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Fran Johns's avatar

Lovely tribute to someone who gave the best of gifts.

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Jan M. Flynn's avatar

This is so lovely -- you are indeed fortunate, but you're also wise and open enough to seize a good thing when it presents itself. Your FIL sounds like a wonderful man.

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Jill Ebstein's avatar

He is wonderful and I am lucky.

His gift graces us every year as we pick which BSO concerts we will attend.

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Bob Jasper's avatar

"Small acts… aren’t so small." So true. Your father-in-law gave you a great gift. Thank you for sharing how this gift impacted you and your family. From a single CD to the BSO and an influence on generations, how cool is that? I love Mozart and Beethoven, especially his 5th (Toscanini conducting), which was the only classical music LP I had for quite some time.

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Jill Ebstein's avatar

Well you picked well :)

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David Perlmutter's avatar

Having a father who was very instrumental in developing my love of music, I completely related to this.

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George Ziogas's avatar

Jill, this was such a beautiful reminder of how one thoughtful gesture can ripple across generations. Your story brought both warmth and a quiet kind of joy, thank you for sharing it. Classical music will forever sound a little more personal now.

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Nicole Akers's avatar

What a lovely tribute, Jill. Good family is to be treasured.

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