When did you meet Mickey?
1975
Where did you meet him?
Since Abby was a few years older than Broek (b.6/5/75) we were just starting to use the Morningside Baby Sitting Coop and you were toward the end. But it was thru the Coop that we met the Nardos. Jane Lipscomb invited a pregnant Chris while they potted at Callandwolde. I think that she was carrying Micah at the time.
Memory of Mickey
Tales of Mickey Nardo
While several stories come to mind, I won’t be able to tell some because I only heard them. Other tales focus on Sharon & Abby & less on Mickey. I shall add those only with editorial approval:
1. MLK Assassination & Mickey at the ER.
Since I heard about this once, I am not qualified to tell it.
2. Pig/Chicken/Goat Roast.
While we ate frequently, I went once to witness our sour mash marinated roasters Mickey, Andy, Bob & more, do their thing. Not qualified to tell this tale either.
3. 1st PC.
Identifying a need while Sharon worked for Carlsten Associates, she asked Mickey to help us embark on our 30 year journey toward the galaxy of IT. Without Mickey, this would have taken light years for us to get on board.
4. The Printer & the Pickup (Another told tale)
The morning after an all night down pour, Mickey went outside & discovered his printer floating upside down in the back of his pickup. Unphased, he fished it out, gave it a dog-like shake, commandeered Sharon’s hair dryer blew dry this high tech piece of plastic & ink. It worked fine afterward.
5. Touring Nardo.
When Jenny & her family were living on the heal of the Italian boot, we visited the Ionian Coastal City of Nardo. Way back when, Nardo hauled in the fruits of the sea and did their best to prevent the Saracens, Ottomans & the Venetians from hauling them off to row their galleys. Today, the Nardo’s population still fishes, tend to the piers for pleasure craft, welcomes boat loads of refugees from Africa, and loyally attends Fiat’s perfectly circular track for auto testing & racing.
Dad was chief resident on staff in a Memphis ER the evening Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot. They received the call that he was coming in, but he died before arrival. That’s not a lot of detail, but maybe someone else can fill it in.