The anniversary of Julie’s1 and my wedding is only a few days away, and only a few days after that I’ll be attending the wedding of the son of extraordinarily close friends. The approach of these two occasions led me to search through my collection of Julie’s letters, cards, and personal documents this morning to find [...]
Entries Tagged as 'wedding'
Julie’s Marital Vows – “Going The Rounds: A Sort Of Love Poem” By Anthony Hecht
July 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Friends-Family, Julie Showalter
Baby, Let’s Get Married – The Found Photos
June 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Julie Showalter
I dreamed about you, baby It was just the other night Most of you was naked Ah but some of you was light The sands of time were falling from your fingers and your thumb, and you were waiting for the miracle, for the miracle to come Ah baby, let’s get married, We’ve been alone [...]
Tags: Leonard Cohen·wedding
Wedding Toasts, Death Threats, Kink, Chuckles Eulogy, Pseudoscience Of Carcinogenic Omelets
May 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Bagatelles, Fascinations
Vintage Heck Of A Guy Posts In Ascendancy Heck Of A Guy, B.C. (Before Cohenization) was an era not without its own charm. In any case, a batch of ancient posts have been especially popular in the last two weeks. I’ve grouped these into categories for the convenience of readers: Wedding Help This time of [...]
Tags: eulogy·kinky·wedding·wedding toasts
Leonard Cohen Wedding Music: "I Do"
October 27th, 2008 · Comments Off · Confessionals, Holidays-Celebrations, Leonard Cohen
The Do I Have To Dance All Night Fan Club1 I have long considered myself a leading contender for the title of “Biggest Fan of Do I Have To Dance All Night,” a wonderful Leonard Cohen song, the allure of which is no doubt enhanced by the fact that it is available commercially only as [...]
Matrimonial Music Mix Musings
April 19th, 2008 · Comments Off · Fascinations
Any problem in the world can be solved by dancing. – James Brown I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance. – Friedrich Nietzsche The Bride’s Mama’s Gonna Dance; Her Dad … Well, Hope Springs Eternal Much of today was spent in the pursuit of the perfect music mix to be [...]
Thank You Card Crisis Averted At Last Moment – Republic Saved
March 23rd, 2008 · Comments Off · Bagatelles, Fascinations, Friends-Family
The Secret Threat Now Revealed In a classic display of brinkmanship, the threat of a seemingly imminent catastrophic rift between the hitherto mutually adoring – and perhaps not incidentally, adorable – Very Very Good Girl (VVGG) and DrHGuy was thwarted just before the covert conflict was to surface as a post on the Heck of [...]
Mother Of The Bride Wedding Toast
April 4th, 2006 · Comments Off · Friends-Family, Holidays-Celebrations
Yesterday’s Morning News featured an advice column that included recommendations for wedding toasts (e.g., “First I’d like to toast my favorite relatives: Uncles Jim, Jack, and Jamie-san, and how about a little shout-out [look at mom] for someone’s favorite El Capitan-o Jose Cuervo”). As is typically the case, there is little offered that can be [...]
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CNN Discloses; Man Composes, Proposes
March 15th, 2006 · Comments Off · Fascinations
I dunno. Although this Associated Press news item, Mowing Proposal Gets Girl (see below), I found on CNN.com is written in a kinda upbeat manner, it seems just sad to me. OK, it also seems a little funny to me — but I’m not proud of that. First, the title, Mowing Proposal Gets Girl is [...]
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Protection From (My) Marriage For A Small Fee
March 4th, 2006 · Comments Off · Holidays-Celebrations
New Variations On The Wedding Gift Racket Dear Friend – Perhaps you’ve noticed, as I certainly have, the trend of engaged couples sending their wedding guests directives, thinly disguised as suggestions, that friends, family, and anyone who might pop for a present purchase specific wedding gifts or, more and more frequently, that they skip the [...]
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