Pat True was a nerd, of course. His laugh, his endless knowledge.. his run. It was fairly obvious in all of his activities. All of them, that is, except one:

"Your dad's a real dork, Jay," they would say, "but man can he dance!"

It was probably my dad's dancing in good part that is responsible for my entire association with him, and watching my ma and pop lose themselves among a crowd of wallflowers has been, so far, the best instantiation of 'love' I've been able to find.

'Old Time Rock & Roll' was Pat's favorite song, and not only because it's a good dance tune. Somewhat more important, I think, is his identification with its message of celebration in remembrance.