As I have certainly let more time elapse than I should
between parts 1 and 2 of my Meryl opus, please allow this short piece to be
submitted as evidence in the interim instead. Today, June 22nd.
2012, marks the 63rd year of Mary Louise Streep’s glorious existence
on this Earth. No words I have in my vocabulary can even begin to pay tribute
to both the immense impact Meryl has had in my life over the past decade or so
and her achievements in the entertainment industry.
I merely want to note this occasion and say- thank you
Meryl, from the bottom of my heart, for being exactly who you are. For over thirty-five years you have led a completely
flawless, scandal-free career that has forged massive ground and shown to what heights
and depths actors are capable of achieving in the medium of film. Thank you for
being the reason I have the strength to get up every morning. When life becomes
overwhelming, I retreat into your masterful Clarissa Vaughan, your sublime
Joanna Kramer, your shattering Sophie Zawistowska. I very humbly put forward
that if you could even begin to grasp the depth to which you have influenced
just this one fan’s life, I’d hope your own self-acceptance as an actor might
be validated. No one in my life so far, including those closest to me, has really
been able to understand my utter devotion to your legacy, but, in choosing to
live my life strictly by your set of ethics, I have found some semblance of the
inner peace we search for all our lives. God Bless You, Harry and Mary Streep
for fusing your genes into the being that arrived in this world on June 22nd,
1949 in Summit, New Jersey.
“God bless you, as you have blessed us, and as he has
blessed us through you.” – Jim Carrey to Meryl Streep at her 2004 American Film
Institute Lifetime Achievement Award
See you front-row, center on August 10th for Hope
Springs!
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