Two nights ago a few of us were discussing the Chinese storyteller Shan TianFang 单田芳 (see my previous blog entry here). We came to the conclusion that this man was the Chinese equivalent of Paul Harvey the famed American radio broadcaster who gave us "The Rest of the Story." We remarked that he must certainly have passed away as he was quite old when we listened to him in our youth. That night I did a Google search to discover that he was in fact alive at 90 years of age. Yesterday at a birthday party the folks from the previous night's party were also present and I led with the news that Paul Harvey was indeed alive at 90 years old. In a true "Gee Whiz" moment we marvelled at his resiliency and then talked about his legacy a little more. Unfortunately in a tragically ironic twist there is more to this story.
This conversation about this truly legendary broadcaster and his remarkable longevity took place only yesterday February 27th, 2009.
Paul Harvey passed away on February 28th, 2009
And now you know the rest of the story.
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