And You Know You Should Be Glad

And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship | Bob Greene

Bob Greene grew up in Bexley OH, where I also grew up and now live with my husband (we've come full circle!) This book details his childhood friendships and the bonds they made that lasted into adulthood. Not only did my uncles go to school with Bob but my Mother-in-Law and her sisters were all buds with Bob and his sister too... small town life! 😆 #whenigrowup
#musicalnewyear

Cinfhen, vivastory

Cinfhen I think that‘s what I miss most about living in the States!! I literally knew everyone, my kids were 6th generation Philadelphians 6y

Cinfhen I love full circle ⭕️ 6y

ravenlee My sister had a HS teacher who made such a big deal about living in Bexley - she wanted everyone to know she was so much better than they were (in Gahanna). It gave me a bad image of Bexley for a long time. 6y

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Reviewsbylola That‘s so unfortunate. @ravenlee. I would have felt the same way. 6y

Reviewsbylola Emily have you read this? It‘s pretty good! 6y

vivastory That's a great story! 6y

emilyhaldi That's a bummer 😏 @ravenlee 6y

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Susanita

And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship | Bob Greene

Look how young they are!

“She loves you”

#HeyJune

Cinfhen, GypsyKat

Cinfhen It‘s crazzzzy 6y

Suzze I still have that 45 rpm record! It was my first. I was 11. 6y

Susanita @Suzze Cool! I think my sister saw them in DC in 1966 for something like $4. 6y

Suzze @Susanita I saw them twice in Detroit. 1964 $3 for balcony over Paul. 1966 $6 for main floor. ❤️❤️ 6y

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Reviewsbylola

And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship | Bob Greene

Two books, both NF about my hometown. One is a the journal kept by the author while he was in high school in the 60s and the other is decades later when his best friend from high school was dying of cancer. They are both phenomenal and take me right back to my high school experience in the same school and the friendships I had. Pictured with my grandma‘s old purse, picturing the house my dad and I both grew up in. ♥️ #feelitstill #aprella

Cinfhen, emilyhaldi, Mdargusch

TrishB What a lovely pick 💕 7y

tammysue ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

Mdargusch That purse! 💕 7y

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BarbaraBB Great post, all of it 😘 7y

Cinfhen Echoing @BarbaraBB 💕🙌🏻 7y

emilyhaldi Very nostalgic post today, I love it!😊 7y

Meredith3 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤 7y

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Coleen

And You Know You Should Be Glad: A True Story of Lifelong Friendship | Bob Greene

so-so

I chose this audio off my mountainous stack because I wanted to fit in a short read prior to the end of the year and it was the shortest one I found. It's basically Bob Greene's tribute to his best friend Jack, who had been diagnosed & ultimately passed away from cancer.

A bittersweet story. I think it would be more appealing to those within Jack's circle of friends & acquaintances. As an outsider, I found the stories borderline dull.

Reviewsbylola Bob Greene grew up in the town I live in, so I have read a few of his books. I thought this one was touching but it didn't have the same appeal to me as Be True to Your School, one of my favorite books ever. 8y

Coleen @Reviewsbylola Are you in Bexley? I've not read any of his others, but of the reviews I saw, this one didn't seem to be as good as the others. However, always more appealing & fascinating if you have knowledge of some of the background or setting! 8y

Reviewsbylola Yes, born and raised in Bexley and still here. 🙂 And I agree, it is definitely more of a fun read since I know the setting so well. 8y

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