ĮRIK SANKO is a musician, artist and marionette-maker who lives in New York City. His words are bringing back a flood of memories. His book was dead on in capturing a slice of Southern life one never understands unless you have lived it. Watch for a future post on this fascinating book about growing up in the South in the 1950s and 60s. His marionettes became a part of his personal world as an only child, a world sometimes misunderstood by relatives who often asked “is Malcolm still playing with dolls?” So, in honor of getting to know Malcolm again-after a short, 40-year hiatus, I dedicate this post to him. I enjoyed a thread throughout his book, his astonishment as a youngster in seeing his first marionette show and subsequent Christmas present(s) of receiving marionettes as gifts. Malcolm recently wrote a memoir that I have been reading non-stop since I left, a book entitled Little Boy Blues, a recounting of his life growing up in the Twin City. The occasion was our 40th high school reunion in Winston-Salem, NC, and it was a great time. THIS WEEKEND I HAD THE GREAT FORTUNE TO reacquaint myself with an old classmate by the name of Malcolm Jones, a writer for Newsweek and longtime newspaper reporter.
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