Herodotus

1.      When the movie Men Don’t Leave was nearing the end of its filming, a wrap party was arranged at the Cloisters in Baltimore.  Bob Schick, being son of William Schick, had worked on the movie, and was enjoying the idea of going to a party in Baltimore, far away from his home in Chicago.  This was also a place that Jeannie Littmann, being the daughter of Paul Littmann, was going, as a first date with a man she had met earlier that week.  She says that she had wanted to attend such a “Hollywood” party, so she went with him.  Bob had a girlfriend at the time of Greek descent; one whom he claimed was “hot.” 

2.      When Jeannie arrived at the party, she was deserted by the man who had brought her so that he could, as she said, "take full advantage of the free bar."  While he was almost passed out drunk at the bar, she was forced to make her way around the party, knowing no one else there.  As she wandered around, Bob asked her to dance.  He didn’t know who she was, and was intrigued by the “saucy” red dress she was wearing.  Jeannie accepted the invitation to dance, and says that she thought he was “cute, very funny, and very nice.”  They parted that night without having exchanged any way of communication, and the only thing that Jeannie knew was where he was staying, the Tremont. 

3.      After a couple days, Jeannie saw an article stating that a man had been killed on the set of Men Don’t Leave.  She called the Tremont, and asked Bob, “Are you dead?”  After assuring her that he was safe, Bob asked Jeannie out to dinner.  Jeannie suggested they go to a sports bar, although she didn’t like them, in order to make Bob feel more at ease.  They enjoyed their meal, and exchanged numbers.  After a couple days, Bob went home to Chicago, and broke up with his girlfriend.

   

Thucydides

CHAPTER ONE

The Beginning of the Relationship Between Bob Schick and Jeannie Litmann.

Martha, an American, tells the story of Bob and Jeannie Schick, beginning when they met, and knowing from the beginning of the relation of this story to her that it would be a cornerstone of her family.  This belief is proven to be true as she realized that she would not be alive without this event.  However, this meeting was not without its peculiarities.

For instance, it is now common knowledge that Bob Schick had a girlfriend of Greek descent whom he had been dating for a couple months.  She worked as a stuntwoman, and she did not attend the party.

The other circumstance was Jeannie going on a date the first time that her and Bob met.  They were at a wrap party for the movie Men Don’t Leave in the late summer of 1988.  This was held at the Cloisters in Baltimore.  A man named Tom Holloway asked Jeannie to go with him, and she accepted.  While he was there, he got very drunk, and Jeannie was forced to make her way around the party without knowing anyone.  Bob was alone at the party, and asked the woman he saw before him to dance.  She accepted and they danced, although for two different reasons.  Jeannie had thought of his personality, while Bob had only thought of his curiosity and who she was.  The parted that night, neither with a phone number to get back in tough with the other.   

Later in the week, Jeannie received word from the newspaper that an unnamed man had been killed on the set of Men Don’t Leave, and she called the Tremont, where Bob was staying.  Once she realized that he was not harmed, she was put at ease, and Bob asked her to go to dinner with him.  She accepted, and went to a sports bar nearby.  After that, they exchanged numbers, and Bob broke up with his girlfriend back in Chicago.