Happy Birthday Dad. This year, as your present, I am sharing with you this completely real, undoctored photo I found of you in Truman Capote’s archive.
Dad Meets Truman Capote, 1978
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This is a site dedicated to one family’s carefree creativity.
Happy Birthday Dad. This year, as your present, I am sharing with you this completely real, undoctored photo I found of you in Truman Capote’s archive.
Cardboard Rhino 
Most people don’t know that this photo was taken by Francis Ford Coppola.
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Looks like Salvador Dali’s pad.
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Whoah! This is an awesome birthday present! Pretty good photoshop work Dino! Is that really both of them in 1978?
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I remember this morning well. I woke up bleary-eyed to a light but consistent knocking sound. “It’s eight AM on a Saturday,” I thought, “who gets up that early?” Before opening the door, I had my answer. The voice on the other side was little more than a whisper. “Oh, come on, Kelly, let me in.” I opened the door and Truman walked right past me, found a bottle of vodka, and poured a tall glass. He was on his way to his ritualistic Saturday breakfast with Andy at the small cafe on the square. I collapsed onto the couch and settled in for another long rant about all the things going wrong in Truman’s life. It would have been annoying coming from anyone else, but Truman had a way with words. His complaints were lyrical. Every perceived injustice described in poetic detail. In his words, even slight inconveniences became epic battles and minor snuffs by friends became unforgivable betrayals. We both knew his life was a train wreck and neither of us knew how to change that, but on this particular Saturday morning, it was enough to just enjoy watching the cars roll by with no thought about their ultimate destination. Then Andy came in with that damned camera of his. “Truman, you’re late again.” Truman obediently stood up, downed what was left in the glass, and marched off. None of us knew that would be his last Saturday breakfast.
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Whoah! A secret bonus post in the comments section. Nicely done pappy!
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