#LewisGrizzard April 6

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For the month of April several of us are taking on the “30-Day Conversation Coach4aday Challenge“. Today’s dialog is about a response LEWIS GRIZZARD gave to a question about his late grandmother.

There are many changes that have occurred in the lives of people my age. One specific example is the demise of the newspaper as a means of delivering the news, weather, and entertainment. My dad worked for NJ Bell and for the last 15 years of his career he was assigned to the campus of Exxon Mobile in Florham Park NJ. He was responsible for all of the phones for the 1,000 employees that worked there in the 1960’s and 1970’s.

Exxon had a large break room where employees would eat lunch or take a cigarette break. Many of them brought a daily paper to that room and left it behind. My dad would regularly bring home that day’s edition of the Newark Star Ledger, NY Daily News, NY Post, and NY Times.

I fell in love with newspapers and loved reading columnists like Jerry Izenberg, George Vescey, Red Smith, and Jimmy Breslin.

When I lived in Cullowhee NC (1980-85) my obsession turned to the Atlanta Journal Constitution and the writings of Lewis Grizzard.

April Conversation Challenge

The overarching aim for the 30-Day Conversation Coach4aday Challenge is to engage or to repeat conversations and disseminate them. Whether these conversations hold valuable lessons, shareable insights, or are simply a mishmash of thoughts, the goal remains to foster connection and potential learning experiences for all involved.

Rules of the Challenge

First brevity is the key. Second it is not necessary to fully identify the parties involved but writing it like a script might be helpful. Third the conversations being shared can come from personal experiences, books, films, TV shows, or are imaginations.

Do this daily for 30 Days posting on social media with the hashtag #Coach4adayChallenge

April 6th-Lewis Grizzard Grandmother Two Truths

Lewis Grizzard’s writing is characterized by his humorous and often poignant observations of Southern life, delivered with a distinctive Southern charm and wit. He skillfully weaves together personal anecdotes, cultural commentary, and a love for the South to create engaging and relatable storytelling.

Today’s conversation is a very simple example of that poignant humor.

Interviewer: Lewis tells us about what you have learned about the beliefs of senior citizens in the State of Georgia.

Lewis: I can tell you that my analysis would come from my granny who lived in Moreland GA.

Interviewer: What truths might she believe in?

Lewis: When granny died, she went to her grave believing in two things, “pro wrestling is real and the 1969 moon shot was rigged”

I miss newspapers and the clever writers who worked there.