Connections Obsessions Part Deux

I can't decide how aggressive to be when pursuing contacts.

A couple of months ago, I mentioned my uncle's best friend, who works at one of my very favorite magazines (in a very high position.) He is, according to my uncle and his wife, totally scatterbrained, and wants to talk to me but keeps forgetting. Last I heard, he was going on a long vacation, but told me he would get in touch with me last Monday, when he got back.

Well. Obviously, that was two weeks ago.

So now I am not sure what to do. Do I e-mail him and say, "hey, remember me?"

Do I call my uncle and ask him to prod his friend?

Or do I just leave things alone?

It's particularly tough for me to deal with this because this guy works at my dream magazine. If he met me, liked me, and decided to give me a job, that would be it for me. I would never want to work any other place ever again.

Right now, I'm leaning towards being slightly passive agressive. I think maybe the next time I talk to my uncle, I'll talk about my career, so that he can then say, "Oh yeah, did my friend ever get in touch with you?"

I probably should be more direct, but I worry that when someone's doing you a big favor, the last thing you want to do is pester them. Right?