Hovering at his elbow, Jan looks down appreciatively at the photo. Like every kid, she grew up knowing the story of Cap and Bucky, the glory and the tragedy of them. She was never a die hard fan, which made it easier to talk to them now, but she appreciated the stories, the pictures all the same.

"You're so cute," she says. "The both of you. You must have had lines of ladies wanting to dance with you. How was that not enough to convince him to go?"