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Kathy Dispenza
October 23, 2014 at 4:54 pm

This made me smile!!! So happy for that friendship for you!!! :). Xoxo



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    Kathy,

    Thanks for reading and supporting Farm Stories. And for sharing as it makes me smile too!!! xoxoxo

Jim Earnest
October 23, 2014 at 5:30 pm

Thanks for sharing this. Mark was an amazing young man.The best “Charlie Brown” that I have ever seen.



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    Thanks Mr. Earnest for reading and supporting…. Charlie Brown was an experience we all three shared and have never forgotten…. Beautiful time……

Sheli Cockerham Dillon
October 23, 2014 at 5:42 pm

Love it, as usual I played out in my head like a movie.



chromedust
October 23, 2014 at 6:06 pm

I appreciate your voice and support Sheli….. Thank you!!!! xoxo



Jenny Burns
October 23, 2014 at 7:37 pm

my childhood was intertwined with mark as well. your words keep him alive and stirring in our hearts. thank you! I could gush myself, but will refrain. again, thank you. xo



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    Talking about Mark throughout my life and then writing about him the past ten years I realize the bar has been raised in the personal quest for leaving a lasting presence with those you love…. The last thing Viola ever said to me was the one thing she feared was her unforgettable son would be forgotten….. I hope she is pleased with how I’ve remembered him in my book…. I KNOW she’s beaming over how many of us have been touched by his beautiful energy and remember….

    Thank you LJB for always being there…. And now reading, supporting and adding your voice to Farm Stories…..
    xoxoxo

Kat Cockerham
October 23, 2014 at 7:40 pm

Sheli, pass the popcorn, please!



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 8:44 pm

    Thank you Kat!!!!
    Your reading and support for Farm Stories means so much to me!!!!
    Love you…..

Terri Aull Wick
October 23, 2014 at 8:03 pm

I love reading these excerpts. You have such a way of allowing the reader to feel with you. I’m glad you were able to use your struggles in childhood and adolescence to become a stronger person who can share your thoughts and memories. Can’t wait to read more.



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 8:49 pm

    I’m overwhelmed by the support for Farm Stories…. Thank you for yours Terri….
    I discovered almost by accident sharing struggles not only helps you find your voice but you take ownership and become a stronger whole person….. Again, thank you so much!!!

Janet Borelli
October 23, 2014 at 8:08 pm

So glad you found a treasured friend. Everybody should have at least one!



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Janet,

    Your reading and support means so much to me!!!!
    Thank you!!!

Linda Griffin
October 23, 2014 at 9:15 pm

Feeling nostalgic (& old!) :o) xoxo



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 10:25 pm

    But we’re still HERE Linda!!! Thank you for reading and supporting Farm Stories!!! xoxoxo

Bruce Barton
October 23, 2014 at 9:38 pm

This story took me way back to my own childhood. I did have male friends who surrounded me but they came with cars & trucks et all. I never had a Mark but I did have Kim. Kim was a tomboy of sorts. She was strong-willed and loved Streisand. We would sit for hours on end listening to the soundtrack of A Star Is Born. She loved music and we would listen to everyone and everything. Her favorites were The Carpenters, Barbra Streisand & Janis Ian. Like you and Mark we’d sing & talk for hours on end. Her friendship was amazing to me on so many levels, she got me and we shared everything. Kim was taken from us way to soon.

Eddie your post today took me back to Kim, I thank you for this. I’m off to find the cd of “A Star Is Born” and have a moment with Kim.

Love you and your stories



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 11:08 pm

    Bruce,

    Back in the day finding a friend who “Get’s Us” is the gift that keeps on giving throughout our lifetime…. I’m so happy you had Kim….
    The Women In The Moon is a fave of mine!!! Thank you for your continued, reading, support and love!!!
    xo

Terenda Wyant
October 23, 2014 at 9:39 pm

Thanks for the memories!



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 11:09 pm

    Terenda,

    Thank you so much for reading, supporting and giving your voice for Farm Stories!!!
    Love you!!!

Carla Willis
October 23, 2014 at 10:09 pm

Love hearing more about Mark. And, I’m going to look up that Andrews sister song! ♥



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    Can’t wait for you to hear it Carla!!! Played it over and over while I was putting the post together!!!
    Thank you for your continued support!!! xoxoxo

JONI Stafford
October 23, 2014 at 10:10 pm

I knew Viola my entire life & never would have thought of her as timid. Your perspective has opened my eyes to another sude of her. Thank you.



    chromedust
    October 23, 2014 at 11:15 pm

    Joni,

    I’m so happy you read Rum and Coca Cola!!!
    It’s so fascinating how we can come away with different takes on people…. The last thing Viola said to me was she was concerned Mark might be forgotten as time went on…. I promised her I never would…. I hope she is smiling over my remembrance of him in my book….
    Thanks again for visiting Farm Stories and hope you come back….

kathy hayden
October 23, 2014 at 11:27 pm

Well, you failed to disappoint again. I remember you speaking of someone named “Mark” and seems to this aging mind I may have met him?…or you just made him so real that my imagination is making me think so. My computer took control of itself last PM and I had a LOT of problems trying to figure it out, I’m so electronically challenged, as I have told you before. It
switched itself over form Windows 8.0 to Windows 8.1 and had to put back all my apps, couldn’t access FB and the first thing I thought was “Oh NO!!! I’m going to miss Eddie’s blog!!! But the computer nor you let me down. I figured it out and you wrote another great blog. So glad Mark came into your life. Now I’m ready to find out more…but I think I know a big thing about Mark and the reason I member the name. Where’s my box of Kleenex???XOXOXO <3



    chromedust
    October 24, 2014 at 3:21 am

    Thanks for you beautiful support Kathy…. It truly means so much to me…. You probably met Mark as he was at my house often…..
    I so appreciate your voice…. Your the best!!! Always have been!!! xoxo

cheryl Erwin
October 24, 2014 at 1:29 am

I have such good memories of Mark,loved him as we all love you. Mark will never forgotten by his classmates.



chromedust
October 24, 2014 at 3:41 am

Mark has left so many of us with beautiful memories.. Thanks Cheryl for your support and love….
xoxoxo



Kim blue
October 24, 2014 at 4:02 am

Love reading about you and Mark and the friendship you had. Thank you for sharing. Xoxo



    chromedust
    October 27, 2014 at 2:46 pm

    Mark was so special…. Unforgettable…. I’m so happy to have a chance to share those memories…
    Thank you Kim for reading and support…. xoxo

Cindy bailey
October 24, 2014 at 6:21 am

Please send this to marks sister Angie mills or can I tag her? She would love to read this! Angie is on fb and lives in illinois. Thanks!



chromedust
October 24, 2014 at 6:32 am

Cindy,

Would be thrilled if you would tag Angie… I didn’t know she was on FB….
Thank for reading!!!!



Brad Hindahl
October 24, 2014 at 4:49 pm

Yes, Mark blessed many of us. Great memories of Children’s theatre and Drama Club! Our stories are parallel in many respects. I always had plenty of ‘girl friends’, never good at the major the major team sports.

I was blessed with loving family support !

Anxious to see your book in print!



    chromedust
    October 24, 2014 at 6:59 pm

    Brad,

    Thanks for sharing your memories and voice about Mark. I’d forgotten Children’s theatre!
    I appreciate your reading and support of Farm Stories!!! Thank you
    xo

Lynn Berger
October 24, 2014 at 6:36 pm

Soul mates! Thanks for sharing in such away that we were there with you.it brought back memories of music, and school days.were you and mark in band or choir at Winslow in the old building near the parking lot? I have a picture of you two in my head in a classroom setting there.



chromedust
October 24, 2014 at 7:04 pm

Lynn,

Appreciate your support and voice with Farm Stories. And so happy you connected and remembered those days. I was in that building for sure.
I remember Mark being in Swing Choir but not positive if that was Winslow or just Pike Central. I can’t remember for sure if Mr. Hayes was the music teacher and Mr. Earnest band and we just rehearsed together in that building but I know I was there.

Thank you again for reading Farm Stories….



Cindy Grable
October 24, 2014 at 10:19 pm

Enjoyable! I lived in Spurgeon for a while and met Mark at church. I think of him often. He was a good person. Art class is one of my favorite memories, especially when you and Mark where there. You both were so artistic. xoxo



chromedust
October 25, 2014 at 12:26 am

Thank you Cindy for reading and sharing your memories of Mark. It’s made me so happy having so many tell how much he meant to them.
Your support means so much to me!!! xoxo



AngieatEatHere
October 25, 2014 at 3:23 am

Clearly this one touched many of your readers, some of whom also knew Mark. From a critical writer’s point of view (and I mean “critical” in the sense of rendering an objective opinion) it shows you further exploring and refining your voice as a writer. Not only are you telling your audience something new about your youth and development, you’re finding ways to write it really well: your “battle of manners”, for instance, made light work of a description and, as one of your other readers has said, added to the sense of it playing out visually, as in the watching of a movie. Finally, I LOVE your exploration of understanding friendship without the dimension of sexuality. That element of a relationship may evolve, or it may not, and the importance of the relationship may or may not be influenced by its presence. Here again, the topic is complex and not binary, and your treatment of it reflects that. More, please! xo



    chromedust
    October 25, 2014 at 5:22 pm

    Angie,

    Thank you so much for your beautiful feedback!!!
    Besides paying tribute to Mark who was so pivotal throughout periods of my life (you’ll learn when you read my book- wink) I wanted it to capture the innocence…. So naive, as we were drawn to each other with no idea exactly why…. Also with the “battle of manners” as I believe deep down within their core, mothers always know…

    Thank you for reading, supporting and giving your voice to Farm Stories!!! Means so much to me!!!! xoxoxo

Pam Bates
October 25, 2014 at 5:51 am

Such a testament to your friendshio with Mark. You two were a hoot in high school. I still love to look at the pictures we took when were taking our plays to the elementary schools. Somewhere I still have the one where we built the pyramid down in A wing before the classrooms were set up,



    chromedust
    October 25, 2014 at 5:25 pm

    Pam,

    Precious, timeless memories…..
    Seems impossible how long ago it was. Thank you for reading Rum and Coca-Cola, supporting and giving your voice towards Farm Stories.
    And most importantly your love & friendship…… xoxoxoxo

valorie davis
October 25, 2014 at 6:35 am

I always remember the painting Mark did of Cher. He was so gifted. Love to read your stories!! xoxo



    chromedust
    October 25, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    Sissy,

    Loved that painting…. Wish I still had it…. He was a genius artist…. Everything he touched… “Magic”
    Thank you for a lifetime of love and support!!!!
    xoxoxo

Angie Robling
October 26, 2014 at 6:27 pm

Loved the story, & bringing back the memories of Mark, another reminder of how precious life is, & of another of our classmates taken early in life. I also can’t wait to read the entire book, keep up the great work Eddie!!!



    chromedust
    October 27, 2014 at 2:50 pm

    Mark left a huge imprint on many hearts. Thank you Angie for you voice and support!!!!

Angie Koziatek
October 27, 2014 at 5:49 am

Love ❤️ I remember Mark, however I never talked to him I don’t think. I was pretty shy, especially talking to guys lol, and he always seemed shy too. 🙂



    chromedust
    October 27, 2014 at 2:51 pm

    Thank you for reading my memories of Mark. Your support for Farm Stories mean so much Angie!!!!
    xoxo

melinda denson
October 29, 2014 at 10:49 pm

Wow you are such a good writer, it makes me feel I’m there. I’m glad you had Mark as a friend that not only helped you in your awkward time of life. Mark was a blessing to You . funny to hear about vinyl records 🙂 from long long long ago , but I still have some 🙂



    chromedust
    October 30, 2014 at 6:03 am

    Thank you Melinda. I really enjoyed thinking and reliving my time with Mark. He was a force and inspiration.
    They say vinyl is back. We’ll see.
    Thank you so much for adding your voice to Farm Stories….