out with him, and that he honesly was such a nice guy, and that I didn't appreciate her bad mouthing people she didn't even know.

A few weeks go by ..... I'm walking in downtown LA with two other summer associates. We go into a record store. Steve F. says "Oh, they have the new Tom Waits album!! I've got to get that."

I say, "I went to Junior High School with him."

Steve yells, "Dale said you were a liar and now I KNOW you are a liar!!!"

Me ... "huh??"

Steve, "You told Dale that you were Mark Harmon's girlfriend, and I KNOW you didn't go to Junior High School with Tom Waits because I HAD A FRIEND WHO WENT TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH TOM WAITS."

Me ... "Ummmmmm, I never said I was Mark Harmon's girlfriend, and there were more than just the two of us at that junior high. Who was your friend."

Steve ... "Louis Venor."

Me .... "Oh, sure, Louis Venor. Debbie Venor's little brother. Not very tall, dark hair, wore glasses, and he was deaf."

Steve .... "Oh, sorry. I guess you did go to school with Tom Waits."

Me ... "Learn from this, Steve. If you have any questions about who I've known and in what capacity I knew them .... just ask."

I'm ranting again ... aren't I??

06-15-2008, 12:08 PM	#28
RickyMaveety Holy S**T!!! Posts: 5,213 Karma: 108401 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego, California!! Device: Kindle and iPad	I suppose I would have had other photos of Tom (from High School), but my sister cut up her yearbooks a long time ago. Why she did that, I'll hever know. My sister knew Tom's sister rather well, but my sister was four and half years olderr than I, so I didn't exactly hang around with her friends. Long after the last time I ever saw Tom, he got me out of a bit of a jam ... I had been working as a summer associate at a large law firm in Los Angeles. There was one attorney there (female) who really hated me. Just hated me to death. Anything I said, she had to contradict .... it was surreal. So, I was at a party for the summer associates, and Mark Harmon's photo had just come out as People Magazine's Sexiest Man of the Year. The nasty female attorney starts talking about what a stuck up pig he probably is ... and on and on ..... So, I asked her if she knew Mark. She said she didn't, so I said "Well, I do, and he's one of the nicest guys I know." She asked me where I knew him from. I explained that I dated his roommate in college for awhile, so I had the opportunity to hang out with him, and that he honesly was such a nice guy, and that I didn't appreciate her bad mouthing people she didn't even know. A few weeks go by ..... I'm walking in downtown LA with two other summer associates. We go into a record store. Steve F. says "Oh, they have the new Tom Waits album!! I've got to get that." I say, "I went to Junior High School with him." Steve yells, "Dale said you were a liar and now I KNOW you are a liar!!!" Me ... "huh??" Steve, "You told Dale that you were Mark Harmon's girlfriend, and I KNOW you didn't go to Junior High School with Tom Waits because I HAD A FRIEND WHO WENT TO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WITH TOM WAITS." Me ... "Ummmmmm, I never said I was Mark Harmon's girlfriend, and there were more than just the two of us at that junior high. Who was your friend." Steve ... "Louis Venor." Me .... "Oh, sure, Louis Venor. Debbie Venor's little brother. Not very tall, dark hair, wore glasses, and he was deaf." Steve .... "Oh, sorry. I guess you did go to school with Tom Waits." Me ... "Learn from this, Steve. If you have any questions about who I've known and in what capacity I knew them .... just ask." I'm ranting again ... aren't I?? Last edited by RickyMaveety; 06-15-2008 at 12:12 PM.