COURSE
COURSE MAIL IT. ANOTHER THING, IT IS TANGIBLE
AND YOU CAN FEEL IT AND FOLD
IT.
IT.
IT. IT'S
IT. IT'S KIND OF AN EXPERIENCE TO
RECEIVE IT.
RECEIVE IT. EXPERIENCE I RECENTLY FOUND A
NEW APPRECIATION FOR.
THIS STORY STARTS FOUR YEARS
AGO WITH A SIMPLE REQUEST.
>> THIS IS A SHOW ABOUT WHAT
YOU WANT TO SEE SO LET US
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. >>
KNOW. >> Reporter: WOULDN'T YOU KNOW
IT A HANDWRITTEN LETTER SHOWED
UP?
UP?
UP? AT
UP? AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK MUCH
OF IT BUT THEN CAME ANOTHER
AND YET ANOTHER.
ALL FROM THE SAME PERSON.
PRETTY SOON I STARTED TO LOOK
FORWARD TO THEM.
THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL
ABOUT THE FACT SOMEONE TOOK
THE TIME TO WRITE DOWN THE
PERSONAL THOUGHTS, PUT A STAMP
ON IT AND SEND IT TO ME.
EACH LETTER ALWAYS SIGNED THE
SAME WAY, CATHY FROM FRIDLEY.
AFTER FOUR YEARS I DECIDED IT
WAS TIME TO MEET THE WOMAN
BEHIND THIS.
BEHIND THIS. >> HELLO.
>> HELLO.
>> HELLO. >> I JUST ENJOYED SHARING WITH
YOU, THINGS THAT WERE ON MY
MIND AND I HOPED MAYBE YOU
ENJOYED HEARING IT AND IF NOT,
SOBIECH.
SOBIECH.
SOBIECH. AND IF SO ALL THE BETTER.
>> YOU KEPT SENDING THEM.
>> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. I DID.
I DID.
I DID. >>
I DID. >> DOES IT SURPRISE YOU TO
KNOW THAT NOT ONLY HAVE I READ
YOUR LETTERS, BUT I HAVE
ACTUALLY KEPT THEM?
>> THAT BLOWS ME AWAY.
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. BLOWS ME AWAY.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST
REACTION?
REACTION?
REACTION? WHAT IS WITH HER?
>> THE FIRST I PROBABLY
THOUGHT, WELL, THAT WAS NICE
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE CAME AND
THEN ANOTHER ONE AND THEN I
STARTED TO LOOK FORWARD TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> DID YOU REALLY?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WHEN I WOULDN'T GET ONE FOR A
COUPLE WEEKS, I HOPE CATHY
FROM FRIDLEY IS OKAY.
>> AT SOME POINT YOU KNEW I
WAS GETTING YOUR LETTERS
BECAUSE I MENTIONED IT ON THE
AIR BEFORE.
AIR BEFORE. >> YOU MENTIONED IT ONCE.
>> I HAVE A FRIEND, CATHY FROM
FRIDLEY, I HOPE YOU'RE
WATCHING.
WATCHING.
WATCHING. >> JANINE WHO WORKS FROM HOME,
THROUGH HER LAPTOP, SHE SAID
DID SHE JUST SAY CATHY FROM
FRIDLEY?
FRIDLEY?
FRIDLEY? AND THEN MY PHONE STARTED
BANGING AND MY SISTER IS GOING
WHAT THE HECK?
ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH RENA?
AND SO THAT'S THE ONE TIME
THAT AT LEAST I KNOW YOU READ
THAT ONE.
THAT ONE.
THAT ONE. >> I KNOW THAT YOU LOVE YOUR
PIZZA CUT INTO SQUARES.
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. AS YOU DO.
AND CATCH UP ON MY HOT DOGS.
>> WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
>> I THINK THAT'S WHY I WROTE
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. OVER THE YEARS, THERE WERE
JUST SO MANY THINGS YOU SAID
THAT RESONATED WITH ME.
>> YOU ALWAYS SIGNED EVERY
LETTER CATHY FROM FRIDLEY.
>> I AM YOUR CFF.
>> YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME DO
THIS?
THIS?
THIS? >>
THIS? >> I SURE AM.
>> COFFEE TO ENERGIZE,
CHOCOLATES TO SAVOR, YOU ARE
ALMOST AS SWEET AS THAT CUTE
RANDY SHAVER.
RANDY SHAVER. OH, YES.
OH, YES.
OH, YES. >> HOW CAN I NOT KEEP THESE?
>> I'M GOING TO READ SOMETHING
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. HOW'S THAT SOUND?
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> AS A CARD-CARRYING BABY
BOOMER IT DOESN'T MAKE ME
ANGRY TO BE DISMISSED WITH AN
OKAY, BOOMER.
OKAY, BOOMER. IT MAKES ME SAD.
IT I'VE LED WITH CAREERS,
MISCHIEF AND INSIGHTS.
ALMOST 70 YEARS' WORTH.
I WISH, SURE, THEY ARE KIND
BUT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE
STORIES OF MY LIFE.
SO THE STORIES REMAIN UNTOLD.
AND THAT MAKES ME SAD.
BUT I GUESS THAT'S OKAY.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT YOUR STORIES OF YOUR LIFE
MATTER TO ME.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT.
I'M GLAD YOU APPRECIATED IT.
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. >> THANK YOU.
>> WILL YOU KEEP WRITING?
>> IF YOU WANT ME TO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO.
>> I DO. ARE WE OFFICIAL FRIENDS NOW?
>> WE ARE.
I'LL BE YOUR CFF ALWAYS HAD.
>> YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY CFF.
>> I KNOW SHE MADE ONE MAN'S
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
NIGHT. >>
NIGHT. >> CERTAINLY DID.
WOW.
WOW.
WOW. >>
WOW. >> THAT CUTE RANDY SHAVER.
SOMETHING ABOUT A LETTER YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU CAN THROW IT
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? SOMETHING YOU KEEP.
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN
COMMUNICATION IS DEAD.
WE JUST DO IT DIFFERENTLY.
SO WE SAT DOWN WITH A COUPLE
OF JEN Z, THROUGH SNAPCHAT, WE
HAVE THAT POSTED ONLINE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. SO
WELL. SO WE STILL TALK.
>> READ.
>> READ.
>> READ. A HANDWRITTEN NOTE.
>> THAT CURSIVE WRITING IS SO
BEAUTIFUL.
BEAUTIFUL. >> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. SPECIAL.
SPECIAL.
SPECIAL. DID YOU WANT TO