Just remember, today's horrid embarassment is tomorrow's funny anecdote! A few years ago my wife Heather and our friend Tony and I saw a familiar face in the distance while playing a Mariposa Folk festival gig. It was his ex-love, who he hadn't seen in 15 years. We walked over to where she and a friend were standing. Hellos were said and as I introduced her to Heather, I turned to her friend and said "Hi, I'm Rick, what's your name"? The woman glared at me and said "NANCY, WE LIVED TOGETHER FOR 5 YEARS"!!

I almost fell down from embarrassment! In a million years she would never understand that the reason I didn't recognize her was that she had aged NOT ONE BIT in the 15 or so years since I'd last seen her. Totally different style and hair colour, but looked 25 not 40! She thought (and probably thinks to this day) that I was "snubbing" her. T'was definitely NOT the case!

Rick