This blog was started to advertise my new book but I realized you might want to know more about what I do other than just writing books.
You can read my poems. my Flabbermouth stories and view my art. I hope this gives you a better idea of who I really am. I will share with you how I deal with chronic pain. Hopefully together we can help others.
My about page tells you more.
Gail was another matter; she was overly well endowed and always wore tops that almost covered something. She would bounce in and make sure she visited every one of the guys. Her skirts were far too short and no one taught her how to sit like a lady. You could hear and feel the stampede, as the guys came running up the stairs from the lunchroom in the basement. No one wanted to miss the free show. Gail was the newest addition to the ‘men’s only club’ down town and I guess she was advertising. It was a joke around the shop, that at least the guys here didn’t have to pay admission to the show, the show came to them. She was Salvador’s customer and refused to have a shampoo cape put over her, she settled for just a towel around her neck. We could see how hard this was on him, especially when he had to brush the fresh cut hair off her bosoms. This was always the longest drawn out hairdo he ever did. Flirtatiously she said, “It has to be perfect Salvador.” We used a crochet hook for pulling the hair through the little itty-bitty holes in the streaking cap; it was as if we were digging for brains. Alternatively, as one lady put it like we were trying to scratch her nose from the inside. If not done correctly it could feel like torture. We had Baby Jane (an older lady who had emotional problems) who came in once a month to have her hair tinted as black as we could make it. She would then go home and style it herself. She overly applied her makeup and dressed up to look exactly like Betty Davis in ‘Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.’ Her sister would come into the shop weekly and she would tell us the story about how her sister became so eccentric. When she was younger, she was in a skating accident and was in a coma for almost 6 months. She recovered but somehow became obsessed with the character Baby Jane. Everyone who knew her loved her and understood. One day at the mall, I watched as she entertained some enthusiastic onlookers and played the part as if she were living it. I too then understood what her disability was doing to her. Being entertaining made her happy.
What an eclectic group of clients you had! It must have made life pretty interesting. I am hoping to get a copy of your book after the end of this month.
Diane let me know and instead of ordering it off Amazon you can get it from me, This way I will sign it for you and mail it.
My customers were a group like no other.
I am hoping that I can get to Brantford sometime and would be able to stop by your house to pick up a copy. But I can’t do that until sometime in October for financial reasons and also because I have to get the suspension in my car fixed early in October. I would rather wait for any more “long-distance” drives until after the car is fixed.
September 4, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Still as great as the first time I read it:>) Love your stories!
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September 4, 2012 at 6:26 pm
Thank you my friend
I will send you a private e mail with some good news
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September 4, 2012 at 12:14 am
I love your anecdotes–they are worth their weight in gold!
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September 4, 2012 at 8:44 am
Thank you Sandra. My customers seemed to be a breed on their own. I always felt like I had friends not customers.
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September 3, 2012 at 11:45 pm
What an eclectic group of clients you had! It must have made life pretty interesting. I am hoping to get a copy of your book after the end of this month.
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September 4, 2012 at 8:43 am
Diane let me know and instead of ordering it off Amazon you can get it from me, This way I will sign it for you and mail it.
My customers were a group like no other.
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September 4, 2012 at 4:50 pm
I am hoping that I can get to Brantford sometime and would be able to stop by your house to pick up a copy. But I can’t do that until sometime in October for financial reasons and also because I have to get the suspension in my car fixed early in October. I would rather wait for any more “long-distance” drives until after the car is fixed.
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September 4, 2012 at 6:20 pm
I would be delighted to have you visit, I look forward to it
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