SPEAKING PERSONALLY; CHANCE ENCOUNTER WITH BITTER CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

• Published in: The New York times
• Main Authors: Cranford., JIM WALTZER, Jim Waltzer lives in
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, N.Y New York Times Company 07.02.1988
• Edition: Late Edition (East Coast)
• Subjects: FAMILIES AND FAMILY LIFE; WALTZER, JIM

When I was 8, he took me out to the alleyway behind the row houses for a lesson on how to ride a two-wheeler. Every kid my age in the neighborhood was already an accomplished racer, but I wasn't quite as fearless. Still, I wanted to impress [Jerry]. ''This'll be easy,''...