He had been at the York Minster to do Christmas Carol (I'm not sure if it was a show or a reading) and had gone to Richard's afterwards (they were friends) with he and my folks. So I didn't get to see my parents that Christmas, but Patrick Stewart did. 5/

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And I appreciate that he stuck up for my mom when I was being a stinker. 6/end

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One time (after I was an adult, possibly out of college and married) my parents went to England to spend Christmas with one of my dad's best friends and frequent composing collaborators. I (jokingly, but deliberately barbed) gave them a lot of grief about abandoning their family for the holidays. 1/

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This photo of Patrick Steward was the inspiration for the character of Howard in my book The Lonesome Hunters. Something about the shopping bags made me wonder about this photo for years. I fantasized about getting him to play Howard if we ever got it turned into a show.

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