A Supreme Act of Kindness--Boyhood Dream Becomes Reality
This is going to be a long post you guys. Anyone who get's through it, I appreciate that. Tonight has been one of the most exciting...exhilarating nights of my life.
I won't go into details on my day so we'll just say it was rough. After 12 years at a job I never really wanted, it's easy to feel unappreciated. Most of that is probably me.
So I'm on the porch, commiserating to Dora about how the entire world is against me...she says she knows how bad it was and that she bought me a gift.
(What is inside is a secret here, she didn't buy it)
The rest of the story will be told in pictures below.
I have spoken to both Jerome and Karen about this wonderful gift. There are so many cool things about it, the list is overwhelming.
So I get home and I get the gift. It had a wonderful letter from Jerome in it describing the book and letting me know it's history. This was the first I knew of the gift and I thought it was wonderful! Obviously still smoking but it's less and on the poach
- This is a 1st of THE GUNSLINGER!! (seriously
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- This is a copy of this book that a good friend of mine has owned and loved for many years. He is trusting it me. Such a beautiful gift, thank you Jerome
- This copy has a slick as shit dust jacket on it from another amazing friend. I can't tell you how much this means to me Karen
- This is a copy that has an amazing story attached to it that I hope will be told by Jerome, Karen and Dora.
- The last one is a surprise
The book was as advertised in the letter! A beautiful copy 1st/1st of The Gunslinger that had been in Jerome's collection for over 20 years. It was without dust jacket so Karen was sweet enough to provide one.
Seriously amazing people. I've only had a few cool things done for me in my life and this is now second. (Dora is first, the kids and saving my life and all...guy who woke me up in the Army when the tent was collapsing just went to third)
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So Dora says I should open it and I do...still grinning like a fool over how cool it was.
The last cool thing about this book is that they were able to get it personalized by Stephen King himself (I can still barely even think that much less type it)... <faints again>
I'm an emotional man, and this put me over the edge. It was too overwhelming.
I know that Marsha over at the SKMB had a lot to do with this, I plan to let her know how much it means to me. Raising money for the Haven Foundation has real meaning to me. It is like no work at all...this book, to a guy like me, it's not something I can easily wrap my mind around.
For fun, here's my grand daughter Lily concerned for Grandpa
A close up of the inscription to me. It's mind blowing in the best way possible.
Jerome and Karen, I love you guys. No shit.
And my sweet Dora, you are so sweet and coy.
I say I don't know what to say and then I type for two days. This is really wonderful
And lastly thank you Stephen King. I can't imagine you might read this somewhere but I have never imagined you would ever do something like this for me...so amazing things do happen.<--that's us but not in a weird way
Matt
Congratulations.
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Are sins ever forgiven?
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