memoir
Paw Paw, A Tribute Joseph Angelo Angelette January 11, 1929 - March 5, 2011 "Have you ever heard a joke so many times you've forgotten why it's funny? And then you hear it again and suddenly it's new. You remember why you loved it in the first place." Will Bloom, Big Fish Today's Friday, March 11. Which means if I had gone to visit Paw Paw 1 week ago, he would have been alive and I would have surely heard at least 1 more story and 1 more joke… My memories of Paw Paw are all about the stories and the jokes. When I think about him, I think about Paw Paw being extremely strong-willed, stubborn, intelligent, and an absolute brilliant story teller… There have been so many occasions when I have sat down, resolved to write down the stories and jokes Paw Paw has told, and the same number of times I realized how inadequate I was for the task. Some people just have a presence and a sense of timing that is impossible to replicate. He was that kind of man. T...