Doc
I was just reading CNN and found this:
Has anyone read this book?
I tried reading it like 20 years ago and lasted about 2 pages. Way over my head. When I was stationed Andrews we had a blind dark room tech. I should say a blind onelegged darkroom tech. We called him, “Doc.” He had to be about 100 when I knew him. One day I was working the darkroom with him, which was a plum assignment when you were hungover, and he was listening to that book. He said it blew his mind. Now I think maybe he was smoking a little medicinal dope for his blindness. He used to smoke in the darkroom all the time but deny it. He rigged up some venting system so you couldn’t smell the smoke. But we could tell because the cherry end of the cigarette would expose a little dot on the xray film. Cold busted!
Although this fossil was old and blind his mind was amazingly sharp. He would ask me to go get him some coffee from the Shoppette and give me a $20. I would always try to short change him by slipping a $1 into his change. He would feel it and call me out everytime.
When we went back to Andrews the second time I had to get an xray and I asked the tech. if they still had a blind one legged guy that worked in the darkroom. He said no, that guy died but they put up some type of dumb plaque in there. I was sad. Doc, if Dr. Hawking kicks it, I hope you and him get together and discuss his book.
