Walter Wright Thompson Father's Day Article

Wright deserves a Maker's Mark and coke in a short glass after that. Moving stuff. Great stuff. Powerful stuff.

It reminds me why I make sure to make it back to KC every summer at least once, to grab some Hi-Boy and take in a Royals game with the old man.

 

I still have my dad, thank God, but my brother died 18 months ago after complications from a kidney transplant. He was given a kidney from my 19-year-old cousin. We thought everything was going to be fine after the transplant. It was at first, but then it went horribly wrong. I won't get into all the details, but, basically, he suffered for 16 months. I never want to see someone suffer like that again. This piece makes me think of all the things I cherished experiencing with him. He taught me me how to golf, fish and play baseball. He influenced my musical tastes (his vinyl copy of U2's "Joshua Tree" is one of my most prized possessions). Most of all, I miss just talking to him. It's a tough thing to go through.

 

That's the kind of thing I usually don't like and I liked that a hell of a lot.

 

Next ad you see on an E-ticket will be the first ad you see on an E-ticket. It's pro bono journalism.

 

God damn.

 

God damn pollen

 

Outstanding work.

 

My computer screen is a 19-incher, so that helped me hide.

Gawd. That was incredible. :'(

 

That is awesome stuff, even for a person who has a hell of a time feeling anything similar for his own pops.

 

Damn Wright, why'd you have to make it so dusty in my office today?

 

I've never written a single story, I'd feel compelled to clip and save for my kid (who's a few months from birth). But can't you see Wright 30 years from now showing this to his?
Wonderful story.
Makes you wanna go call your dad.

 

Yep, that's good, good work. Shows what a difference heart makes in writing, just like horses.