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John Fray's Comment on March 17, 2025:
HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!
May the clouds swirl at your feet,
Your journey to Heaven Be Complete,
When your time on earth is fait complet.
My celebration of Saint Patrick's Day this afternoon included
sampling a few of my homemade Irish Muffins, toasted to
perfection and layered with a generous spread of butter.
On the subject of Irish Muffins, I have to state my
admiration for the legacy of Ed Shaughnessy, a Pittsburgh
radio news broadcast legend who graced the air on KDKA from 1936
through his retirement in 1980. Mr. Shaughnessy, who was
known as "Uncle Ed" to his faithful listeners, provided
depth and importance to significant news events, sometimes
just by deft use of his rich baritone voice. The commercials
during his newscasts often consisted of Mr. Shaughnessy
endorsing the products of his sponsors. His mouth-watering
description of the delicious, toasted buttered Irish Muffins
marketed by one of the station's sponsors is sumptuously preserved
in my memory over fifty-five years since I first had the
pleasure of hearing it.
On this Day honoring Saint Patrick, the Irish-blooded as well
as everyone else, including the Shaughnessy's and the Frays,
celebrate the virtues of inclusiveness and diversity which strengthen
democracy and freedom.
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