But the real main event required driving to Philadelphia and parking the carat the juncture of Terminals A and B
and taking our bags
into the airport
and before we knew it we were in Pittsburgh reading the history of the airport
and seeing
and posing with boyhood heroes, human
and otherwise.
On the way from the airport, we stopped at the cemetery to visit Ben's grave which seems to still be in good shape.
Along the way we came across political signs we could believe in
and then made our way to 3375 Parkview Avenue, my first home
before arriving to an elegant spread at the Gespass house
with amazing lox.
We also got reacquainted with Sophie who is advertised as the wonder dog
as Andy and Katy,
Suzanne
and I enjoyed our meals.
For some reason,a visit to Maxine and Ann Sharon was not recorded but I did discover the difficulty of taking a photo in the mirror in the Gespass living room
and so we made our way to the wedding celebration where Bobby Sauro posed with Suzanne
and then we found Rachel Levin
who posed with Sally and Suzanne
before we connected with Henry
and Janet
and I made my way to a few appetizers
while observing others in the distance
and then made my way to greet Lewis Siegel and Judy Siegel
before finding Marilyn and Jim Davis
Marsha Poster
and having Debbie hold my bottle of Iron City, the only drink to have at an event such as this
which seemed to amuse Katy
as Ronnie Angerman came by
as did Debbie Lynch
and then I connected with Danny, Amy and Andy
and Danny became my agent posing with Suzanne
and taking this photo of the two of us
before Danny and Amy posed with Jessie
and Danny posed with Byron Yake
as Suzanne posed with Myrtis
and on my way to my table I ran into Larry and Iris
and Anne Angerman
Stan and Ann
and Jerry Angerman
before the crowd gathered for the appearance of the bride and groom
who were raised on chairs (gentle viewer, these are never easy pictures to take)
before I ran into Dick Dunhoff
and sat down to appreciate the menu
as Lulu, Rita and Marsha sat at the opposite side of my table and started taking photos of me
as the wedding video was shown
while I noticed the details of our table
before viewing the video in earnest
with the beautiful flower arrangements in place
as the video proceeded
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and then the bride and groom appeared live
as Suzanne greeted Io
and they posed with Marsha
before the first course was delivered
including my wine
quickly followed by the second course
after which I had a conversation with Joe Fleckenstein
and returned to see Suzanne's salmon
and my vegetarian pie
as David Dunhoff came by
as did Haim
and Jerry and Byron sat opposite at our table
as I made my way to pose with Lewis, often my biggest fan
as Jerry returned from dancing
and Lewis got ready to gather for the cousin's (meant to be first cousins) photo
and here was the start of the gathering
and the management
before the group was assembled
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and then joined by spouses and children
so that this photographer could shoot away
while Barry spoke with Liba
and Robert assembled his friends
for this table photo
which required a second shot for clarity.
Meanwhile, Suzanne was greeting Thelma
and they posed with Marilyn
before Suzanne posed with Jeanne.
This caused Danny to lead my through the people for some photo shoots beginning with Jeff Cohan
and then Jerry Petro
and Harvey Mazel
and Michael Lang
and Haim, his grandfather.
Next, Danny posed with Amy
and then with Janet Spoonberg
and finally with the bride
along with an interloper
as the dancing resumed in earnest
but Bobby had to go and so he said good bye
and then Richard Snyder appeared
and Suzanne posed with Byron
and I joined their photo
as dancing proceed
and Sally danced with her immediate family
before Suzanne and Katy posed
as did Robert and Sally
as their dancing continued
but then the bride and groom danced
as Joe danced with Sally
and flower arrangements were recorded once again.
There was dancing
as Suzanne posed with the mother of the bride
but the dancing continued
and I imagine the photographer had no better luck than I did at taking photos
but a few final shots
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led to these photos of Robert with his dear friends
to be joined by Kerry and others before we called it a night.
The morning after was a remarkable brunch with the table set
with many details of the food
and flowers
not to mention the tea
additives
and hot drinks
before we admired the flowers
and Suzanne posed with Myrtis before we called it a day. Best of wishes to Robert and Kerry.
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