In a way, that is not fair because the dates did not get saved. I can retrieve the date I met Shelly because it was the Thursday eve before we saw Leader of the Pack at the Bottom Line (neither than venue or the bar we had drinks at on Hillside Ave in New Hyde Park remain). But even in that case, does some credit go to the couple I met in a 1983 special election for congress and got involved in my Dem Club (also helped the hubby get a City job) since they gave me Shelly's #
I can simply ask Fred or check my diary for the date we met at an Israeloff CLE (or might it be the earlier CLE Michael Garibaldi did for the former State Bank of LI which got me on the Israeloff list and let to me meeting Fred (and Gotham).
I would have to decide the defining moment in terms of getting the job with Freddy Ferrer. It could be the night of Greg Meeks special election victory in 1998 when we spoke of me working for him and he asked me to check back in the summer; it could be the early summer day in City Hall Park when I spoke to former Ruth Messinger chief of staff Pat Roach who became a special assistant to Freddy in '98 and I broached the topic of my winter Freddy chat and she called me later to apply; perhaps it later when I actually had the interview with Freddy always memorable because through I took mass transit to the Bx, we ended up driving down to the State committee offices so he could unveil a commercial hitting D'Amato (who is know is buddy) and the throng of reporters from city hall just presumed I was there as an operative not to interview. Or maybe it was the day I decided to move on from the council in early '98.
Certainly the August day I decided not to go Queens college to register for classes (Free tuition made it easy to delay making a decision) and settle on Hofstra where I had a scholarship.
Or the day I joined the Mario Cuomo campaign for Mayor in 1977.
One day I will put out calendars and attach dates.

I met my beautiful wife, Alison, on a blind date on Sept. 11, 1968. Our incredible son, Welles, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. Not much else to be said. Jeff Crowther.

I hope mine is still to come

April 12, 1991, Calli was born; August 1, 1995; Sydney was born. January, 2004, For the first time, I asked a man for a date. His name was Philip Gura.

Definitely when my older daughter (first born) arrived on the scene. I was 32, we'd bought our first house, had the world by the tail, and I was absolutely terrified! There's a little baby on that warming device who's screaming her head off and I am now responsible for her care, feeding and upbringing. Holy s---!!

Yes a (the?) defining moment. She's now 21, a senior in college and is making noises about law school.