Comments on: Lucky Shirts

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:44:03 +0000

Edmond, Well written!I was talking to my dad and it might be fitting to share a story he told me about an experience he shared with his brother,Gerry.This story has stuck with me probobly because it was shared after Gerry’s funeral about 2 yrs back.Myrland ,my dad, and Gerry were fly fishing in their waders on a small river in the area.They usually don’t say much to each other once near the river(I swear they could read each others minds anyway)and this day wasn’t any different.They typically spaced themselves apart just out of view as to not bother each other in landing any fish,brown trout in this case.Both had grown up together wrestling,playing football,and working side by side,as well as fishing any chance they got.Now they got together almost as a calling within , reminiscing of days gone by they were now in their 70′s both having married, raised children ,and lived full lives .Anyway ,on this day Gerry was upstream of Myrl,and was sure he was outfishing him ,competition seems to be the last thing to leave brothers,especially these two!As Gerry was pondering how long before Myrl would wade up river to signal time to leave,Gerry being the younger of the two had taken on the roll of deferring such decisions to Myrl at this point out of habit. So Gerry would stubbornly wait, even though he really wanted to go and get off his feet.At this moment he heard a bit of commotion just over to his side of the river and upstream 50 ft.(sorry this will finish soon)

By: Edmond

Edmond — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:56:25 +0000

Tom, you’re my Lucky Texan shirt.

Peter, looking forward to seeing your website when you get it up and running.

Roger, dang, you said it all better than me! Alone…together…alone…together. It’s hard to be both. You sound like a man who understands lucky shirts. :-)

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:41:23 +0000

Edmond,
Thank you!
I agree – men who I staff with are my Lucky Shirts too!

And every time I staff, I add another one or two to my collection of Lucky Shirts. Like the other “Courageous Fox” from Memphis that came to MN to staff a couple of years ago – I remember you and I and he joking around on the parking lot on Thursday as we arrived – I hadn’t laughed as long, hard and deep as that for a long time! And another man that I staffed with in Sioux City two years ago – haven’t seen him since, but I know that when I do see him again, it will be a sweet reunion. And many Lucky Shirts here in MN, including you! And a couple more Lucky Shirts added this most recent NWTA weekend.

I’m reminded, as I think back on the Trust Walk Incantation (which I memorized for this weekend) that the next-to-last line says “At the end, you will be alone and together”.

I’m beginning to understand that the world I live is is a “both-and” world, both alone and together. Both joy and loss. Both laughter and tears. Both apart and connected.

So it’s still “Alone, together”.

I wear one Lucky Shirt at a time, and know that there are more in the closet, waiting for their time.

Thanks!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:07:34 +0000

Had misspelled my website…nothing there yet….there will be something there though!!!

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:38 +0000

Edmond,
Thanks for the piece of our weekend back to all of us. It was good staffing with you again and I look forward to many fashion forward adventures.
I am glad to see the ongoing Dreamalization of your Blog!
Peter

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:42:31 +0000

Edmond,

You are definately one of my lucky shirts too and I have them; not as many as you but there are some in my closet.

Everytime I see my lucky Saturday Longhorn football season jearsey I think of you and your lucky saturday shirt!!

I love you, thanks for the snowball; I think i still have snow in my ear from one of them. Until next time brother.