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Tish · « **Reply #11970 on:** December 08, 2024, 09:41:04 am »

Quote from: Tish on December 01, 2024, 06:56:53 pm

A Note from Dan
DAN RATHER

DEC 1

There is no way to sufficiently express my gratitude to all of you who’ve offered your condolences. You have proven once again that the Steady community is a close one. Your notes of sympathy and support, thousands of them, have buoyed me in this time of great sorrow. Your thoughts mean so much to me, my children, and my grandchildren. Jean was my world for more than 67 years, but we all must carry on.

This has been a tough week, but I want you to know that Steady will continue. It will resume shortly, as I attempt to bring some sense and steadiness to these challenging times.

I was in line at a coffee shop a few weeks ago. In front of me, a mother asked her teenage daughter what she wanted for Christmas. Without hesitation, the daughter replied, “Democracy.”

Amen. One month on, the outcome of the presidential election still weighs heavily on so many of us. I will be here, with Jean’s memory as my guide, for as long as I am able.

Again, a deeply heartfelt thank you.

Stay Steady,
Dan

'Blue Velvet'

A Reason To Smile
DAN RATHER AND TEAM STEADY

DEC 08, 2024

My mind is awash in memories these days … so much to reflect on. Jean and I shared everything over the 67 years of our marriage. She was a wonderful woman and partner, and I miss her dearly. Someone asked me the other day if I remembered our first date. Of course, like it was yesterday. The year was 1956. Jean Goebel was working as a secretary at KTRH, the radio station in Houston where I was a young reporter. It took me a few weeks, but I finally summoned the courage to ask her out. When she said yes, you couldn’t wipe the smile off my face. We decided to go dancing. I’ve tried to remember the name of the place. No doubt it’s long gone now. But I will never forget our first dance, and the song playing on the jukebox. It was Tony Bennett’s top 20 hit, “Blue Velvet.”

Though finding joy is challenging for me right now, this song does give me a reason to smile. I hope it gives you one too. Even though it’s from a lifetime ago, a good love song is timeless.

Listening to the song now brings back everything about the night that changed my life.

We couldn’t find a video of Mr. Bennett from the 1950s. But he re-recorded the song with k.d. lang in 2011 as part of his Duets II album. It is a beautiful rendition.

Stay Steady,

Dan

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