Today, Minnesota Public Radio broadcast a program called
Of course, Muriel Humphrey was part of the audio, which made me think of mom, who admired Muriel a lot.
In fact, my sisters wrote to Mrs Humphrey and asked for an autographed photo. It arrived in time for mom's birthday, I think. We teased about framing the photo or building a little altar ala the BVM. Since Muriel had sent the photo on request, "Muriel" could be asked for just about anything, like, "I've always wanted blue eyes--I bet Muriel could get em for me..." It was always funny, really.
Well, ok, I suppose you had to be there.
I think mom liked her apparent calmness and loyalty, and that she spoke well. When I think of mom's heros, I'd say they were Jack Paar, Winnie Doroff and Muriel Humphrey....a pretty elite subset of humanity, but only Muriel sent an autographed 8X10 glossy.
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