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Here’s a fun and actual story.  My two daughters and I went to Hawaii the week before Christmas.  One afternoon, I had just finished a shower while my girls were down on the beach.  Suddenly, they both exploded into the room and said "There’s a woman in the hall who doesn’t speak English, but we think she is locked out of her room.  She keeps bowing and saying ‘Arigato’!  A man is suggesting you call the front desk." 

Grabbing a towel, I went out in the hall to survey the situation.  The girls were right; an Asian woman was bowing, and a gentleman was telling me that my daughters had flagged him down for assistance… but this is all I heard.  You see, my brain’s memory cells were in rapid-fire mode searching for a name from my past.

"Excuse me." I said "But, am I standing in the hallway, wearing nothing more than a towel, speaking to Neil Sedaka?" He warmly smiled and confirmed that he was indeed Neil Sedaka.  I then turned to my girls and set out to explain to them who he was.  Very quickly, Neil spoke up and said "Oh, they’re too young to know me."  Well, I assured him that I was going to make it a point of educating them, then got down to the situation at hand and called the front desk for help.

Upon reflection, two things struck me.  First, how great it must be that Neil Sedaka is now able to walk about  safe in the knowledge that the only people who would ever recognize him are over 40, and too old and tired to scream or beg for an autograph – after all, what would we do with it?  He can freely walk around fairly anonymously.   The second thought was what a shame that my girls didn’t know of his work – Calendar Girl; Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen; Laughter in the Rain… just to name a few.  I assure you, they do now.

Finally, let me mention that we ran into Neil a few more times.  He is an absolutely lovely, gentle, and oh-so friendly man – just what you would expect.  And it was hard to say goodbye.  After all… Breaking Up is Hard to Do.

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