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@@@@@I was going to tell you that I'm going back this afternoon, anywayI have an Anthro prelim at the end of the week, and there are a bunch of us who've formed a little study groupWe call ourselves the Survivors' Club She regarded me anxiously"Would that be okay? I know you were planning on a couple of days, but now there's this thing with your friend-" "No, honey, that's fine I kissed the tip of her nose, thinking that if I was close up, she wouldn't see how pleased I was - pleased that she'd come for the show, pleased that we'd had some time together this morning, pleased most of all that she would be a thousand miles north of Duma Key by the time the sun went down tonight 770 Assuming she could get a flight reservation, that was"And as for Carson?" She sat quiet for perhaps an entire minute, swinging her bare feet back and forth through the waterThen she stood up and took my arm, helping me to my feet"I think you're rightI'll say that if he's serious about our relationship, he'll just have to put everything on hold until July 4th Now that her decision was made, her eyes were bright again "That'll get me to the end of the semester and a month of summer vacation besidesIt'll get him through to his last show at the Cow Palace, plus plenty of time to figure out if he's as finished with Blondie as he thinks he isDoes it suit you, father dear?" "Down to the ground "Here comes the coffee," she said"Now the question is, how long until breakfast?" ii 771 Wireman wasn't at the morning-after breakfast, but he had reserved the Bay Island Room from eight to tenI presided over two dozen friends and family members, most from MinnesotaIt was one of those events people remember and talk about for decades, partly because of encountering so many familiar faces in an exotic setting, partly because the emotional atmosphere was so volatile On the one hand, there was a very palpable sense of Home Town Boy Makes GoodThey had sensed it at the show, and their judgment was confirmed in the morning papersThe reviews in the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Venice Gondolier were great, but shortMary Ire's piece in the Tampa Trib, on the other hand, took up nearly a whole page and was lyricalShe must have written most of it ahead of timeShe called me "a major new American tale