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July 27, 2009 |
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Always, Annie Grapefruit
FOUND by Janet
in Appleton, Wisconsin
I found this written in an old gift book at a thrift store. The book was titled "... And Spring Shall Come." While I had no interest in the book itself, I had to have it for the inscription, which says so much, yet begs so many questions.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
This made me cry...
..grapefruit can do that.
"To Beg the Question" actually means to not answer a question, to side-step it while pretending to answer. It doesn't mean "to make us ask questions."
There, I feel better now.
Annie, YOU worry ME. Please seek help.
why dont i get letters like this :(
a box
of matches, a little bit of grass,
and a perfectly orange tangerine;
we climb into the choir loft,
high, and she holds the fruit
to my ear, tells me to listen
for the glorping noise, and
sure enough, it glorps. Later,
when the old man wh
I'll never look at grapefruit the same again. Candle light will always have a different glow. (It doesn't help that I'm watching Little House right now....Lol).
No it's not OK! I refuse to take care.
What, exactly, IS the "special thought" being transmitted in this note? I see that introductory clause; then a long dependent clause ("who makes me...."); then a closing greeting and a postscript. But I don't see the special thought.
Could Annie possibly have forgotten to include the actual special thought to her buddy Candle Light? (could very easily have happened, the early 70's were like that)
1972! Wow!
@ Baby Basil:
I'm afraid it's a lost cause, but thank you for trying.
Now how about getting rid of the 'of' in such phrases as
"how big of a deal is it?" and "it was too hot of a day" and so on?
Librarian - I think the special thought is the book?
Candle Light: "Like, sure, I'm going to take advice from some sour fruit."
mmm..grapefruit. I love pink grapefruit.
p.s. Farmer is so good...
Annie Grapefruit was annoyingly upbeat, so she had few friends at school. When a new girl named Candle Light came, she was nice to Annie. Annie was then convinced Candle Light was her best friend forever. Candle Light was so overwhelmed by this that she started faking sick so she wouldn't have to go to school. Annie scrawled her a babbling letter about how awesome a friend she was, and how much she loved her, and how inspiring she was... and oh yeah, get well soon.
Ah, the 70's with love, touchy-feelyness, getting in touch with your inner "you", pet rocks, sunset candles...makes me all nostalgic.
Plus, the P.S. makes me wonder whether this is the note that followed the break-up. Sort of:
"Oh, by the way, now that I've crushed the smoldering wick of your love by stomping all over your heart, and then confused you with these words of affirmation, I'm hoping you're going to be all right. (But remember: It's not you, it's me. I'm just not that into you. Etc., etc.)"
[obligatory bibliographical note: "... And Spring Shall Come" by Walley Dean and illustrated by Tracy McVay. Kansas City, Mo.: Hallmark, 1971. 54 pages. Held by less than 20 libraries in the US -- but two of them are Brown University and Boston College. The ellipsis at the beginning of the title is actually there on the title page.]
Librarian, I always look forward to reading your comments. They're becoming one of my favorite parts of my visits to Found.
i gots a girl crush on Librarian. So smart, witty, and always gives us nerds in the group the answers to the unasked questions...
I am grateful grapefruit
@ back and @ mona lisa ... can I copy-and-paste your comments into my resume and year-end evaluation?
absolutely, Librarian, if you think it'd get you anywhere.
Annie Grapefruit? I think you can still find clips of this porn star and her act on the Interwebs.
old man who calls her
Knapsack Annie, testing, asks
if she has an alarm clock, she
smiles back sweetly and asks
if he wants to wind it up or
plug it in. I’m not surprised
then, when over the course
of a score of years I learn
the purse contains a couple
dozen forgotten birthdays,
a thousand bitter pills, rain.
That librarian is one smart cookie! I just settle for being a smartass, a better moniker than dumbass.
Send this to The Book Inscriptions Project.
Dear Annie Grapefriut is still alive and kicking 35 years later, check out her videos on Myspace!