Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
REMEMBERING TOMIE on April 7, 2020
Tomie and Monique Cheret, of Paris, married in 1959 in Chester, Vermont. (They divorced in 1961.) Tomie’s sisters and I couldn’t determine what year they married, so I reached out to Tomie’s Pratt Institute friend, Delli. Delli knew because the years were in black-and-white in Barbara Elleman’s book about Tomie. I had come to the conclusion that most happenings in life had connections to Broadway and film songs. So, often, I would tell Tomie that something reminded me of a lyric and he would, with his amazing memory, eventually guess what I was trying to remember. Which reminds me of a song often played by his friend Christine Pedi on her Sirius/XM radio program “On Broadway”: “Ah, Yes, I Remember It Well,” from “Gigi.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQxM5rJ-uiY (Bob)
Day Six of the April, 2020, Peace Novena
Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
REMEMBERING TOMIE on April 6, 2020
Tomie was asked to be a judge for the Francestown (NH) 100th Labor Day parade in 2017. Some of the “floats” were simply two people walking with signs. The parade was corny and funny, and small town charming. The other judges were Lew Feldstein (called “one of the most influential people in NH”) and Jennifer Vaughn (author, and WMUR-TV anchor). And Jennifer gives me the excuse to remind you that WMUR-TV will be airing a 30-minute tribute to Tomie on Monday, April 6, 7:00 p.m., Eastern time. The program will also be streamed live at 7:00 p.m., Eastern time, at wmur.com (look for NH Chronicle in the menu at upper left of the Home Page). The program will someday be archived on the website. (Bob)
Day Five of the April, 2020, Peace Novena
Think and say the word, or think and say “Peace.”
