
William A Johnson Piano Company, Champaign Steger & Sons Piano Manufacturing Company, Chicagoīarnes Smith & Strohber Piano Company, Chicago Western Cottage Piano & Organ Company, Ottawaįoley & Williams Piano Manfacturing Company, Chicago When he died in 1960, Clark Gable was buried alongside Carole Lombard in Glendale, California.Chicago became a major player in piano manufacturing during the 19th century. he was later in attendance at the christening of the SS Carole Lombard. Clark Gable was inconsolable and joined the U.S. troops heading off to WWII, Carole Lombard was killed when her flight crashed shortly after take off in Las Vegas she was only 33. In 1941 returning home from a trip to boost morale for U.S. A request for a kitten resulted in the arrival of a baby cougar brought back from a Gable safari. Humor, intelligence, and a passion for jokes kept the original spark alive all through their marriage.Īfter a fight one time, Gable awoke to a flock of doves in his hotel suite. Gable proposed to Lombard in 1939 in a telephone booth at the very famous Brown Derby restaurant. The two originally met in 1932 during the filming of No Man of Her Own, but met again in 1936 at a ball organized by Lombard. handsome, charming, and always the romantic lead, he had a fan following unmatched by most. Clark Gable was everybody's favorite leading man. Off screen she was much loved for her unpretentious personality and well known for her down to earth sense of humor and acerbic quips. It was 1936 and two legends from the silver screen, Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, met, fell in love, married, and became one of the most famous couples during the Golden Age of Hollywood.Ĭarole Lombard was a gorgeous, sexy, blond whose brilliance as a comic actress made her the highest paid star in Hollywood. Maa made necessary preparations to receive the important guests. After the initial proposal, the uncle and the prospective boy's father came to discuss the proposal with my father one evening. One day a proposal came to my father from the prospective suitable boy's maternal uncle. The cosmos decided to bring us together despite our every effort to remain single. Considering the fact that never one of us was looking for a mate and neither of us left the house much. He ended up in a wheelchair with a cast on his leg. Hubby went to the hospital the next day for surgery to repair his ankle. A neighbor found the dog and brought him home. He stepped in a hole and blew out his Achilles tendon.

Hubby to be took off after him tearing though yards and alleys. The dog, Willum, slipped his leash and ran off. Meanwhile my husband to be was in Dallas taking his mini schnauzer for a walk.

I wasn’t interested in romance at the time. Mostly stayed at home and played online computer games. I hardly even went out to the store let alone dated. I’m originally from Texas so the Kansas City winters were killing me. Our love story starts out in 2003 with a man and his dog in Dallas, Texas and woman snowed in, in Kansas City, Missouri. I had just ended a bad relationship, and he was enjoying his single life. He called a few days later and I decided I just wasn't interested. Although we exchanged numbers, after a few minutes of talking, I was not very smitten by his charm. My friends decided to let him know of my obvious crush and before you know it, he buys me a birthday drink. I saw Jonathan with his friends sitting at the table next to the piano and thought he was cute. It was at a dueling piano bar and my friends decided to dedicate a birthday song to me, which led to me trying to hula-hoop on top of the piano while they sang happy birthday. Jonathan and I met a week after my 21st birthday. Karah asked him if he’d be interested in meeting Stacie. His band was doing great, but no one gave a shit (and, in his words, they still don’t).
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Hmm.Īt the time, Merkus was living in Los Angeles and working in a series of bad jobs. He was a long-haired college dropout, the lead singer of an obscure bandĪccording to Karah, however, they had a lot in common…interest in Tom’s of Maine products, Crystal Deodorant and yoga. She was a college-educated, independent professional, while In March of 2002, Merkus’s sister Karah from called to tell him about a work friend of hers named Stacie. Once again, I blew off the idea of getting set up. Time passed, and my family and I paid a visit to this same best friend on New Year's Eve. I have never been the type of person eager to be set up, so I was happy to tell her that I had plans for that same day. My best friend suggested that I go to her company Christmas party with a coworker she wanted me to meet.

The story of how we met began in November of 2007.
