Searching, searching for the elusive Mr. Matthew Fox. PERTINENT FACTS: I was a fan of the TV series “Lost” through six seasons and one-hundred twenty-one episodes. Matthew starred. Nowadays he lives in my city, pilots his own plane. A friend who parks his glider in the same hanger as Matthew [and knows I am a "crazed" fan] arranged an in-person visit for my 80th birthday!
Was I bamboozled / flustered / barely lucid ? YOU BETCHA, at first. Until the “real” Matthew casually finessed his way out from behind a wing! Talk about personable, gracious and complimentary .. I melted on the spot; followed by thirty minutes of casual chit-chat. [ You know .. the usual stuff. ] Family, Theatre, Film, his TV series “Lost”. My grandson Charlie and his daughter were high school classmates. Oh, tons of parties were thrown out at that "Fox Mansion!” Promise you that I .......
will never forget
on that beautiful Fall day
how we talked and laughed