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June 14, 2009
Lucy and Ethel in Iowa City
While reminiscing about my late mother with family members and friends at her recent funeral, it occurred to me that her remarkable life would be a great subject for a Larry McMurtry novel.
Along those lines, Sarah Swisher, an old family friend and a columnist for the Iowa City Press-Citizen, penned this column regarding an hilarious caper from the early 1960's involving my mother and Sarah's mother, who were dear friends. What started out as an attempt to create a plot for an Alfred Hitchcock movie quickly transformed into an episode of I Love Lucy with a touch of The Honeymooners.
You really can't make this stuff up.
Posted by Tom at June 14, 2009 12:01 AM
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I remember this murder, with that guy stuffed in the closet for a month. We all piled into our 1960 Chevy and cruised by the place...along with about 20 other cars. We made sure to have the windows down in hopes of catching a wiff. It was kind of like a house with a spectacular Christmas display. I still remember this house and think of that murder everytime I pass it. What a great story! Was Mag ever recruited by Hunt and Liddy?
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at June 14, 2009 11:48 AM
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