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Posted by Mike Slater
on December 18, 2008, 3:40 pm, in reply to "Jim on the Tree Of Remberance"
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That Tree of Rememrance sounds really beautiful, Garry. So nice to hear that you left a loving tribute to Jim and Mary...and I was glad to hear you included Chet's name as well. I had the pleasure of meeting Chet back in '75 in New Jersey before an outdoor concert he did there, and he was a really nice man.
--Previous Message--
: Hi all,
:
: Went to Middlesbrough yesterday, that is a
: small town in the North-East of England,
: just 15 miles from where I live.
:
: While there I paid my annual pilgrimage to
: the giant Tree of Rememberance in the
: Shopping centre square. I put a card on for
: Jim and Mary which the message "
: Missing you both so much at this time of
: year. R.I.P. Jim and Mary. Now with Chet
: Atkins in Heaven's choir"
:
: I know that the tree is usually for
: relatives that have passed on, but I was
: staggered to see so many memorial cards to
: other singers and movie actors/actresses,
: including Roy Orbison, Dusty Springfield,
: Elvis Presley and British actress Diana Dors
: and actor Michael Rennie. I spoke to the
: elderly lady, whos job it was putting the
: cards on the tree. She is the devoted fan of
: Michael Rennie and is the one that placed
: the card on there herself. She has all his
: movies and signed photo of him, amongst
: other things. She also is a great fan of
: Jim's, and Slim Whitman. I told her about
: this site, and she has promised to have a
: look on her son's computer.
:
: It is lovely to think that after 40 years
: Jim is so much still loved and missed. And I
: certainly will be giving the "Twelve
: Songs Of Christmas" LP a dusting off
: and plenty of airplay this holiday season.
:
: Merry Christmas to you all
:
: Garry x
:
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