Comments on: The Unveiling

By: Pam

Pam — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:43:46 +0000

I loved reading your blog. I just came from my dad’s grave. My mother had not seen his marker until today and I saw it last week. His unveiling is next month when our family from CA, NY, NH, FL, MA, and Canada will be coming together. We put the words, “Happy Day” on his marker because on his message machines first at home in MA, then FL, his cell phone, and web mailings all started with the words, “Happy Day this is the (home/cell phone) or e-mail from Sid, Dad or more likely from POPPI!

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Citizen of the Month » Eight Surprising Things About Me — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:26:24 +0000

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The Foo Logs » Blog Archive » Friday Hodge Podge: 9/22/06 — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:17:52 +0000

[...] Hey Dad: I have to admit that I do get a little emotional when I see nice things written about dads, it just reminds me of my dad whom I lost several years ago – the wounds have yet to heal. Citizen of the month writes a moving post about his dad (who’s anniversary of his passing happens to be this week) and how he engaged his blogosphere readers to help him decide what to write on his father’s stone. [...]

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Citizen of the Month » Hey, Dad — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:19:21 +0000

[...] This week is the first anniversary of my father’s passing. When I started writing this blog, I didn’t expect my usual nonsense and sex jokes to be interrupted by a phone call asking Sophia and I to fly home to New York. I certainly didn’t expect to blog about the experience and receive so much comfort from bloggers. And I most definitely in a million years did not expect bloggers to help us decide what to write on my father’s stone! Thanks. [...]

By: ashbloem

ashbloem — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:26:14 +0000

That’s really wonderful, Neil.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 19:30:42 +0000

Lovely. Really lovely.

I’ve got to stop saying “Stay awesome” when leaving the room.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 02:54:34 +0000

Thanks everyone, especially Sophia, because she was the one who first said I should put “Be of Good Cheer” on the stone.

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 16:12:12 +0000

I think your first lines say it all. Blogging isnt going to make us rich and famous, but the characters we meet and the stories we get to tell are well worth the trip.:)

By: velma

velma — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:43:52 +0000

how is it that I have never been here before?
I like that – on the stone.
You know, when my brother passed away – we actually all discussed which of us would get to go into the wall with him at Forest Lawn. Room for four.
But I also wore red to the non-service service as he’d asked.
sigh, he would turned 40 this week.
but yeah – that is pretty awesome, and pretty awesome of you…

By: Myla

Myla — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:23:10 +0000

Neil, it is a beautiful stone. I didn’t know your Dad for very long, but I would say that he would be very proud of you for honoring and remembering him in such a wonderful way.

“Be of good cheer”…I need to remember that myself in my daily life.