80 T hat date changed my life forev- er. But it wasn’t something I re- alized at the time. Marty, Pearl and I and another couple met at Mar- ty’s apartment at the President Apartments on City Line Av- enue. My blind date, Herman Shooster, was to meet us there. He pulled up in the most gor- geous red Lincoln Continental convertible with his hair flying and my first reaction was to ask Pearl if this guy had ever heard of Vitalis (a popular men’s hair dressing). He had a sign in the front window of the car that read, “Ice Cream Popsicles 15 Cents.” I wasn’t too impressed.
80 Enter Herman 84 PEARL’S BIG SPLASH 84 EXILED
86 HERMAN TAKES CENTER STAGE 88 THE COLD WAR 88 THE KOREAN WAR 89 ALLEN GOES TO WAR 93 JUVENILE DELINQUENTS 96 SHOOSTER’S DRIVE-IN 99 A NIGHT OFF IS A NIGHT OUT 100 COURTSHIP 103 THE WOUNDS OF WAR 106 PEARL AND AL TIE THE KNOT 106 A SHORT TRIAL SEPARATION 106 THE PROPOSAL 106 WARM CHAMPAGNE 108 TAKE A COLD SHOWER 108 PEARL AND AL GET MARRIED 110 OUR WEDDING 118 THE HONEYMOON 118 MINESTRONE? 118 A BEAUTY SECRET 119 A ROCKY START 122 MARRIED LIFE BEGINS 123 A GIFT FROM IZZY 124 A SURE THING 124 CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME
125 OUR OWN PLACE 125 MY PINK KITCHEN 128 Making Whoopee 130 A SURVIVAL EXPERT 132 WAITING FOR FRANKIE 132 FRANKIE ARRIVES 138 TWO CHILDREN? NOT POSSIBLE 139 MAE JOINS THE FAMILY
139 MICHAEL ARRIVES 140 LOST HEIRLOOMS
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