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KIM BALDWIN. “Do you still play?” Erin asked
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“Do you still play?” Erin asked.
“No, not in years,” Gable answered. “What’s your favorite kind of music?”
“Well, you’re probably not going to believe this, but I like the old standards best. You know—Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Irving Berlin.”
“Me too. I love that stuff. My current favorites are the new Rod Stewart American songbook CDs. I was never really a fan of his growing up, but I love what he’s done with those great old songs.”
“I have all three of those! Well, I had all three, anyway,” Erin amended. “Guess my music collection is gone. Damn. It was a good one too. I think I had every Ella Fitzgerald album available on CD.”
It tugged at Gable’s heart to think about all that Erin had lost. “I’m sorry this happened to you, Erin. I wish there was more I could do to help.”
“I appreciate your concern, Gable. I’ll be F ne. I really will. And I look forward to meeting you, when I get out of here. I really feel like I’ve made a new friend.”
“I do too. I admire the way you’re keeping your chin up through this.”
“I’m trying to be positive. I know I’m lucky to be alive, and I’m a F rm believer of counting your blessings. So I’m just going to concentrate on the good things right now. I’ve got my health. A job I like. Great family and friends. And I’m still hoping Earl Grey will turn up.”
“That’s the spirit,” Gable said.
“I just wish I could get out of here. What time is it, do you know?”
Gable clicked on her f ashlight and shone it on her watch. “Nine thirty.”
“Only nine thirty? Oh man, this is going to be a long night.”
“It’ll pass before you know it. We just have to keep your mind occupied. So…we’ve covered music. How about movies? What are some of your favorites?”
“Hmm. Well, Gone With the Wind is a classic. And I love all the old Hepburn-Tracy movies. Oh! And Carmen Miranda! And those Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney ‘Let’s put on a show!’ F lms. And most of the great old musicals. My Fair Lady. South PaciF c. King and I. Music
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FORCE OF NATURE
Man. Oklahoma.”
“I love those too!” Gable broke into a boisterous chorus of “76
Trombones” and Erin joined in, with a lilting soprano that complimented Gable’s rich alto perfectly. By the end of the song, they were both laughing.
“You have a lovely singing voice,” Erin said.
Gable could feel herself blushing. “Nice job on the harmony,” she replied.
“How about…” Erin broke into “I’m Just a Girl Who Can’t Say No” from Oklahoma.
Gable countered with “Tonight” from West Side Story, and thus began nearly two hours of shared show tunes. They sang until they could sing no more.
“Okay, we’ve covered music and old movies. How about more recent F lms?” Gable asked. She had to nearly shout to be heard through the wall. The rain was really coming down again.
“Well, let’s see…I really liked The American President. Sleeplessin Seattle and You’ve Got Mail. I love just about anything Tom Hanks is in.”
“Yeah. I like him a lot too. And Annette Benning is wonderful in American President.”
“What are your favorite f icks?”
“Oh, I’m a big man-against-nature fan,” Gable said. “ VerticalLimit, The Perfect Storm, Castaway. The Edge, Touching the Void,Titanic. And old war movies: In Harm’s Way and The Longest Day, and
Tora! Tora! Tora!”
They moved on to TV shows. Both never missed Survivor, Alias,Medium, and Joan of Arcadia, but Gable was alone in her devotion to the History Channel and college football, and Erin had a fondness for old Little House on the Prairie reruns that Gable didn’t share.
Around midnight they drifted to literature and found they both liked mysteries and shared many of the same favorite authors: Nevada Barr and Sue Henry, Steve Hamilton and Dana Stabenow.
They covered food for the next hour, discovering a mutual fondness for Asian and Mexican cuisine. Cappuccino. Crème brûlée. Tiramisu.
And chocolate, especially dark chocolate. And both were fervent devotees of a medium-rare Victoria’s F let from Outback Steakhouse, with garlic mashed potatoes on the side.
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