John's basketball game at Madison Square Garden," he recalled, noting that he and his wife are Syracuse alumni.
"I met him backstage at Guild Hall, in the wings," Mr. McNally recalled, noting that he quickly took to Mr. Kirdahy.
"Getting arrested was great for my career," he recalled, noting that the publicity led to sold-out shows for his paintings in New York and group exhibitions in France and Brazil.
"We became friends with them," Mr. Rich recalled, noting that his team of interrogators had been eager to improve their Japanese language skills.
"The woman said to me, 'I've got two guys,' " Ms. Scanga recalled, noting that she was single and initially hesitant to take in men.
"I can't believe she was asking," Ms. Fuller recalled, noting that Davis could have stayed at the Brown home even though Ms. Brown had been called away.
Mr. Fortgang, also 27, recalled noting on the reservations list that the pastry chef from Hearth was coming to dinner, and when she walked in he immediately noticed Ms. Dawson and her dotted black dress, he recalled.
"You'd get a six-pack of beer, a pizza, and you'd sit outside; it was really romantic," Mr. Bloomberg recalled, noting that he used to pay a nickel for the ride, which is now free.
"I said, 'You've got to be kidding, Microsoft,' " he recalled, noting that the software giant — like many other corporations accessible through the commerce site, including Apple and Netflix — was known as friendly to gay causes.
