He looked familiar

A line in today’s Slice column reminded South Hill resident Steve Wells of a story.

“About 40 years ago, I was walking back to the office (a Los Angeles insurance company) after lunch with a co-worker, who wanted to stop in at her bank on the way.

“An older gentleman was next to us in line, and Marilyn said to him in her Brooklyn way, ‘Hiya, how ya doin’?’

“The gentleman nodded and answered, ‘Fine, fine, thank you,’ and that was that.

“After leaving the bank a few minutes later, Marilyn said, ‘I’ve been racking my brain trying to place that guy. Is he one of our agents?’

Wells looked at his colleague

“Marilyn, that was Fred Astaire.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZHtF2T7sEU