[AGL] one reason I admired Lady Bird

[Michael Eisenstadt]

I know you are not broken, far from it.

I shouldnt think that the unbroken (like yourself)
would need to be broken to project onto someone
the conviction that they are seeing a broken
man (because they knew his story).

But as you say, he had a sad expression and
showed signs of uncontrolled drinking.

Fontaine wrote:


> When I met him, I didn't know who he was right away. I thought he looked

sad

> and as if he drank heavily. But you are probably right that knowing the

> story subsequently affected my take on his condition.

> I don't think I was projecting though-that would mean that I was a broken

> woman and projected my feelings on Mr. Jenkins.

> F

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com>

> To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"

> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>

> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 4:24 PM

> Subject: Re: [AGL] one reason I admired Lady Bird

>

>

> > Fontaine wrote:

> >

> > When I met him [Jenkins] some fifteen years later, he was still as they

> > say

> > "a broken man"

> >

> > Knowing the story when you saw him at the restaurant, you saw a broken

> > man.

> > This was

> > perhaps a projection on your part. Could anyone tell he was broken if

she

> > didn't know

> > the story? Did he walk differently or was there a haunted or furtive

look

> > in

> > his eyes? A

> > quaver in the voice?

> >

> > Just curious.

> >

> >