{"id":6891,"date":"2007-08-20T21:19:22","date_gmt":"2007-08-21T01:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=6891"},"modified":"2022-10-13T10:10:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:10:12","slug":"why-i-love-tom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/?p=6891","title":{"rendered":"Why I love Tom"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, because of this<\/a> (second snapshot down). Best prank EVER.<\/p>\n

Second of all – because the last time I was at Beth and Tom’s house – we were talking about music – and I mentioned my undying love of ELO and that the first album I had ever bought as a youngun was ELO’s Time<\/i>. (Post about all of that here<\/a>.) I have just never gotten my act together to re-buy Time<\/i> – although I have a large ELO collection on my iPod. Anyway, to me – it seemed like a casual moment – somethiing I didn’t even make a big deal out of – but on Saturday night – when I went to the party at Beth and Tom’s house (you know it’s an Irish Catholic party when the local priest is there, in a T shirt and jogging shorts – and he knows your whole lilfe story even though he hasn’t seen you in 10 years) – Tom comes over to me with 2 CDs, and says, “You left so quick the last time I didn’t have a chance to give these to you.” And there – was a burned CD of ELO’s Time<\/i> and also a huge compilation of mp3s – all of ELO’s albums – that Tom had bought in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

I mean: what????<\/p>\n

This is a man who pays attention!!!<\/p>\n

Bless people like that! They grease the wheels of life, they make you realize that people are, actually, good – and that we can connect with one another.<\/p>\n

I have been listening to ELO NON-FREAKIN’-STOP ever since Saturday.<\/p>\n

So Tom, I thank you!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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