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December 29, 2006

Slim Whitman Returns After 10 Years!

by Belle

In an earlier post I described our Christmas tradition of regifting Slim Whitman recordings and memorabilia and promised to update y'all on where I found Slim under the tree this year. Well, Christmas has come and gone, and while a number of SW items were opened and enjoyed, none of the techniques used to disguise Slim were particularly memorable.

All that changed when the mail came yesterday. I got a small package from a friend I hadn't heard from in a while, and tucked inside some tissue paper was a Slim Whitman cassette with a Post-it note attached - in my handwriting - dated 1996!

The card my friend included said, "This has been in my Christmas box for many years now. I remember the custom was to pass it on, so I thought you might enjoy having it back ..."

Yes! That totally unexpected little pleasure was what we had not been able to capture in our Christmas giving this year; the ritual had become somewhat tired and predictable. But opening that padded envelope and discovering a Slim Whitman cassette I'd given away ten years ago - now, that was fun.

Thanks, Suzann. You absolutely made my day!

Posted at 10:50 PM in Christmas, Music |

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