Undated. Addressed to 111 Avalon St., Vista, CA. Postmarked Edinburgh or London. National Portrait Gallery postcard — a painting of Noel Streatfield, 1926, reclining in evening wear.
Five people, one postcard. Each in their own handwriting:
Mike or Jay, block print: “Dude. Talk about Rovers! Rover Rover Rover. We went to the Rover museum yesterday. You’d love it.”
Bob, left side, cursive: “Yo, Yo!”
Rebecca, printed: “Dude — talk about combat booted women. You’d love it here.”
Gary, caps: “DUDE → The ampalang museum was amazing. Did you know that King Henry VIII was in ‘the club’? European armpits are considerably more refreshing than the US. > GARY”
Julie, cursive: “I was here, too… but saw nothing of interest to you in London — except women for hire ads in phone booths. > Julie”
They were all there — the same people I’d been roaming around LA with for years, and they went to London without me and somehow knew exactly what to send. Five simultaneous annotations, each perfectly in character, all on one card.