Dear Lee Chin #2
January 19th, 2007 by smidge
The first entry actually addressed “Dear Lee Chin” gives us a little taste of X-Mas 1979 to satisfy our consumerist nostalgia:
December 25, 1979
Dear Lee Chin,
Merry Christmas! I got “All Things Must Pass.” It’s really good. I also got a new leotard. It’s blue lycra with long sleeves and it’s gathered in the front. It’s really pretty. And I got some gloves and a turtleneck that doesn’t fit. Tommy got this really neat electronic scrabble game. It’s like Master Mind. Billy got electronic football. Any way, I’ll talk to you later.
And then:
December 26, 1979
Dear Lee Chin,
I’m so excited! Friday Martha and I are going to see a Movie about the History of the Beatles…I can’t wait till Friday!
Continuing on…
December 27, 1979
Dear Lee Chin,
The Beatles thing is tomorrow. I’m so excited, I can’t wait! If it’s sold out I’ll shit a brick. And then I’ll kill Linda. No, she’s being nice enough for taking me, I shouldn’t complain. [writing changes from pencil to blue pen] Hello again! I just got back from practice…the evening wasn’t so hot. I just wasn’t in a gymnastic mood. I can’t wait until tomorrow! That’s going to be great! Anyway, I’ll write you tomorrow and tell you how it was. Goodnight.
Sometimes you’re just not in a gymnastic mood. Another important theme just introduced (besides an ambivalent attitude towards gymnastics) is Mary’s love for the Beatles. All Thing Must Pass, in case you didn’t know, was George Harrison’s 1970 solo album. Notice also the quaint phrase “shit a brick.” You can almost sense how proud of herself she was for deploying that one. Stay tuned to see if the Beatles movie turns out to be “really great”…
“dear lee chin” is my favorite. by the way, smidge, i finally made a collage of the romance novel teaser pages on my fridge. you would love it…
I’d love to see it, Mulk. That was a fun night. [Mulk - an old friend from Anytown - is referring to the hundreds of teaser pages from romance novels I got from a job once. We spent a whole night reading them and tearing out the funniest ones.] I’m glad they found a home somewhere.
A new leotard! Blue Lycra, long sleeves, gathered in the front, damn! Talk about Christmas envy. I’m feeling it.
Funny, in 1975 I ALSO bought a new leotard.
omg i cant wait to find out about the movie. “dear lee chin” continues to keep me on the edge of my seat.