“The Original… Music Man!” | Grandma’s Stories

Feb 3rd “The Original… Music Man!”

This PHOTO of DENNY H. McClarren…marks him as the “ORIGINAL MUSIC MAN” taken while serving in the Philippines…early 1930’s.

This PHOTO and another of him…taken several years later…and the one that I like the most, can not be found. So…here is the story. the PHOTO that I wish that I could show you…my FATHER looks just like Clark Gable…both were born very close in years and same vicinity in OHIO.

When I was in grade school and had seen several movies…had to tell my MOTHER…that I thought DADDY… looked just like CLARK GABLE and of course…she did not think so. I had mention that so many times…but never a word as to why she did not think so.

After a good many years…my Mother told me that she always thought …that my FATHER…reminded her of the movie star, GORGE RAFT. Now that I have come across the above PHOTO…I think that I can see the resemblance to GEORGE RAFT… The differences are in the years of a person…for awhile when we are younger and full of vim and vigor…we could almost look like SUPER MAN. BUT…after years of wear and tear…just living and the old age of living…without taking care of the health of that good looking body…that we started out with…we are someone else.

No one…when they are young even gives a second thought about what they are doing to their beautiful…they just eat and drink poison…and never give their treasure a good chance to make it to the ripe old age of “One-Hundred!”

So…a word to the wise that will think twice about what you are doing to the best gift you have in hand…use respect in all you do to it… it will take you places…you have had in your DREAMS!