tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post7268791260099825968..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Flashback 1988: "A Tale of Two Twins"Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-12890794612700089992023-08-28T16:10:55.560-05:002023-08-28T16:10:55.560-05:00I know them. The boy Artie has nothing to do with ...I know them. The boy Artie has nothing to do with any of his siblings or mom. The Girl Alyssa has 2 babies now. Patty Nowakowski is now Patty Danko. They live in Hope, Michigan. The real father, wealthy businessman from Bloomfield Hills..<br /> the father of the twins ...died 7 years ago and left the twins nothing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-3596204952998416652021-08-05T10:28:23.461-05:002021-08-05T10:28:23.461-05:00A few minutes later Alan passed my desk.
"...A few minutes later Alan passed my desk.<br /> "I thought I told you to go to Detroit," he said.<br /> "The woman isn't interested," I said. "She feels she's had too much publicity."<br /> Alan gave me a long, pitying look such as only a newspaper city editor is capable of.<br /> "I don't care," he said. "Get to Detroit. Talk to her neighbors. Write a story."<br /><br />Why does this remind me of something decades ago, from the textbook used in my high school journalism class?<br /><br />A cub reporter was sent to cover a political event at a meeting hall, in which there would be speeches made, including one by a major candidate. The cub reporter returned to the newsroom, and dejectedly told his editor that there was "no story"--when asked why not, he informed his boss that the meeting hall had caught fire and burned down, and that the main speaker and several other people had been injured. Which, of course, made for a helluva better story than the meeting itself.<br /><br />When your editor tells you to jump, you can't even take time to ask how high. You just jump. Thanks for the flashback, Mr. S. You came back with quite a story. I was still living in Chicago then, but I don't recall reading it. My life was pretty hectic in 1988: A killer job, and a lot of Cub games. I, too, am somewhat curious about Arthur. Looks like his story is something he prefers to leave in the now-distant past.<br /><br />Grizz 65https://www.blogger.com/profile/02892702223228764894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-19464514492306354312021-08-05T06:56:43.298-05:002021-08-05T06:56:43.298-05:00Pretty amazing and heartwarming that they kept bot...Pretty amazing and heartwarming that they kept both children, already having three under the age of six. <br />Curious about the other twins you mention in the headline? Sorry...Baruchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568908951400103413noreply@blogger.com