Letter 20: Your future brother-in-law
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Middle sister Lil to youngest sister Jigi
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Wednesday evening, August 3rd
My dearest Foul-mouthed little sister,
You're a God Damn Jewel!! thanks see, just thanks for the card, the lovely check, and all the stamps. You're an Ace - no kidding. – I’m turning the check over to Alberta 'cause you three siblings of mine bought me the duckiest black-light-weight-wool-sheath dress high-round collar – and with a checker-like vest no-less – Danka!! Muchas gracias etcetera.
Dad left this AM for N.Y.C. So by now he should be critically eyeing our future brother-in-law. God have mercy on him. Between Benny, Uncle David, Marie, Elain-o and the Jack Yuens, Dad's goin' to be mighty busy. They have him booked up for a dinner and show every nite until Tuesday, when he'll return with Benny––– if Blessings are upon him. Man! eloping seems to be the only way to avoid all this unnecessary expense, confusion, frustration, dissention and all that sort of rot! Take off kid, while the going's good. With all that's going on here, you won’t be missed for at least 10 days. – Gee, only 16 more glorious days. You'd best make the most of them. This Island trip has to last you a life-time. Yeah!??
Guess where I am? In the library no less. Actually studied this afternoon. No lie. Heinz is a good influence on me – today anyway. He's studying here too. Golly, he's so completely wrapped up in his Marketing 302-Advertising, he won’t even sit next to me. Humph!
Katie read me your letter yesterday. Filthy as ever you, scoundrel! She was in Balboa on my birthday so she didn't join us for dinner on Sunday. I reminded her about my birthday party last yr. – Remember? – her great sacrifice, the beach party with Jack-ass.
Bill Roth is back. Dropped over to say Hello yesterday. Very thoughtful, considering it was his first day home. Been two years, you know. Says he's going to U.C.L.A. in Sept. Drama!!
Your dearly-beloved Ron hasn't returned Geino's Aloha shirt yet. He'd better do so before all hell-breaks loose.
The Ho's brought “Lily” (now Ming Ming) over Sun. & Honey didn't even know her. Actually growled & attacked her instead. Really surprising.
Love,
Lil
You're a God Damn Jewel!! thanks see, just thanks for the card, the lovely check, and all the stamps. You're an Ace - no kidding. – I’m turning the check over to Alberta 'cause you three siblings of mine bought me the duckiest black-light-weight-wool-sheath dress high-round collar – and with a checker-like vest no-less – Danka!! Muchas gracias etcetera.
Dad left this AM for N.Y.C. So by now he should be critically eyeing our future brother-in-law. God have mercy on him. Between Benny, Uncle David, Marie, Elain-o and the Jack Yuens, Dad's goin' to be mighty busy. They have him booked up for a dinner and show every nite until Tuesday, when he'll return with Benny––– if Blessings are upon him. Man! eloping seems to be the only way to avoid all this unnecessary expense, confusion, frustration, dissention and all that sort of rot! Take off kid, while the going's good. With all that's going on here, you won’t be missed for at least 10 days. – Gee, only 16 more glorious days. You'd best make the most of them. This Island trip has to last you a life-time. Yeah!??
Guess where I am? In the library no less. Actually studied this afternoon. No lie. Heinz is a good influence on me – today anyway. He's studying here too. Golly, he's so completely wrapped up in his Marketing 302-Advertising, he won’t even sit next to me. Humph!
Katie read me your letter yesterday. Filthy as ever you, scoundrel! She was in Balboa on my birthday so she didn't join us for dinner on Sunday. I reminded her about my birthday party last yr. – Remember? – her great sacrifice, the beach party with Jack-ass.
Bill Roth is back. Dropped over to say Hello yesterday. Very thoughtful, considering it was his first day home. Been two years, you know. Says he's going to U.C.L.A. in Sept. Drama!!
Your dearly-beloved Ron hasn't returned Geino's Aloha shirt yet. He'd better do so before all hell-breaks loose.
The Ho's brought “Lily” (now Ming Ming) over Sun. & Honey didn't even know her. Actually growled & attacked her instead. Really surprising.
Love,
Lil
Best regards, your future brother-in-law
Heinz
Heinz
Summer of ‘54: The Scene | 1: Al: Have I been busy | 2: Jigi: Orchid leis | 3: Lil: Go crazy, kid 4: Wally: Don’t change | 5: Ron: Damn nice of you | 6: Mom: A grand success | 7: Mom: My fashion plate | 8: Lil: Who’d’ve understood? | 9: Jigi: The sexy bastard | 10: Mom: That gleam and glow | 11: Mom: So proud of you | 12: Al: Fast Casanova | 13: Lil: Free coaching | 14: Mom: Simply heartbroken | 15: Al: Most scandalous | 16: Lil: Men!! | 17: Jigi: Gush it up | 18: Mom: Keep it to yourselves | 19: Lil: Bitter today | 20: Lil: Your future brother-in-law | 21: To the convent | The Anniversary Party