{"id":49567,"date":"2021-04-25T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T20:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=49567"},"modified":"2021-04-25T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-04-25T20:44:04","slug":"paths-crossed-bob-fass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=49567","title":{"rendered":"Paths crossed: Bob Fass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Memories can be frustratingly holey. I remember meeting Bob Fass back in the ’60s, and know precisely where I met him and who was there.<\/a><\/p>\n

But I have no memory of what we all talked about, or indeed whether anything we talked about was significant, historically or a-historically. So I’m now going to boo-hiss my memory bank.<\/p>\n

Mostly, though, I remember his first wife, Bridget, who was sparky and self-possessed. I really really liked her. Those were the days when I didn’t know what I was going to be when I grew up (and I was grown up), and did not have any confidence in myself. Naturally, I was both drawn to and slightly awed by women who seemed complete and purposeful.<\/p>\n

I liked Bob, too, although I’d never heard his radio broadcasts. Now, reading this obit, I regret I hadn’t. They sound eccentric, eclectic, cool and altogether wonderful. A prototype for the far less absorbing podcasts of today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Memories can be frustratingly holey. I remember meeting Bob Fass back in the ’60s, and know precisely where I met him and who was there. But I have no memory of what we all talked about, or indeed whether anything … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1383,1095,1175],"tags":[7134,7135,7136],"class_list":["post-49567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-paths-crossed","category-politics","category-the-facts-of-life","tag-bob-fass","tag-bridget-fass","tag-wbai"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t