Happy Birthday Pat!
Thinking of you today.
Course think about you in one way or the other every day.
I gotta say, no matter what, I continue to get new stories
about you, about how you made your mark on someone and they’ve never
forgotten.
Just last week at the DGA Annual Meeting I met a woman who
was an AD on Hard to Kill. She says
that the only way that movie with that actor was bearable for everyone was your
positive energy being spread all over the set every day, stronger than the bad
energy that was there too. THAT was
definitely a new story from long ago but she told it like it was yesterday. You also came up in conversation by a producer who doesn't even know you but he knows me and said he knew that you were proud
of me as he hoped his dad was of him.
I’m always amazed when people just say things like that out of nowhere,
all I had done was say hello!
Also, not long ago Scott Keys reminded me again how much he
respected you and of course Jimmy Keys liked to tell me how every day you would
say “Hiya Jimmy!” and he in turn would say to me “Hiya Xochi” to carry on the
tradition. I'm sure glad we were in this show biz together.
We all agree that there’s always another story to tell, memory
to laugh about and silly or serious thing about you to remember.
As for me, I’m trying some new projects these days, in my free time –
writing, making a documentary and more – wish you were here to walk on some
questions I have for you, some challenges I’ve had. Sure would be helpful. I wonder why wouldn't folks want to see all of us do what we love and succeed. I try to think “What would Pat say?”
Mom is furiously writing and busy with all the little
buddies and her own bunch of projects.
Everyone else is doing great.
Oh, and I hope Marge is up there now baking you some cookies
and maybe playing some cards with you.
She made it to 99 ½!
Miss you a lot.
Love, Xochi
