What Was This Creature?

Once upon a time in a mysterious land called The Lower East Side, a magical creature rose from the ruins of a lost world. Swathed in glamour and dripping in talent, this soon-to-be-renowned figure humbly went by the name of Lahoma van Zandt. She was rumored to be possessed of healing powers; crippled, maimed, and young boys flocked to her touch. The miracle that she was propelled her to the highest reaches of VIP rooms and dignitaries bowed before her; foreign princes groveled at her feet and popes washed them. The very first crop circle in southern England was in her image.

I met this legend in the late 80's. In the 1780's she showed the French how to dance. In the 1880's she introduced Broadway to electricity. And in the 1980's she brought a Pyramid to Avenue A. Everything crumbled before her social magnitude.

Mrs. Astor was just a young girl out of finishing school when Lahoma van Zandt went up to her and said, "You're so sweet." I will never forget that night. I knew she really meant it and I embarked on a 20 year mission of adoration. She recently mentioned something about running into each other and enjoying twenty years together. These have been 20 enchanting years of knowing, understanding, and laughing with a being so brilliant as to blind the sun.

I bow.