Douglas McTaggart was visiting New York City for a long weekend 24 years ago. Little did he know, his life would change forever when he was woken by his friend snoring.
It was Friday April 10, 1998 and Canadian McTaggart, then 32 and living in San Francisco, was visiting New York City for a long weekend.
McTaggart wasn't looking to meet anyone, but he was keen to soak up the atmosphere. Splash, which has since closed, was a sprawling, two-story venue with multiple bars and dance floors.That's when he noticed a man dressed in a white t-shirt and camouflage pants, standing with friends on the dance floor."He stood out on the dance floor," McTaggart tellsThe DJ cycled through a couple more tracks. When McTaggart looked up again, the man with the white shirt was alone.
But Convery remembers seeing McTaggart for the first time, and how he felt when McTaggart approached him from across the bar.The two men spent the rest of the evening together, dancing, drinking and talking. They said their goodbyes at sunrise and arranged to meet later that morning at the Galaxy Diner, a since-closed, retro, space-themed cafe in Hell's Kitchen.
A couple of hours later, Convery, McTaggart, Nadine and Jesus were sitting in a blue-hued booth, drinking Diet Coke and eating turkey burgers."I just felt a lot of trust in Brien -- right from the get go," says McTaggart."And I think that his friends reinforced that, I could see how he was interacting with them. And it just felt light and free."
"It was spontaneous. But it was sort of a souvenir of the moment and of the weekend, and it was a souvenir of a friendship," says McTaggart."And as the relationship grew, the meaning that we attached to the rings also grew." McTaggart and Nadine had tickets to a matinee performance of"Titanic," a Broadway show about the ill-fated ocean liner, later that day. McTaggart asked Convery if he wanted to join them.
"I don't remember exactly what was said. But I just remember feeling like, 'I'm saying goodbye. But I want to see him again,'" says McTaggart.He was going to Philadelphia the following weekend, he explained, did McTaggart want to join him?He helped her connect with her birth family. They became best friends for lifeWhen McTaggart's flight arrived in Philadelphia the following weekend, he waited to be the last person off the flight.
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