Erik - I may have missed something but in the beginning of this piece, Kathi's 2017 diary at Smith was referenced and the caption at the bottom on the photo says 2019 Smith yearbook. Is there a timeshifting convention in the dates, or is it really 1917 and 1919 respectively?
Also, your uncle Carl looks exactly like the actor Charles Dance. Dance is a "that guy" actor that's appeared in tons of 80s and 90s flicks as a bad guy and I had to dig around on IMDB for a minute to find his name.
Finally, I just read a great piece that was posted on Reddit yesterday about Irving V. Link who lived at the Beverly Hills Hotel for 40 years. I wonder if Kathi and Irving ran across each other?
Good catch, Leo, and way to keep me on my toes. The date has been fixed (and time travel averted, thus saving the world from implosion, no doubt). Just looked up Charles Dance. Wow, what a handsome fellow and he sure does look like Carl. And Carl thanks you for pointing that out. Now off to reading about Irving V. Link I go!
I don't know if you use reddit, but there's a good long form section on there where people suggest and comment on good long form magazine writing. That's where I saw the article posted as it was originally published in the New Yorker in 1993. Luckily I am a subscriber to the New Yorker so I dove it: https://www.reddit.com/r/longform/comments/1b5e6fo/the_man_who_spent_fortytwo_years_at_the_beverly/
Erik - I may have missed something but in the beginning of this piece, Kathi's 2017 diary at Smith was referenced and the caption at the bottom on the photo says 2019 Smith yearbook. Is there a timeshifting convention in the dates, or is it really 1917 and 1919 respectively?
Also, your uncle Carl looks exactly like the actor Charles Dance. Dance is a "that guy" actor that's appeared in tons of 80s and 90s flicks as a bad guy and I had to dig around on IMDB for a minute to find his name.
Finally, I just read a great piece that was posted on Reddit yesterday about Irving V. Link who lived at the Beverly Hills Hotel for 40 years. I wonder if Kathi and Irving ran across each other?
Good catch, Leo, and way to keep me on my toes. The date has been fixed (and time travel averted, thus saving the world from implosion, no doubt). Just looked up Charles Dance. Wow, what a handsome fellow and he sure does look like Carl. And Carl thanks you for pointing that out. Now off to reading about Irving V. Link I go!
I don't know if you use reddit, but there's a good long form section on there where people suggest and comment on good long form magazine writing. That's where I saw the article posted as it was originally published in the New Yorker in 1993. Luckily I am a subscriber to the New Yorker so I dove it: https://www.reddit.com/r/longform/comments/1b5e6fo/the_man_who_spent_fortytwo_years_at_the_beverly/
i'm a big-time reddit fan but did not know about the longform sub. can't wait to have a look around. thanks for bringing it to my attention!