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Dear Reader,
It was a big deal at our house. Every Friday night my parents and I would go to the supermarket on Main Street, and we'd head straight for the frozen food department. We were on a mission--each of us would pick out our favorite TV dinner--and then we'd head back home to watch "Rawhide" on the television.
It was a black and white TV and no remote control, so we'd sit on the floor--balancing our foiled TV dinners in our laps--as the opening credits rolled and the theme song enticed us to sing along: "Rollin', rollin', rollin'. Though the streams are swollen, keep them doggies rollin', Rawhide!"
It's funny how things from the past pop into my head at the weirdest times. A couple of years ago I was in a meeting at a Fortune 500 company. I was presenting a book promotion idea and after I'd finished, the president said he'd like to show me a new promotion they were working on. He cued up the video on the screen, and when the accompanying music started playing, it reminded me of the theme song from "Rawhide." Without thinking, I started singing the words to "Rawhide" out loud, and after a couple of lines, the president started singing right along with me. People were staring, but apparently we were the only "Rawhide" fans in the boardroom, because nobody else joined in.
But we didn't skip a beat: "Keep movin', movin', movin'. Though they're disapprovin', Keep them doggies movin', Rawhide."
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
www.DearReader.com
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