In Ann’s previous story arc, she managed Weenie World and showed herself to be a mean and spiteful hatebag. She made things bad for Brad and as I recall, he quit. Luann at that time referred to Ann as an ‘evil, horrid monster’. For her not to recognize Ann now is nuts; I expect she will remember Ann very soon.
Smiling at the nod to John D MacDonald… The Dreadful Lemon Sky is from his Travis McGee series