Before dozing off the other night, I heard someone on the Art Bell radio show lead into a commercial with, “And coming up, did something hit the moon? We have some reports. . . . ” I just recalled that yesterday after lunch, so I guess the moon is OK?
I am learning to do drum rolls.
Well, now I feel bad for making fun of him:
“Walter Drake, 80, who turned a tiny family business into the
nationwide mail-order company bearing his name, died March 30, 2002.
He founded Walter Drake & Sons, specializing in items for the home, in
1947 with four or five employees. It grew to up to 850 workers during
the holiday rush. Drake & Sons was among the first companies to sell
preprinted address labels, which became one of its best sellers. It
also offered a popular service to replace lost or damaged silverware
in customers’ patterns. Mr. Drake sold the business for $15 million in
1997.”
I’ll leave the search form up as a tribute. I might even order some mailing labels.