I made eye contact and I saw a flash of him understanding that I was aware of 'him', we were right next to each other, so thinking, wtf, I just said, 'hey, always like your work', he didn't seem upset at all about being recognized and gave a big thanks in that deep voice, saying he was in town for fashion week. I was living on the UES at the time and was heading uptown to my apartment, as we pulled into 59th Street, I was looking out the door window and BOOM, train stops, there's Hal Rockland! He got on, it was cold out, but he was only wearing a flannel shirt and a scarf, that body was ripping out of everywhere, he had a ton of Bloomindales bags, his skin was flawless.
Wow, this thread brings back those 'Rockland' memories, I met Hal, on the 6 train back in '97 or '98, was stunned at how handsome he was in person.
