The great beyond

May

My father has been hanging around with Paul Newman lately.

At least I’d like to think so. My father died a day before Newman did, and it makes me feel better to think he’s doing a lot of socializing with celebrities these days. Sometimes I imagine he’s playing drums with Buddy Rich or talking politics with all those great liberal intellectuals he lives with now.

Of course he still listens to Brian Lehrer on WNYC. That’s a great advantage of the afterlife. You get all the channels for free.

Want to hear something even more compelling? I know my father, whose name was Stan, was at his grandson’s college graduation at Yankee Stadium yesterday. Here’s the proof: As we walked toward the car, we passed four or five shops that were all called Stan the Man or Stan the something. Any psychic will tell you that’s a clear sign from the great beyond.

My family still laughs when I tell them my father sent me a cryptic message through the display panel on the microwave. But I understood exactly what he was talking about.

You can call me crazy. I’ve got a better idea: if Joanne Woodward telephones to say Paul has been talking all about his new friend Stan, will you believe me then?

This entry was posted on Thursday, May 14th, 2009 at 1:00 pm by Linda Lombroso.
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2 Responses to “The great beyond”

Glory Be May 14th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I do believe that those who were very important to us don’t leave us entirely because they know how much they were cherished and come back to us when they can. The “visits” are brief, but the luckiest among us are enveloped by them.

I am so sorry for your loss.
Steve C. May 19th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Which college?
Stan the Man Musial..

I believe in signs. why not?

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