My Name is Melvin Hal-lay-LOO-yah!!!

During our last evening together, Ruthellen, Peg, Amy, and Carolyn (especially Ruthellen and Carolyn) gathered us together for a "high school yearbook" type fest where "awards" were handed out, along with "prizes". Due to his notoriety for getting lost, Mel was awarded a sign to be pinned to his shirt. "My name is Melvin. Please deliver me to Simsbury, CT. Hallelujah!" Here, Pete and Peg dutifully obey the sign, at least as far as Bradley airport and into the arms of Mel's wife, Dorothy. The "Hallelujah" part of this story derives from a local radio station, "92.5 Hal-lay-LOO-yah" which has a DJ who just loves to shout the Hallelujah when announcing the station name. Mel and I were listening to this station while taping sheetrock at St. Paul's UMC, and Mel took up the Hallelujah chorus from then on. Be prepared, Simsbury UMC; you will no doubt hear him do this a lot. Hope you enjoy it as much as we have, as it always brings us smiles.