[youngwatery]

Re: maybe your starter has a bad connection to the battery? Could be.

Re: do you have an after market stereo system? 1990 stock stereo. Original everything (except a two year old battery) 16K original miles. This is the first mechanical problem the car has ever had. So I guess I can't complain :-)

Re: Turn off climate stuff, - yep, it was all off when this was taking place.

One minor point - the trunk latch closure system failed while the engine was running (after the 1st and only jump start), so I don't believe it failed due to lack of current driving the electric "trunk closure" motor. In fact, (prior to jump starting the car) there was initially enough power in the battery to power the electric motor to open the trunk (where I had my jumper cables!). The roof cover release latch failure probably happened at the same time as the trunk latch failed. I'm not sure if both of those things run from a common circuit or not. All fuses looked to be in good shape.

I'd like to think that it is a blown fuse (that I'm somehow not seeing) and a loose battery connection at the starter motor. I'll check everything again in the morning. Thanks again.