1953

Greetings, friends! It's Christmas time. We come again with wish and rhyme. The past year has been filled with dillies: Carter, Reagan, and the Phillies; Mount St. Helens, Bjorn, and John, Abscam, Freedom, on and on. The world is with us much of late, But we are here to concentrate On Yuletide joy and hearty toast To all our friends from coast to coast. Wassail all. May we begin With skoal to Billy Chamberlain, Peter Spalding, Nate Burkan, Eddie Boyle, Dave Halloran, Put a present beneath the tree For Roger Warner, Perry Free. From Bloomie's Chinese Christmas show A host of treasures for Dave Stowe, Both the Masons Clint and Harvey Johnny Springer, and Lew Darby. A ginger jar of earthenware For happiness to Alden Sayres. Maybe an antique porcelain vase For Richard Fleming and Winfred Case. Cinnabar lacquer for Hap Haggett, David Florence and Jack Sackett. Solid brass, one of a kind. To Peter Grenquist, Marvin Klein, Brent Mac Donald, Billy Gitt, Johnny Kingsland, Freddie Hitt. A Shanghai glass vase, rarely seen, For Sammy Franz and Jack Levine. A sparkle of Peking glass horses To add to Bob Malin's resources. A pair of Foo dogs to stand guard Around the books of Dick Lombard, Rudy Haerle, Frank Mulcahy, Stuart Fordyce, and to Bay Yee. Some velour warm-ups would be neat on Jay Montgomery and Jim Wheaton. A Dunhill lighter instead of matches Should really please Demetrius Latchis. Give Possum Purse a calculator. And then find those alligator Izod shirts with stripes a many For Tom Bradley and Jim Penney. Would leather luggage ring the bell Of Roger Cole or Norm Chapelle? A hand-carved chest, no malarky, For George High and Richard Markey, Howie Pitts, and Frank O'Reilly, Cyrus Radford, and Tom Wiley. A bamboo screen would do quite well For Freddie Walsh and Kenneth Snell, Both the Carpenters Seth and Norm Barney Dunnan and Chase Colborn. Some cloisonne would be just striking; We hope it is to Tom Duke's liking. For E. Tom Dewey a silver bar: Goblets, coaster, and water jar. Hand-blown crystal for the maven Roger Wells and Billy Craven, George Jacobus, Werner Graeve, Both the Fosters Bob and Steve. A Cuisinart would draw a rave From all three Stanleys Dick, George, and Dave. And while we're on a gourmet course, Send a wok to Richard Morse. A Salton Hotray to Bob Poor, Johnny Rogers, Elliott Moore. Antique jade carvings, don't you think, Would be just right for Clark M. Brink, Gustaf Hullman, Clyde R. Claus, Stephen Pearsall, Charlie Haws. For Jack Patten we will bring Paper scrolls from days of Ming. Bronze reproductions for Bill Dolan Eifu Yamada, Father Nolan, Both the Hansens Wayne and Don and to Tom Napoleon. And so our Christmas greeting ends. Happy Holiday, good friends. As you wend through the coming year. May it be filled with health and cheer; Success in ventures that you try, As the backs go tearing by ....

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