Love Story of the Year LOVE at first sight

I remember the first time I met Merle like it was yesterday.

In fact, it was 1968.

Aged 26, I was working in the Army Reserves and, on one of my weekends off, I’d bought tickets for myself and another young lady to attend a local dance.

But, on the day, she stood me up.

The tickets weren’t cheap… I’ll go anyway, I reasoned, knowing I had friends going too.

Once inside the dance hall, I glanced around at the