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The Birthday Gift
June 21, 2002
Dear Al, and whosoever shall read this,
Once again I was met with the adventure of selecting a gift for your birthday on June 21st. This became a more daunting job than it would seem: You and I have been together for 33 years—so that's been, how many presents so far? Thirty-two birthday presents, 33 half-birthday presents (a tradition between us), and many Chanukah gifts—a total of almost 100 gifts in all. The first one (remember?) was an electric pencil sharpener that would light up and sing while it sharpened. More recently I gifted you with one of those gripper things that you could use to pick up the personal letters you write—which by habit get thrown on the floor of your studio until they are ready to be stamped and mailed.
But now, completely out of ideas for more gadgets and gifts, I awakened one morning with an idea, and so: the Gallery asked our favorite friends and clients to record their birthday wishes for you and the world to see and hear. When we began deciding whom to invite onto the website, we found our cup gushing over, and for this reason—and because all birthdays should be celebrated for at least a year—we've decided to keep these felicitations and personal anecdotes online for this year, adding to them as appropriate.
This is my gift. My birthday wishes are the total of those that you will hear,
and then some.
Oh yes—and when you've finished listening to all your accolades, you can go to our Online Gallery and look at all your work!
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