don't start every sentence with the name of your character followed by a verb. it starts getting obnoxiously repetitive.
ie.
George sat at the piano and drink coffee while thinking of Fred. lots of other words.
George had once gotten a tattoo of Fred on his ass. lots of other words.
George decided to call Fred and ask him out. lots of other words.
etc.
now, picture a story with 40 paragraphs in it that all start just like that and you'll see what i mean...