jefe in nyc

i was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of jeffs companionship in new york for a good while. i remember getting a call from him, out of the blue one day. that conversation evolved into one of the happiest days of my later years to date. jeff told me he was thinking about moving to new york after graduating from boulder. i was so excited to have him ( after a good ten years of living in different states) back in my life.
well, before i could blink, it seems, he visited a couple of times and then living in a swanky part of lower mid town in his own place. which was quite an interesting work of fate for that matter.
before leaving boulder he was bartending and had a regular in one day and they were talking about his move out to new york. jeff had already been out there looking at apts. and as you all know, it aint cheap. turns out this guy ( who happened to be the inventor of the "wrist rocket sling shot") had an apt. in manhattan, on 23rd and park ave. (not to shabby) he still kept and only visited one week out of the year.
well, there you go. problem solved. enter jeff, stage right,(east coast) into swank one bedroom apt. nyc. we had a hell of a time in that place. for how long i cant quite recall. ill have to think some more on that one.
wanted to share that little bit cause it just shows how jeff always seemed to touch everyone he met. even enough for a regular guy, drinking in his bar, to just hand over his keys and give him quite the break on the rent. (even though that was still pretty high)
more to come. all my love from salt lake city,
tommy