Catching up with an old friend

The manager of the tower has become a dear friend of mine over the years.  He saw me come into the building fresh and new and still in my 20's.  He was there when Phil and I started dating.  We had dinner parties with him and his wife and he saw the divorce too. He saw me rebound and date wildly inapppropriate men, and never judged me for a second.  Through it all he remained a true friend to both Phil and I and we are all still friends today.  At the annual Christmas party this year we had a chance to catch up one on one for the first time in a long time.  This married man with three beautiful children and an amazing wife has always been a bit of an inspiration to me.  So this rare moment at the bar with him will be another classic Impy moment for me.

The facade of professional man, father, and husband hides very well the rock star rebel he really is.  You wouldn't know it by looking at him, but he has lived quite the life, and if you are ever lucky enough to sit down and have a Scotch with him, you would agree.  Former stand up comedian, witness and participant in the second wave of the L.A. punk scene, Autism advocate, screenwriter, and actor (whom I was lucky enough to represent back in my agent days), Mr. X is quite the character.  His skills as a storyteller and writer amaze me, and as I tried to convince him last night to start a blog, he unknowingly inspired me to do the same. 

It was great sitting down to have a drink with him again after so much time has passed.  As usual, he kept me laughing and once again convinced me that this is not the first lifetime in which we have been friends.  On a parallel universe I suspect we are getting into tons of trouble together.  Perhaps we have our own band or are hiking the Andes and smoking Peyote together.  But I digress.  Mr. X is on the cusp of his big hollywood break and I couldn't be happier for him.  I suspect he will be the one to finally write a screenplay about this place.  I just hope he chooses someone good to play me.