Sometimes, a mom just knows how to deliver the perfect gift – even when it’s completely unplanned.
For New Bedford native Mason Sylvia, that moment came when his mother Lisa stumbled upon Hollywood icon Keith David on Martha’s Vineyard.
An Unexpected Encounter
Lisa was visiting the island with her sister and their mother, who had never been to Martha’s Vineyard before. As they explored, Lisa spotted a familiar face (and voice) in the crowd. She quickly texted Mason, who now lives in Plymouth but often visits his family back home in New Bedford.
“She asked me, ‘Who’s that actor you like? Keith something?’” Mason recalled with a laugh. “When I told her ‘Keith David,’ she replied, ‘He’s here, literally right in front of me.’ I thought she was joking.”…