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[BRWombat]

Okay, I am a Paul Harvey fan, but first I thought about calling this topic "The Pete & Naomi Fast Memorial Question." The Fasts were on staff at our church with my parents a few decades ago. Once my parents were over at their house, which was filled with all sorts of interesting stuff, and -- here's the kicker -- EVERY ITEM had a story behind it! And the Fasts talked my parents ears off telling them every detail.

Finally they came to a simple baseball, and my mom thought, "Whew! Surely there's not a story behind that!" Wrong. It turned out that that was THE baseball hit as THE first home run in THE very first game (of any kind) played in the Astrodome in Houston. Oh, and it was hit (and autographed) by Mickey Mantle!!!

SO... my question is this: Do you have something that seems mundane but has an interesting story behind it?

I own a belt buckle, a fairly big metal one, that was made for me by my dad for my 12th birthday. He made each of my brothers one, too, that same year, in the metal shop at his work. (He was a pipefitter.) It's nice -- even has my name in brass script lettering.

For a long time, I thought it was pretty neat -- I mean, as something my dad made by hand just for me. But since then, I've come to realize that it's pretty unique. You see, at the time he made the belt buckles at his work, my dad was working at a pretty interesting place northwest of Denver. A big installation (that has since closed) known as Rocky Flats. Denver-area veterans might remember the full name from the time: Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility.

And I'm a guy who has a belt buckle made at a nuclear weapons plant. So now you know... the rest of the story. (I've always wanted to say that!)

[BeautyBeast2]

I don't have anything really interesting. I loved the story, though. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[kadterp]

Sure! You may look on my hand and say, hmph boring wedding band that she has on! But it really isnt mine! This ring was my great great grandmother. When she got married, her father was a jeweler and made the ring for her. When her granddaughter was born, it got passed to her, when my grandmother was born, she got the ring passed to her and when I was born, it got passed to me. The ring still has engraving on the inside of the original person who wore this ring! So now I have to wait for MY granddaughter so I can pass it on to her! And that my friends, is the rest of the story!

[mom2mudmonsters]

We are big Paul Harvey Fans!!!

I really don't have anything interesting, but loved your stories... [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Chrissi]

Who's Paul Harvey?

[BRWombat]

Oh, Beaner, Beaner, Beaner... Paul Harvey is a long-time radio broadcaster/newsman, in his 70s or 80s now, and still going strong. Apart from his daily news & commentary broadcasts, he is famous for his features called "The Rest of the Story." These are very entertaining -- and educational -- five-minute true-life stories that have a surprise twist at the end. I'd give you examples, but (1) it's late, and (2) I couldn't do them justice.

There are a few books out that are collections of some of the best stories -- you might check your local library to see if they carry any copies.

[AKLRULZ]

I'll have to look him up too, as I don't know who he is either?!? [img]graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]

[DebiDebiDebi]

Well. I DO know who Paul Harvey is, and now that you have gotten my brain working, I will have to think on this one, and get back to you if I can come up with someithing that has a "plain exterior and a silver lining"...

[GoofyMom]

Well, I know who Paul Harvey is too. And no one can say "and now you know...the rest of the story" quite like him.

You'd think that with me being so long-winded and all, [img]images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] I'd have something cool to add, but nope, can't think of a thing.