Coincidence?
So to preface. My grandfather who died last year worked his entire life til retirement as a manager of a Sherwin-Williams shop in Athol. My aunt was reading about the met competition and found this in the "history" part.
"Fifteen broadcasts were aired the first year, and eventually, singers such as Risë Stevens, Eleanor Steber, and Robert Merrill were brought to the Met's attention through the Auditions of the Air. Although its corporate sponsor, Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, realized after the inaugural season that the program was not the advertising vehicle they hoped it would be, they continued to support and expand the program. Sherwin-Williams sponsored the auditions for the next ten years, through the 1944-45 season during which 217 broadcasts were presented. "
I got a little teary. Lisa called me a "wuss"... she is probably right. But when you dont believe in people "looking down on you"... things like this function as happy/sad coincidences and they put me in a state of mind of connecting my life to those whom i loved... and in this case lost.
"Fifteen broadcasts were aired the first year, and eventually, singers such as Risë Stevens, Eleanor Steber, and Robert Merrill were brought to the Met's attention through the Auditions of the Air. Although its corporate sponsor, Sherwin-Williams Paint Company, realized after the inaugural season that the program was not the advertising vehicle they hoped it would be, they continued to support and expand the program. Sherwin-Williams sponsored the auditions for the next ten years, through the 1944-45 season during which 217 broadcasts were presented. "
I got a little teary. Lisa called me a "wuss"... she is probably right. But when you dont believe in people "looking down on you"... things like this function as happy/sad coincidences and they put me in a state of mind of connecting my life to those whom i loved... and in this case lost.