May 20, 2009

I took the day off from work today, and ran some errands/mowed the lawn.  I went to the smaller farmer's market that is near our house, held on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I purchased some radishes and assorted scallions ($3) to make a batch of a spring kimchee.  While doing so, I stopped into the Sentry by the market to purchase some red chili peppers ($2.23).  While selecting the little peppers I noticed next to me none other than the esteemed professor emeritus Tino Balio.   Professor Balio has been inducted into the Motion Picture Academy as a film historian for them, as he is considered the expert on the history of United Artists. So, what a thrill watching a man select a head of lettuce next to me that was one of the last people to interview Charles Chaplin and Mary Pickford.  I am sure he wouldn't remember me from the time I took his class and he doubled as my teaching assistant. He is about 70, but still looks the same; different eyeglasses, though.