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Post by ordinaryshaver on Dec 24, 2019 8:32:38 GMT -6
From my family to all y'all, I'd like to extend warmest wishes of a merry Christmas and happy New year! Aaron
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Post by ShadowsDad on Dec 24, 2019 9:27:43 GMT -6
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones also Aaron.
And Merry Christmas to all the other members of the forum and their loved ones also.
I got this in an email and thought I'd share it. It's not a new story by any means, but it's a nice one.
The True Story of Rudolph
A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the
chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter, Barbara sat on his lap quietly sobbing.
Bob's wife, Evelyn, was dying . Little Barbara couldn't understand why her mommy would never come home.
Barbara looked up into her dad's eyes and asked, "Why isn't Mommy just like everybody else's Mommy?"
Bob's jaw tightened and his eyes welled with tears.
Her question brought waves of grief, but also of anger.
It had been the story of Bob's life.
Life always had to be different for Bo when he was a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He too little at the
time to compete in sports. He was often called names he'd rather not remember. From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit in. Bob did complete college, married his loving wife
and was grateful to get his job as a copywriter
at Montgomery Ward during the Great Depression. Then he was blessed with his little girl. But it was all short- lived. Evelyn's bout with cancer stripped them of all their savings and now Bob and his daughter were forced to live
in a two-room apartment in the Chicago slums.
Evelyn died just days before Christmas in 1938. Bob struggled to give hope to his child, for whom he
couldn't even afford to buy a Christmas gift.
But if he couldn't buy a gift, he was determined
to make one - a storybook! Bob had created an
animal character in his own mind and told the
animal's story to little Barbara to give her
comfort and hope. Again and again Bob told the
story, embellishing it more with each telling.
Who was the character? What was the story all
about? The story Bob May created was his own
autobiography in fable form. The character he
created was a misfit outcast like he was. The
name of the character? A little reindeer named
Rudolph, with a big shiny nose. Bob finished the
book just in time to give it to his little girl
on Christmas Day. But the story doesn't end there. The general manager of Montgomery Ward caught
wind of the little storybook and offered Bob May
a nominal fee to purchase the rights to print
the book. Wards went on to print.... Rudolph, the
Red-Nosed Reindeer ...and distribute it to
children visiting Santa Claus in their stores.
By 1946 Wards had printed and distributed more
than six million copies of Rudolph. That same year, a major publisher wanted to purchase the rights from Wards to print an updated version of the book. In an unprecedented gesture of kindness, the CEO of
Wards returned all rights back to Bob May. The
book became a best seller. Many toy and marketing deals followed and Bob May, now remarried with a growing family, became wealthy from the story he created to comfort his grieving daughter. But the story doesn't end there either. Bob's brother-in-law, Johnny Marks, made a song
adaptation to Rudolph. Though the song was
turned down by such popular vocalists as Bing
Crosby and Dinah Shore , it was recorded by the singing cowboy, Gene Autry. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was released in 1949 and became a phenomenal success, selling more records
than any other Christmas song, with the
exception of "White Christmas." The gift of love that Bob May created for his
daughter so long ago kept on returning back to
bless him again and again. And Bob May learned
the lesson, just like his dear friend Rudolph,
that being different isn't so bad. In fact,
being different can be a blessing. MERRY CHRISTMAS
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Post by Alan on Dec 24, 2019 16:43:36 GMT -6
Happy Holiday Season to all my friends. Wishing you all the best in the coming year!
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Post by Flintstone on Dec 25, 2019 8:19:12 GMT -6
Merry Christmas!!!
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Post by wchnu on Dec 25, 2019 8:56:33 GMT -6
I have never heard that story. Veddy nice.
Merry Christmas and Happy Williams Wednesday to all.
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Post by wchnu on Dec 25, 2019 8:57:11 GMT -6
Happy Holiday Season to all my friends. Wishing you all the best in the coming year! Great to see another original TOST’r around.
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Post by Tony'schin on Dec 25, 2019 8:59:04 GMT -6
Merry Christmas All, from a very content and very lucky Mr & Mrs TC
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Post by herm2502 on Dec 27, 2019 19:47:26 GMT -6
Happy New Year!
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Post by ShadowsDad on Dec 28, 2019 10:52:27 GMT -6
You too Herm! And to everyone else within the sound of my text.
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