Walking up Columbus Avenue
after visiting Mohammed
his is my favorite fruit stand
I walked by Black Bean Coffee Roasters
where my old friend Bill we met
in a yoga class 30 years ago
said Come Sit With Us.
Every day Bill and a group
gathers at the coffee roasters.
(They all performed together
at a nearby theater a few weeks ago).
Bill introduced me to three
people he was with. One,
an actor named Jack who was
Kramer’s stand in for a while
on Seinfeld they look a little alike
Jack said he’d been
Andy Kaufman’s college roommate.
He confirmed that Andy
was genuinely funny. Jack and I
exchanged general information
and then he said
he’d gone to Mamaroneck High School.
So did Peter, I replied.
What was Peter’s last name
asked Jack. Odabashian
I said. Turned out Jack
and Peter were in the same class.
I haven’t seen him
in a million years said Jack.
But I’d be happy to see him again.
(Now he will.)
I think I would like living there. I love the stories of people's lives. Thank you
Once again proving that even NYC has the characteristics of a small town!