So, how is everyone surviving the storm?
Thanks to the back-up generator in my apartment building, as
far as electricity goes, I haven’t had to deal with anything more than some
prolonged flickers. So, I’ve been super lucky. I even got to keep my TV, which
was surprising and lovely. I caught up on all those shows that I haven’t been
able to watch for weeks.
During all of this TV time, I was particularly interested to
see the arrival of Captain Hook in Once
Upon A Time. I’ve always been a fan of Peter
Pan. I’ve seen the various movies and staged productions. Watched
mini-series. Read books (if you haven’t checked out Peter and the Starcatchers, you really should). Kids fighting
pirates? I’m there. Not quite as interested in the never aging aspect of the story.
I like progression.
As my mind often connects stories to specific memories in my
life, doing all this thinking about Peter
Pan, my mind immediately went back to when I was a kid, obsessed with the
Mary Martin version. I could watch it over and over again. And you can bet that
every time she pleaded with us to help save Tinker Bell’s life, I clapped until
my hands were red.
I remember one particular night that I was watching it for
the umpteenth time. The little sis was sitting by my side, singing along with
me. And my brother was in the kitchen making us popcorn. My parents were out
and he was watching us. His friends stopped over to say hi for a few minutes
and then headed out to wherever they were going. Because they were boys, they
naturally wanted to take a moment out of their night to scare the little girls.
They made a slight mistake, though. They told my brother
their plans.
He nodded and smiled. And the moment they went out the door,
he carried into us a big bowl of popcorn and told us not to get scared when
someone banged on the windows, because it was just the guys. He sat down with
us, watching the movie and eating popcorn. And we all laughed and rolled our
eyes when all the noise started.
It wasn’t the last time that the attempt to scare us was
made. I mean, we were all kids. Where would the fun in that have been? I still
can’t look at American Girl’s Samantha
Learns A Lesson without also thinking about that damn Freddy Krueger mask.
But I always knew that if my brother was forewarned about the
scare, I would be as well. So, now when I see Captain Hook, I don’t just think
“fearsome pirate, most well known for his hatred of children,” but “man, I have
a great brother.”
It’s downright confusing.
Hope you’re all staying safe during the storminess!
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