I had the strangest dream a few nights ago and this one was particularly vivid. It came out of nowhere. I dreamed that I was friends with Truman Capote. In my dream he was still alive and about the age he would be minus maybe ten years or so. In the first part of the dream someone was hosting either a speaking engagement or book tour. That part wasn't very clear. I do know that I was assigned to assist him while he was there. Apparently we hit it off so well he invited me to visit him at a home he owned somewhere in south Alabama. I went to visit and upon arriving he gave me a tour of his beautiful home. The last thing I remember before awakening was getting into his car. He was taking me to meet Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird."
There are some curious aspects about this. I've never actually read a single book written by him. I have seen a couple of movies based on short stories he wrote. I am actually most familiar with biographical works based on him. Fifteen or sixteen years ago I saw Robert Morse in the one man show "Tru" on tour. Morse had won the best actor Tony award for his performance on Broadway. More recently I saw Philip Seymour Hoffman in "Capote." He won the best actor Oscar for his performance. My main exposure to Truman Capote has been award winning interpretations of him. I'm not even sure I've ever seen any video of him personally.
Dreams can take you on pretty strange journeys, but this one was memorable enough for me to write about it.
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