With that, Troy pulled out a flier for the monthly Mattachine Society party held at Julius; each party had a theme, and this month’s was Oliver Sacks. (Oliver was always early for appointments; to be late, even five minutes late, could throw him into a panic.) Oliver Sacks is still alive?” (One couldn’t really have blamed him; in a widely read essay published a few months before in The New York Times, Oliver had written candidly about his illness and impending death.) I have just been told that Dr. Oliver Sacks is in the house — welcome to Oliver Sacks Night, Dr. Sacks!”Applause erupted. Many were dressed like the Oliver Sacks in the poster — in leather.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2016 16:30 UTC