Lost in Pasadena

Friday, April 11, 2008

Jerry Lewis is the Man



Some of you may remember that I recently made a post about autograph collecting, and I expressed my intention to write a fan letter to Jerry Lewis (which I did). What's truly amazing is that I posted that entry on March 22nd, and mailed the letter about three days later. Now I've received a response and it hasn't even been three weeks. That must be a new record.

But seriously I don't want to cheapen it by implying that this was merely part of some autograph-collecting crusade. As I've expressed before, Jerry's work has had a profound impact on me, and having a personalized, autographed photo from the man himself is an intensely beautiful thing for me. I once even wrote a song inspired by his memoir, Dean and Me, which has been recorded four times and has gone on to become one of the most popular Embers of Avalon songs. Needless to say, today is a good day.

4 Comments:

  • that's neat.

    and that song is very good.

    who are you writing a letter to next?

    By Blogger Hector Chavez, At 3:04 PM  

  • I really want to write to Kristin Chenoweth, but I've found three different addresses on three different websites and I don't know which one to trust, sadly.

    By Blogger Kris Avalon, At 4:54 PM  

  • Just send a letter to all of them
    did he draw that too

    By Blogger Joey, At 4:55 PM  

  • i feel stupid. it took me too long to figure out which song it was. but now i have, and yes that is a great song

    my dad really likes jerry lewis.

    By Blogger nikmis, At 10:02 PM  

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