When did you meet Mickey?
1980
Where did you meet him?
He’s Abby’s Dad!
Memory of Mickey
I’ve known Abby since 4th grade. During elementary school we were pretty good friends and spent a lot of time at each other’s houses. So I spent a fair amount of time with her parents over the course of the years. Mickey was always “Dr. Nardo” to me. Whenever I was over, he mostly seemed to be doing something intellectual and “computer-y”. But he always had time to indulge whatever shenanigans Abby and I would get into as kids. I remember several times where Abby and I would concoct these strange “recipes” out of all kinds of various mysterious kitchen ingredients. Even if we made a mess, Dr. Nardo would never mind. He was always good-natured about it and would be our taste tester, which he probably regretted at some point. And one time he helped us make homemade pasta. We had noodles that went all the way down the hallway! At least that is how my 10 year old brain remembers it. Always a good time at the Nardos’.
Haha! That food experiment thing cracks me up. We had put whipped egg whites, green food coloring, and a little of every spice on the spice rack into popsicle molds in the freezer. We thought we were fooling him asking to try our delicious food, but looking back, I’m pretty sure he knew what we were up to.
Also, that pasta totally went all the way down the hallway. Somewhere I have photos.