'Oh Yes, I Remember It Well;' Visiting J. Don Read in 1983

The author offered to provide an account of his first visit to J. Don Read as part of the tribute to Don on his retirement. The meeting took place in 1983, when Don was on the faculty of the University of Lethbridge and the author was on his first study visit to North America. To provide a comprehensive account, both free and cued recall were employed, and these accounts were then compared to a found diary account. From this analysis, readers can enjoy some of the positive qualities of Don's character and achievements, while the author can savour, once again, the errors, omissions, and distortions associated with very long term recall.