An Odd Dream
Last night I dreamed I was in a bank, or a grocery store - somewhere with lines of people - and I found myself standing next to Alan Hale.
Alan Hale, you may remember, played the character of the Skipper (Jonas Grumby*) on the TV show Gilligan's Island.
I introduced myself, and we began chatting about the show, and what had become of the actors who were on it. Tina Louise and Dawn Wells are still around, but Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Natalie Schafer and Russel Johnson as well as Mr. Hale himself, have all passed away. I pointed that fact out to him (his own demise), but he seemed nonplussed and agreed with me that it was a pity.
In the end I told him that I had always idolized his character, because I could tell that throughout his relationship with Gilligan - who was a pain in the ass, and frequently required reprimanding - that through all the trials and tribulations, he really loved Gilligan.
"This is the kind of relationship I had always wanted to have with my father," I told him.
I was so shocked at this revelation when I awoke a moment later, that I immediately related the whole dream to Clay, which is the only reason I remember it so clearly.
I can only attribute this episode to a recent therapy session in which I was discussing the contentious relationship I had with my father. We were not really ever friends, though he loved me in his way, and I him in mine. I have not yet really grown to miss him, which is probably a shame.
* You didn't know that was the character's "real" name, did you?
Alan Hale, you may remember, played the character of the Skipper (Jonas Grumby*) on the TV show Gilligan's Island.
I introduced myself, and we began chatting about the show, and what had become of the actors who were on it. Tina Louise and Dawn Wells are still around, but Jim Backus, Bob Denver, Natalie Schafer and Russel Johnson as well as Mr. Hale himself, have all passed away. I pointed that fact out to him (his own demise), but he seemed nonplussed and agreed with me that it was a pity.
In the end I told him that I had always idolized his character, because I could tell that throughout his relationship with Gilligan - who was a pain in the ass, and frequently required reprimanding - that through all the trials and tribulations, he really loved Gilligan.
"This is the kind of relationship I had always wanted to have with my father," I told him.
I was so shocked at this revelation when I awoke a moment later, that I immediately related the whole dream to Clay, which is the only reason I remember it so clearly.
I can only attribute this episode to a recent therapy session in which I was discussing the contentious relationship I had with my father. We were not really ever friends, though he loved me in his way, and I him in mine. I have not yet really grown to miss him, which is probably a shame.
* You didn't know that was the character's "real" name, did you?