Mandy Moore

You're good. I'm going to start over. A payphone, a wrong number, and the beginning of a life together. I'd like to tell you the story of how my parents met. It was 1967 and my mother, Helen, was 15 years old in a small town in Vermont. After school each day, she called her best friend and they watched their favorite television show, General Hospital.

One day, her life changed because she dialed the wrong number. But not just any wrong number. It was the number to a payphone in the public park. My father, Dave, happened to be walking by and picked up the ringing payphone. They both lived in the same town, but on opposite sides of the quote-unquote tracks, and all that implies.

One day, her life changed because she dialed the wrong number. But not just any wrong number. It was the number to a payphone in the public park. My father, Dave, happened to be walking by and picked up the ringing payphone. They both lived in the same town, but on opposite sides of the quote-unquote tracks, and all that implies.

One day, her life changed because she dialed the wrong number. But not just any wrong number. It was the number to a payphone in the public park. My father, Dave, happened to be walking by and picked up the ringing payphone. They both lived in the same town, but on opposite sides of the quote-unquote tracks, and all that implies.

My mother went to the Catholic high school, my father to the public. They began talking by phone for several weeks, but my mom used a fake name. the name of her favorite character from General Hospital, until she was sure my dad could be trusted and she was ready to meet in person. Good for her. Their first date was to see the scandalous movie, The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman.

My mother went to the Catholic high school, my father to the public. They began talking by phone for several weeks, but my mom used a fake name. the name of her favorite character from General Hospital, until she was sure my dad could be trusted and she was ready to meet in person. Good for her. Their first date was to see the scandalous movie, The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman.

My mother went to the Catholic high school, my father to the public. They began talking by phone for several weeks, but my mom used a fake name. the name of her favorite character from General Hospital, until she was sure my dad could be trusted and she was ready to meet in person. Good for her. Their first date was to see the scandalous movie, The Graduate, starring Dustin Hoffman.

This choice, especially when paired with my father's sideburns and brown leather jacket, meant my mom's mother, my grandmother, was not an immediate fan of They were the only two people in the theater, save for the two Catholic nuns in their habits.

This choice, especially when paired with my father's sideburns and brown leather jacket, meant my mom's mother, my grandmother, was not an immediate fan of They were the only two people in the theater, save for the two Catholic nuns in their habits.

This choice, especially when paired with my father's sideburns and brown leather jacket, meant my mom's mother, my grandmother, was not an immediate fan of They were the only two people in the theater, save for the two Catholic nuns in their habits.

My father, ever the joker, led my mother through the aisles and rose, pretending to find a seat, and went right up to the nuns and sat next to one of them. Is this seat taken, sister? He joked. They didn't stay there for the whole movie. That's a long one. That would be me. There you go. They were married for 40 years when my father died in 2013.

My father, ever the joker, led my mother through the aisles and rose, pretending to find a seat, and went right up to the nuns and sat next to one of them. Is this seat taken, sister? He joked. They didn't stay there for the whole movie. That's a long one. That would be me. There you go. They were married for 40 years when my father died in 2013.

My father, ever the joker, led my mother through the aisles and rose, pretending to find a seat, and went right up to the nuns and sat next to one of them. Is this seat taken, sister? He joked. They didn't stay there for the whole movie. That's a long one. That would be me. There you go. They were married for 40 years when my father died in 2013.

The story of how they met and their first date has always been my favorite family story, and so I am happy to share it with you. I have attached photos of their early life together. Their names are Dave and Helen Hadley.

The story of how they met and their first date has always been my favorite family story, and so I am happy to share it with you. I have attached photos of their early life together. Their names are Dave and Helen Hadley.

The story of how they met and their first date has always been my favorite family story, and so I am happy to share it with you. I have attached photos of their early life together. Their names are Dave and Helen Hadley.

Incredible. There are no coincidences. Now, if you're not on our YouTube channel, the brown leather jacket is one thing. The pompadour and sideburns, the horn-rimmed glasses. The cigarette dangling. And the patent leather white shoes. Are just blowing my mind. This couple, maybe wrong side of the track, but they clearly meant for each other. They're killing it.

Incredible. There are no coincidences. Now, if you're not on our YouTube channel, the brown leather jacket is one thing. The pompadour and sideburns, the horn-rimmed glasses. The cigarette dangling. And the patent leather white shoes. Are just blowing my mind. This couple, maybe wrong side of the track, but they clearly meant for each other. They're killing it.

Incredible. There are no coincidences. Now, if you're not on our YouTube channel, the brown leather jacket is one thing. The pompadour and sideburns, the horn-rimmed glasses. The cigarette dangling. And the patent leather white shoes. Are just blowing my mind. This couple, maybe wrong side of the track, but they clearly meant for each other. They're killing it.

412-501-3028. Bats. 412-501-3028. We should know it by now. One more time. Sterling. Go ahead, Sterling. What was it? 412.