I have thought a few times over something my brother, Kevin, said to me in my artificial and symbolic memory. He told me one time, after our father had died, about a time he and dad were sitting in a bar and dad was wondering why I never wrote letters to them when I was in the Navy.
One source indicates the movie "An Officer And A Gentleman" was released on 7/28/1982. Two other sources indicate it was released on 8/13/1982. I recognize the date August 13th as the birthday of my step-brother, Michael. In my artificial and symbolic memory, he was killed when he wrecked his pickup truck on 11/25/1986.
From 7/20/1969 to 8/13/1982 is: 13 years, 3 weeks and 3 days
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Release Date: 13 August 1982 (USA)
I guess I chose Richard Gere for the lead role of "An Officer And A Gentleman" because of the relationship of his birthday to Patrick Stewart's listed birthday:
From 7/13/1940 to 8/31/1949 is: 3336 days
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Richard Gere
Date of Birth: 31 August 1949
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Zack Mayo
The father of "Zack's" love interest in "An Officer And A Gentleman" is listed as "Joe" where Phoebe's father's name is Joseph. Victor French was also 34 years, 33 weeks, 1 day, old on 7/24/1969, the day Apollo 11 returned from the Earth's moon.
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Victor French
Date of Birth: 4 December 1934
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Joe Pokrifiki
The woman who portrayed the mother of Debra Winger's character was 35.90 years old on 4/14/1977. I recognize the date 4/14/1977 as when I returned to Earth from my mission to intercept the comet.
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Grace Zabriskie
Date of Birth: 17 May 1941
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Esther Pokrifiki
From 5/5/1957 to 3/3/1959 is: 667 days
667 / 2 = 333.5
From 5/5/1957 to 3/4/1959 is: 668 days
668 / 2 = 334
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Lisa Eilbacher
Date of Birth: 5 May 1957
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Casey Seeger
The actress who portrays the blonde antagonist just about forms a mid-point connect with Phoebe and Apollo 11. Phoebe's birthday is very close to being the middle of those two dates.
From 7/1/1957 to 7/16/1963 is: 2206 days
From 7/16/1963 to 7/24/1969 is: 2200 days
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Lisa Blount
Date of Birth: 1 July 1957
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Lynette Pomeroy
In the movie, "An Officer And A Gentleman," "Zack Mayo," who grew up in the Philippines, is a U.S. Navy aviation officer candidate. The actress who portrays his love interest is Debra Winger. This is also probably why I "remember," in the context of my artificial and symbolic memory, that I met a girl named Candy at that camp just before I met Phoebe. They both represent my wife in reality. Debra Winger tells "Zack" in the movie that she is "candy." I recognize the date 5/1/1967 as when I first flew a fighter jet by myself.
From 5/16/1955 to 7/16/1963 is: 2983 days
From 3/3/1959 to 5/1/1967 is: 2981 days
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Debra Winger
Date of Birth: 16 May 1955
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Paula Pokrifki
It is probably because this character is from Oklahoma, in the movie, that my current artificial identity was born in Oklahoma.
From 5/8/1954 to 7/16/1963 is: 3356 days
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David Keith
Date of Birth: 8 May 1954
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Sid Worley
I assume that I made all these casting choices and I made these selections because I wanted good actors for the movie and I also wanted to get as close as possible to connecting relevant details about Phoebe and me to reflect how close she was to me.
From 1/3/1930 to 7/16/1963 is: 33.53 years
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Robert Loggia
Date of Birth: 3 January 1930
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Byron Mayo
Louis Gossett, Jr., was 33 years, 55 days, old on 7/21/1969, the day Apollo 11 walked on the Earth's moon.
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Louis Gossett Jr.
Date of Birth: 27 May 1936
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An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) .... Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley
I have also noted that Robert Loggia resembles the Boatswain Mate First Class I worked for on the USS Taylor FFG-50, in my artificial and symbolic memory. The Chief Boatswain Mate resembled Louis Gossett, Jr., in my artificial and symbolic memory.
At the time of the premiere of "An Officer And A Gentleman," I was dating Ronald Reagan's future granddaughter-in-law, to be precise, if I have this all figured out correctly.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Journal May 22, 2006
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And then a thought struck me: RR! I went to see that movie An Officer And A Gentleman with a girl with the initials RR. Maybe I once dated Ronald Reagans granddaughter.
