October 21, 2002: The Family Name
So I'm having a lazy Monday afternoon and flipping through the New Yorker magazine that just arrived when I glance at a photograph accompanying an article about nudists in Vermont. The picture, by Sylvia Plachy, depicts a number of middle-aged nudists at "The Ledges"- a nude beach on a lake near Wilmington. It takes a second, but I have one of those ferocious double takes and I realize that nudist #5 (second from right) is none other than my Aunt Bari. She isn't mentioned in the article, but I'd recognize her distinctive red braid anywhere. I'm guessing that the nudist to her left is probably my Uncle Ted, but if so, his ass is far more toned than I would have expected.
This is all the family name needs, especially after David Dobkin (a distant cousin from Los Angeles) shot his mouth off to the New York Times Sunday Style Section about how great it is to be young, rich, and unemployed on Wall Street.
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Congratulations, Jake, on letting everyone in the Internet universe see Aunt Bari's bottom. It's really what we all needed.
What we don't need is any more mention of David Dobkin. Now there's the village idiot in the family.
About David Dobkin -
Eric sent me this article the other day, he mentioned that this young guy is actually a friend of his who studied with him at Columbia.
Yeah- apparently they met in High School and were in the same frat at Columbia. It's a shame when a kid makes an ass of himself like that.
You know, there's a director named David Dobkin - he's just done the Jackie Chan Owen Wilson sequel to Shanghai Noon. It's called Shanghai Knights.
As well as my favorite film, Clay Pigeons. Ok, not really.
dude... i was wondering why that moron's name sounded so familar. Family. tsk tsk tsk.
Hey- I'm sure there are some guys named Sam out there doing bad stuff too.
haha. Ain't family great. The only naked middle aged ass I wanna see is Harvey Keitel's in The Piano.
just trying to find out how to became a nudist and where i live in new york.
You are referring to Ted as middle aged????? Should have referred to picture as elderly nudists.
FYI, looking forward to seeing you at your wedding.
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