Memories of Michael: The Boys on a Camping Trip (1960)
These are my brothers. My parents took us camping. I think we had fun. Dad used an umbrella to fan the camp fire, I helped put up the tents. We played ring-around-the-rosie.
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Memories of Michael: Ring-Around-the-Rosie (late 1950s)
Before Mike went away, Mom and Dad took us, Mike, Dave and me, on camping trips. I have mostly good memories of them. I think it was Dad who took the 8mm home movies of us kids playing Ring-Around-the-Rosie. When we got to the ‘all fall down’ part, Mike didn’t understand, so I good-naturedly jumped […]
Memories of Michael: Dad and Mike – Piano Lesson (~1950)
Mom and Dad loved music. They listened to orchestral music and were captivated by opera. Dad would meticulously follow along in the score and the libretto was never out of arms reach. I can only imagine the wonderful times they had as a couple, listening together. “When Mike came on the scene, I never got […]
Memories of Michael: Mike and Dad on Swings (1992)
Memories of Michael: Mike and Dad on Willowbrook Visit (early 1960s)
When our family went to visit Willowbrook, we would take him to nearby Al Deppe’s, a souped-up hot dog stand, somewhere on Victory Boulevard. My brother Dave and I played Ski-Ball and marveled at the piano-violin machine that would play duets at the drop of a quarter. I was always wary because I never knew […]
Memories of Michael: Nice Picture of Mike and Me (1994)
I haven’t seen this photo in many years. It’s nice to have a memory of Mike* seeming to enjoy himself. I can imagine that we interacted. *Mike was my older brother, autistic, low functioning and nonverbal. He passed away last month.
