Don Aslett and his house-stripping ways
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In a message dated 9/6/04 8:39:38 AM, DACunefare@... writes:
<< Don Aslett wrote several books about decluttering that are exactly about
this
stuff. About how to hang onto the memories of stuff (like sorority silver
bowls) without having to hang onto the stuff itself. About how the stuff eats
up
your energy just thinking about it and moving it around. >>
Because of reading Don Aslett, I got good doormats inside and outside our
entry doors and that really helps. But I didn't throw away the letter David
Bowie wrote me in 1967, nor the envelope it came in (though I long ago gave the
stamps away to someone who collected stamps). I still have souvenirs of
everything in my whole life. There are some things I'm very sorry to have thrown
away, and so I don't think I'll ever throw anything away again. Bummer for me,
but there it is. (I WILL throw things away, and give things to thrift stores,
but about 1/3 of the time someone is going to need that thing later, and I'll
have that pang of regret. <g>)
Sandra
<< Don Aslett wrote several books about decluttering that are exactly about
this
stuff. About how to hang onto the memories of stuff (like sorority silver
bowls) without having to hang onto the stuff itself. About how the stuff eats
up
your energy just thinking about it and moving it around. >>
Because of reading Don Aslett, I got good doormats inside and outside our
entry doors and that really helps. But I didn't throw away the letter David
Bowie wrote me in 1967, nor the envelope it came in (though I long ago gave the
stamps away to someone who collected stamps). I still have souvenirs of
everything in my whole life. There are some things I'm very sorry to have thrown
away, and so I don't think I'll ever throw anything away again. Bummer for me,
but there it is. (I WILL throw things away, and give things to thrift stores,
but about 1/3 of the time someone is going to need that thing later, and I'll
have that pang of regret. <g>)
Sandra
Kelly Muzyczka
At 02:52 PM 9/6/2004, you wrote:
But I didn't throw away the letter David
Kelly
I love mankind, it's people I can't stand. --Linus
But I didn't throw away the letter David
>Bowie wrote me in 1967, nor the envelope it came in (though I long agoYou have a letter written by David Bowie??? Care to tell the tale?????
>gave the
>stamps away to someone who collected stamps).
>Sandra
Kelly
I love mankind, it's people I can't stand. --Linus
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In a message dated 9/6/04 1:39:58 PM, mina@... writes:
<< You have a letter written by David Bowie??? Care to tell the tale????? >>
When I was fourteen, I got a promo album from the pile my cousin didn't want,
after she picked out what she thought was good. The original pile came from a
radio station my uncle managed. It was a country station. <g> So anything
that looked like rock or pop they gave to their kids.
I wrote to the American distributor to ask for his address. It wasn't as
easy to get an address in those days. They sent me his manager's address.
I wrote a fan letter (wish I had kept a copy, but ditto the problems of those
days).
He sent a full-paged typed letter, several copies of publicity photos
(photostatic copies of glossies), a section of The Chelsea News with an article about
him on it (that's temporarily misplaced, but I know I have it safely
somewhere <g>), and that's that! I still have the album. I used to keep the
newspaper thumbtacked to the ceiling of my room. I had acoustical tiles that took
thumbtacks well. So it has thumbtack holes, wherever it is.
Friends asked "Who is he?" and I said "He's great, he writes his own stuff.
He'll be as famous as the Beatles." And they would shake their heads as
though I were just delusional.
People still think I'm delusional sometimes. <g>
But I just keep being right!
Ta daa!
Sandra
(who is willing to share the trick:
if you're not sure, don't say anything; I was pretty sure)
<< You have a letter written by David Bowie??? Care to tell the tale????? >>
When I was fourteen, I got a promo album from the pile my cousin didn't want,
after she picked out what she thought was good. The original pile came from a
radio station my uncle managed. It was a country station. <g> So anything
that looked like rock or pop they gave to their kids.
I wrote to the American distributor to ask for his address. It wasn't as
easy to get an address in those days. They sent me his manager's address.
I wrote a fan letter (wish I had kept a copy, but ditto the problems of those
days).
He sent a full-paged typed letter, several copies of publicity photos
(photostatic copies of glossies), a section of The Chelsea News with an article about
him on it (that's temporarily misplaced, but I know I have it safely
somewhere <g>), and that's that! I still have the album. I used to keep the
newspaper thumbtacked to the ceiling of my room. I had acoustical tiles that took
thumbtacks well. So it has thumbtack holes, wherever it is.
Friends asked "Who is he?" and I said "He's great, he writes his own stuff.
He'll be as famous as the Beatles." And they would shake their heads as
though I were just delusional.
People still think I'm delusional sometimes. <g>
But I just keep being right!
Ta daa!
Sandra
(who is willing to share the trick:
if you're not sure, don't say anything; I was pretty sure)
Kelly Muzyczka
>He sent a full-paged typed letter, several copies of publicity photosAs a long time Bowie fan--that is damn cool!!! Which album was it? Damn,
>(photostatic copies of glossies), a section of The Chelsea News with an
>article about
>him on it (that's temporarily misplaced, but I know I have it safely
>somewhere <g>), and that's that! I still have the album. I used to keep the
>newspaper thumbtacked to the ceiling of my room. I had acoustical tiles
>that took
>thumbtacks well. So it has thumbtack holes, wherever it is.
what's the first one, not Ziggy......
Too cool.
Kelly
I love mankind, it's people I can't stand. --Linus
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In a message dated 9/6/04 4:34:47 PM, mina@... writes:
<< Damn,
what's the first one, not Ziggy...... >>
It was called David Bowie.
He looked about 18. He was probably 25. or so.
It had "Rubber Band" and I really liked that one. And one about a
gravedigger.
Sandra
<< Damn,
what's the first one, not Ziggy...... >>
It was called David Bowie.
He looked about 18. He was probably 25. or so.
It had "Rubber Band" and I really liked that one. And one about a
gravedigger.
Sandra
ladyeliza_r
In order to please my husband, who wanted less "clutter" in the
house, I went through some of my personal stuff and threw it out.
I've since wished I still had some of those things. I think
decluttering is all find and dandy, but if you really want to keep
something, then keep it irregardless of someone else's ideas about it
being clutter or physical reminders of something not being important
to keeping the memory.
Elizabeth, USCG (i'm going to sign this way to differentiate myself
from any other Elizabeths on the list!)
-- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
house, I went through some of my personal stuff and threw it out.
I've since wished I still had some of those things. I think
decluttering is all find and dandy, but if you really want to keep
something, then keep it irregardless of someone else's ideas about it
being clutter or physical reminders of something not being important
to keeping the memory.
Elizabeth, USCG (i'm going to sign this way to differentiate myself
from any other Elizabeths on the list!)
-- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
>exactly about
> In a message dated 9/6/04 8:39:38 AM, DACunefare@a... writes:
>
> << Don Aslett wrote several books about decluttering that are
> thissilver
> stuff. About how to hang onto the memories of stuff (like sorority
> bowls) without having to hang onto the stuff itself. About how thestuff eats
> up
> your energy just thinking about it and moving it around. >>
>