Parallel Journeys; Halley's Comet Appearance Inspires Play on 76 Years of Living From: The Washington Post | Date: November 17, 1999| Author: DeNeen L. Brown | Copyright 1999 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

On a deep, dark night in 1986, actor John Amos took a walk near his house in New Jersey. He wanted to see Halley's comet, the great spectacle that was scheduled to rip through the sky with such brillance that thousands of others were pressing their noses against windows and staring up into the heavens to witness its return.

As Amos walked, he came across a man who had seen the comet 76 years earlier. And as Amos listened, the man began to tell stories about all that had happened since ...

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