They can get through the next few games. This Sunday, the Pats play the Cowboys (who are also 5-0) in Dallas, where the Pats have never won. Having said that, the current era Patriots have beaten the Cowboys in their last two meetings, in 1999 and 2003. The Pats have had a good record against NFC teams, with 7 straight victories since 2005, including going 4-0 last season with a combined score of 111-41. I think Tom Brady can continue to air it out all over the field, with a number of targets including Randy Moss (who I hope gets the TD record as well as a long-waited-for Super Bowl ring this year), Donte Stallworth, and Ben Watson. The Pats defence should be able to take it to Dallas QB Tony Romo, who is almost like Rex Grossman with his interceptions and collapses amidst some great plays. The difference between Romo and Grossman is that Romo can get it together with confidence, which Rex just doesn't seem to have. Anyway, I can see more interceptions than touchdowns for Romo on Sunday, courtesy of Asante Samuel, Junior Seau as well as some bone-crushing hits by Adalius Thomas. If I was Tony Romo, I would not be looking forward to this game.
The week after that, the Pats play the Redskins, who seem to be doing well this year. The Redskins's demolition of the Detroit Lions last week may say more about the Lions than it does the Redskins, since they are now 0 for 21 in Washington, a record that dates back to 1934. The Lions's number-one passing offence had made up for its woeful 29th-ranked passing defence, until the game against Washington. The Redskins kept Jon Kitna to 144 total offensive yards! It's hard to win a game when you only cross the 50-yard line twice. Redskins QB Jason Campbell had a fine showing, but I think the Pats will eat him up for breakfast (or maybe supper, since it is a late-afternoon game).
In between is the classic "trap" game, that the Pats may go into thinking they have already won it, since the Miami Dolphins are winless this season. However, the Patriots have had trouble beating the Fish on occasion, so with the bookends of the Cowboys and Indians (Washington Redskins), the Patriots may choke on a bone they find in the Fish.
After Washington, it is off to Indy, to face the next-strongest team in the AFC, if not the NFL. The Patriots have some revenge to exact on the Colts, after the loss in the AFC Championship game last year, if they have the fire in their belly(-chick), the Pats can get past their toughest challenge of the season.
After Indianapolis, the Pats have a rest with their bye week. The second half of their season looks to be fairly easy, with only Pittsburgh standing in their way of a perfect season. At that point in the year, injuries will have taken their toll on players. I think New England has the deepest pool of talent in the league and they have proven themselves flexible enough to substitute position players and have strong enough second-string guys to be able to finish strong.
Bottom line for the next few weeks, I am glad that Richard Seymour and Rodney Harrison are back in the lineup. Those defensive players haven't been missed too much, but they can only add to the force that is the Pats's D-line and secondary.
I think the off-season additions of Randy Moss (who is the most talented receiver in the NFL, even at the ripe old age of 30), Wes Welker (who is now in contention for my favourite player on the team), and Adalius Thomas (who provides a menacing threat to any QB) were all genius, adding even more rounds in the gunbelt that Belichick wears each week.
As strong as the past Super Bowl champion Patriot teams were, I believe that this year, they are the most talented they have ever been. If they don't go all the way, I will be shocked -- shocked! -- and deeply disappointed.
Once the Patriots go undefeated this year, it will finally knock off one of the oldest and hardest streaks to beat: the 1972 Dolphins won all of their 14 regular season games as well as three post-season wins, including Super Bowl VII, in what has been called the Perfect Season. The urban legend is that the '72 Dolphin players still get together to celebrate when teams are now beaten late in the season, like the Steelers and Colts were a few years ago. They deny the rumour, but I wonder if these contemporary streaks go completely unnoticed by the '72 Dolphins players.
One may argue that the 16-game season is harder to complete without a loss, and one would be correct in that assertion, but it remains that unless a team goes without a loss in their regular season and through to win it all, the '72 Dolphins will always have that bragging right as the sole owners of the Perfect Season. I think this is the Patriots's best chance for the Perfect Season. Let's hope that it come true!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
T.O. Twice in 3 months!
Follow up on our trip to Toronto to see The Police:
- Good concert, although this experience taught me that if one is going to fly to another city to see a concert, the concert tickets are only a fraction of the total cost of the trip. Therefore, it makes sense to pay extra to get good seats.
- Philson and I enjoyed our brief visit to Toronto, including Philson's first visit to the CN Tower Observation Deck. It is freaky to stand on a glass floor at 1,122 feet above the ground! Fortunately, the glass floor can withstand 595 psi pressure, so there was no need to worry. It is counter-intuitive to look past your feet down to the earth over a thousand feet away!
- We shared a hotel room with Dave Dawood and we three were the youngest people in the hotel pool when we went there and generally horsed around, much to the chagrin of the older patrons.
- Philson and I saw the Blue Jays from great seats behind home plate, thanks to Dean (who couldn't join us due to double-booking himself).
- We had breakfast with an old friend of mine from Sigma Chi - Sully Ahmed. Sully is doing well, has a beautiful little daughter and works for Apple. It was great to see Sully after so many years.
- We saw a disturbing scene on Yonge Street as we walked to our hotel. An obviously mentally disturbed man was sitting against a building across the street. At first glance, he appeared to have a red long-sleeve shirt on under his white short sleeve shirt. Then we realized he was slashing his foreamrms to the point of being completely bloody from his elbows to his wrists. Philson and I kept an eye out for police to tell them about this man, but he got up and walked away, behind the building and out of our view. Philson had never seen anything like that before and he was shaken up by the experience.
- Philson and I went to both Hard Rock Cafe's in Toronto. We watched batting practice from our table in the Skydome HRC, which was fun. At the other HRC on Yonge Street, we took advantage of the deal they offer on HRC glasses by purchasing a beer in the signature pilsner glass. Philson paid for the glass and I paid about two bucks for my beer! I saved about five dollars versus buying the beer alone and the glass in the souvenir store. Every little bit helps!
- Porter Airlines is the best way to fly to Toronto. You land at the City Airport, they provide a shuttle bus to Union Station, plus you get free booze and food on the plane as well as in the terminal while you wait for your flight! How cool is that? Air Canada needs to take a page out of Porter's book and remember the the passengers are the reason that they are in business, not the shareholders.
On Friday, Cheryl, Natalie, Jonathan and I are flying to Toronto (Air Canada, since we are using Air Miles)so that Jonathan and I can see Van Halen in concert.
Van Halen-with-David-Lee-Roth Van Halen.
I am so excited! They are one of a handful of bands who I absolutely want to see in concert and I didn't think it would happen because of the band members's internal fighting over the years. So it turns out 2 of my must-see-before-I-die bands -- the Police and Van Halen (the others are AC/DC, U2 and #5 changes between Beastie Boys and James Taylor, believe it or not) are both touring this year, so I get to see two shows in the span of three months.
I will post again after we return!
- Good concert, although this experience taught me that if one is going to fly to another city to see a concert, the concert tickets are only a fraction of the total cost of the trip. Therefore, it makes sense to pay extra to get good seats.
- Philson and I enjoyed our brief visit to Toronto, including Philson's first visit to the CN Tower Observation Deck. It is freaky to stand on a glass floor at 1,122 feet above the ground! Fortunately, the glass floor can withstand 595 psi pressure, so there was no need to worry. It is counter-intuitive to look past your feet down to the earth over a thousand feet away!
- We shared a hotel room with Dave Dawood and we three were the youngest people in the hotel pool when we went there and generally horsed around, much to the chagrin of the older patrons.
- Philson and I saw the Blue Jays from great seats behind home plate, thanks to Dean (who couldn't join us due to double-booking himself).
- We had breakfast with an old friend of mine from Sigma Chi - Sully Ahmed. Sully is doing well, has a beautiful little daughter and works for Apple. It was great to see Sully after so many years.
- We saw a disturbing scene on Yonge Street as we walked to our hotel. An obviously mentally disturbed man was sitting against a building across the street. At first glance, he appeared to have a red long-sleeve shirt on under his white short sleeve shirt. Then we realized he was slashing his foreamrms to the point of being completely bloody from his elbows to his wrists. Philson and I kept an eye out for police to tell them about this man, but he got up and walked away, behind the building and out of our view. Philson had never seen anything like that before and he was shaken up by the experience.
- Philson and I went to both Hard Rock Cafe's in Toronto. We watched batting practice from our table in the Skydome HRC, which was fun. At the other HRC on Yonge Street, we took advantage of the deal they offer on HRC glasses by purchasing a beer in the signature pilsner glass. Philson paid for the glass and I paid about two bucks for my beer! I saved about five dollars versus buying the beer alone and the glass in the souvenir store. Every little bit helps!
- Porter Airlines is the best way to fly to Toronto. You land at the City Airport, they provide a shuttle bus to Union Station, plus you get free booze and food on the plane as well as in the terminal while you wait for your flight! How cool is that? Air Canada needs to take a page out of Porter's book and remember the the passengers are the reason that they are in business, not the shareholders.
On Friday, Cheryl, Natalie, Jonathan and I are flying to Toronto (Air Canada, since we are using Air Miles)so that Jonathan and I can see Van Halen in concert.
Van Halen-with-David-Lee-Roth Van Halen.
I am so excited! They are one of a handful of bands who I absolutely want to see in concert and I didn't think it would happen because of the band members's internal fighting over the years. So it turns out 2 of my must-see-before-I-die bands -- the Police and Van Halen (the others are AC/DC, U2 and #5 changes between Beastie Boys and James Taylor, believe it or not) are both touring this year, so I get to see two shows in the span of three months.
I will post again after we return!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Bachman Cummings
Sunday: Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings
The third concert of the weekend was probably my favourite overall, maybe because it was such a great surprise. Cheryl and I scored some floor seats which got us fairly close to the stage and luckily the audience was generally of an age that they may stand up to applaud a song, but they are very quick to sit back down, either out of respect for people behind them or because their hips are about to give out (I am not sure which it was). This was the first concert that I attended where I saw two different men in the audience wearing suspenders -- in a non-ironic way. Cheryl and I also enjoyed seeing the stage lights shining through one lady's blue-rinsed hair in front of us. We felt like youngsters in this crowd!
I was blown away by Burton Cummings's vocal ability, even after his 40 years in the biz; I don't think they keyed down any songs (which is typical for older singers to be able to sing the songs) and he was able to sustain high notes for a long time. Burton's piano playing was extraordinary and I appreciated his showmanship and the gratitude that he and Randy expressed numerous times during the performance. Randy did not disappoint with his performance either, playing his guitar flawlessly and enjoying the songs that he sang, both with The Guess Who and with BTO. The whole band seemed to really enjoy themselves and so did the entire audience. The opening act was a female solo singer/guitar player who had quite the impressive voice. As with the Joel Plaskett concert, we were late getting to the show and only heard the opening act's final song, but it was quite good.
Randy and Burton talked quite a bit in between songs, about their careers together and as independent acts, their relationship was music partners that had its ups and downs, and the stories behind the songs, which was neat for the fans to hear. For the finale, everyone was on their feet for the whole song and there was a definite feeling of love and admiration going both ways to and from the stage. Good times.
The third concert of the weekend was probably my favourite overall, maybe because it was such a great surprise. Cheryl and I scored some floor seats which got us fairly close to the stage and luckily the audience was generally of an age that they may stand up to applaud a song, but they are very quick to sit back down, either out of respect for people behind them or because their hips are about to give out (I am not sure which it was). This was the first concert that I attended where I saw two different men in the audience wearing suspenders -- in a non-ironic way. Cheryl and I also enjoyed seeing the stage lights shining through one lady's blue-rinsed hair in front of us. We felt like youngsters in this crowd!
I was blown away by Burton Cummings's vocal ability, even after his 40 years in the biz; I don't think they keyed down any songs (which is typical for older singers to be able to sing the songs) and he was able to sustain high notes for a long time. Burton's piano playing was extraordinary and I appreciated his showmanship and the gratitude that he and Randy expressed numerous times during the performance. Randy did not disappoint with his performance either, playing his guitar flawlessly and enjoying the songs that he sang, both with The Guess Who and with BTO. The whole band seemed to really enjoy themselves and so did the entire audience. The opening act was a female solo singer/guitar player who had quite the impressive voice. As with the Joel Plaskett concert, we were late getting to the show and only heard the opening act's final song, but it was quite good.
Randy and Burton talked quite a bit in between songs, about their careers together and as independent acts, their relationship was music partners that had its ups and downs, and the stories behind the songs, which was neat for the fans to hear. For the finale, everyone was on their feet for the whole song and there was a definite feeling of love and admiration going both ways to and from the stage. Good times.
Dave and Jenn's Wedding
Cheryl and I went to the reception for Dave and Jenn Finlayson's wedding on Saturday, July 21. It was held at Pier 21 on the Halifax waterfront. I have been to a few functions there and it is a good space to hold large events.
It was great to see Dave and Jenn so happy and it was also fun to see so many Sigs, especially some whom I haven't seen for year. As I mentioned at the time, this was the most successful Ball that Dave has ever organized! There were probably about 30 Sigma Chi's in attendance out of a few hundred people, so when we gathered together to toast the bride, the other guests must have been surprised.
Big Fish were not as spectacular as I remember them, maybe because they changed their male lead singer since I last saw them in concert. As with most bands, changing the singer (surprisingly even for a cover band like Big Fish) substantially alters the sound of the music, so that was disappointing.
Since the reception, Dave and Jenn have bought a house in Bedford (a few doors away from Tony and Liz), so they are well on their way to building their life together. Cheers, you two!
It was great to see Dave and Jenn so happy and it was also fun to see so many Sigs, especially some whom I haven't seen for year. As I mentioned at the time, this was the most successful Ball that Dave has ever organized! There were probably about 30 Sigma Chi's in attendance out of a few hundred people, so when we gathered together to toast the bride, the other guests must have been surprised.
Big Fish were not as spectacular as I remember them, maybe because they changed their male lead singer since I last saw them in concert. As with most bands, changing the singer (surprisingly even for a cover band like Big Fish) substantially alters the sound of the music, so that was disappointing.
Since the reception, Dave and Jenn have bought a house in Bedford (a few doors away from Tony and Liz), so they are well on their way to building their life together. Cheers, you two!
Update on the concerts
It's funny how fast time goes by when you are busy with life. I have a lot to catch up on, so I will post a few items to get my thoughts and recollections on the record.
Friday: Joel Plaskett concert
Philson and I took our time getting to the show because we weren't too excited to see Jenn Grant, the opening act, plus it had rained heavily all day and we weren't sure watching the show would be all that fun, standing in pouring rain. As it turned out, it stopped raining so we headed down to the Dartmouth Landing.
Unfortunately, we missed almost the entire set of Peter Elkas and his band. We only caught the last song for that set (which was really good) and then waited for over half an hour for Joel Plaskett to come on. The two opening acts must have only been on for less than 30 minutes each, because we weren't that late. Joel and his band put on a great show, with Peter Elkas helping out on the keyboard and guitar for some songs and Gordie Johnson (the producer of Joel's latest album), looking cool in black and a cowboy hat, added to the show by playing rhythm guitar.
The Emergency played almost all of the songs from the new album Ashtray Rock, which is good because it is full of good songs and it is a concept album, so to fully present the concept you kind of need to play at least most of the songs. They also played Bo Diddley's song near the end of the show (as they did last summer at the show for the Lunenburg Exhibition that Cheryl and I attended); I think Joel was really moved by his meeting Bo Diddley a while back. They slowly turned the Bo Diddley song into a tribute to the deceased Bob Switzer who owned Taz Records in Halifax. "Hey Bob Switzer" fits in nicely instead of "Hey Bo Diddley". They also played a Big Sugar tune, which was cool since that was Gordie Johnson's band, and finished the night with "Come On Teacher" and "True Patriot Love", two earlier hits for The Emergency. Overall, great show on an open-air stage and the weather held off just for the show, which was lucky for us.
I will post my thoughts on the other concerts in their own messages.
Friday: Joel Plaskett concert
Philson and I took our time getting to the show because we weren't too excited to see Jenn Grant, the opening act, plus it had rained heavily all day and we weren't sure watching the show would be all that fun, standing in pouring rain. As it turned out, it stopped raining so we headed down to the Dartmouth Landing.
Unfortunately, we missed almost the entire set of Peter Elkas and his band. We only caught the last song for that set (which was really good) and then waited for over half an hour for Joel Plaskett to come on. The two opening acts must have only been on for less than 30 minutes each, because we weren't that late. Joel and his band put on a great show, with Peter Elkas helping out on the keyboard and guitar for some songs and Gordie Johnson (the producer of Joel's latest album), looking cool in black and a cowboy hat, added to the show by playing rhythm guitar.
The Emergency played almost all of the songs from the new album Ashtray Rock, which is good because it is full of good songs and it is a concept album, so to fully present the concept you kind of need to play at least most of the songs. They also played Bo Diddley's song near the end of the show (as they did last summer at the show for the Lunenburg Exhibition that Cheryl and I attended); I think Joel was really moved by his meeting Bo Diddley a while back. They slowly turned the Bo Diddley song into a tribute to the deceased Bob Switzer who owned Taz Records in Halifax. "Hey Bob Switzer" fits in nicely instead of "Hey Bo Diddley". They also played a Big Sugar tune, which was cool since that was Gordie Johnson's band, and finished the night with "Come On Teacher" and "True Patriot Love", two earlier hits for The Emergency. Overall, great show on an open-air stage and the weather held off just for the show, which was lucky for us.
I will post my thoughts on the other concerts in their own messages.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Three concerts and a wedding (with a concert)
Wow. I am going to see three concerts in four days. First up, Philson and I are going to Dartmouth's Alderney Landing Theatre to see Joel Plaskett Emergency with openers: Peter Elkas and the Elkaholics (great name!) whom I read about in Exclaim! -- I picked up the magazine for Joel and learned about Peter too. Check out his website!, local Jenn Grant, and ex-Big Sugar's Gordie Johnson. What a start!
After my eardrums recover from that, Cheryl and I are attending Dave and Jenn Finlayson's wedding reception. They got married today, but Saturday is the big bash at Pier 21. They are having a local band named Big Fish who are a favourite of Sigs since they performed at a few Sweetheart dances (sorry, I can't call them Sweetheart Balls). They mostly do cover tunes but they mix it up and put their own stank on them!
On Sunday, Cheryl and I are going to the Halifax Metro Centre to see Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, the two creative forces behind The Guess Who and BTO. We have floor seats in the "Gold Circle." Oooooh! I saw these guys at the Sarsfest concert on TV a few years back. At that time, I thought, "I should really go see these guys if I ever get the chance." Originally, I was planning to head up to Toronto on Sunday night to see the next concert, but it was almost $400 cheaper to fly up on Monday, so I decided to do that and spend part of the money I saved on these concert tickets for Cheryl and myself. I am looking forward to this show because I hope they talk about their inspirations behind writing the songs that they perform.
Monday morning sees Philson and me jetting off to T-Dot to see The Police!!! This was one band that I never even thought about going to see since they had already broken up by the time I was of concert-going age, not to mention the fact that they never came close to Halifax. Now that I am older and have discretionary income, I have taken the opportunity to see one of my all-time favourite bands perform live (perform live -- is that redundant?). As I mentioned to a friend a few weeks back, this concert will be better than most since The Police broke up when they were at their best, with only strong material behind them, no unfortunate creative lapses or disappointing albums here, so the songs should all be fantastic.
Philson and I will be in T.O. until Wednesday. On Tuesday, we are going to see a Blue Jays game and I am going to the Skydome Hard Rock Cafe to add another shot glass to my collection. We have no other plans for the 48 hours we are there, but I am sure some adventure will present itself.
Originally, Alistair was supposed to attend the show with Dave Dawood, Dean and me, but Alistair got double-booked by work and I took the opportunity to bring my oldest son to see a band that I am not sure he really likes, but it is the chance of a lifetime. Alistair's loss is Philson's gain, although Alistair has the chance to see The Police elsewhere and I hope he does. Plus, I think Alistair likes the idea that Philson is getting this chance and that he was part of it.
So four concerts and a wedding reception! I think I will be tired next week...
After my eardrums recover from that, Cheryl and I are attending Dave and Jenn Finlayson's wedding reception. They got married today, but Saturday is the big bash at Pier 21. They are having a local band named Big Fish who are a favourite of Sigs since they performed at a few Sweetheart dances (sorry, I can't call them Sweetheart Balls). They mostly do cover tunes but they mix it up and put their own stank on them!
On Sunday, Cheryl and I are going to the Halifax Metro Centre to see Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman, the two creative forces behind The Guess Who and BTO. We have floor seats in the "Gold Circle." Oooooh! I saw these guys at the Sarsfest concert on TV a few years back. At that time, I thought, "I should really go see these guys if I ever get the chance." Originally, I was planning to head up to Toronto on Sunday night to see the next concert, but it was almost $400 cheaper to fly up on Monday, so I decided to do that and spend part of the money I saved on these concert tickets for Cheryl and myself. I am looking forward to this show because I hope they talk about their inspirations behind writing the songs that they perform.
Monday morning sees Philson and me jetting off to T-Dot to see The Police!!! This was one band that I never even thought about going to see since they had already broken up by the time I was of concert-going age, not to mention the fact that they never came close to Halifax. Now that I am older and have discretionary income, I have taken the opportunity to see one of my all-time favourite bands perform live (perform live -- is that redundant?). As I mentioned to a friend a few weeks back, this concert will be better than most since The Police broke up when they were at their best, with only strong material behind them, no unfortunate creative lapses or disappointing albums here, so the songs should all be fantastic.
Philson and I will be in T.O. until Wednesday. On Tuesday, we are going to see a Blue Jays game and I am going to the Skydome Hard Rock Cafe to add another shot glass to my collection. We have no other plans for the 48 hours we are there, but I am sure some adventure will present itself.
Originally, Alistair was supposed to attend the show with Dave Dawood, Dean and me, but Alistair got double-booked by work and I took the opportunity to bring my oldest son to see a band that I am not sure he really likes, but it is the chance of a lifetime. Alistair's loss is Philson's gain, although Alistair has the chance to see The Police elsewhere and I hope he does. Plus, I think Alistair likes the idea that Philson is getting this chance and that he was part of it.
So four concerts and a wedding reception! I think I will be tired next week...
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
In Memory of Ruth Bernard
My mother-in-law Ruth passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 16, 2007. While she had been diagnosed with leukemia last year, she had undergone treatment and had made it through the initial period of time after diagnosis.
On Saturday, she told her husband Joe (Cheryl's Dad) that she wasn't feeling well. Joe took Ruth to the hospital and she passed away that morning.
Ruth always had a kind word and a smile for everyone in her life. She was also tough, much tougher than I would probably be, given the same circumstances. I think she would like to be remembered as a mother and grandmother who loved her family more than anything in the world.
Here is the text of the last e-mail she sent to us, on May 29, 2007. It is particularly moving, considering the short time she had left with us after she sent the e-mail out.
"Let's see if you read your mail.
What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?
What would you do if for every moment you were truly happy there would be 10 moments of sadness?
What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to tell them how you felt?
So, I just wanted to say, even if I never talk to you again in my life, you are special to me and you have made a difference in my life.
I look up to you, respect you, and truly cherish you.
Send this to all your friends, no matter how often you talk, or how close you are, and send it to the person who sent it to you.
Let old friends know you haven't forgotten them, and tell new friends you never will.
Remember, everyone needs a friend, someday you might feel like you have NO FRIENDS at all, just remember this e-mail and take comfort in knowing that somebody out there cares about you and always will.
In times of trouble,
In times of need,
If you are feeling SAD,
You can count on me.
I will give you a wink,
Until you smile,
Give you are hug,
And stand by your side.
I'll be there for you till the end,
I'll always and forever, be your friend!"
We love you and we miss you, Ruth.
On Saturday, she told her husband Joe (Cheryl's Dad) that she wasn't feeling well. Joe took Ruth to the hospital and she passed away that morning.
Ruth always had a kind word and a smile for everyone in her life. She was also tough, much tougher than I would probably be, given the same circumstances. I think she would like to be remembered as a mother and grandmother who loved her family more than anything in the world.
Here is the text of the last e-mail she sent to us, on May 29, 2007. It is particularly moving, considering the short time she had left with us after she sent the e-mail out.
"Let's see if you read your mail.
What would you do if every time you wanted someone they would never be there?
What would you do if for every moment you were truly happy there would be 10 moments of sadness?
What would you do if your best friend died tomorrow and you never got to tell them how you felt?
So, I just wanted to say, even if I never talk to you again in my life, you are special to me and you have made a difference in my life.
I look up to you, respect you, and truly cherish you.
Send this to all your friends, no matter how often you talk, or how close you are, and send it to the person who sent it to you.
Let old friends know you haven't forgotten them, and tell new friends you never will.
Remember, everyone needs a friend, someday you might feel like you have NO FRIENDS at all, just remember this e-mail and take comfort in knowing that somebody out there cares about you and always will.
In times of trouble,
In times of need,
If you are feeling SAD,
You can count on me.
I will give you a wink,
Until you smile,
Give you are hug,
And stand by your side.
I'll be there for you till the end,
I'll always and forever, be your friend!"
We love you and we miss you, Ruth.
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