In case you can't make it out, here's what it says:
Hello, My buddy who lives over there in Lakewood said something about a wrestling club or group but wasn't sure about it... Gave this address. Do you have some kind of group or club that's for wrestlers? I'm from Lake County [redacted because I'm trying not to be an a-hole about this] -- Countryboyvillehood but wondering if you do have some kind of wrestling group/club... I wrestled in my school days & had a blast with my buddies --- No I didn't go to state but was fun. Write back if there is something to tell me - or phone [redacted] or lastly my buddies [sic] home [redacted] I'll be hangin' out there from 12-31 to 1-3.There is also a P.S. on the back:
Is the Envoy high rise near you? It's one block into Lakewood on Lake Ave.
Sadly, my friend, we do not (as far as I know) host a wrestling club in our home. (Or maybe, as in Fight Club, I'm just not going to tell you about it. Because it's only for people who went to State.)
I am flummoxed and delighted to receive a hand-written letter from a stranger asking such a weird question. It raises so many questions, mainly about whether this person has ever heard of Google.
While I wrestle (hahahahahaha) with whether/how to respond to this letter, let me know what you think. Should we write back?

That note is FANTASTIC. One can only hope to get a note like that someday.
ReplyDeleteThe real question is, if you don't have a wrestling club, which one of your neighbors does?
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ReplyDeleteLove it!!! Nothing like a little excitement and intrigue to start off the New Year :)
ReplyDeleteOMG...now I'm thinking of writing complete strangers myself...like maybe someone in Kansas City to ask where the best rib place is...or in Vermont for a maple syrup recipe.
ReplyDeleteHmm.
The wheels are turning. Thanks!
I didn't feel like writing a full follow up post to this, but guess what, everybody: Wrestling club exists. Thanks to a friendly Twitter user, I discovered it at twfoc.com. So as soon as I buy stamps, our mysterious penpal is getting ANSWERS!
ReplyDeleteKristian - I love this idea! Let me know if you follow through with some letters.