Alternative Memories

First Blood

Alternative memories are an interesting phenomenon, e.g., having memories for things that did not exist.

I’ve had a lot of conversations with friends over the years.  Should I have the same conversation again at a later date; the response is not only completely different, but they deny ever having said the original statements, at all.

For instance, back in 1983, me and one of my friends, Glenn, went to see First Blood. At the time, I enjoyed it. (Being young and all.) Glenn remarked that if the book was as good as the movie, then he was certainly going to read it.

At this point, I should mention that for many, many years, I kept daily journals. They were meticulous, and I would often write down my friend’s comments or conversations, verbatim.  I was pretty good at remembering details.  If I needed to remember something, I would just go back and look it up.

This was one of those comments.  Oddly enough, a couple of years later, he said he had read the book before seeing the movie.  Glenn maintained he had enjoyed the book and had been looking forward to seeing the  movie.

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