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Kasia Lynch's avatar

It’s great to hear things are going well for you and the family in Santa Fe! I love that place!! This was a great read!β€οΈπŸ‘πŸ˜Š

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks, Kasia. I'm happy to see your late-in-life painting career BLOSSOMING!!!

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Jeff Norris's avatar

I live in Santa Fe! https://journeyamerican.substack.com/

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Eric Trules's avatar

Hey Jeff, send me an email: erictrules@gmail.com

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Richieboy's avatar

I is famous! Excellent work, Pak Trules.

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Eric Trules's avatar

You IS! And thanks, β€œO'Malley”!

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Ted Dorff's avatar

Volcanos. They keep the world moving. I see them throughout your writing. And I hear plenty of politics and religion (inseparable these days) at our pickleball courts.

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks for reading and commenting, Ted. Certainly, I am familiar with volcanos in my life, and I do cause a few on the Pickleball courts myself. 🀠 But I am grateful that I am no longer in Los Angeles, and I haven’t seen or heard of any antisemitism so far here in Santa Fe.

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Carter frank's avatar

Jerry lee Lewis was the guy who wed his thirteen year old cousin!!!!

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Jeff Norris's avatar

She was 14. I interviewed her mother and father years ago in Georgia. He played bass on Great Balls of Fire. The mother is the woman on the piano with Jerry Lee and Elvis at Sun Studios.

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks for the 1 year correction, Jeff. And for the 1 degree of separation! Which piano with Jerry Lee & Elvis are u referring to? Andrew Hickey, he of the Rock podcast I write of at the top of this post, speaks of the great night Elvis, Carl Perkins, an unknown Jerry Lee, and a supposed Johnny Cash all recorded at Sun Studios.

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Eric Trules's avatar

That’s right! And if u start listening to Mr. Hickey’s podcast, u will quickly discover that he is far from the worst of the selfish, narcissistic, greedy, womanizing thugs who populate the history of rock β€˜n rollllllll!!!!!!!

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Virginia Morris's avatar

Meanwhile, now, I have read the whole thing, after only listening to Jerry Lee Lewis before the first 'thank you': this is a hilarious 'father of a teenager' post and 'husband of the most enterprising wife on the planet' post. Am very happy for all three of you!!! ( and congrats to your son!!)

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks, Virginia. "Hilarious" and "most enterprising" INDEEEEEED!

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Virginia Morris's avatar

Thank you Eric!!!!

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Judy Chaikin's avatar

What a treat. I love Santa Fe and you made it all come alive!

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks, Judy, long-time devoted reader!!!!!

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Susan Hayden's avatar

Love reading all of this. And grateful for our two times together in Santa Fe!! More soon. xSH

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Eric Trules's avatar

Grateful toooooooooooo, Library Girl!!!!

When in The City Different again????

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William Francis Karnoscak's avatar

PS: Frank O is my neighbor. πŸ˜‰

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William Francis Karnoscak's avatar

Belated welcome to Santa Fe, New Mexico USA - THE Land of Enchantment. My husband and I moved to SFNM on 14 Oct 2022. about the same time as you. hope it’s been awesome for you. We were 33 years in Chicago. time to go. so we went

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FRANK O'MAHONY's avatar

Love the CA > NM transition, and the various responses of your family members. Here's my CA > SF story https://www.dunmahon.com/irish-times-silicon-valley

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Eric Trules's avatar

Thanks, Frank. Did u find me in today's Pasatiempo? I read your Silicon Valley departure story. It seemed a lot smoother than our leaving LA!!!!

I'll message u directly....

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FRANK O'MAHONY's avatar

Yes I found you in Pasa! Look forward to connecting …

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Jeff Norris's avatar

I will today, Eric.

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