“Terri Garr,” by Richard Sensenbrenner
Nov 4th, 2020 | By DefenestrationIt was in the theater–YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN–I first fell in love. My cousin and I sat in the very first row at the Coral Theater, way up close, and I watched Terri Garr’s six feet of cleavage in wonder and awe. I felt I could let go of my seat, free fall into that heavenly, inviting crevasse. Sticky popcorn butter and Ju-Ju-Bees held my feet down. Arms wide and leaning like a ski jumper, post-Halloween candies whizzed past, ahead of a wave of laughter. My cousin, two whole years my senior, caught me just as I was becoming airborne and hit me until my knees buckled, proclaiming my dorkhood in angry hisses.