Saturday, September 19, 2009

American Romance


The most famous couple ever. DiMaggio and Monroe. On their wedding day, 1954. Headed off to a honeymoon in the Orient. During which an American general asked if she would visit the troops in Korea. Joe said it was her honeymoon, she could do what she wanted.

Upon her return after ten stops and 100,000 troops in the audience...

MM: It was so wonderful Joe! You never heard such cheering!
JD: Yes, I have.

That pretty much set the tone, I suppose. Still, when she died, he left word for flowers to be put on her grave "forever". Celebrity love. At its most sad.

It is my twenty-second wedding anniversary. I'm so glad that we found each other. And that we know, respect and love each other so well. Cheers to us. To all of you. And to all of your loves.

Quote from "The Silent Season of a Hero" by Gay Talese, Esquire, July 1966".
My earlier post about my 21st Anniversary is here.
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12 comments:

  1. The Daily ConnoisseurSeptember 19, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    Happy Anniversary! Your wife is very lucky...

    Just celebrated my 3 year anniversary in May. It's a beautiful thing!

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  2. MeSeptember 19, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Twenty-two years... congratulations! And a very happy anniversary. My husband and I completed seven recently, so we have a fair ways to go before we hit the 20s. But I do understand your sentiments quite well. Cheers to you and your wife.

    The DiMaggio and Monroe story is really very sad. Those two lines say so much about their dynamic.

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  3. BenSeptember 19, 2009 at 12:29 PM

    Congratulations on 22 years!

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  4. ~Tessa~ScoffsSeptember 19, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    A toast tonight to Mr. Lane and his Gorgeous Irish Redhead! Huzzah!

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  5. TurlingSeptember 19, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Congratulations. Many more.

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  6. PetuniaSeptember 19, 2009 at 7:18 PM

    Happy Anniversary to you and your wife!!!

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  7. M.LaneSeptember 20, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    Thanks everyone! We went to the sea shore for the weekend and had a wonderful, lazy time.

    ML

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  8. CashmereLibrarianSeptember 20, 2009 at 8:23 PM

    Happy Anniversary, Epic! Why don't you bring your wife to one of your Chicago trips sometime? My husband and I have never been to Charlie Trotters; perhaps we should go together!?

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  9. M.LaneSeptember 21, 2009 at 4:31 AM

    Cashmere, that is a fine idea! I'll let you know...

    ML

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  10. Easy and Elegant LifeSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    Hey! Happiest of anniversaries. Cue up "At Last" or "It Had to Be You" and take a spin around the dining table for me.

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  11. M.LaneSeptember 21, 2009 at 10:57 AM

    E&E, thanks! At Last is my second favorite song...

    ML

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  12. Beth DunnSeptember 22, 2009 at 12:01 PM

    Happy Anniversary! Very sweet post xoxo

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